#HYDRO 5 SENSE RAZOR SKIN#

The single, double-edged, stainless steel blades take a little more patience and skill to maneuver, but the result is a wildly close shave. The cartridge razors couldn’t provide as close a shave as any of our safety razors. If you’re worried about remembering to fill up on blades, you can set up a subscription with either Amazon or Gillette so you never run out.īest men’s safety razor: Bevel Safety Razor Speaking of cartridges, getting replacements is easy, but the price of the SkinGuard’s replacement blades was a bit higher than our pool’s $2 average, coming in at $2.83 per blade when you buy a pack of 12. Thanks to its rubberized handle and gentle curving shape, it fit perfectly in our hand and was easy to hold and maneuver around our face.īesides its comfort, the SkinGuard also came out unscathed in our drop tests, and can shave solidly clean lines with its precision blade found on the reverse side of the cartridge. We never felt any irritation or experienced any bumps or ingrown hairs - even hours after we shaved.īut this comfort wasn’t limited to just the blades - the SkinGuard is also one of the most ergonomic razors we tested. The bumpers, along with two lubricating strips, gave us a super-smooth shave. The protective blades made it really feel like the razor head was gliding across our face - something we always heard about in shaving commercials but never experienced in real life. The SkinGuard also provided superior comfort. In fact, excluding the safety razors, we thought it gave one of the closest shaves of the group. While Gillette says this causes a shave that isn’t as close as its five-blade razors, we didn’t notice much of a difference between the SkinGuard and the other cartridge blades we tested.

#HYDRO 5 SENSE RAZOR SKIN#

The razor has little bumpers in between the SkinGuard’s two blades to minimize skin irritation. Out of all the razors we tested, the Gillette SkinGuard gave us the easiest, most comfortable shave by far, mainly due to its specialized blades. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account

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