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New...electric razor from Gillette

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I don't take your point. A search of the Gillette website turns up only this that might refer to your OP.

http://www.gillette.com/products/grooming.asp
Men's electric shavers are led by the Braun Syncro System, the world's number one selling electric razor...
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It's an electric razor, yeah, but what does it have to do with woowoo stuff such as magnets in shoes?
 
I think he's talking about the new Sonic gadget. Gut instinct tells me it's a gimmick, but honestly, I am just not sure.
 
I think it's supposed to use static electricity to make your hairs stand up on end or something like that. To what degree of efficacy the razor does this and to what degree doing this with perfect execution actually improves your shave, I am dubious.
 
I got one, since I shave my head (receeding hairline mostly, not a political statement).

I actually tried it out on two days of growth, and it seemed to work a bit better. While this wasn't a scientific evaluation or anything, I attributed it more to the vibration than any static electricity. It seems to 'saw' the rougher hairs with the vibration.
 
Even according to their animation, the hairs only lift slightly. I doubt it makes enough difference to pay extra for. And my hairs all grow in the same direction. Am I a freak?
Ten years ago their ads told us that having two blades would get that hair right at the root, so far that the ‘stump’ would end up below skin level. I remember the animated cut-away diagram clearly.
Now they tell us that they must have made some sort of error because even 3 blades aren’t good enough, you need four blades and/or electronic pulses and vibration? Hmmm.
 
No doubt it will cost even more than the Mach3 Turbo super dooper etc etc etc so I am not going to buy one on principal because if I do, my wife will just use it on her legs.
 
I am also skeptical about this new thingie. I applauded Mach3 when it came, because it was really better than the single- or double-bladed ones. I especially noticed that the blades lasted longer, and so had a better economy.

When Turbo came, I noticed a slight improvement, but not enough to warrant the higher cost.

It may be true that raising the hairs electrically, however they do it, could be a good idea (my beard tend to lie flat along the skin), but again, the normal Mach3 works fine the first couple of days, so only an improvement in duration would be interesting.

I see no paranormal claim in the ad, though.
 
I have pale skin (being a True Scot(TM)) and thick dark bristle so develop 5 o'clock shadow and a face like sandpaper quickly so I try every new blade that comes out. For a few years I've stuck with Wilkinson sword FX 2-blades. The 3-blade razors I tried from Gillette etc were not a patch on my 2-blade razors and the head was awkward to get into my manly cleft chin. The new 4-blade system from Wilkinson Sword is, however, excellent. Great shave and I can actually shave about 4 times with the same blade whereas others might last 2 shaves - so not as expensive as they seem. With a decent shaving oil I am now okay shaving every other day.
 
Wudang said:
Great shave and I can actually shave about 4 times with the same blade whereas others might last 2 shaves - so not as expensive as they seem.
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Jeepers, are you some kind of werewolf :) - only two shaves per blade? I would be broke if that were the case, I manage to get my Mach 3's to last two to three weeks shaving daily.
 
Phrost said:
I got one, since I shave my head (receeding hairline mostly, not a political statement).

I actually tried it out on two days of growth, and it seemed to work a bit better. While this wasn't a scientific evaluation or anything, I attributed it more to the vibration than any static electricity. It seems to 'saw' the rougher hairs with the vibration.
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I got one too. I gives me quite a nice shave, I must say- I think even better then their previous razors. That said, I am still highly skeptical of the reason for that. It could easily be my imagination, or a slight improvement in the blades themselves. Even if it does use static electricity or something like that, it could be in such small degrees as to make very little difference.

So it gives me a nice close shave. But is it this new ground-breaking razor? I doubt it. I doubt it. But of course, having bought the thing, I'd love to be proven wrong on this last point.
 
chrisberez said:


I got one too. I gives me quite a nice shave, I must say- I think even better then their previous razors. That said, I am still highly skeptical of the reason for that. It could easily be my imagination, or a slight improvement in the blades themselves. Even if it does use static electricity or something like that, it could be in such small degrees as to make very little difference.

So it gives me a nice close shave. But is it this new ground-breaking razor? I doubt it. I doubt it. But of course, having bought the thing, I'd love to be proven wrong on this last point.
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I agree. Seriously, I think the impression that it shaves better is due to the vibrations 'sawing' coarse hairs more than any static electricity.

I'll have to break it out and see if I can get it to make any of my arm hairs stand on end. I just don't get how it's supposed to generate a static electricity field.

Anyway, I'd wager we're only a few years from 6-bladed disposable razors with laserbeams or some other contrivance, the way 'shaving technology' (read: marketing hoopla) is going.
 
Phrost said:
Anyway, I'd wager we're only a few years from 6-bladed disposable razors with laserbeams or some other contrivance, the way 'shaving technology' (read: marketing hoopla) is going.
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Here it is: (okay, only five blades, and the original link is gone, but this guy preserved the article...) Warning - bad language.
 
Well for a while the desposable razor companies were saying you should only use a blade once and then throw it away... as if that were a worthwhile investment even if it were true...
 
If it's just a vibrating razor, they were selling those at least 20 years ago. They were all the rage back then among the infomercial type junk that is sold these days.

I remember using one, but I don't remember if I thought it was any good or not.
 
LTC8K6 said:
I remember using one, but I don't remember if I thought it was any good or not.
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Well, isn't the way to find out by conducting a double-blinded, controlled experiment using a statistically significant number of subjects? Two groups, one using the new whizbang Gillette razor, the other group using whatever they've been using in the past.

Of course, it would be tough to blind the participants, since you'd have to tell half the people to press the little button on the side before starting, which might be a tipoff...
 
a little anecdotal evidence: I know two people who have tried it and say it is awesome. Of course I always find I get an awesome shave from a brand-new Mach 3 blade, don't know how much better the vibrating makes it.

it's a great move for Gilette though as they also own the Duracell brand and guess which brand of battery is sitting inside each and every Mach 3!
 
How long until we have a razor that one must mortgage one's house to pay for?

I am going back to the old straight razor.

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