So that’s something to consider if you do find powered blades make you feel peachier. That’s not an issue with the Hydro 5 it’s small enough that I could have used it for the No Luggage At All experience without worries. Like Alex, I thought the gel was great - better than what I currently use - but I’d really be just as happy using it with any conventional blade.Īs a constant traveller, I’ve always disliked electric razors because they waste a lot of space in your bag, especially if you have to take the charger too. So I ended up thinking of it as a novelty, not a useful enhancement. Whether I was using one of the three speeds or leaving it switched off, I just couldn’t see or feel any difference. Two: the vibrating didn’t seem to have any impact on the actual shaving experience. One: despite the multi-blade environment, I did find it couldn’t deal with all the hairs on my lip near my nose, necessitating more than occasional tweezer follow-up. But there’s two potential problems to point out. But it’s a qualified first, since it’s not an entirely electric razor: it is a razor that vibrates thanks to a battery in the handle.Īs a razor only dealing with my face, the Hydro 5 did an adequate job - I didn’t have any irritation issues, so in that respect I was much happier than Alex. So in that sense the product represents a first. LIFEHACKER: Let’s start with the good news: I didn’t cut myself, not once.
But it’s not really what Shick’s selling the experience on - what was Lifehacker’s take on the Hyrdo blades?
The one part of the package that I really did like? The Hydro Shaving Gel. You bleed quite heavily from the scalp it’s hardly the sophisticated look that razor advertising would like to promote. It was a little too happy to get clogged with hair - especially when shaving my head - and despite careful shaving, it did manage to cut my head open in a very prominent spot. The five blade arrangement also gave me some grief. Except in my case it didn’t with the vibration off it did very little indeed, and with it on it tended to spurt out in long snotty globules visually unimpressive but also poor at gripping to my face, which meant most of it ended up wasted in the sink. There’s a period where with any new razor you’re likely to get a little irritation, and that’s what the Hydro 5’s gel strip is meant to at least partially combat. Sorry, Shick, but I just didn’t get on all that well with the Hydro 5 for two key reasons. Slowly but surely, we are heading towards that future predicted by The Late Show nearly twenty years ago.īut satire aside, five cutting blades should provide a comfortable shaving experience from the get-go, right? Still, the Schick Hydro Power 5 Select is meant to be a “premium” razor, what with its bevy of blades, vibrating head and gel strip. My head is a complex place, and not every razor is up to the task. Which sounds like a line from a shaving commercial, but there it is an electric is fine for if I just don’t want to look too unkempt, but not for the close experience.Īlso, I shave my head, and electric razors are woeful at that task, simply because they struggle with complex bumps and valleys. That being said: no, I’ve never cut myself open with a fully electric razor, although I’m equally no huge fan of them simply because I’ve yet to hit one that gave me a really satisfying shave.
I can’t help but think we should be monetising it further, somehow. GIZMODO: Your ability to make gadgets do what they’re not meant to do is unparalleled. I was very glad I hadn’t paid $700 for the SensoTouch.Īs a result of this and similar experiences, I’m automatically suspicious of anything designed to shave my face where power is involved. I got much closer and less painful results from a store brand disposable. I found it painful and about as effective as rubbing my face with sandpaper. Nick on Gizmodo was mildly enamoured with it, but I liked it a lot less. I’ve chosen to spare you the pictures.įor instance, a couple of years back, Philips sent out its very expensive SensoTouch 3D to journalists to test. Indeed, I’ve never met an electric shaver that didn’t cut my face to ribbons. I’m a good case in point: I have never yet met an electric shaver I liked. LIFEHACKER: We’re doing this as a combined review for a very simple reason: razor experiences vary.
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