#Schick hydro 3 free#

I have always considered this to be a superior design, as the range of motion is greater. The build of the razor uses the type of pivot found on a Gillette Sensor, rather than the latter end of the cartridge attachment of the Mach III, and Fusion. Far superior to the 5 bladed Fusion monstrosity, and better results than the Mach III. This razor is the top dog of the currently marketed cartridge razors.

#Schick hydro 3 free#

I have now used this razor 8 times, and have found it to give me consistently close, irritation free results. Overall if your in a hurry or just want a quick shave then you can't do much better than this, but it won't replace my trusty mergressįirst, a word on the number ratings chosen for this review: I am comparing this cartridge razor only to other cartridge razors, not against DE/SE/Injectors, or Straights. If you use KMF (like I did this morning)or other shave cream it leaves a residue that means its difficult to take all lather off your face, in a way its a good thing if you need to do multiple passes or blade buffing/j-hooking although I'd prefer if it was just off my face.may have to use it a few more times in ored to get a better idea. The one thing that detracts is the gel strip that replaces the lubrication strip at the top. The razor isn't as agressive as I thought it would be, still have to do a little blade buff here and there but does leave your face quite smooth. Using this is so easy, you'd have to be pushing it into your face in order to get a nick or cut. Quality is pretty good, well made and feels solid in the hand. I paid £5.49 for the razor and 2 replacement carts, the pack of 4 replacement carts costs about £5.00 so I won't be buying replacements for a long time unless the price drops (well there is hope). Note that it will NEVER replace a DE (sounds obvious I know, just don't want people thinking I'm going back to constantly shaving with a cart razor). This razor has only just been brought into the UK and is known as the wilkinson sword hydro 3.Īnyway, how did I find it. I got 4 weeks out it! This means, for me, 2 weeks of pretty reliable shaving. I deliberately kept shaving with the blade daily until its performance became difficult. What I found was an amazing baby smooth result (as smooth as my Slant gives) without any nicks or irritation. brush, soap, down with the grain, relather ATG (instead of my usual single lather multi-directions with the Mach III in the shower). User friendly :- would have put 10 here but I did find the curvy shaped handle a little more awkward than Mach IIIĮase of blade replacement - for me not quite as easy as Mach III, but OKĪgressive? - a mild shaver, but I decided make the comparison with a DE a bit more fair by pretending it was a DE - i.e. Quality - good for a rubbery, cheap razor Price - cheap to buy but the usual premium price of cartridges lowers the score, but at least they are about 30% cheaper than Mach III In my experience this is the best cartridge razor available! I dabble in cartridges occasionally for convenience.

I've used Mach III for years (dabbles with other schick cartridges over last 20 yrs & found them horrible), then onto Merkur HD & Slant, & ordered Feather AS.