Wet Shave Showdown: Gillette Fusion 5 Cartridge vs $1.95 Fatboy Adjustable Safety Razor 

Here's fun fact from an internet inflation calculator: U.S. Inflation Rate, $1.95 in 1961 to 2018 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, prices in 2018 are 744.28% higher than prices in 1961. The dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 2.28% per year during this period. In other words, $1.95 in 1961 is equivalent in purchasing power to $16.46 in 2018, a difference of $14.51 over 57 years. Sooo, $16.46 for a Fatboy or $11.00 for a plastic Fusion with one whole cartridge. Hmmmm.

0:35 Pro Shield? Pro Glide? Styler? Dang Matt, if I didn’t know better I’d think you were lost in the condom and lube section! Come to think of it, Fatboy isn’t much better...

Great comparison video. I'm a senior citizen that learned to shave with a Fatboy and a slim adjustable, then got sidetracked for 40 yrs. on cartridges. I've been back to DE and SE shaving for about 8 months now. Two of my best shavers are the Fatboy and the Aristocrat. Keep the videos coming.

Several months ago I bought a Badger Hair Bush online for about $10-$15 and when I used it for the 1st time I was shaving with a multi blade disposable (the cheapest I could find). The brush improved the shave so much I thought "Maybe Grandpa was on to something when it came to shaving..." I bought a Gillette Tech Ball End (47-51) at a thrift store for $10. It was really dirty but it was in near perfect condition. I spent a week slowly hand polishing and sanitizing it until it looked perfect. I bought a pack of CVS Double Edge Stainless Steel Blades and a styptic pencil (I figured I would cut myself while trying to learn how to shave w/a DE razor). That 1st shave was AMAZING!!! ( I didn't nick myself AND I had absolutely NO RAZOR BURN!!!) It reminded me of the 1 time that I had a straight razor shave in a barber shop back in my home town when I was in high school (it was Prom Night and I wanted to be as smooth as possible). I wish, I wish, I wish that I would have discovered double edge safety razors 30 years ago!!! I will NEVER shave with a disposable razor again. I have found ONLY 1 draw back when it comes to Safety Razors and 'Wet Shaving" and it is that I now have an overwhelming desire to collect and try every type of razor out there!!! Thoughts of finding and collecting every Gillette Model from my birth year.... Maybe I should try a Single Blade Gem or Eveready?!?!?! WHAT ABOUT STRAIGHT RAZORS!!!!! OMG THIS SHAVING THING IS DANGEROUS!!! _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank You for your GREAT videos!!! I have learned a great deal from you about shaving and inadvertently found a wonderful hobby. _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Just turned 18. I’ll be looking for my 1.95 adjustable in the mail.

I started shaving in my late teens and switched over to DE safety razors in my early 20's. On one occasion I was forced to use a cartridge razor again. It really does feel like shaving with broken glass once you've gotten used to DE blades.

"Zipping across the face" Millions of people had literally slashed their faces because the modern Gillette commercials.

And they save you money. You got to give it to Gillette for creating the cartridge razor. And you got to give them points for marketing it so aggressively that by the 90s they were the go to. BUT.... They were Apple before Apple was Apple. They get you in their cartridge ecosystem and milk you dry. You get one razor from them for $10-15... and then they get you for $20-25 4-8 pack refills for the rest of your life.

Yeah man. I've tried all the stupid cartridge razors including Dorco, Gillette, Schick. I will never use one again. The thing is, that old TV commercial for the Atra where the cartoon showed the first blade lifting and the second blade cutting and then the hair retracting below the skin surface, astoundingly, that was the 100% truth. But that is how we get irritation and ingrowns. Gillette's business model of cheap razors supported by blade sales can now only work with the multi-blade plastic cartridges. As for Dorco, I had a cartridge where one of the multi-blades was not properly attached at one end and I got a very deep gash from it. I mean permanent scar deep. Dorco is behind the Dollar Shave Club. I wish all shavers would discover the fact that Gillette once had the best two razors, the 195 and the Slim Adjustable, then turned their back on the best, because razor blades were everywhere and they weren't Gillette's blades anymore.

