Gillette’s New Sensor Excel Razor, Shavemac Brush, & Proraso Green.

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  • I was asked by some viewers to try out the new Gillette Sensor 3 Sensitive Razor and while looking to order one off the internet, I found they also have a new version of my favorite cartridge razor The Sensor Excel.
    I want to see how this new version compares with the original.
    Note, the new cartridges do fit in the original model. I had the cartridge upside down.
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  • @Deadbuck73
    @Deadbuck73 3 місяці тому +5

    I’ve been rocking my Excel lately. I have a handful of handles from back in the day and the blades work just fine.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks👍👍

  • @roghaan
    @roghaan 3 місяці тому +3

    Good to see you back on the screen, i was worried for a while. But now it looks like you are fit an fine. Happy weekend to you.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Thanks, you too!👍💈💈

  • @desperatedan3985
    @desperatedan3985 3 місяці тому +6

    What heat wave, still like winter here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
    Cheers🍻🥃

    • @williamhunter5830
      @williamhunter5830 3 місяці тому +1

      Maybe the thought of Labour coming into power is making it feel cold 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      👍👍

  • @davy1972
    @davy1972 3 місяці тому +2

    The Sensor was my razor in college. It's the razor that helped me realize how much i enjoyed shaving. Will definitely have to give it a go.

  • @michaelturnbull8072
    @michaelturnbull8072 2 місяці тому +2

    Good to see you return ken I have a censor Gillette excell too,greetings from Perth Western Australia

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      👍👍👍💈👍💈💈👍

  • @Wicked-Whiskers
    @Wicked-Whiskers 2 місяці тому +1

    So many recent videos on many shave-yt channels with Proraso Green means we're digging in summertime 😊

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      👍💈💈💈

  • @Leenunes007
    @Leenunes007 3 місяці тому +3

    The Sensor was my first razor. I bought one out of nostalgia, and it's still great.
    I actually use the Sensor or Atra quite often for getting around my ears as a head shaver. Personna sells Atra cartridges for less than their DE blades ($15/100). My '77 Atra is more sturdy than my '77 black beauty, and both are more sturdy than my '77 back, knees, and shoulders!

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      👍👍💈💈

  • @kostasintzes9958
    @kostasintzes9958 3 місяці тому +3

    I missed you Ken, please enhance the frequency of your videos!!! You see how cheaper made are the newer products nowadays compare what they were in the past. For instance the car toys I was playing as a kid back in the 80s were robust with metal parts, now they're all plastic and cheap.
    Like you I love proraso green my first decent soap when started, never had a bad shave using it. And as far the lather goes do as you like.
    Happy 4th of July !!!

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you👍💈💈

  • @Daniel-ns8bk
    @Daniel-ns8bk 3 місяці тому +3

    For my quick shave, it's the Gillette Mach 3. Good feel; and the blades do well. Plus, the Mach 3 was given to us in the Military. I got comfortable with the performance from the Mach 3 Razor. Against the grain? Well, my skin is too sensitive for that, but with a DE razor I can. For the quick, down and dirty, it's the Gillette Mach 3.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      👍👍👍

  • @davestelling
    @davestelling 3 місяці тому +1

    A pleasure to see you this fourth of July, Ken.
    I have one of the original Sensor shavers, I liked it very much - but I grew tired of the cartridges ever increasing expense - so, back to the ol' reliable "D.E." for me. And, my usual sapone - the green Proraso. I've yet to try their Proraso after shave, but am eager to.
    That's so cool about your dog's natural response to the loud fireworks, looking forward to the next visit here in The Shave Den!
    Thanks, and take good care...

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Thanks, you too!👍💈💈

  • @seanstapelfeld
    @seanstapelfeld 3 місяці тому +3

    Interesting shave Ken! Happy 4th of July.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Thanks! You too!👍👍

  • @davorsixstrings1642
    @davorsixstrings1642 3 місяці тому +2

    Great one, Ken! I still believe both handles are compatible with all the Sensor blades, no matter old or new. I think in some markets they sell Sensor Excel with the new handle, the same as in this video. Some even provide both 2 and 3 blades cartridges together.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +3

      I tried again, and you are right. The blades do fit new and old. I must have had the blade upside down

  • @goldensteeltv8546
    @goldensteeltv8546 3 місяці тому +1

    Great shave. My nearest Walgreens sells the Atra Plus and Sensor cartridges, though the handles have been discontinued for a while now. Have a good one!

