After getting sick and tired of paying stupid amounts for replacement blades for my Mach 3razor, I decided to look at the cheaper alternatives.
Now disposable razors may not have the sturdy metal handle of the Mach 3 razor but I thought, "its only a handle, surely the actual blades are the same metal used in the Gillette", so I saw this on special offer in Tescos: "10 Bic Twin Blades for Sensitive Skin" for £3. Which was presented rather neatly in a sealed blister pack.
On first hold of the razor itself, it didn't seem too bad with its funky green colour, lube strip, rubber coated handle and its twin blade setup. However i was a bit concerned about its pivoting action, since the pivot is at the top of the blade head, rather than at the bottom like the Mach 3.
My first shave didn't start off too bad, the lube strip soothing the skin, the shave itself was pretty smooth and comfortable and no nicks so far. However due to the stupid location of the pivot on the pivoting mechanism, as you try to shave awkward areas like your chin or neck, the blades are constantly pushing away from your face, and when you do get the razor going again, sometimes it "skips" on tough hair, causing nasty cuts. I suppose Bic chose this as to avoid patent infrigement with Gillette, but overall its pivoting action simply wasn't impressive enough. Perhaps they only should have made this a fixed-head razor.
Still, for the price they aren't too bad and they are leagues ahead of Bic's cheaper, orange single-bladed razors. Just get into the art of skilfully manoevering it around or your chin, otherwise stick to the Mach 3.
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