I can see the cartridge pulling and tugging the hair as you go down your cheek! DE's are so much better.

You are already shaved, I don’t see what you are even shaving?

You are bang on. I shaved with a cartridge for 40 plus years and hated it. Then I saw a YT ad for a DE razor. Bought it and fell in love with shaving. I love making a great lather, I love the fact that my skin irritations have disappeared. Painting lather on your face feels so much better than using petroleum based gel. My skin looks great and my shaves are much closer than with a cartridge. Thanks Matt for being such an awesome spokesman for the wet shaving community. I am so glad I made the switch to DE razors. I now look forward to “me time” in the bathroom every second day. Cheers mate😊

Great video Matt. I'm sorry, but the fusion razor is a bit ridiculous with the "ball" and lubrication strip. The fusion and cartridge razors are truly designed by the marketing department, not engineers. The cheapest razor in my collection is the Roman Empire Shaving Caesar DE safety razor at $9.99, and it comes with 20 Premium assorted blades. I would GLADLY shave every day with the cheap but good Caesar razor. It will always give a better shave than the fusion. So, the cheapest DE razor is FAR better than the best cartridge razor on the market.

I've just turned 13 and i just did my first shave and it went really good I didn't cut myself and I used the fusion 5 it worked amazing for me

I shave with DE's both vintage and modern these days. I laugh at the razors in the supermarket now when I pass them in the aisles.

Gillette Fusion 5 cartridge with Flexball Technology Vs Gillette $1.95 Fatboy Adjustable Safety Razor with Synovial Joint (wrist) Technology.

The cheek using the cartridge is redder than the DE side, possibly meaning more irritation.

To sum it up a cartridge razor pulls and then cuts the hair as where a safety razor just gives a clean cut with no pull every time.

I'd never go back to a cartridge. I used to get acne/ingrown hairs with them. I hate that tugging feeling. For me, a slant razor completely eliminated that issue.

I can hear the tug and pull of the cartridge razor and I feel your pain. So glad I started using a DE razor 4 years ago, been so much better for my skin after primarily using various Philips Norelco electric razors.

I feel that cartridges are meant more for daily shaving, not 2+ days of growth. I converted to DE shaving 3 years ago and prior used the Gillette Fusion. I never had bad shaves with a cartridge. Never had irritation or ingrown hairs. I didn't experience any of that until I switched to DE shaving and still struggle with it time to time, but its when I over shave chasing the BBS everywhere. With that said, I won't go back to cartridge shaving. I enjoy the experience of traditional wet shaving. I'd love to see you try again with one days growth. And that little single blade trimmer on the back of the cartridge works great for under the nose.

Well I got the bug really bad. I have a Gillette Adjustable, Gillette Slim Adjustable and a Gillette Super Adjustable 109. You can see how Gillette went cheaper and cheaper throughout the years and finally started with cartridges and basically started to charge crazy amounts of money in the mid 2000's and well here we are today. Gillette with their $35 for 5 cartridges lol. Gillette built an empire in wet shaving and basically killed it all off in the name of profits.

Good afternoon Matt! $12 for a shaving implement..outrageous? Have you seen the prices for some of the DE razors? Can you believe $249? (This is humor!!!) Anyway, I liked the Gillette Trac II. I had and used it for 27 years. I switched to the Fusion. Those cartridges clogged and I changed them once a week for a total of about $150 annually. I decided to find a better, more cost effective method, and changed to DE shaving. My face is better for the switch. Nowadays, I take my DE gear when traveling...take something that can be easily replaced. While the savings never really materialized (RAD, SAD, BAD, etc interfered) it truly is a more enjoyed shave. Thanks.

