Gillette Fusion Power Battery Powered Shaving System, 1 System
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Customer Reviews of Gillette Fusion Power Battery Powered Shaving System, 1 System
Customer Review: will madness ever cease?
Summary: 4 Stars
It shaves your face. You put on the shaving cream, you wet the razor, then you move the cutting surface around on your face and behold the hair is removed. The face is shaved just as it was with three blades & power, three blades & no power, two blades, I even remember shaving with a single bent razor and that worked quite well. And with all those other razors I didn't need a second mortgage to change the razor cartridge.
I like the feel of the handle, I like the battery indicator, I like the new design, but seriously the increase in the quality of the shave isn't enough to justify the cost of the replacement cartridges. At just under $15 for 4 pack, just under $30 for and 8 pack I'll stick with my Turbo Mach 3 razor, where I can get 8 cartridges for $7. I'll use the 4 cartridges I have and wait for the price to come down when Gillette comes to their senses in about six months.
I'm glad I have it; I look forward to using it when it loses its newness on the market and the price comes down, and then I'll be one of the cool kids. Until then I'll continue to put the money in that bottomless financial pit--my gas tank.
Customer Review: I Have Seen The Future of Shaving . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
For shaving closeness, more is better . . . more blades that is. I have a heavy beard and have carried a slight shadow for most of my adult life (particularly in the afternoons). No more. I was initially skeptical about the abundance of gadgets here - five(!) blades, a battery, a single "trimming" blade, lubri-strips, and who knows what else, but this thing really, really works. I do not understand the purpose of the vibrating feature, but to my surprise it doesn't cut me to ribbons, and does indeed seem to have the effect of cutting closer. There is no substitute for the right shave cream (I use a product called King of Shaves), but the lubricating strip on the Fusion adds quite a bit of "slick" on its own. I have never had a closer shave, and cannot imagine one. I have had professional straight razor shaves at that barber, and have come home to let the Fusion finish the job. Yes, the razors are "price of oil" expensive, but I find that they last a loooooong time (maybe 2 weeks out of each?), and actually improve with use (they work better with a little seasoning). I also own a Schick Quattro by the way, and the Gillette smokes it.Customer Review: Minor improvement over previous generation
Summary: 4 Stars
Some nice little features over the mach3 power. Battery life indicator, recessed power button, single blade for trimming under the nose/sideburns, cool battery compartment lid.
So far I can't figure out why the fusion power blades cost more than the fusion non-power blades. The only difference I can see is the color. Oh I'm sure Gillette spent big bucks to make the fusion power blades stand up to the imense stress and vibrations that occurs during the blades one week lifespan.
Most likely they just think people are stupid enough to either want the color coordinated ones or that customers will think something bad will happen if you use the non-power version blades. Or people will think the power ones are better. Bottom line: Gillette thinks you are gullible. Buy the non-power blades.
The overall shave is good if you shave everyday. For longer growth the mach3 is better since you have a wider spacing between blades to avoid clogs.
As with the mach3 power the vibrations seem to give a better shave: soothes the skin, helps unclog the blades, might lift hairs better.
Customer Review: nnnnnnDA
Summary: 3 Stars
yeah i'm sure this is a close shave blah blah blah, but seriously, i've used a merkur twin blade razor for 2 1/2 years now and nothing can compare... you gotta buy blades online but honestly...10 blades, for approx. 4-5 bucks, which last about 3-5 shaves or even more... i've spent 30 bucks on my last 2 years of shaving (including one 5 month beard growning session. yeah check the math of some of the other reviews.
one time i forgot my razor at my house on a trip and had to borrow a M3, and i couldn't believe how difficult it was to use,it would shave about half an inch and then it slides all over the rest of your beard. it honestly takes about twice as many strokes to clean my face (mostly b/c i'm in college and i only shave when i get some good stubble. 2-5 days)
granted you don't cut yourself as much with a M3, but seriously that's part of being a man, and if you shave everyday it reduces the chance you'll cut yourself incredibly. so buy a $40 stainless steel merkur you'll use for life, or just keep spending 10-15 bucks every other year on the new model disposable piece of garbage.
Customer Review: mixed reactions
Summary: 3 Stars
I used a Gillette Mach3 Shaving System, 1 systemfor two years until It finally broke on me last Friday.
So I bought this at a local Walmart due to its excellent ratings here. And it worked great on day 1 and 2. Very close and smooth and with less irritation then my old Mach3. However on day three Sunday I didn't leave the apartment so I didn't shave. When I went to shave today. It had trouble cutting the stubble that formed over day and a night. It would cut some and leave others. Some it just teared out. I had to shave twice just to get a clean shave!!! plus Ive only used 3 times and the blade looks like it will need to be replaced soon! And the refills are expensive $25 for 6 retail? You got be kidding me! If I choose to keep this its going to cost me a lot!
UPDATE The price of the blades are unreal!!! And They last a bought a week. I have given up on this razor and bought a new Gillette Mach3.
And on closer inspection its actually doing a better job on my lower lip.