Product Review: Schick XTreme 3
I am writing this to warn everybody about the Schick XTreme 3 razor. Normally I shave with a Gillette Mach 3, but I received a sample at the City Chase Vancouver event (a couple months ago) and also one in Whistler a week ago. I have now figured out why they are giving these things away – they suck.
Normally when I shave, I don’t see any blood on my face. I think this is a reasonable expectation. With the Schick, there were usually one or two cuts, typically on the curves between the cheek and the chin, and also the curve with the neck. Over the past couple of months, I tried to minimize this by being more gentle, shaving immediately after getting out of the shower (opposed to drying yourself off and then doing it), etc. with varying levels of success. The average amount of blood per shave though was around one cut.
Now today, I finish shaving and discover not one or two, not three… but NINE cuts. I look like I just came back from the Fight Club.
Statistically speaking, this has nothing to do with the person doing the shave, and has everything to do with the razor. The Gillette Mach 3 typically yields about 1 cut per 10 shaves. The Schick XTreme 3 yields an average of 2 cuts per shave. In other words, the Schick XTreme is horrible. Avoid it unless if you have nothing else better to shave with, like a pair of scissors.