I've tried practically all of Gillette's cartridge razors from the basic Sensor to the Fusion. 34 years to be exact, with the usual canned shave foam or gel. Ingrown hair was just something I had gotten used to when shaving. This year, I made the switch to DE safety razors. So far, I love the Dorco DE razor blades paired with Taconic's shave soaps. This new experience has made me fall in love with old-school DE razor shaving a lot, and I am never looking back at cartridge razors ever again.

I just got back in to using a razor. As I managed to smash my braun (wet)electric razor after shaking the residue water off and flinging it on the floor. I was using a Wilkinson Sword Hydro 5. I somehow stumbled on your RU-vid channel, and remembered I had a gillette DE razor that my dad gave me.... So I dug it out of the cupboard put a Wilkinson Sword blade in and was really impressed. I now have 3 razors. Including my recent ebay purchase of a vintage open comb, ballend 1920's American made Gillette. Thanks to you guys for showing me the way. 😉👍

I use a 1958 Gillette Flare Tip Super speed that I found buried under the house that I grew up. Kept it cause I always was interested in antiques and a few years back I decided to use it cause of how expensive the cartridge are and never again I have used a cartridge razor

Nice! I remember when i turned 18, i got one of those fusion 5 proshield ball razors in the mail. It was a fancy metal one too! It was ok. Not a bad razor. I then used Harry's till just now. A friend of the family just left it and forgot about it, so i was like guess ill give it a new home! 😅 Decent razor for cartridges. I have now just switched to a safety razor and have gone down a deep rabbit hole! But it's quite fun and interesting how much stuff there is out there! Im a rookie, but it's pretty cool so far! My first razor was the Rockwell 6s! 😅😁👌🏻 An analogy i found for cartridges vs DE saftey razor is like console vs PC. Im getting that same vibe when i switched to pc like 8 or so years ago! It's so vast! Tons of parts, tons of freedom, cheaper in the long run, and can be custom tailored to you much like a pc or saftey razor experience! The console, or cartridges, works for many and it's strengths are the familiar, simplicity, and accessibility or ease of use, but drawbacks of less choice. For some, not a problem or a factor. I suppose that is one way to look at it! 😆👍🏻

Double Edge Safety razors helped my neck area too. That and cold water shaving, which I also got from one of your videos, I think really did the trick. It's like night and day, for real. I will not touch a cartridge razor again. And when it comes time to teach my son how to shave, it's def going to be with one of my milder DE razors for sure.

You should try the Gillette Fusion POWER ... I also have very course facial hair and the vibrating action of the Power makes an enormous difference. That being said a friend turned me on to vintage DE razors and my daily shaver now is a Fat Boy with Astra Platinum blade. Thanks and Merry Christmas.

I can use my black beauty, date code RR on setting 5, and no nicks but use a fusion proglide and weepers all over the place. If it’s a Gillette cartridge , I have enjoyed the Mach 3 turbo ( but , then Gillette canceled that cartridge). So, go back to 1971.

You tried to use DE technique, and you know you can't do that. This comparison was rigged. It's true about the irritation and ingrown hairs for some guys. But you didn't give the cartridge a fair shake because you tried to use a super light technique. The Schick Hydro 5 is more aggressive than the Gillette, you should try that.

I haven't used a single edged blade for years, but it. some of the most telling places to shave you ignore because of your facial hair. (mustache, above chin, corners of mouth).

Glad I started using a double edge over 20 years ago. Likely has saved me thousands of dollars over the years. Only costs me $5 per year to shave.

Im torn, I'm 14 and barely know how to shave and i know in the future i will use a safety razor but for beginners would you still recommend using a safety razor

Well you are definitely crazy but atleast you got the shaving down! The Fatboy is one of my favorite DEs along with the Super Adjustable. I just wanted to mention that the reason I changed decades ago is while I do Not have any sensitivity issues my beard grows just fast enough that in 24 hours multi blades clog up and it was a nightmare to shave. If I shave every 8 to 12 hours it's not a problem though ... eXcept for the freaken COST! Oh and I also really like my straights and shavettes but every couple of weeks I go back to DE and wonder why I changed ... then a few weeks later back to straights and again 'why did I change?' I call this my Blade Cycle of Life aka Shave Cycle. Thanxz for the Great videos!

