AussieShave.com Strikes Again. The Brother's Report.

Gillette Blue 3

Rapid Save ad from the 60s

Back in March, I said that my own bad planning meant I received a new months supply of Aussieshave.com blades.  I thought it would be interesting to get a different option about the AussieShave.com blades, so I gave them to my brother to try out.



Now, my brother is the type of guy who needs to shave about an hour after he has shaved. His beard is thick and his 5 O'clock shadow starts to show at about 9am- if he's lucky. So, his experience with the blades would be very different to mine. His shaving kit is also different to mine. He normally uses a Gillette Blue 3 disposable razor and Rapid Shave shaving creme (Here's the Material Safety Data Sheet for the shaving creme if you are interested. You'll be pleased to know, it is non-hazardous!). Wiki states that the Blue 3 is a three-blade razor that is a disposable variant of Sensor 3.

His comments?

Well, it was a good shave and probably as good as my routine Gillette blade. It certainly didn't butcher my face like I expected. The problem was that about 5 shaves down the track, I could feel the blades pulling. The Gillette? I can easy get 10-15 shaves out of it. This one; the blades just didn't last as long. So, given the choice, I'd stick with my brand.

Always interesting to get a different perspective, especially when the variables are so... well... variable.