Drop test: We dropped each razor three times over our sink from face level.Ease to clean: We cleaned each blade after shaving and noted how difficult it was to clean, as well as how long it took.Here’s a breakdown of all the tests we ran. We broke up our tests into two categories: performance and durability. We shaved with them, cleaned them, dunked them in water, dropped them and more. To find the best men’s razor, we ran 12 razors through all sorts of tests. As a bonus, safety razors as a whole are better for the environment than your standard razor, since there’s no plastic and you can recycle your used stainless steel blades. Replacement blades for the Bevel are the cheapest in our testing pool too, with a package of 20 going for $9.99, averaging out to $0.50 per blade (you can also subscribe to automatically get these through Amazon). We preferred this over the Merkur Futur’s blade enclosement, which just pops off, because in our drop test the Futur’s blade would pop out from the handle and end up somewhere on the floor. When your blade gets dirty or worn out, the Bevel makes it super easy to clean or replace with a simple screwing mechanism. The two other safety razors we tried had handles that were awkward to hold, so we had to constantly readjust our grip to get a comfortable shave. The Bevel has a long, straight handle that was quite comfortable to hold, which eased our nerves when running it across our face. If you maintain a 30-degree angle and let the weight of the blade do its thing, shaving with a safety razor is a breeze. We got a couple nicks that first time but soon found that shaving with these safety razors - and the Bevel especially - wasn’t too different from the multi-blade cartridges we’d grown accustomed to.
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Having never used a safety razor before this story, our first shave was painstakingly slow, making sure the blade was as close to a 30-degree angle against our skin so we wouldn’t, you know, cut our jugular. It didn’t feel quite as close as the two Merkurs we tried, but it was much easier to handle and move across our face. We tested three of these close-shaving razors, and the Bevel Safety Razor was easily the best of the group. The single, double-edged, stainless steel blades take a little more patience and skill to maneuver, but the result is a wildly close shave. The cartridge razors couldn’t provide as close a shave as any of our safety razors. If you’re worried about remembering to fill up on blades, you can set up a subscription with either Amazon or Gillette so you never run out.īest men’s safety razor: Bevel Safety Razor Speaking of cartridges, getting replacements is easy, but the price of the SkinGuard’s replacement blades was a bit higher than our pool’s $2 average, coming in at $2.83 per blade when you buy a pack of 12. Thanks to its rubberized handle and gentle curving shape, it fit perfectly in our hand and was easy to hold and maneuver around our face.īesides its comfort, the SkinGuard also came out unscathed in our drop tests, and can shave solidly clean lines with its precision blade found on the reverse side of the cartridge. We never felt any irritation or experienced any bumps or ingrown hairs - even hours after we shaved.īut this comfort wasn’t limited to just the blades - the SkinGuard is also one of the most ergonomic razors we tested.
The bumpers, along with two lubricating strips, gave us a super-smooth shave. The protective blades made it really feel like the razor was gliding across our face - something we always heard about in shaving commercials but never experienced in real life.
The SkinGuard also provided superior comfort.
In fact, excluding the safety razors, we thought it gave one of the closest shaves of the group. While Gillette says this causes a shave that isn’t as close as its five-blade razors, we didn’t notice much of a difference between the SkinGuard and the other cartridge blades we tested. The razor has little bumpers in between the SkinGuard’s two blades to minimize skin irritation. Out of all the razors we tested, the Gillette SkinGuard gave us the easiest, most comfortable shave by far, mainly due to its specialized blades. Gillette SkinGuard Razor Kai Burkhardt/CNN Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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