Those lubrication strips would be nice to buy in a pack of 10 or so ,then i would try them on my DE.

i wish i watched this video before i bought kai5 cartridge. Now i will waste alot of money if i throw them away and buy DE.

The problem with the fusion is hair gets stuck in between the blades and then the blade is useless, plus they are expensive, so DE all the way for me and will never look back.

I went from cartridge to de then back to cartridge . The convenience of cartridge razor just outweighs the rituals of de shaving

Hey, Matt! I'm a total believer since converting to DE from multiple-razor cartridges last year. The extra blade on tip or back of those multiple-razor cartridges is the hardest part to clean due to hair particles lodged in from those sideburn trims; it doesn't have a second opening like the front razors so sometimes I even had to pluck out from it. I had to spend more time violently shaking the cartridge in a sink bowl full of hot water and sometimes even pre-immerse that cartridge in vinegar or rubbing alcohol to loosen any cream and hair clutter remaining from previous shave. With DE like you demonstrated in your RU-vid videos, running hot water really is enough for a routine clean. Shaking it violently in sink bowl full of hot water felt enough for a deep clean. Rarely or almost never felt a need to even pre-immerse it in vinegar or alcohol. Maybe I may have done it once or twice over the whole year I've been using DE, but that's a far cry from needing to pre-immerse a cartridge every few days. DE is way easier to clean for sure. - Pete

I remember getting my Gillette in the mail on my birthday back in 2015 or so.

ça fait plus de 40 ans que je me rase avec un rasoir multi lame, gillette, wilkinson 4 ou 5 lames, mon préféré le 4 lames, je n'ai jamais eu d'irritation, ou de poil incarné, le rasage est rapide et parfait, j'ai trouvé le saint graal, mais néanmoins j'ai voulu essayé le rasoir de sécurité, rockwell 6c, muhle r89, razorock mamba 70, rasoir chinois dcosmétic ds t7 se, copie du razorock mamba 70, et divers autres, ces 4 rasoirs sont doux et efficace mais quand même des petites coupures et irritations, au bout de trois mois de rasage avec un rasoir de sécurité, je peux dire que ma peau maintenant est rose, rasée a 8h00 et a 20h00 je sens le poil, quelques coupure légères, le temps de rasage est long 20 minutes chose que je n'ai pas avec le multi lames, donc je retourne au multi lame sans regret, car pour moi qui ait une peau fine et poil fin, ça craint, je n'utiliserai dorénavant le rasoir de sécurité que pour m'amuser, et ceux qui disent que c'est plus rentable de se raser avec le rasoir de sécurité faux, car j'en suis a avoir acheté une dizaine de rasoirs, et diverse marques de lames, avant rasage, après rasage, baume, pierre alun, blaireau, différente crème a raser, j'en suis a 500 euros de dépense, alors qu'un rasoir multi lame, un rasoir une bombe de gel a raser et c'est tout, rasage rapide environ 8 minutes, pour le rasoir de sécurité il faut une peau et un poil de sanglier, ceci ne concerne peut-être que 3 pour cent de la population qui peuvent supporter ce rasoir, le rasoir de sécurité c'est une ford T et le multi-lame une cadillac de 2023, 100 ans les séparent et ça serait triste que en 100 ans l'industrie du rasage n'aie pas progressé, je pense que le rasoir de sécurité c'est une mode, du genre avant c'était mieux, certaine chose oui, mais par le rasage !

I always get a ton of razorburn using DE and next to nothing using cartridge. Weird

Should have mentioned the cost of cartridges for that trash fusion

Your neck looks like it is not happy. How bad is it? How long did it take to get better?

