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- Friday March 7, 2014
I look back with nostalgia to the Sensor/Excel. My first razor in the early 1990s. Guessing it would have been the Excel version. Really fancy an original handle, and trying the razor once again. Absolutely shocked at the prices being asked online. If there was a handle at a reasonable price, would happily buy one.I think that you are right there donnie_arko, I was just about to try them out and then covid struck; will do again when I hopefully return to India!
Also got to try the Gillette Guard, when my current supply of Gillette Blue II Slaloms (and a similar 3 blade model) runs out.
Hello Glen_Lee, I think that the Sensor and the Sensor Excel handle are one of the same; I personally did not find the Excel blade as good as the Sensor; I think this was because of rubber strip incorporated within the cartridge which made the blade less manoeuvrable and and slightly bulkier. Please let us know how you get on.
Incidentally; I've recently picked up some Lacura Shave Gel (Moisturising & Sensitive) from Aldi and so far it equals/betters similar gels produced by Gillette (which I've always previously used) and at 69p per can it is very good value. I appreciate that many traditional shavers will treat gel with disdain, but for me it has always been getting a reasonable shave done in the shortest amount of time, with as little prep and cleaning down time as possible.
I see that there is now a plastic version of the Sensor Excel on eBay and Amazon. Watched a couple of reviews on YouTube, and they seem to get favourable reviews.