Gillette Fusion Proglide Power Cartridge, 8-count Package

by Gillette

Product Features

• Gillette’s best shave reengineered thinner blades effortless glide
• Less tug & pull
• Microcomb helps guide hair to blades streamlined comfort guard new channels clear away excess prep
• Now consumers can experience incredible comfort, even if they shave every day
• Soothing micropulses to help you reduce friction and increase razor glide

Product Description

Gillette Fusion Proglide. Gillette’s best shave, even if you shave every day. Fusion ProGlide’s breakthrough blade technology helps deliver Gillette’s most comfortable shave ever in manual and battery powered. Its thinner, finer blades provide significantly less tug and pull and effortless glide. It is Gillette’s most advanced Shaving System.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 4 inches ; 0.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B003983I1S
• UPC: 047400302549
• Item model number: Fusion ProGlide Power
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #3 in Health & Personal Care > Personal Care > Shaving & Hair Removal > Manual Shaving

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Close Shave, August 1, 2010

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gillette Fusion Proglide Power Cartridge, 8-count Package (Health and Beauty)

There is no question about Gilette, and their need to provide a better way of men to shave their beards and mustaches, without them cutting their faces so closely, but at times they can definitely be a mixed blessing in disguise. That is proof of the pudding with their Gilette Fusion Proglide Power razor, and their refill cartridges. While the concept is right with the closeness of a shave, the big gripe about it is that the cartridges quickly get dull only after a few uses. That dullness gets very tiresome, even with the toughest of shaving creams and mixes to make it easier for your best shave. I really think Gilette needs to honestly find a better razor blade with their next brand of razor. This one isn't bad, but loses out very quickly in the long shave.

Price: C

Convience: C

Overall: C

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gillete pro-fusion proglide, September 22, 2010

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Patsy L. Alexander - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gillette Fusion Proglide Power Cartridge, 8-count Package (Health and Beauty)

First off, I have sensitive skin, and was having problems with razor burn, but this completely eliminates it. It's a smooth shave, and with any shaving cream/gel, it feels like running thick water down your cheek. I've had mine for over a motnth now, and its still sharp, so i don't know about the other review. Maybe its the way i shave. I always wash out the blade after each use, so it probably won't dull as fast as if you don't. But overall, I'm not sure if it's worth the extra for the vibration, it's not that great, and I don't use it as much. But for certain people, it might be better than for me. To each his own.

20 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad; an improvement in some ways, but not others., October 17, 2010

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J. C. Fields "Trbone" (NH, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gillette Fusion Proglide Power Cartridge, 8-count Package (Health and Beauty)

First up, my history. When I first started shaving, I used a disposable manual razor. Twice. After that, realizing shaving wasn't something one could usually get out of by choice, I bought an electric razor, of the rotary type. When the Gillette Mach 3 was introduced, I got that to keep for a backup, or for a closer shave for important events, concerts, shows, etc. Eventually I upgraded my rotary razor to a Braun Pulsonic (expensive) razor. Soon after, I tried the Gillette Fusion Power, to see how it compared. Lets just say it compared just enough to be actually worth comparing. This again went into the cabinet as a special occasional razor. About three months ago, as the cartridge in my Braun Pulsonic was aging beyond it's recommended life cycle and the shave was getting less close, and more painful, I decided to try the Gillette Proglides cartridges. I used them on my Gillette Fusion Power handle, since it's basically the same as the Proglide handle.

Here was my experience with not one but four separate cartridges:

I decided to shave at roughly the same time every day, just to get a real good idea of how it performed in relation to my electric. I also shaved the day prior, with my electric.
The very first shave was very smooth and close, with no tug and pull, just as advertised. I was surprised, but pleased. It did tend to nick up my face pretty bad, but the blades were sharp enough so it didn't affect comfort. I shave well in advance of leaving home, so this wouldn't have been a big deal. The second and subsequent shaves were dramatically different from the first one. All were painful, rough, uneven, and frankly not all that close. I was close to just heading back to the Pulsonic with two year (plus) old cartridge, but I decided to stick it out. As the strip of lubricant wore down significantly, the comfort of the shave improved. It wasn't as close, but it was almost, if not as comfortable as the first. This lasted until the strip was nearly gone, and it was clearly time to replace.
I decided at that point to return to my Pulsonic, and just buy the new cartridge, as it had served me well for two years on one cartridge.

A few weeks later, I had an interview, so I bought a three cartridge set of the Proglide cartridges. I decided that after I used the one for the interview, I would use the other two to do a slightly different test.

With the final two cartridges, I decided to wait varying periods of time between shaves, so the stubble would be a different length each time.
Overall, the results were the same as the first time, with a few differences. Any shave of stubble that was between two days and five days old was much more comfortable and close than it would have been at the same point in the cartridge life cycle with shorter stubble. The longest stubble, which was about six days growth, resulted in a shave that was less close, but as comfortable as the other longer-stubble shaves.

I don't know whether my rate of stubble growth is typical or atypical, but I can grow a nice goatee in about a week.

Overall, I think that Gillette is going in the right direction, but they need to strike a finer balance between shave quality, and longevity of blades in order to make these worthwhile.

After all the hype (which I tried to ignore, but who can, really?) I was expecting something different, and much improved. Frankly, even the few times when I turn to a manual razor, I would probably turn to the old Fusion, just because I didn't have as many guessing games. It worked until it stopped, which was just before the color from the strip was gone. Even for someone who shaves primarily with a manual razor, unless they have money to blow, I wouldn't recommend the Proglide.

Overall, my opinion is that this is a debatable improvement over the previous generation, and that it was so far over-hyped that it created false expectations. Had it not been hyped so much as a dramatic improvement, I might have given it four stars, but that type of advertising really irks me.

NOTE: This was my experience with the product, and since this sort of product depends a lot on individual faces, hair, shaving habits, etc., it's not good to draw a conclusion based solely on a few other reviews. In addition, different people expect different things from a razor. I prefer a balance of longevity, comfort and closeness, while others prefer one over the others. My opinion is: if you're an owner of a Fusion handle, you can always get a small pack of the Proglide cartridges and try them out. They may well work differently for you.