I just purchase a 1959 Gillette fat boy and I can’t wait to try it out

When you take inflation from 1961 to 2017 into consideration the $1.95 Gillette 'Fatboy' would have cost around $16.35 today. So, prices went 'down' when buying a Gillette 'Fusion 5', but when you consider the longevity of the razors, plus the costs of a yearly supply of razor cartridges vs double edge razor blades, the cost (and shave) benefits greatly lean towards any safety razor option.

Matt you're a handsome man by the way and I enjoyed this comparison I don't think you're going to win any love from Gillette but the flex ball is just a gizmo that you pay for that doesn't really make your shave any better and it forces you to press to get the benefits of that flexball and in terms of DE razors vs cartridge as Gillette would not want u to say LOL no one even comes close in regards to the shave you get from a DE in comparison to any cartridge razor

When did Gillette start sending out razors based on your birthday……I never received anything from them when I turned 18.

Very similar to my story, I liked the fusion before making the switch simply because I didn't know any better. Is the same for me as well on my neck.... checks do "fair" with a cartridge but it would tug and irritate the crap outta my neck! Also in regards to smoothness, since switching to DE I've had people feel my cheeks in astonishment with comments such as "I didn't know shaving could get that close! It's like you waxed your face!"

I alternate between a Schick Injector Type I and a Gillette Slim Adjustable that I inherited from my grandpa (and had Razor Emporium do a tune-up on, which they did a great job). I'm not committed to any specific blade, always curious to see if this blade is even better than the last, etc. Before I switched to SE/DE, I was always having problems with ingrown hairs and razor burn from multi-blade cartridge razors, no matter how expensive the cartridges were or how flashy their TV commercials were. I'm glad I made the switch.

The Gillette Mach 3 is just as good and it's safer to use!!!!

That was painful to watch, thanks Matt for putting yourself through that so the non wet shavers will get it!

Hey Matt nice comparison in fact milti blade razors do get stuck in the stubble whereas a DE or shavette, literally shave the hair off. Nice video 👍 ***Keep up the Good Shaves***

I use an old style safety razor and never need to do more than 1 pass over with a fresh sharp blade unless I mess up a stroke. I cant understand why you men like to scrape the blade dozens of times over your skin.

got a straight razor for christmas. think its cool and its honestly faster than a gillette. to get a smooth shave you have to do atleast 2 maybe three passes. straight razor just swipes through it. glad im just 18 and got into this. save money aswell

For me cartridge works best on my neck zero tugging. Been using DE since the 80s and have over 30 de razors. I get a better shave with fusion and canned foam but only use the DE, brush and lather up soaps etc for the nostalgic factor.

I have the same problems with sensitive skin and a very coarse beard. I had to switch after high school to DE. The fusions would tear my face apart.

I recently had some 'under the sink' issues, and had to remove all the 20+ years' accumulation of stuff under my bathroom sink. Amongst a lot of forgotten junk I found a package of 2 blade Personna disposables, a Mach 3, a Fusion and a couple of pivot-y 3 blade Schicks. They all look so space-age, even though they're around a dozen years old. It's comforting to know that, should I ever run short of double edge blades, I've got back-up. Of course, my blade stash currently contains 100 packs of notable names such as BIC, Astra, Shark, Voskhod and Rapira, but I may actually live long enough to run short. One of the pivot-y Schicks was already used for a long-ago shave or 2, but I was intimidated - soft plastic comfort bar on one end, a lubricating strip on the other and 3 little narrow blades in between. It was hard to be impartial, but I reached for a 1931 Gillette Goodwill - it's among the oldest razors I own. To be fair, I pirated a 2-3 times used BIC blade outta a nearby black-handled Super Speed, and went to work. The brushes sighed, the pucks and bowls moaned as I reached for my can of Barbasol, and went to work. In the end, the Goodwill carried the day with a 2 pass excellent shave. The spaceage plastic razor did fine, except for 2 small problem areas under my jawline that take multi-directional passes to shave. 2 swipes with a Voskhod-loaded Schick Krona finished it all off nicely. It was no-contest, the Double Edge blades carried the day, even with the canned soap. The neighbor lady knocked on the door and asked if I could drive her over to the tire store down the street. Her spare tire was fixed & ready for her to pick up. One of her kids had her car. I tossed her the keys to my truck. She knocked on the door a minute later, puzzled over how to start the 6 speed manual transmission - I resisted the urge to ask her what she used to shave her legs ...

