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March 09, 2006
Gillette Fusion - Holy Shit!! What a Great Shave!!!!
There are times I hate being a cynic and this is one of them. Why? Simply because I fully expected some gimmicky piece of over hyped shit that would embarrass the Gillette company and turn them into a laughing stock. I expected something that would fail because it would be nothing more than a new attempt to have more blades than the next guy. I figured it would be the penis extender of the razor world, appealing only to guys who need ‘more’ than other guys because they have ‘less’ than other guys…if you follow my drift.
But I was wrong. This razor is ‘the shit’. The Gillette Fusion is so good I will sound goofy trying to explain it to you if you haven’t tried it yourself.
I wrote a piece about the Mach 3 Power razor a while ago (see entries May 21, 22 & 23rd, 2005). It was and still is a great shaver. Way better than the four bladed disaster that is the Shick Quattro. I did go out and buy one to try and it was awful. Too light, with pivot points that aren’t well located. It reminded me of an old rock song that went; “….just a three dressed up as a nine.” Complete crap. Shick just trying to keep up with the masters, and failing But also part of why I expected less from the Fusion.
And yet here I am sounding as excited as kid with a new toy.
The Fusion is expensive, but as near perfect as a thing can be, and worth it. Cast metal that is heavy and firm in the hand. Exquisitely balanced with a huge pivot range in the head. It has five blades on the face and a precision trimmer, single blade on the back. It is the closest and smoothest shave I have ever had. The only other times I have felt skin as smooth, that used to have hair, involved waxing and a great deal of personal intimacy. So you figure it out. For the record, that’s pretty damn smooth.
I could go on and on, but it would all be suplursage and verbal diarrhea. Unproductive diatribe that would only delay you from the inevitable. If you shave (and who doesn’t these days…wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean) then you should stop reading and go get one. Sell the kids for medical experiments if you have to, but go get one. You’ll be glad you did.
~ AP
Posted by Anonymous Pundit at March 9, 2006 05:14 PM