  • @saevans63
    @saevans63 3 місяці тому +3

    These Gillettes are available in supermarkets in Australia for $7.99 with only one blade included I use mine now and again.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      👍👍💈💈

  • @chriszanieski7992
    @chriszanieski7992 3 місяці тому +2

    Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸 Ken

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Happy 4th👍💈🎇🎆

  • @fuzz7263
    @fuzz7263 3 місяці тому +1

    Certainly no heatwave here in Blighty, more like Autumn setting in atm 🥶
    Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 and a Happy Birthday to my Dad 🕉

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Happy birthday!🎂🎂🎂🎂

  • @ripvanwincle2258
    @ripvanwincle2258 3 місяці тому +2

    I'm in the UK and it hasn't stopped raining and forecast for another week.Got the heating on tonight.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @charlesthedeadlifter4376
    @charlesthedeadlifter4376 2 місяці тому +1

    Great Vid! I'm also waiting on some returning goodies. I order Speick shaving cream and aftershave splash. Last time I used Speick was 2014 so excited to use both products again. 💈

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      👍💈💈💈

  • @JimG7755
    @JimG7755 3 місяці тому +2

    Hey Ken! Just a follow up, the blades are interchangeable! The new Sensor's blade fits the old handle, the vintage cartridges fit the new handle. You can use either cartridge on either handle! I agree, the new handle is too light! They need to add some weight.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      I had the cartridge upside down. It fits perfect now👍💈💈👍

    • @JimG7755
      @JimG7755 3 місяці тому

      @kensurfs Yes, I figured you did. The locking mechanisms are the same on both handles! Hang onto that old handle though, it's worth much nowadays!

  • @piesbob
    @piesbob 3 місяці тому +3

    Ken, you promised that this video is more than 30 minutes. But it's only 17. Where is the other 13?😭😭😭

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      👍👍👍👍

  • @JimG7755
    @JimG7755 3 місяці тому +3

    Hey Ken! I still have both my original Sensor and Sensor Excel razor from 1989 and 1993 respectively. I also have both in unopened packaging. I also have several of each on those original handles. They are very pricey, even used ones, on ebay!! I purchased that new one. It's mostly plastic which reduces the weight significantly. I find that it shaves very good though. I haven't seen where I could purchase replacement blades. I am under the impression ebay or Amazon would have them. I'll have to do my research. Thanks for reviewing this new Sensor! JimG. P.s. The new Sensor fit my vintage cartridges just fine! Are you sure you didn't try to install an old cartridge upside down? Let me know.

  • @MarkVonline
    @MarkVonline 3 місяці тому +1

    Happy 4th of July to you and your family Ken
    Jon and Emma

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks you very much💈👍👍👍

  • @joebustos3513
    @joebustos3513 3 місяці тому +3

    4:21 You were Putting The Gillette Sensor Excel Blades Wrong Bro 😂 i Meant you put it Upside down 😂😊

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Oh man, thx👍💈

    • @joebustos3513
      @joebustos3513 3 місяці тому

      @@kensurfs Your Welcome Bro 😁

  • @lisapearman8975
    @lisapearman8975 3 місяці тому +1

    Happy 4th July. Enjoy the fireworks.💥 Good review👍Look forward to the next video. British weather☂️👎

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      I remember the Newcastle weather…cold and raining

  • @livewireblanco
    @livewireblanco 3 місяці тому +1

    Ken, I don't know why you're blade didn't fit on your old Sensor but mine do. Give it another try off camera and I bet it'll fit!

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      Will do. I might have had it upside down 👍💈

  • @paulogama5782
    @paulogama5782 2 місяці тому +1

    Seen those new sensor handles with 3 cartridges
    at 9,90 euros in a lisbon
    supermarket. I still have
    2 original sensor handles
    and use them once in a
    while, although blades
    are hard to find these days.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      👍👍💈👍

  • @Mvendrel
    @Mvendrel 3 місяці тому +1

    I am most fond of the Gillette Skin Guard on a metal travel handle by Parker. This has only 2 blades and they are spaced so as to not have hysteresis. Parker also makes a short metal travel handle for Mach 3 carts that’s my 2nd choice for a carry-onable razor.

  • @leeprice9649
    @leeprice9649 3 місяці тому +1

    I just got this razor from eBay. I agree the handle is too light but it shaves well. I normally use a DE but this is good for a quick shave.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      👍👍💈💈

  • @pkj77
    @pkj77 3 місяці тому +1

    i tried that black n´blue 3 bladed Gillette its right lightweight just alright, happy 4th of July to you stay safe....cheers....Peter

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks Peter👍💈💈💈

  • @williammurphy1756
    @williammurphy1756 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice shave Ken. I think I will stick to my DE razors. Hope you had a safe 4th. Have a great weekend. 👍🎇🧨

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks, you too!🎆🎇🎆

  • @marks5777
    @marks5777 3 місяці тому +1

    The Sensor Excel was the cartridge I used just before I went to SE and DE razors. I liked the Excel 3 cartridge blades way better than the Mach 3

  • @joyghosh7239
    @joyghosh7239 3 місяці тому +1

    It's a little different Ken I mean I prefer the New blades instead of the old. I have two of them because one I didn't open and kept it for display and one I use sometimes when I am in a hurry

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      That’s what I do too👍👍💈💈

  • @juleswinnfield6930
    @juleswinnfield6930 3 місяці тому +1

    My go to razor for years...