I used cartridge razors for years once I started shaving. Always had razor burn and ingrown hairs. Googled how to stop it and came across an article citing your company... and it was all down hill from there 😂 Now I’m so deep into DE shaving that I’ll never go back; I gag when I pass the shaving aisle in stores.

Now imagine if you used the Gillette Can Goo, instead of the Proraso, for the Fusion part of the test.... oh the delight lol

I do enjoy DE shaving and I get a great shave every time . And the cost of DE blades are more cost effective then cartage razors. But will the Fusion stand the test of time? I have been shaving since the very early 80s and the cost of shaving has gone up through the years and razors have evolved from 2 blades to now up to 6 blades. I feel the cost of cartage's will keep going up and up. DE is more affordable , easy to clean and will give you a great shave as long as you take your time.

Matt, thanks for trying the Gillette Fusion 5 so I won't have too. The last cartridge razor I owned was a Mach 3 and that was a gift. I wasn't impressed and after using up the couple blade cartridges that it came with, the handle is now in a box somewhere here. DE and SE only for me.

You just shipped out my fatboy!! And on topic you’re so right! Switching to DE has stopped all my irritation and razor burn. It’s completely night and day looking back at the cartridges.

This is so funny to me; I began DE shaving in 2008. There are ingredients in canned/propellant foam that in combination with multi blade cartridge razors just chewed me up. DE shaving is better for my skin and my wallet, and your video explains the reason for me.

Greatest comparison video. I used to get so many ingrown hairs due to cartridge razors but haven’t had one since I restarted wet shaving again. My favorite DE so far is my birth year rhodium plated Slim I purchased from Razor Emporium. I love it

Hi Matt, I was just wondering, have you ever compared the 1977 Gillette Atra to say a 1977 Super Adjustable Black Beauty?

Even IF any cartridge razor gave a better shave than a DE/SE. The cost alone is reason enough to not use cartridges. You can use canned goop, never buy brushes or aftershaves just like you would for a cartridge. And if you switch to DE you’ll be saving tons of money for a comparable shave. Now if you actually get “into” the wet shaving scene, well you’re done for. And cost isn’t really the driving force anymore. But you hit the nail on the head. Variety and custom tailoring your shave vs 4 cartridges and 4 Shave cans.

You are right. I can get away with using a fusion or any other cartridge razor if I only have one day of growth, more than that and it starts to get uncomfortable.

Went double edge 7 years ago. Now going to injectors. When it comes to cream or soap, Proraso green is my go to. It’s all I reach for. It’s just that good.

Mu face has been so happy since I ditched the Mach 3 for a my 34C HD. I love the point about how wet shaving allows you to personalize your shave. Brilliant.

Would actually be interesting to see a shave having Gillette guard compared with DE 7Oclock razor. You have inspired me to do that 😊👍

DE for life 😎👍

Is it only me or he really looks like Ricky Gervias(David Brent) from the Office UK????😂

5 blades and the front one will get dull after the 5th the shave maybe and it plows dull whilst the second goes dull on to the 3rd 4th 5th one and the blades are not replaceable other than replacing it with a new expensive cartridge ,,,you know where I am going ...The de can be changed when you want it to be changed any time at a low price...Gillette needs to bring back a new DE Razor line instead of plastic stuff they have been making since the 70s ...

