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Give it 30 years and your son's are gonna be making videos about classic shaving with a Fusion.

It’s 4:35 am and I’m watching someone review a razor.

Im a traditional wet shaver for the same reason. I refuse to reward Gillette's greed. They got fired a long time ago!

After 30 years of electric shaving (If I only had a time machine...), I shaved for half a year with cartridge razors. Both the Gillette Fusion and the Gillette Mach 3. (Liked the Mach 3 a lot better by the way.) And shaving with a DE for the last 11 month's. Never looked back. The DE gave me something that the electric and the cartridge razors never gave me before. Enjoyment in shaving. Something that I look forward to. Instead of something that needs to be done.

I haven't gotten into safety razor shaving yet, however... I did try that 5 blade pro shield thingy and it felt like shaving with a cheese grater. I went back to Mach 3 immediately.

I have used a safety razor for a couple of months now (thanks to Gillette...) I mean, there's no going back, is there!? So much smoother and so much cheaper. I'm 51 and my dad (born 1934) never taught me how to shave. I'm learning to shave now = on freakin' KZfaq! My youngest is turning 14 in a week (getting some fuzz) - I will teach him the ways of YT shaving Yodas. P.S. SinatraLennon, I appreciate your safe, nipple-free zone on the Internet. It's nice! ;-)

Does it remove toxic masculinity?

The razor was perfected when the double edge safety razor came out. Everything since has been consumers being duped into spending tons of money on something that doesn’t function as well.

You shave with it like a safety razor. A multiblade is made to Glide across a long stride and has multiple blades so you don't have to make short repetitive strides. That's why you didn't see the head pivoting too. Edit: I also only shave with a safety razor

I'm so glad my father (who was born in 1945) got me straight into shaving with a Safety Razor, which he has shaved with his whole life. He's from an age where conserving food (and money) was paramount, so of course he has always been wise to stick with Safety Razors throughout the decades. I see absolutely no reason why you'd choose cartridge over safety, unless you're just lazy and very bad with money.

The best a man can get? A man can get much better than anything from Gillette these days!

Well, I'm almost 51. Been shaving with these cartridges for decades. The Fusion 5 came out over a decade ago, and I started using them in 2008. Before that, the Mach 3, and before that, the Sensor, with 2 blades. I always stuck with Gillette. Never used a razorblade or these old safety razors. One thing I can tell, is that your strokes are way too short. You're used to the single blade, and you need to go 3 or 4 times over the same spot, while these Fusion 5s do a much better job. I just go all the way to where the hair stops. I get the job done much faster than that. And I shave in the shower, with soap. Stopped using shaving cream or foam years ago. I shave about twice a week, and these cartridges last for a couple of months. I just bought the "Special Edition" Fusion 5, and I was looking for an opinion about them.... Good video.... Try longer strokes with these cartridges.....

I enjoyed this video! I moved away from cartridges razors about 3 years ago. I had tried Gillette, king of shaves, harry's and cornerstone but I was getting fed up of the cost and all the plastic wastage. I now save myself a fortune in blades each year but the amount of money I spend on soaps and creams outweighs that lol. I know you don't like bowl lathering but you'll find you can get a better thicker liner lasting lather that way 👍 Can't wait to see those customised vintage Gillette razors

I use DE and SE razors because my skin doesn't react to hysteresis very well at all, even with only 2 blades. I can only imagine how inflamed my face would be after running a 5-blade cartridge over it.

I switched to shaving with a safety razor to save money so I bought a Mühle R89 2 months ago. I also bought a stand, a bowl, a brush, 100 Astra SP Blades and the green Proraso line...and some Palmolive creme...and a Taylor of Old Bond Street Soap...and Cella Soap...and Tabac After Shave....and a 1961 Gillette Fatboy...and some Feather Blades...and a R41 Head for the Mühle.

I recently gave my nephew my Henson AL13 original Mild razor along with over 80 blades (Astra SP Green, Gillette Platinum, and Feather). He was getting ingrown hairs and irritation from a Gillette Fusion 5-bladed razor. I told him to go nice and easy the first few times starting with the Astra blades. Early reports suggest he loves shaving with a DE razor which made his Uncle Bob very happy. I am now down to one razor and one razor only; my trusty Karve Overlander aluminum which I absolutely love.