  • @joebustos3513
    @joebustos3513 3 місяці тому +1

    Happy 4th of July 🎉😊

  • @antonio_fidalgo
    @antonio_fidalgo Місяць тому +1

    Hey Ken, love your content.
    Would be cool if, one of these days, you could make a video comparing the vintage Sensor Excel and the Astra. Recently I spent almost 90 dollars in a new-old stock Contour Plus (which I think is almost the same as the Astra with a full metallic handle) because my first ever razor was a beaten up Contour Plus I inherited from my father, then switched to Mach 3 (which is quite nice but blades are overly expensive and can't always get "aftermarket" cartridges on the supermarkets) and I would like to know if worths it to spend 60 dollars or more in a vintage Sensor Excel or not. I use safety razors too but most days you just don't have the time to do it properly - especially when it is 4 or 5 am and you have to go work - and cartridges are the way to go. Thank you very much.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  Місяць тому +1

      I’ll try. This new model and old model take that new and old blades. The vintage handle is pretty cool though. Keep an eye out for a good price. They pop up sometimes on eBay

    • @antonio_fidalgo
      @antonio_fidalgo Місяць тому

      @@kensurfs Thank you very much. Yes, the Excel vintage handle is a beauty and I might buy one in the future just to have it, but first I think I will get a nice adjustable DE razor...just need to make my mind about which one to get, I want a "one and done" kind of deal, a Firefighter salary does not stretch to be collecting a lot of razors at this point of my life (I have about 13 of them already).

  • @xbright0976
    @xbright0976 3 місяці тому +1

    Still have my Excel since I was a kid wished I could get some carts to test it for the cart I've been using a atra plus from qtr 4 1990 birth year razor with some top care atra cart when I don't feel like using a one blade also do like my proraso green products

  • @MidwayShooter
    @MidwayShooter 3 місяці тому +1

    Happy Fourth of July Ken. Are you gonna do the next cowboy action shoot?

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Yes, I’m planning on it👍

  • @blakey6143
    @blakey6143 3 місяці тому +2

    That's also my favourite razor. I still use that raiser to this day.🪒😊👍

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      👍👍💈💈

  • @Borna958
    @Borna958 2 місяці тому +1

    As a person from ex-yu country I was hoping you were gonna say Yugo😂

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      👍👍👍👍

  • @Alex-pc7pp
    @Alex-pc7pp 2 місяці тому +1

    Ken use a BIC flex 3 razor. It looks like Gillette Mach 3 but lower cost.

  • @allydz
    @allydz 2 місяці тому +1

    Nice shave Ken. The new razor you talking about, does it start with a T?

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому +1

      Yes

    • @allydz
      @allydz 2 місяці тому

      @@kensurfs Nice… Tesla indeed. Guess who else is getting it 😉

  • @joebustos3513
    @joebustos3513 3 місяці тому +1

    Plus Always Remember Bro That if The Blades Don't Fit on a Razor Handle Than it's Upside down Bro Trust me I Learned From Experience 😊😊

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      It was upside down. Now it fits perfect. Thank you💈👍👍👍

    • @joebustos3513
      @joebustos3513 3 місяці тому

      @@kensurfs you're Welcome Bro 😊😊

  • @Odinarcade00
    @Odinarcade00 3 місяці тому +1

    My Walgreens has atra blades but no handles 😂 oh well. I want that sensor excel though! Very nice shave talk 👍 ❤

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      👍👍👍

  • @charlespreiss3426
    @charlespreiss3426 3 місяці тому +1

    Best joke I ever heard about a Yugo, why does a yugo have a rear defroster? To keep your hands warm when you push it.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      lol…that’s a great one 👍💈💈

  • @AssortedEarth
    @AssortedEarth 2 місяці тому +1

    In India this is called as Gillette vector 3. Good razor for what u pay.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      👍💈👍👍

  • @waltandthecrickets1861
    @waltandthecrickets1861 2 місяці тому +1

    Do a old spice shave again vintage one

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому +1

      👍👍I’ll try

  • @MisterRz
    @MisterRz 3 місяці тому +1

    Happy 4th of July y'all! 🍻

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Same to you!👍👍

  • @terrym1065
    @terrym1065 3 місяці тому +2

    "The blade is doing its job".... if you say so Ken. Shame that so many brush makers have gone out of business, Shavemac, Semogue, Thater, and others. Hope the trend doesn't continue. Have a great day.