Great video! Totally agree, the variety of products makes the whole thing so good. Found my best mix (at the moment), Rockwell 6s, Gillette nacet/platinum, Bodyshop Macaroot shaving cream and proraso green splash.

Everybody knows a cartridge razor is better than a DE. They are smoother, give no cuts and do the job much more efficiently. The only advantage of the DE is the price. So if you are a beggar, go for the DE. Don't put on the mask of manliness on the DE. Why don't you ride the bullock cart to work then, if everything old is so manly...Useless waste of time putting the blade and being careful to just shave every morning.

I mean lol that's exaggeration. I have a slim and a 30s aristocrat. They are amazing shavers but the proglide and mach3 razors are very good. The first pass with the proglide will give you a very close shave. Unless you have not shaven for more than 2 days. If the stubble is more then it will clog. Fatboy is no different it will also clog if you stubble is more than 5 days at least for me. I got the 30s aristocrat open comb and have never looked back. All open combs work for me as I am not a frequent shaver. Maybe once in 4 or 5 days. I have used a proglide vs a slim and even vs aristocrat 30s. And proglide beats both of them in pass 1. I don't do against the grain pass so I don't know. But both vintage Gillettes and proglide can't give you a bbs in 1 pass. I used feather on 8 BTW for comparison.

Ah ah ah

Great vid, Matt. Since introduced to DE razors, I've never looked back! Although I get really great bbs shaves, I'm still on the hunt for the perfect razor with the perfect blade with the perfect lather and scent! What a great journey so far. I'm with you. It's all about your own personal preference and shave experience. You rock, bro!! (p.s. thanks for the tshirt. Can't wait til it gets here!)

But Gillette fusion proglide flexball or gillette skinguard i use for my head. Is Amazing for headshave! By

Hey, I just start watching your videos, and I realy like it.. can you tell me witch razor is better, I know they are not top quality, QSHAVE Adjustable Safety Razor Double Edge Classic or FEATHER Hi-Stainless Double-edged Holder Razor Popular, or some other... I have been using razor blades with cartridges for 15 years, and your video made me change, and now I want to try double edging razors, so ai need your help... Thank you

Nice video comparison...don't need a silly Tennis-shoe lookin' plastic 5 bladed $20 razor. I'll stick with my Gillette 1958 Model 195 and a Polsilver or Persona Israeli Red DE blade.

My I ask a question If things are as you described why Gillette doesn’t make anymore Fat Boys, and instead keep developing improvements in his products. To be clear I use Fat Boy and Slim Boy too as my father recommended to me moreover I have a modest collection of DE razors. But regretably for me now works much much better Gillette Fussion proglide and in daily basis I use both Fat and Fussion and for me works better the Gillette Fussion Proglide keep in mind that my skin is ultra sensible. The blade for the Fat is Feather. My brush is from Geo. F. Trumper and the shaving soap is Eucris from Geo. F. Trumper too finally after shave Nivea replenishing post shave balm. This is my small contribution.

LOL...best to do your blarb BEFORE you lather. The time you spent blabbing would have meant the soap was drying on your 'dial' lol. Hey on a positive note, loving my Rex DE. Only thing is, I wish some of the angles were smoothed off a bit. Rudds said the rev2 is smoother and slightly more rounds in the angles. That sounds a good deal. I can see some bumps on your neck where you used the Fusion.I used to have a shave with a fusion and look in the mirror and think ..yeah that looks pretty smooth....until I left it a while. My neck was a mass of red bumps that took 12 hrs to reduce down. DE shaving fixed all those problems and my skin is awesome in comparison these days.

Personally I’m a straight razor shaver.... I have oodles of DE razors as well. But I have tried the fusion power and honestly it gave me a better shave than any DE razor I’ve tried so far. I know I’m going to catch heat over that comment but oh well... but like I said I’m a straight razor shaver!! Not a DE shaver but have lots of experience with DE. I would choose straight razor over the fusion though. The fusion gives me irritation more so than a DE and straight razor though as I have highly sensitive skin (which sucks) Love the videos. Keep them coming.

