Hi Girls,

 

I tested out a Wilkinson Quattro today.

 

You may have read that Sarah prefers a Gillette Mach 3 Turbo and to be honest the only three blade I've tried up to now has been a Bic disposable, which didn't do much for me. I also fell upon BJ's site today and she goes with the Gillette plus lots of fancy stuff. So no comparisons, just a commentary on how it was for me .

 

I let my stubble acquire 36 hours growth. Using Simple Shave Foam, I shaved with the hair direction: no blocking of louvres, which after 36 hours growth would tend to happen with a Contour Plus . It felt good and close, but the stubble could be rasped running a hand backwards against the direction of growth. "Eeek! Dare I?" I thought .... well it was a road test, so I ran the Quattro back up against the stubble - Wow! All gone and no blood! Washed off and nowt else (not even a gentle massaging with old chip fat).

 

An hour later I was in the black chair at Barbie's. She reckoned it had done a good job. 10 hours later and it still feels like I've just shaved with my normal blade. Waiting for shaving rash tomorrow, but I am actually very impressed. Obviously I can't compare with a Mach 3.

 

Cautionary notes: I have a relatively light, if tough beard, heavier beards may not fare so well. I have a sensitive skin, so I DID NOT reverse shave near my mouth, particularly the sides of the upper lip- that almost always causes bleeding. The bladehead is huge (lawnmower size almost) so another razor is useful for the nooks and crannies.

 

At £6.49 for the razor and two blades, it's not cheap, but so long as the face holds together tomorrow (I'll report if it doesn't) I'll use it before making up.

 

Nikki