For all of you that love the Fusion other than the "trimmer" blade on the backside (I personally hate it and have cut my nose with it too many times when shaving above my lip) Gillette has a line out for the ladies called"Joy" and they are the same 5 blade cartridges minus the "trimmer" blade and MUCH less expensive than the regular "Fusion" cartridges (YES the "Joy" cartridges DO fit the Fusion handles)

I moved away from the canned compressed shaving cream a while back and adopted the moisturizing pump tube stuff. its been a good life ever since.

You look like Ryan Reynolds!

It would not use that cartridge/disposable razor product if they gave it to me for free. ...Old-school double edge/safety razor shaving and shavette shaving are the only way for me.

This has just been out done by the one that "heats up", ... for $200.

I saw that video mantic59 did on lathering a badger and incorporated in how I build a lather.

Actually from the package they expect a cartridge to stay around a month. And around 10 of them will stay a year... by the way it has a small blade at the top.

like with the skinguard gillette i like to use for my headshave and from time to time face shave can it be used to shave against the grain and not get irritation, no ingrown hairs, no razor bumps. as im looking into the gillette proshield chill

As usual very enjoyable shave Sinatra!

i shaved with these for years when i was younger. looking back it was probably why i was always getting breakouts and ingrown hairs. but even after using these for years, i never understood the point of the rotation ball thing. it was always completely useless feature to me. offers no benefit whatsoever. i call these razors "mom traps" now.

I'm sure it's been answered a bunch of times, but I didn't see it in the comments. My guess on the brush/lather issue is too much water. The brush is never able to really get fully loaded when there's that much water, especially when using a cream. If you had a triple-milled soap or something very dry, then maybe you'd need that much water to load the brush. Otherwise, the center of the brush never gets a thick core of lather. In any case, another great video. I know I'm late to the party, but these are still a lot of fun to watch!

need to bowl lather with that brush and every time pick up more lather if you need to

2 blades is my limit for a cartridge, more than that and they clog too easily, plus starting with the Mach 3 they took away too much control, so I went back to the Sensor and stayed with that as long as I could afford it, then tried various disposables, and finally learned about safety razors. I've tried the caffeinated shaving cream once or twice before but didn't know it could lather with a brush, so I'll have to try that sometime.

Multi blade carts! I can remember those horrible things! Overpriced plastic junk pushed on us by P&G. I made the switch in December 2021 and never looked back!

Bought a Wilkinson sword to test because of your videos mid February, Just ran out of the 5 blades that came with it around 2 weeks ago. Bought a cheap 100 pack of shark blades. I used to buy the cheapo 1-2 use dual blade disposable bic razors. With cost of razor handle and blades, I’ve about broken even cost wise and I’m only in the first 5 pack of sharks! Not sure how I stumbled on your channel but thank you good sir.

I started shaving around 1976. It was that once a week removing of some fluffy fur from my face. And I used my moms safety razor. Yes, my moms (dad shaved electric), she shaved her legs with it (hope it was just her legs haha). Never changed a blade, just shaved, did the job. When I really began shaving I turned to Gilette cartridges. Never used anything else, except for a Phillips electric one in the 80's, I used only when I was in a hurry. Until now! Since a few months I have a goatee, and I could not shave around it with that wide 5 blade Gilette Fusion Power. I am now the proud owner of a Parker 26c. And I love shaving with it. And not really for the money. I used one cartridge for months. I luckilly have easy skin or something, never had problems not shaving smooth, and never a rash. So it wasn't money to switch to a single blade safety razor, but precision. And yeah, now I know it's smoother too. Plus, I really like shaving now. Making the lather, the feel of the brush and the razor, the whole ritual. It's just fun to shave. So, never go back to cartridges, thanks to my goatee :-)

Hey man just got into wet shaving I have a merkur 34c on the way to pair with 2 soaps that I have it's made shaving fun and not a chore any tips on synthetic brushes and also a good smelling shaving soap???

if you lather up in a bowl, you dont fling most of it around the room and over your chest. also won't have too much water at first, since it'll be pre-mixed before spreading over the face :)

I’m 20 now but I didn’t start shaving until 17 years of age is when I start shaving. And my first shave cream was edge

7:55 I remember using the Gillette fusion proshield, when I shave with Barbasol shaving 🪒 cream and it works well.