Hi Matt Could you please do a definitive video to answer the question. Should you shave 'ATG'. There are many different opinions on the Web. Maybe you could invite a number of shavers to give thier advice or opinion. And then get an average. I feel like I should shave ATG, but always hold back and just shave WTG and XTG. Please help!!!

I used disposable cartridges myself for years in high school. I don't remember much about them but I didn't mind them until college. Then I picked up a vintage Gillette Tech and went down the rabbit hole 3 years ago ha ha! I have tried disposables from time to time but have found they tug and just don't provide me with a good shave. Safety razors just slice through the hair like butter. Edit: However, I have used the Atra Plus and I actually quite like it

Just got my self a kit for a shavette Was not threw you guys and it was really cheap. But I wont say where I got it beacuse iv learned so much from your vids. I will how ever save up for the straight razor kit. You know the 69$ one.

Thanks Matt... Enjoying the info... On my first week with a DE razor (Edwin Jagger DE89 and Astra blades and cold shaving)... Definitely better than the Gillette Fusion!

Although it doesn't surprise me at all that a Fatboy gives a better shave than a Fusion, even if they were tied I wouldn't care. Metal beats plastic and all those garish colors any day. I used a Trac II for nearly 30 years and wished there were metal DE razors like my Dad used when I was a kid. One day just for kicks I googled "double edge metal razors" and was stunned to discover the world of wet shaving. I'll never go back. I used to hate shaving. Now it's a hobby.

I may be a little late.. but that’s why I don’t like using cartridge on my face... ingrowns, and surprisingly or maybe not, but I tend to look like I was the victim of a violent crime! DE razors for me no issues., that being said, I will use cartridge blades for shaving my balding head!

Started using a DE razor after the whole Gillette debacle about a month and a half ago (at the time, I'd been looking for a DE razor as a gift for my dad, whose old one broke completely, I'd always hated shaving, and realised that cartridges are shit) and I'll never look back. For me, shaving has become cheaper, a lot more pleasant and enjoyable, and my face is actually smooth for a change. Before, with cartridge razors, it was always a chore that sometimes caused irritation, and going against the grain was a recipe for disaster. Switch to a DE razor, gents, and never worry about it again.

0:51 I have the Gillette Proglide Power - turns on an vibrates like an electric shaver. Moving from an electric shave to this and wet shaving - I like it! You're holding it too close to the front on the handle. You need to hold it much further down on the handle lightly, and let the shaver do the work. No force is needed. I use Shave Oil also which is good. Because it;s 5-blade, it's even closer on the second shave. The only wincing I get when shaving is when I think of their TV commercial. Nevertheless, looking at your comparison, it is clear that the the Fatboy is than much better.

Fatboy it was my 2nd DE razor and most used to date but man I mostly shave with a 9 anything under a seven just doesn’t cut it lol

I love my Gillette fat boy. Cartridges are too expensive, easy to clog with hair and generally tugged at my hair and gave me ingrowns hairs around my Adam’s apple, glad I ditched them years ago.

The razors that have the micro vibrations do help the razor to slide across the skin better for sure, but it's not worth the extra money really. I started using a puck soap and badger hair brush several years ago but I'm moving more towards getting an old school adjustable safety razor set like what is used in this video. My beard is similar to the posters - my hair on my neck grows on a side to side angle, and my neck is a lot more sensitive than my face. One thing I do when shaving is I use the back side of the razor (where this Gillette has a single blade) to wipe away the soap from my beard so I have a preset guide for shaving on each side to keep my beard even on both sides. Using a Gillette like this would not work.

This is spot on

FYI you can also get wizamet iridium super, which the same blade as polsilver SI and still being made. Some say they aren't, but in my research they are. Some even say they're better than polsilver.

Ah, but you didn't try the one with the battery that vibrates to prevent pulling. As for chunky vs smooth PB, you obviously don't have children.