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      I agree. I have a brush to preview from Ukraine coming up soon.💈💈

    • @Wicked-Whiskers
      @Wicked-Whiskers 2 місяці тому

      semogue is out of business? really? 😮

    • @terrym1065
      @terrym1065 2 місяці тому

      @@Wicked-Whiskers I read this on a forum just last week. It may have been wrong, IDK.

    • @Wicked-Whiskers
      @Wicked-Whiskers 2 місяці тому

      @@terrym1065damn... they had such a nice boar brushes 😟

  • @mangOO0548
    @mangOO0548 2 місяці тому +1

    which razor gives you a closer shave Sensor 3 or MACH 3 ? and between excel and sensor 3 which one are closer? by the way I think that the Trac II give me closer shave more than Sensor Excel. Try the TRAC II

  • @SkipRoche31
    @SkipRoche31 3 місяці тому +2

    You do have white the Nike logo

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +2

      That’s true and white Nike Air Force 1’s👍💈

    • @SkipRoche31
      @SkipRoche31 3 місяці тому

      @@kensurfs
      I have a challenge for you. Have you ever done the blindfold shaving challenge?
      You should as normal but just blindfolded to give you the experience of what it’s like for a blind person to shave. Who does not use an electric shaver.
      You can only go by touch

  • @KoMan179
    @KoMan179 2 місяці тому +1

    is the sensor 3 the same as the mach3? Blades look identical

  • @MurphyGregory-vc9gk
    @MurphyGregory-vc9gk 3 місяці тому +1

    Great shave Ken I used those a lot as a young man Happy 4th to ever one and many thanks to our armed forces

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @IORIYAGAMI32
    @IORIYAGAMI32 2 місяці тому +1

    Hi there Ken. From time to time , It is good to shave using a cartridge razor....terriffic shave !

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      Yes indeed!👍👍💈

  • @tomhagloch7072
    @tomhagloch7072 2 місяці тому +1

    Do u get to the beach much

  • @joebustos3513
    @joebustos3513 3 місяці тому +1

    Kensurfs What Do you think of the Gillette Sensor 3 Version 😊😊

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      I haven’t tried it yet👍👍

  • @robbruno6713
    @robbruno6713 3 місяці тому +1

    Stuck in my house with a heat warning... 112 degrees in Vega$

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Oh man that’s hot👍👍

  • @aneeshvora4287
    @aneeshvora4287 3 місяці тому +3

    Hello sir!!!😊

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +1

      Good morning!

  • @hassyg4083
    @hassyg4083 3 місяці тому +1

    the old Gillette cartridges for sensor excel and mach 3 blades were sharper and smooth. the newer refills carts are blunter n rough idk if Gillette does it on purpose for their flag ship 5 blade to appear sharper and smoother

  • @vincemullins1286
    @vincemullins1286 3 місяці тому +2

    I don’t like a big thick lather either

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      Very cool👍💈💈

  • @tomhagloch7072
    @tomhagloch7072 2 місяці тому +1

    Ken don't waste ur time with these "razors" they don't deserve u😊

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  2 місяці тому

      👍👍💈💈

  • @shawngregory1429
    @shawngregory1429 2 місяці тому +2

    A cartridge razor ??????
    I’m gonna pretend I didn’t watch this . I’m giving you a ‘pass’ on this one, my friend.

  • @chubs2893
    @chubs2893 3 місяці тому +6

    First ... Don't know why I wrote this 😅

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому +2

      lol👍💈💈

    • @Jurrseph
      @Jurrseph 2 місяці тому

      First among equals? Wait that's something different.

  • @doubledumbass1648
    @doubledumbass1648 3 місяці тому +2

    Junk

  • @PaganiniPagani
    @PaganiniPagani Місяць тому +1

    Garbage made in China.
    we in Poland also have this thing. shaves terribly. blades made in Poland are much more comfortable and sharper.

  • @joyghosh7239
    @joyghosh7239 3 місяці тому +1

    I can grow more facial in three days than your Goatee 😂

    • @kensurfs
      @kensurfs  3 місяці тому

      My beard grows thin and slow👍💈

  • @tattedup7031
    @tattedup7031 3 місяці тому +1

    Shick hydro by far the best. Razors last for weeks.