Which Blade
At the tender age of 41, I am shaving for the first time. Well “wet” shaving to be more exact. For the past 24 years or so, I’ve used an electric razor almost exclusively. Probably because it was what my dad used when I was growing up.
Earlier this year I received a new 17-blade (ok, slight exaggeration, there are just 4 blades) Quattro razor as a belated Christmas present from someone who works at Schick.
I just put the gift away as my Remington was quicker and I was happy with the shave I was getting from it. Well except lately on the weekends after skipping a day. If a hair grew longer than stubble, my electric razor would mash it down instead of cutting it off. Sorta like trying to push a rope up a drain pipe.
So skipping an electric shave on Saturday meant using a razor blade on Sunday to bat “cleanup” as it were.
After having my Remington’s battery barely last a week on GOBA, I decided to switch to a blade fulltime. Conveniently I received a free Xtreme 3 disposable in the mail last month as well.
Ever heard of the adage “a man with two watches never knows the time”? Well I am trying to figure out which is the better razor blade to switch to. So while alternating razors daily, I’m overanalyzing via web searches the relative merits of the Xtreme 3, Quattro, and Gilette’s Mach 3. And the various shaving cream options. What I currently find fascinating is that a replacement cartridge blade (without a handle) is more expensive than an entire disposable razor (with the rubberized handle). Twice as expensive in fact. I guess I’ll have to test-drive them all. I’ve ruled out Gilette’s new “power” model razor blade. The vabrating handle takes (I kid you not): batteries.
Ah, the power of the Internet: I get to research the life expectancy of a razor blade, and you get to read about my personal grooming habits.