school17777 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 My favorite razor that I used for at least two decades was discontinued a couple of years ago. I don’t remember the brand, but it was a basic razor and the blades lasted a long time. The handle part was an oval. I didn’t nick my ankles with it. The one I have now is a Quarto. I don’t nick myself, but I also don’t think it shaved as close to the skin as my old one. I shave my legs every other day. You can’t even tell I shaved last night! I’ll put in a new blade, but any recommendations for a good razor? (I probably won’t be back on the forum until tonight- not ignoring anyone!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, school17777 said: My favorite razor that I used for at least two decades was discontinued a couple of years ago. I don’t remember the brand, but it was a basic razor and the blades lasted a long time. The handle part was an oval. I didn’t nick my ankles with it. The one I have now is a Quarto. I don’t nick myself, but I also don’t think it shaved as close to the skin as my old one. I shave my legs every other day. You can’t even tell I shaved last night! I’ll put in a new blade, but any recommendations for a good razor? (I probably won’t be back on the forum until tonight- not ignoring anyone!) I use Dollar Shave Club but I find their inserts obnoxious and I find the fact that they brazenly refuse to come out with a second color so that I can tell my razors apart from DH's annoying. How bad could it be too make a pink razor? And if you've had so many requests that you feel the need to address it in an email, how dumb is your marketing team? Just saying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 29 minutes ago, BlsdMama said: I use Dollar Shave Club but I find their inserts obnoxious and I find the fact that they brazenly refuse to come out with a second color so that I can tell my razors apart from DH's annoying. How bad could it be too make a pink razor? And if you've had so many requests that you feel the need to address it in an email, how dumb is your marketing team? Just saying. There marketing team is actually trying to be progressive with that decision, which in this day and age is a smart marketing team. They jokingly market their razors as unisex because really all razors are unisex since a color doesn't change the fact that it still is the exact same product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I use Dollar Shave Club too, or I will until I run out of blades. I really like them. I also like gillette fusion, not sure if their is a so call female one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I have gone back and forth but currently use the Venus blades - I like them fine and they seem to last awhile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I use Venus, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I find the Venus to work “ best” for me, but I’m not convinced that there exists a razor that will ever make my legs truly smooth. I do not want “kinda smooth but still kinda prickly”! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyR Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I just switched from Venus to the Target brand 5 blade razor because it cost less and was surprised that it worked just as well as Venus, maybe even better. What has made a HUGE difference for me is using an exfoliating glove in the shower before shaving. I use it with a bit of Aveeno Baby Cleansing Therapy Moisturizing Wash, which I then also use to shave. It's super gentle and makes your skin feel silky. No more same day stubble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 7:47 AM, hjffkj said: There marketing team is actually trying to be progressive with that decision, which in this day and age is a smart marketing team. They jokingly market their razors as unisex because really all razors are unisex since a color doesn't change the fact that it still is the exact same product. We'll have to agree to disagree. Unisex is not universal. The razor I use to trim bits is not the razor my husband wants to rake across his face, nor do I use my DD's razor. I understand what they're saying - they were pretty plain in their email to my request for consideration, lol, but I still think it's stupid. If you want to market to a niche crowd, do so - for example, considering their market is the hipster with the beard, it was savvy to carry a full beard line. But, when a company makes money by how many widgets they sell (or, alternatively by charging a higher dollar amount by keeping it a bit more classy and elite) they make a poor choice when they need absolutely NO redesign, just a secondary color. Keep going with the unisex and add a second (or third) unisex color - go gold, go green, go orange, I could care less. But, if they'd sell a second or third color, I'd buy one of each tomorrow. And, considering they had to address why they only have a single color, that means I'm not the only current customer (meaning they have my direct contact info) that would buy another razor, purely based on color and not on expensive redesign, the day they pushed send on the email. That said, back to OP, I like the razors. They really do give me the best shave. I don't ever forget to buy because they show up in my mailbox like magic and, because we own four handles, they intermix with DH and both DDs - handy except the color/mix up thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I don’t know the exact model but I just bought a Venus from Costco that is metal and a bit weighted. Best razor I have ever used. It was 20ish for the razor and 12 blades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 9 hours ago, BlsdMama said: We'll have to agree to disagree. Unisex is not universal. The razor I use to trim bits is not the razor my husband wants to rake across his face, nor do I use my DD's razor. I understand what they're saying - they were pretty plain in their email to my request for consideration, lol, but I still think it's stupid. If you want to market to a niche crowd, do so - for example, considering their market is the hipster with the beard, it was savvy to carry a full beard line. But, when a company makes money by how many widgets they sell (or, alternatively by charging a higher dollar amount by keeping it a bit more classy and elite) they make a poor choice when they need absolutely NO redesign, just a secondary color. Keep going with the unisex and add a second (or third) unisex color - go gold, go green, go orange, I could care less. But, if they'd sell a second or third color, I'd buy one of each tomorrow. And, considering they had to address why they only have a single color, that means I'm not the only current customer (meaning they have my direct contact info) that would buy another razor, purely based on color and not on expensive redesign, the day they pushed send on the email. That said, back to OP, I like the razors. They really do give me the best shave. I don't ever forget to buy because they show up in my mailbox like magic and, because we own four handles, they intermix with DH and both DDs - handy except the color/mix up thing. DH and I both have Harry’s razors so we can use the same blade subscription - his is green and mine is orange. Not pink, but not the same color either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 7:22 AM, BlsdMama said: I use Dollar Shave Club but I find their inserts obnoxious and I find the fact that they brazenly refuse to come out with a second color so that I can tell my razors apart from DH's annoying. How bad could it be too make a pink razor? And if you've had so many requests that you feel the need to address it in an email, how dumb is your marketing team? Just saying. Can you put a dab of nail polish on yours? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 57 minutes ago, fairfarmhand said: Can you put a dab of nail polish on yours? We've put little girls' colored hair bands on them. I think it might have even been someone here who suggested it lol. ((Pouts)) But I *do* want a pretty color. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippiemamato3 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I use a Gillette Mach 3 turbo razor. It works, I don't cut myself, and the women's razors always seemed inferior to me - too much aloe-y stuff around them or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I have tried several women's razors, and I always seem to cut myself AND they don't shave very close. I think they slide sideways just a bit on me. So I am back to my old standby, courtesy of my husband, who bought me one because I kept borrowing his because it worked better for me--the Gillette Mach 3. Sticking with that one. Hope they keep making it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I have to use Electric so I use Beauty 360. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Men's 5-blade razors are way better than anything for women. The store brand ones at the grocery store work fine, as long as they're 5 blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 My DH started ordering Harry’s. I’ve got my own handle for in the shower. I think the blades last forever, and no complaints! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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