I have unexpectedly become the owner of a Gillette Fusion razor. It arrived in a little box a couple of days ago, a freebie giveaway from Tesco.To someone who's used a Gillette Contour for most of his shaving career, it looks very exciting. This is the next generation. Putting them side by side is like putting my present car next to my old Renault 4. The Master's TARDIS next to the Doctor's. Pegasus alongside Galactica.
I don't like it.
It has five blades, and a sixth (apparently) for precision trimming. But you can't get precise. You have no feeling of shaving anything, just dragging a big blunt square of plastic across your face. You have no idea what you are cutting. You can't single out a problem patch that needs repeat attention. It hinges at the bottom, not the middle, so you can't apply any kind of pressure, and it's too big to reach into the angle between upper lip and nose. After a few days of using this I would look like the love child of Adolf Hitler and the weird guy from Sparks. I'm a big fan of Sparks but I have my pride.
So it's back to the Contour. The old ones are the best, especially when replacement blades are a third of the price.
Oh Ben, you could never look like Ron "Sparks" Mael - I don't believe you're capable of scowling. At least, not like he is.
ReplyDelete"Fusion leaves me cold" - sounds like it ought to be the first line in "I Get a Kick Out of You"...
Thank you, I can never remember if the weird one is Ron or Russell. Though even to call Russell "normal" might require broadening a few parameters. Anyway, I can scowl. Even as I'm typing this, I'm not actually looking at the keyboard, I'm gazing into the distance with an expression on my face like I'm absently planning a multiple homicide.
ReplyDeleteTough day at work again, huh?
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