I stopped buying cart razors way too expensive... I use my grandfathers safety razor and 100 pack of astra blades from Amazon!;

Nice shave!I use Gillette fusion prosheild flexball chill for shave my head.i like this razor.i use in my videos headshave.very smooth! By friend

Try less water (soak the brush for a couple of minutes and before you use it, flick it good 2-3 times). Natural hair brushes hold much more water then synthetic ones (bristles soak in the water, fibers don't). Work the cream/soap a bit more on the face in order to keep all that moisture in the brush occupied. Try painting with the badger. I find that always works well. Whenever I use circular motion, it tends to eat hog the lather in the bottom of the knot. And, still, after all this special treatment of the brush, synthetics are just BETTER. 😀 And regarding cartridges. I hate that "sucking" feeling on the skin while it shaves me. Feels a bit weird.

Great video! I don't know why most old things are much better.

The fusion flexball is very expensive. I've heard they last longer. Need to try it. I have 5 safety razors. They shave well. But would love to see how this works. The mach3 would clog up badly if I shaved after 3 or 4 days. The fusion has 5 blades so how would it fare lol.

Besides the cost, I got terrible shaves from cartridges. Tons of irritation and ingrown hairs.

Well those blades are really expensive and when I used to shave (now I'm using beard for +2 years), that Gillette don't shave to well near the nose and I always finished to shave with a straight blade. If Gillette put again on the market replicas from straight blades, I think I'll buy it all the models without any hesitation. Cool video as always.

Perhaps squeeze out all of the water and add a little a you go along? That's what I do and I never get a bad lather. They say it doesn't really matter what kind of brush (synthetic, boar, badger, etc) you use, squeezing out all the water allows you to keep the lather from getting sudsy and falling apart and when you need more water, add a little at a time! Also, watching Michael Freedman's "how to build lather" video series helped me out a lot so look for that also!

Always enjoy your videos man ! 🪒 They are costly. I use those for vacations only. Don’t want to bring my DE and they said I can’t take it. Don’t want to take chances. I have the Rockwell 6C & 6S. Keep one at home and one at work.

Wtf. 8 cartridges are like 37 dollars where I live. It's incredibly expensive and I tend to use 1 cartridge for 2 months. Admittedly I don't have the thickest most robust beard but even then.... Absurd.

First of all, big thanks to SinatraLennon and Kensurfs for getting me into DE shaving. I had my first DE shave yesterday and it was awesome! Never going back to cartridges. As a complete beginner, I ordered the basic starter kit from Stirling, and I HIGHLY recommend it. Got it yesterday and immediately had a shave. Awesome. Included in the kit: 1 Baili DE safety razor, 3 shave soap samples (your choice), 1 sample bottle of aftershave (your choice of scent), 1 synthetic shave brush (spend the extra $3 and get the upgraded brush like I did, it is phenomenal), a soap container to mix in, and 7 various blades to try. They also sent me a sample of their shave balm at no extra charge for my order. A hand written note thanking me for my order was included, and a nice touch. All for $36 shipped to my door. There aren't many companies that I write reviews for, but I felt like I should for Stirling because honestly I feel like this was a great deal for a beginner. Everything is good quality, especially the upgraded brush. I only got a couple of small nicks my first time with the razor and Voskhod blade. The soaps are quality and smell fantastic. Beginners, I HIGHLY recommend Stirling and this kit. Thanks again SinatraLennon, and also a shout-out to Kensurfs channel for introducing me to the hobby and to Stirling!

Only 5 blades? NOT ENOUGH!!!

Nice video! Maybe try using it with Barbasol next? I feel like most guys using these new razors shave with canned creams or gels. Perhaps that would get you a better shave, especially since you didn't get the best lather here.

This guy looks a bit like John Heard. (the dad in Home Alone). I switched to the Schick Hydro 5 about three years ago. Im very happy with it.

I thought this would be about their new TWO blade razor, the Skinguard Sensitive. Haven't tried it myself, but I'm curious what you think of it.

The best modern Gillette razor to get I mean it is also modern but has been around since the 70s is the Gillette good news disposable. It's basically well the fixed head version is basically a disposable trac II and the pivot is the disposable version of the Atra.

I used to shave with the Gillette fusion flexball pro shield. But now I shave with my Parker 99r safety razor. Which shave like a champ.

Let's wait for the 6 blades version... Now having experience with shavette shaving, I don't even consider using a cartridge razor again.

They do have them with the vibrating handles. I never understood the point except maybe they sell a new handle when the battery gives up.

