OK, my first experiment with the new Schick Hydro 5 Groomer is
in the bag. Here is my first review (Reminder, I am doing this through Bzz Agent, which means I received the razor for free #GetItFree).
When I took the contraption out of the packaging, the first
thing that struck me is that it is much bigger than a typical razor. It is probably almost as big as most electric
shavers. This is necessary because it
has the battery powered groomer on one side and the 5-blade razor on the other
side. The size has the advantage of
making it really solid in your hand. The
negatives are that it takes up more space (a constraint in a carry-on toiletry
bag) and that it makes it harder to handle when going around your chin,
especially with a bony face like mine.
The second part of my test was playing with all of the parts
to see if I could figure them out. It was
pretty easy to figure out how to adjust the three levels of the groomer. It was also easy to pop off the blade. What was harder was figuring out how to put
everything back together – the groomer blade and the razor cartridge. It also took a little searching to figure out
where to add the AAA battery that runs the groomer. But luckily, you only have to figure all of
these things out once. Then they are
pretty easy.
As a reminder, I decided to make my first shaving test with
five days growth and soapy water instead of shaving cream. This is pretty common for me because
sometimes I shave at work when I have a surprise meeting that I wanted to be
well groomed for. And I can safety say
that with a brand new set of five blades and a full reservoir of aloe gel, this
razor had no problem with my growth. Very smooth, close shave. No irritation. No leftover clumps of hair in the corners or
dips of my neck.
I am not sure what my next test will be. I was going to try the more common one-day
growth with shaving cream. But is seems
that test is too easy. I may wait on
that one until the blades start to get a little older and see what happens
then.
