Consumer Review
Evaluation of QUIK SHAVE
Shaving System
By Diane Kaye
Well girls, I just finished evaluating the latest in shaving equipment.
It is a razor holder made by Quik Shave. Now let me describe it to you. We have all seen those cartoons of a painter holding a handle with two brushes on the end, or someone with two mop heads on the end of a mop handle. Well when I first saw the Quik Shave, that is exactly what I thought. What I had in my hand was a double headed razor. My first reaction was, "this has got to be a joke". Being fair about any new invention, however, I decided to give it a honest evaluation before passing judgment on it. The manufacturer has a web site which I would recommend you check out before making your decision and can be found at:
http://www.quikshave.com
I decided to try it on my legs first. What I got was just as advertised, a quick shave. Since there are two razor blades, you cover twice the territory per pass. Each head has its own swivel so they independently follow the contours of your body. This makes it nice for round legs since one head tilts to the left and one to the right, thus contouring nicely to the shape of your leg. The holder is "Y" shaped. My big concern was that I would sacrifice some flesh to this contraption. To my surprise, it shaved smoothly and quickly. Now around the ankles, I went very carefully. There is not much surface there for two razor blades any way. Bony areas also require attention.
For you larger gals, I suspect that you could shave all of the leg with this shaving system. Now the next thing was to get the man of the house to try it on his face. The advertisements show men shaving with it on their face and head (if you like that que ball look). To be honest, using a dual blade on your face and shaving against the grain for that really close shave, requires more control and concentration. Contending with two blades around the chin and neck area seems a bit tenuous. For the cheeks, you really don't save that much time unless you have a big face. The result was that while it did a good job, one had to be careful, and there was not a great savings of time. On the neck, with one blade on each side of the Adam's apple, one stroke did the job. Now for other body hair, such as the back, chest, arms, it pays for itself. Doing the back, as far as the arm could reach was easier than with a regular razor. Same for arms. For the chest, not quite as good, but then it depends on the shape of the body. These are areas that are large and can take advantage of a dual bladed system.
After complete evaluation, I concluded that it offers the advantage, as advertised, of giving a quick shave.
Does the time saved make a difference? Only you can answer that. Personally, I found that one blade was enough and preferable for the face, and that I could better concentrate on the one blade than I could on two blades in the face area. For the legs, back, arms, back of the neck, chest, I think it offers a distinct advantage. The longer handle coupled with the tilting heads, makes it excellent for these areas.
Bottom line.....it is good for those other areas and worth adding to your kit of "tools of the trade". Good luck with our Quick Shaver. You can order one from Quik Shave, Inc. , 15455 Point N.W. Blvd. , Suite 105, Houston, TX 77095 or call any time 24 hours a day at 1-888-75-SHAVE, FAX is 281-856-4440, talk to Herbie McNinch the president and tell him Diane Kaye recommended his shaver.
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