We save a ton buying double or single-edged razor blades, but we fall down a rabbit hole of purchasing traditional wet shaving products.

Badger brushes hold a LOT more water than synthetics and take a bit of time to figure out the best way to get good results for you. After soaking, hold brush facing down and lightly squeeze the top half of the knot like you do in this vid. Then give the brush a gentle up/down shake or two - when only a couple of drops come out after a shake, it is ready to use for lathering. If lather feels sticky, dribble a few drops of water onto the brush and continue lathering. Try using the badger brush for every shave for a week or two, would like to hear if things improve for you (I think they will). Your vids are always entertaining - thanks for making them!

Have you ever tried Astra blades? I can’t tell if I’m not being careful enough or using mediocre blades while shaving

Hey there, i love all your videos! Just a quick question, how do you edit your videos? Another good technique to fix your brush issue is maybe try bowl lathering. I used to use creams, and i still do but i find i get much better lather from soaps. If you like face lathering try something like arko shave sticks those things are great value, although not everyone loves the scent. As for the feather blades, those things are fantastic, my current one in my super speed has 13 uses and still going strong!

Yes I used to use Mach 3 but only did a 1 pass shave It’s all a big con with the cartridge razor look how many of them in market really cheap Then look at price of all the packets of cartridges 😀😀

Those are great for Edging beards! Just wish they came with a tray like mach 3’s and turbos came with that held cartridges under it!🤓

For 30 bucks , i can get 400 Shark super chrome blades. Double edge is hell of alot cheaper

I bought the disposable Gillette Skinguard. The technology seems innovative, I'm going to see the quality.

Have you tried the Gillette ProGlide Power (an AA battery vibrates the cartridge head)? Years ago I remember something similar but before they went crazy on blade count.

Man this dude cracks me up!

I shaved my head for about 8 years in the shower, using the Gilllet Fusion or ProGlide 5 edge systems, using whatever body soap on hand. Could shave my entire head and face perfectly clean in about 90 seconds. Always cleaned the blades with water and then used rubbing alcohol to dry it, The blades lasted 1-2 weeks before I really knew it was time to change the cartridge. But, I still thought it was too expensive to buy cartridges and then get a new handle whenever I dropped and broke the cheap handles in the shower, Gillette sure doesn't care to give their customers the quality they should after all the money consumers have thrown at them. I'm definitely going to make the switch to the DE option.

i have wondered for a while: do those feathers differ from the yellow pack ones? or are they the same thing?

Waiting for a razor with wifi that enters shaves into a database.Give it time for the most ridiculous.

If you get a blade hone, like they used to make (I've seen many designs) you can use one blade nearly forever.

The problem with shaving with a Safety Razor, is you have to get the angle correct, which is very difficult to do. If you shave once a week, then the Safety Razor works, as you can feel/hear the hair coming off, but if your like me and do it everyday (where you also go against the grain) then a Safety Razor is quite difficult to master (as most of the time your just rubbing off shaving cream). I use a Straight Razor, you do have to go careful (especially on the neck), but you do get one hell of a close shave, I originally bought the Straight Razor when I first started shaving my head, as my hairline grows too close to my ear and due to the angle I wanted the Cartridge and/or Safety Razor to get at, it meant being left with stubble around my ears, but a Straight Razor allowed to to get in at any angle. P.S. To save time, I shave with the grain using a Cartridge (as with a Straight Razor, you need to take your time) then I go against using a Straight Razor. From experience never go against the grain with a Cartridge, as the multiple blades grab on to multiple hair's at once (which in a sense builds up strength), the only way I can explain it is by trying to snap 100 Twigs with your hands, but try removing 90% of those Twigs, then snapping them becomes a lot easier.

I've been using my Mühle R89 for about 4 months now and I can't understand why haven't I gotten to that earlier. Before with those Gillette things, the shaving was a 'compulsory evil' I had to do, even though I never enjoyed it and didn't even bother shaving that often. Now shaving is a nice little part of the day, which I actually enjoy. Currently going through a sample pack I bought for the Mühle. I am also interested in shaving brushes, soaps and so on so if anyone got suggestions for those, I'd really appreciate it!

