New songs and a product review.
For those of you that don't know, I have been on about a 5 year song writing dry spell that ended a few months ago when I completed "Captain Jack's Big Top Circus Bar". Well, since then I've kinda been on a roll. I completed a song called "Don't Say" about a week ago, and last night I finished another one called "Cry". I am very proud of both of these, because they mean a lot to me, and I think that from a song quality prospective they are probably my best work to date. Hurray for that. If you want to hear them, I am sure it will take very little convincing to get me to play them for you.
Product Review
Gillette Fusion Razor
I'd like to start this off by informing everyone that while Gillette's Mach 3, Mach 3 Turbo, and Mach 3 Power blades all use the same handle(except the power one vibrates.. annoying more than helpful) the Fusion uses a completely different handle altogether. So, when you decide to make the $13 investment on 4 blades, don't waste you gas going home, and remember to also invest $10 on the handle, or the blades are useless.
Anyway, I have very thick facial hair, so I shave in a two step process. I apply the shaving cream, shave with the grain, rinse, reapply the shaving cream, and shave again-against the grain. On the first pass (with the grain) I was pretty disappointed with the Fusion's performance. It did the same job the Mach 3 razors, or possibly a little more poorly. Also, the handle is heavier than the Mach 3 which makes it kinda cumbersome. Where this razor really excelled, however, was on the second pass (against the grain). Even with the Mach 3 power blades, I've never been satisfied with this until now. The 5 blades really do a nice job of reducing friction and razor burn. This blade gave me a closer shave, even in the areas that NEVER get smooth.
Another feature of this razor is an additional blade on the back for trimming your sideburns, etc. In my opinion, this thing is pretty useless. I shaped up the sideburns like I normally would before I remembered the damn thing was there. I did use it to clean up the edges of my go-tee, and I did a decent job there.
Overall, I am pretty pleased with my $23 investment and I would recommend the Fusion to anyone with thick facial hair that needs to shave every couple of days to prevent looking like a wolf. Even as I write this, a good 14 hours after shaving my face is still pretty damn smooth.
Product Review
Gillette Fusion Razor
I'd like to start this off by informing everyone that while Gillette's Mach 3, Mach 3 Turbo, and Mach 3 Power blades all use the same handle(except the power one vibrates.. annoying more than helpful) the Fusion uses a completely different handle altogether. So, when you decide to make the $13 investment on 4 blades, don't waste you gas going home, and remember to also invest $10 on the handle, or the blades are useless.
Anyway, I have very thick facial hair, so I shave in a two step process. I apply the shaving cream, shave with the grain, rinse, reapply the shaving cream, and shave again-against the grain. On the first pass (with the grain) I was pretty disappointed with the Fusion's performance. It did the same job the Mach 3 razors, or possibly a little more poorly. Also, the handle is heavier than the Mach 3 which makes it kinda cumbersome. Where this razor really excelled, however, was on the second pass (against the grain). Even with the Mach 3 power blades, I've never been satisfied with this until now. The 5 blades really do a nice job of reducing friction and razor burn. This blade gave me a closer shave, even in the areas that NEVER get smooth.
Another feature of this razor is an additional blade on the back for trimming your sideburns, etc. In my opinion, this thing is pretty useless. I shaped up the sideburns like I normally would before I remembered the damn thing was there. I did use it to clean up the edges of my go-tee, and I did a decent job there.
Overall, I am pretty pleased with my $23 investment and I would recommend the Fusion to anyone with thick facial hair that needs to shave every couple of days to prevent looking like a wolf. Even as I write this, a good 14 hours after shaving my face is still pretty damn smooth.