Update: This popular deal is still available at a slightly lower price.
Amazon has
17-Piece Amazon Basics 5-Blade Men's Razor (Handle + 16 Cartridges) on sale for $20.34 - $5.09 (25% off when you 'clip' the coupon on product page) - $1.02 (5% off when you checkout via Subscribe & Save) = $14.23 >
Now $14.19.
Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.
Thanks to Deal Hunter
Meowssi for finding this deal.
Features:
- 5-blade MotionSphere razor handle and 16 refill cartridges
- Hypoallergenic lubricating strips with Vitamin E to help reduce skin irritation
- Anti-clog design for quick rinse
- Beard trimmer for shaving goatee, sideburns, and under nose
- Cartridges fit Amazon Basics Razor Handles only; does not fit other brands
- MotionSphere multi axis pivot follows the contours of the face
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So after using those Gillette one blade, two blade, three blade, five blade, 10 blade, not sure, I gave up because it was too expensive.
Thanks to SD, there was extensive- I mean seriously massive discussion happening on this forum where people swear by how cheap and good the DE blade shaving is and how good it is for skin and all, so some 10 or 12 years back, I switched to wet shaving with DE blade.
I cut myself so many times initially, tried many blades and handles.
Finally, I settled on a Feather DE Blade from Japan. The Japanese know how to make a sharp blade, and it was still my favorite. Also, after trying several handles, I settled on the Merkur Handle. After the initial cost of the Blades, BTW was very cheap, but Handle was a bit expensive. Still, overall, I used wet shaving with DE blade for almost 10 years and it save me not only tons of money, but, boy, every time I look forward to shaving like a morning ritual, it was fun, I have a good setup of Blade, Handle holder, lather and brush. You need to get used and then you will enjoy DE shaving a lot. Believe your skin with thank you later.
Also, once you go wet shaving with DE you won't go back to Gillette again.
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That said, there is no better value than a Fusion 5. I shave every other day and each razor lasts me between 4 and 6 months.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004N77JVY
Then get yourself a sample pack of blades, there are a ton of options on Amazon. Personally, I like Gillette, Derby, Astra.
I also recommend a good fragrance free face lotion for after your shave. I like lubriderm, but it looks like the one I like might be discontinued, ugh.
Oh LORD
I'm an odd shaver. I use a weaker razor to get rid of the mass of hair I allow to grow out over a week or so, and then I came back and use a finishing razor to smooth things out. With this method a pair of blades will last me up to a year and I get a nice clean shave for the times I want to have one.
Anyways. I think with the 5 blades, it does not have enough clearance for 5 days of growth to get through, and the blade is not sharp enough to smooth shave. My wife agreed, it was not close enough.
Edit: Hmm, I guess Dorco is still in business here.
It has a small head, so it fits easily under areas like your nose while shaving. Yes, It is only a single blade shaver, but I find that I can shave several day old growth in 1 stroke effortlessly, while the cartridge style, the blades are so close together, several day old growth would clog the cartridge with every stroke and I would have to use a trimmer first, or do multiple strokes and flush the blade constantly. This one can use DE blades, but you snap the blades in half while they are in the paper cover (very easy to do), meaning you get double the amount of blades in the box. (You can also buy single edge blades to use if you don't want to snap the DE ones in half). I use the yellow package Feather blades on Amazon, which I bought 50 blades for around $16, which, as I am snapping them in half, makes it 100 blades for around $16.
Out of all the DE razors I have tried, this one i find is the easiest to use, can be used in a hurry like cartridge razors and is much less likely to cut yourself up with (definitely not impossible) vs other DE's.
You can use canned shaving gel with it if you want, I like the Harry's Shaving Gel with aloe as it is quick and easy and is like $5 a can.
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No need to clean shave.
I gave up on it after 3 months. I went back to Gilette multiblade. I dry them really really well after each use, and strop with a spare piece of denim, and before I shave I trim off the excess length with a salon style hair clipper. With this method a fusion head lasts me about a year. Longer if I keep the head in a bit of mineral oil or baby oil. I bought like a 20 pack of razor heads at a swap meet in 2010 and I'm still using that same purchase. Infact, I'm still using the handle Gilette sent me in high school, I think it's literally the oldest thing I own that I still use.
I have just shaved in the shower since I was a teenager.
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I now live in a place where it is OK to not shave for long periods. So my current method of shaving (which I do roughly once a month) -- use a Wahl peanut trimmer to shave/debulk first, take a bath to soften the hair, use a DE blade to shave, then finish with a quick mach 5 (basically to help shave sensitive areas, for a closer finish, and for some edges eg under the nose/side burns).
I would hop on this deal but with my current shaving habits, my current stockpile of a few mach 5s and 50 DE blades will last until I die. My proraso soap is over 10 years old and I have used about 60% of it.