Can you also make a review for the Schick Hydro 5 Sense? Would appreciate that. Thanks. 😊

I still laugh at times about the ad, " I WILL NOT USE A GILLETTE! I'LL USE A D.E.!"..they did invent the DE razor sooooo technically wouldn't the folks boycotting have to use a Straight Razor now? (I'm using the Sensor Excel...two months easy in my case)

I would try bowl lathering next time you use the badger brush. Just use any soup bowl lying around the house. You can make a whole lot more lather with LESS shaving cream. More saving! More shaving!

I am not more knowledgeable than you Sinatra, but as for the lather; maybe spend a little more time lathering up the first pass so that way the lather can build thicker and thicker. I find that that helps with the consecutive 2nd and 3rd passes. You are the MAN!!!

Another great video, I have the same experience with natural hair brush, it just consumes much more cream and it doesn't give back enough amount of lather, but I have better luck with synthetic brush.

Watching an older video and hear this. "There're not going to bring back their old safety razors, they wouldn't do that" Oh wait, they did. :) 2019 Amazon version and the 2020 version that is available at Walgreens. I bought the King C. Gillette razor and it's awesome!

Hi. What did you think of the proshield chill? Have you used a power handle before, is the shave any better/different

Sinatra lenon imo cartridge razors shave very close. I get a bbs or bss with it. Cartridge razors are supposed to be used for shaving every day or Alternate days. If you use them once in 3 or 5 days it will clog up. GILLETTE would never make saftey razors again. Making a fatboy or full brass razor will be too expensive for them. It's not possible to manufacture so many adjustables. Cartridge razor are cheaper to make and give good results. The closest I can think is of gillette making a superspeed with a plastic body and brass head. Like the slim twist type. Saftey razors are for a niche audience

thoroughly clean your brush between uses lather should hold up for second pass hair shampoo works good to deep clean

I usually use only water and shave with a cartridge which does a wonderful job. Just saves a lot of time in the morning for me. Your mileage may vary.

"I go for the second round but I just don't have enough"

My one single Gillette Mach3 Turbo blade lasts me about 3 years, I'm not even joking, I'm still using the same blade for 3 years now and it still cuts smooth. The trick is to remove excess water off the blade, because as you may or may not know, hairs cannot dull Stainless steel blades, but water overtime can degrade the blade.

I do like Gillette razors, I use a skin guard and I get a fine shave out of it. I did give a safety razor a try with a plethora of different blades and I guess my skin must not have been use to a single blade razor or something. But safety razor's sadly arent my thing. I still dig this channel

Not to go against you. But shaving with a saftey razor is great. You can get it now it being smooth. But with modern razors I can get my face down baby smooth and I don’t have to shave a bit longer. Great video though!

My neck would be a mess with ingrown hairs when I would shave with a 4 or 5 blade cartridge razor. I bought the saftey razor from walmart for like 20 bucks a while back ( can't remember the name), and I won't be going back.

I always use cartridge shavers with a swivel blade for the right angle. I always cut myself with safety razors since I have not mastered the right angle.

IV noticed these razors to be so uncomfortable under the neck it's horrible I definitely need to change my razor😂

Do Gillette cartridges all fit into a Fusion Skin Guard handle if they are some version of a Fusion cartridge?

I do like cartridge razors still but the Schick pivot ball, the Schick version of this didn't like my shave soap, at least the one time, if I use oil with the soap then its not as harsh, one day, one day I'll get a safety razor.. Soon.. I am anxiously awaiting for a one blade core razor in the mail... it'll be my first experience with a non cartridge razor from what I can remember..

I use the mach 3 to shave my head, it's just easier than a safety because of the awkward angles, I use the DE for my face

I use fusion and it always leaves some hair.

you can actually make the blade last longer search " sharpen your razor blade" and the advice works i do prefer DE as well BUT cant use it for everyday shave only with 3 days growth thats why the single trimming blade is there for the problem areas such as under the nose ;)

i only use such razors for body shaving. This razor is very good for that. I can shave a few weeks maybe a month with one head. I usually shave 2 - 3 times a week.

Iv never seen a safety razor anywhere, could you recommend any?

Can you try using the Italian razor with Afta by Mennen?

I like the Schick extreme three sensitive

Great video, btw what plate number are you using on your Rockwell razor?

Suggestion: Instead of just that little squeeze of the brush, close your fingers firmly around the neck and drag them down the brush (like you're milking a cow!). That will leave the ideal amount of moisture for maximum lather. Three passes easily. However, I'm talking about using a quality cream (Truefitt/Art of Shaving in my experience). I haven't used the cream you're using...might be less lathery than what I use.