Posted on 08/03/2019 9:56:37 AM PDT by DoodleBob
The Gillette-Schick duopoly better watch out for Dollar Shave Club and Harry’s, which promise more convenience and less cost to do what men hate most in the morning.
Don’t look now, bros but your morning routine is getting disrupted—in a good way.
While stubble, beards, and moustaches may be in vogue everywhere, lots and lots of men feel like they have to shave every day—or at least every other day. Which means they are subject to an industry dominated by a few big players who are quite set in their ways.
For more than a century, the shaving market has been essentially stagnant. In 1901, King Gillette introduced the safety razor in 1901, and the company bearing his name has involved into a huge firm, which is now part of the consumer products conglomerate Procter & Gamble. Schick, the Pepsi to Gillette’s Coke, is the brainchild of Colonel Jacob Schick, who introduced his first safety razor in 1921. Schick is now a unit of consumer products conglomerate Energizer Holdings.
Both offer essentially the same product—relatively cheap, utilitarian shavers and relatively expensive replacement cartridges (up to $4 each). They imbue the products with space-age technology and sex them up with slick marketing. Gillette’s ad campaign features the now-inevitable Kate Upton. Then they recoup the costs by charging an arm and leg.
Today, two upstarts on opposite coasts are attacking the duopoly with tech-influenced business models. In the east, there’s Harry’s, which is best thought of as a sort of Warby-Parker for razors with grand ambitions. And from the west comes Dollar Shave Club, a low-concept, goofier bro-directed brand that aims to take the thought and cost out of shaving.
The two have proceeded on roughly parallel tracks and have gained critical mass.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...
What do you put them in?
Same here. Odd thing isn’t it? I’ve wondered why. Maybe it is the clogging of the double blades? Bic isn’t smooth but what is? Shaving gel was a masterful stroke.
In the days of “safety razors” I looked like I had been in a battle with a bobcat after shaving. I’m afraid to go back to one.
Standard old fashioned shaver
Thanks for the link. Maybe I’ll further back to straight razor.
Wait, what year was that again? The editor must be from the Dept. of Redundacy Dept.
It’s funny...they only make two safety razors...this $12 Version and a high end $172 model.
https://www.asuperiorshave.com/safety-razors/feather-popular-safety-razor-review/
Try a Merkur open comb razor. It might be possible to cut yourself with one, but I’ve never done it. I use it with cheap shaving cream. Or Ivory soap. Darned if I know why people using double edge razors like shaving mugs and foo-foo soaps.
My daughter took mine for shaving her legs. So I bought another.
Get a Merkur handle off Amazon. Made in Germany, will last forever.
I never used Gillette, they were always too expensive so I can’t claim to be boycotting them for their ridiculous male bashing stunts. I usually picked up the 4 blade house brand disposables at Walmart but switched to a Merkur safety razor with feather blades about six months ago. The shave is great and $5 worth of blades will last me about 5 years. The danger of nicking yourself with a safety razor is overblown, I had a few nicks for a couple of weeks but once I got used to it I never have any now. I won’t be going back, love the safety razor!
Switched to Schick many years ago. It truly is the best shave a man can get.
Thanks. I may try that.
I’ll check it out.
And XXVI.
I honestly don’t get how supposedly adult men can be so precious about shaving.
Gentlemen, uncomplicate your lives and save some money: Disposable two blade razor (no slime strip). In the shower, to soften the beard. For lubrication, a very light lather with your favorite high quality bar soap (who has time for a mug and brush?). I change to a new razor once every month or so, even if I don’t need to. A close, smooth shave that lasts all day.
Me too. I used one for years; always got nicked. Used a plastic disposable once in an emergency, and never went back.
Probably a good idea considering the Leftist/socialist education system we now have.
Sorry, but all that sounds somewhat ‘gay’.
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