Friday, 15 August 2008

Hail, Azor!

But the big question of the day is How long can I hold out against this baby - the King of Shaves Azor? So far I've managed to stay loyal to my Gilette Fusion, with its mighty array of blades (as Bryan has observed, more like mowing than shaving) - but this, the Azor, this, dammit, is not a razor, it's a hybrid synergy system! It has Eureka tuning fork design, it has a living hinge, it has a polypropylene and elastomer twin shot handle, its blades are Endurium coated (yes, Endurium), it's so minimal it doesn't even begin with R. This has to be the best a man can get...
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9 comments:

  1. Brit15 August 2008 at 14:05

    I'm currently throwing about half my salary at the financially-crippling Fusion 'system' too.
    Apparently the Azor replacement blades are much cheaper. And it just looks so cool, dammit. Tempting, sorely tempting.

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  2. Nige15 August 2008 at 15:12

    And hey they're Endurium coated - that's got to be good...

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  3. malty15 August 2008 at 15:19

    Spot on Brit, I've never progressed beyond "Mach Two", ten quid for the blades, that's five pence per hair.
    Nige, these people have a battlebus, for what?

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  4. Nige15 August 2008 at 15:54

    The impending global conflict with Gilette, I imagine, Malty - there will be blood (and no styptic pencils)...

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  5. Uncle Dick Madeley15 August 2008 at 19:06

    It's good to see that you're doing your part to prevent the spread of beards. Judy used my Fusion on her legs and it's not been the same since but then again, neither have her legs.

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  6. Anonymous16 August 2008 at 00:17

    I discovered King of Shaves foamless gel while on business in London and threw out my Gillette Foamy for good. Thanks for the tip on the Azor -- which, like the gel, may be hard to find here in the States.

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  7. louis18 August 2008 at 08:50

    How long can one hold out against the Azor? Well, I still use my Trac II Gillette. It's just a plastic stick so it's the lightest, easiest to pack razor available and for that reason has accompanied me over much of the globe for at least 40 years. Getting hard to find the blades now though and they all now have that awful Teflon strip that serves no purpose except for my bristles to prove their mettle by roughing it up.

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  8. Anonymous19 August 2008 at 07:07

    Sorry, I'm not sold on this. It would outperform my razor in a wind tunnel, but don't you think they look awfully tacky? Like toothbrushes nowadays, overdesigned, overpriced and very very ugly.

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  9. Nige19 August 2008 at 14:37

    Well today I succumbed - I have bought the Azor - I am, after all, only flesh and blood (and whiskers). I shall report back tomorrow...

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