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Foil vs. Rotary vs. Blade Razors

How would you advise someone trying to decide between foil and rotary style electric razors?

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by Saxguy
May 06 '01 My Now 35 -year Love-Hate Relationship With Shaving
Wet electric shaving is less irritating than a blade and nearly as close. I've the foil units shave better, are easier to clean and less complicated than the rotary units.... read full review
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by beefchop
Aug 01 '06 Your Grandpa's Razor
Go old-school with the safety razor, a badger-hair brush, piping hot water and a glycerin soap cake or shaving cream made by select manufacturers.... read full review
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by Horswispr
May 28 '00 A Cynic Uses the Mach III Razor
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by acdc711
May 01 '00 Manly Yes, But I Like It Too!
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by snsh
Apr 24 '03 Gillette Mach3 vs. Sensor
The Gillette Mach3 Turbo shaves better than the Sensor Excel. With cryogenic treatment, it becomes inexpensive.... read full review
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by spacepup
Jan 26 '00 Engwall is on target - but I say don't trash that electric razor just yet...
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by mshawpyle
May 08 '00 Foil? Ha! Hand Me My Epee!
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by pfolk
Jan 17 '02 Foil != Blade
Both work: my face gets smooth. Foil is accurate but noisy and messier. But rotary takes longer and refuses to cut where I want. In the end, I chose foil.... read full review
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by engwall
Jan 26 '00 Hello, Mach 3 - Goodbye, Braun!
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by mattjoe
Feb 14 '00 I'm Bleeding here!
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by BARRY0619
Jan 12 '00 MACH 3 Razor
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by lpmiller
May 19 '00 I use Occum's Razor, myself.
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by mgreber
Feb 03 '00 Sensory Perception
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by myheidel
Jun 01 '00 Rotary pulled, foil soothed
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by Kaleb
Mar 13 '00 How can it get any better than this?
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by JanaM
Jan 24 '00 I'm a Mach3 Woman!!!!!
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by tmathe
Feb 08 '00 And the winner is ROTARY
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by hotcandy
Jan 21 '00 My man's beard scratches my thighs
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by Ember59
Mar 30 '00 There is no one best shaver
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by oktoberfest
May 16 '00 In my mind.....
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by stevewrx
Jan 27 '00 The Battle Royale!
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by kline
Sep 05 '00 In my book, foil wins... but WHICH foil you may ask?
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by Greeta
Feb 20 '00 Manual Shaving Done Right
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by Trish98
Jan 14 '00 Mach to the rescue
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by Dalharmil
Sep 22 '00 Mach III, a voluntary bald man's best friend -or- Keep your legs off my razor!
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by Valenteenie
Jan 11 '00 Daisys
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by weezycat
May 24 '00 Oops! I did it again!
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by Blazer_Bob
Mar 07 '00 Gillette Mach III cuts close but not deep
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by mcommini
Feb 20 '00 Electric's Not for Me.
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by BeckyR
Jan 13 '00 Daisy Razors
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by XRaven6897
Mar 02 '00 I stole my husbands Mach 3...
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by JMueksch
Feb 18 '00 Touch tone phone, but rotary shaver
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by NickRup
Feb 03 '00 Mach 3 is Great but...
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by neim6882
Jan 14 '00 Soap and Water Please
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by kidd_kasper
Jan 13 '00 RAZOR vs ELECTRIC
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by Kevin511
Jan 26 '00 Extra Sharp Shave
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by btleghorn
Jan 18 '00 Electric is better!
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by kimmiekim2
Jan 25 '00 Electric Razors...... =/
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by dave_fietz
Jan 14 '00 Wusses Don't Bleed Like Men Of Yore
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by Hobson
Jan 20 '00 Mach III Best Razor Out
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by jessica_p
Jan 27 '00 Mach III-Not just for men
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by Amanda_Gray
Jan 18 '00 Mach 3 to the Rescue
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by aplawrence
Feb 04 '00 Mach 3 surprised me
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by mickbeale
May 07 '00 A Waste of Good Metal- The Mach 3
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by sj2000
Jan 14 '00 Toss 'Em!
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by r2304p
Jan 14 '00 Blades not Electric Razors
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by Matt_Crocker
Jan 28 '00 Mach III
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by ephiudog
Feb 03 '00 Mach 3 A Mans best Friend
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by Div1Runner
Jan 28 '00 Rotary Electric all the way
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by JoeEkaitis
Aug 17 '00 Buy what you like but learn how to use it
Pick one or the other and use it exclusively every day for a full month.... read full review
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by garrettb
Dec 11 '04 Yet another view on rotary vs. foil
Rotaries give an overall better shave than foils because they work with both short and long facial hair.... read full review
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by akamystic
May 27 '01 Nothing Like A Real Blade
I prefer rotary over foil, however....my face prefers a triple bladed Mach 3.... read full review
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by booger65
May 10 '00 CLOSE SHAVE EVERYTIME....
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by hbomb111
May 18 '00 Very little contest on this one
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by Wolfe396ss
Mar 12 '00 Mach III...Where Have You Been?
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by sweetcherryo
Nov 11 '00 The ULTIMATE disposable razor!
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by dminfosy
May 20 '00 Foiled again
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by cruzinintheatl
Nov 16 '00 Do you like a close shave or comfort? Read on...
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by colloidal
Mar 14 '00 Three's a Crowd
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by NORMANMURDEY
Jan 20 '00 TALK ABOUT A CLOSE SHAVE
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by redmx
Jan 29 '00 Mach III - Gillette's Best
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by elocin
Jan 15 '00 The Fabulous New Schick Diamond
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by pjvd
Jan 24 '00 Neither are good if you are like my husband
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by dimsumwong
Jun 19 '00 join the Mach 3 bandwagon!!!
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Somewhat Helpful

by awerbe
Sep 18 '00 Silky Silk Effects
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