Schick Hydro 5

Runs rings around gillette – Used it for year, tried others but always came back to hydro5. Buy blades on sale, just stocked up, $ 18.00 for a shaver with 9 blades, can't beat that. I only use it in the shower with just good soap, never had a problem, close shave and never any cuts. Show details

Not any good – Shaver tugs on hair and leaves razor burn in neck and after 2-3 passes, still doesn’t cut hair, despite washing face and having a hot shower. Show details

blunt in a few shaves – The blades go blunt so quickly. It is like they have found the softest metal they could find so you replace it more often. I am going back to my other brand. Show details

Fantastic Shaver – This is a fantastic shaver, it's even better than the rubbish Phillips one blade electric shaver. The blades are Soo durable they last 6 month. Ever since I used this shaver I'll never go back to cheap disposable shavers. It's quite comfortable, durable & precise. You can literally shave against the grain , without irritation & smoothly & comfortably. Show details

Horrible blunt – Bought from chemist in Australia they are blunt and barely shave save your money packaging and look is great. The product is trash. Show details

What has happened to the life of Schick razor Blades – The last two blade replacement packs that I have bought, have no cutting life in the blades. blades that used to last 10 shaves now lasts 2-3. I have been a Schick person ever since I progressed from electric razor 30 years ago. I am ready to abandon ship. I could get 2 shaves out of cheapy shavers. Add to that there is so much confusion as to what blade fits what shaver head. It is also difficult to attach the blade. KISS, Keep It Simple. Show details

The razor suck – As of lately I get a razor blade out and are so dull they pull the hairs instead of cut them. It hurts and I am now looking for a another razor to use. I wouldn't give 50 cents for them all. Thank you a miserable shave. You use to be the best on the market. Now I could buy Dollar general's brand and do just as good Show details

Blunt Blades – Over the last couple of years I’ve purchased Schick Hydro 5 blades and found a number blunt and tear your whiskers out rather than shave them. Show details

Greatest piece of sh!t that i bought – This shaver might work on todays men with their toilet paper skin, but for us from the sixties, it don't work, it cant give you that close shave, after shave twice with my shick 5 i through it in the bin, and start use my Shick 4, with a much beter shave. Show details

Not so sharp expensive for what it is – No trimming blade. Found bulky and not as smooth as other razors. Didn’t seem as sharp Would not buy this again. Wife will use as a leg razor. Sadly not what I expected  Show details

Lubrication strip only lasts 2 shaves don't last as long as before – Lubrication strip only lasts 2 shave & find that the blades aren't as good. I've used your product for years. I've tried Gillette but that gives me a rash... Very Disappointed about it

No longer cost justified given significant reduction in packaged blades whilst the cost of the product has tripled – Great sharp blades with lubricating strip for tough beard stubble, however no longer cost justified given significant reduction in packaged blades whilst the cost of the product has tripled, hence No longer cost justified also whilst the blades frequently coming off. Show details

Crappy cheap plastic blade head falls off – My partner uses these razors and every time he does the crappy cheap plastic blade head falls off. Thought it was a bad one off, bought 2 moreand problem persists. The razor head just flicks off without much pressure to the face.

A truly rubbish razor – Who designed this? The amount of spring in this product makes it impossible to get a decent shave. No wonder supermarkets are discounting. The Schick Hydro 5 is a junk product Show details

Frustrated – I can't wait until I need to buy a new shaver set. shaving system I have a tree blade hydro and it is so frustrating. I cannot keep the blade attached to the handle. It falls off almost constantly. Even had to take the drain apart once because it went down the drain. It is comfortable to use when and only when shaving .. I cannot understand why there is such quality in the blades but the attachment to the handle is so cheaply designed. Show details

Terrible – Terrible. Have to over the same patches again and again and again. Will not purchase again. I have used cheaper razors with much much better results. Stay away from this one  Show details

1000% better than a Gilette Razor – I was using a Gilette Razor for years until they released a hate campaign towards men last year so I changed over to Schick. I can't believe how much better shaving is with Schick. So much easier and smoother compared to a Gilette razor where I can finish my shaving in half the time. I highly recommend!! Show details

NOT BAD AT ALL. GOOD SMOOTH SHAVE – Not the greatest or best shave I have ever gotten BUT A VERY CLOSE SECOND. It does a good job and give a smooth shave. I am on my third week with this blade, I usually shave 3 or 4 times a week, BTW use a good gel shave cream it helps. Schick Hydro good in my book. JoeT Show details

Great design, poor durability – Was a great product 5 years ago when the blades were made sharp. However, over the last year, my blades only last a week or two before I have to throw them out. Going to switch to Bic from next month onwards. Show details

Sorry but this an inferior shaver – Bought Schlick hydro 5 from Mollymook chemist as price was good & read on display how good they were but after first shave I could not shave my face smoothly & had to go over face many times to get rid of the stubble ect. The 5 blades dont seem sharp enough. I have other cheaper shavers which shave much better. I consider this product to be very… Read more

inferior to competitors and would never recommend it to anyone. Sorry Schlick but I wish I didnt have to experience your product.

Surely the Company CEO would use another brand – Been using for a week since the cheaper than cheap WW Alpha 5 blades are no longer in stock. So I thought I'd go up market and get the Hydro 5. Big mistake guys. My shaved head resembles that of a dementia patient who's been allowed a razor . How can an expensive product be far worse than a cheap one. I can feel patches all over my head & I've been shaving for 3X longer to get to this stage. Pull this product & get something right please. Show details

Blades go blunt too easy – Switched to schick as a bought one for my wife that I have used not to her knowledge and was quite smooth so I bought a men’s one for myself was impressed at first but blades last 5 shaves max I had owned a gillete that blades last easy ten close to twenty is it just me or these crap and overpriced Show details

I've had a BIC disposable that lasted longer – Worked great the first few times, the blade got blunt so I went to pop in a replacement, had some of the titanium replacements and of course they are a bees phallus different so it wouldn't go in. After struggling with it for a minute I decided to pop the old one in and now it can't hold onto that! Save your money and buy a single blade bic. Show details

click-back feature too slack – My Hydro5 cuts me very easily as the click-back feature, that's supposed to be a manual operation for close trimming, actually clicks-back too easily / unintentionally while shaving, and so exposes the corner of the blade/s. Cuts me to bits almost every time!! Show details

Very Good - But Possibly Problematic – One reads very mixed reviews of Schick Hydro 5, some saying it's very good and others saying it is sub-average. And actually, they can both be right - depending on what shaving cream or lather is used in conjunction with it. Schick Hydro puts out an awful lot of lubricant compared to other lubricated razors - you can see lots of gooey lubricant… Read more

coming off it and one's skin while shaving.

When I use a new Schick Hydro 5 cartridge in conjunction with the more expensive creams and gels, which are either slicker or more cushioning than the cheap stuff, I get a hopeless shave from it - nowhere near a close enough shave despite several passes - and with possible irritation from the multiple passes trying to get it to shave close enough. But when I use it with cheap canned lather, I get an excellent shave.

Further down the track, as the cartridge lubricant starts to decrease or run out, then I get a close shave using the more expensive creams and gels, and a lousier shave using cheap canned lather. I use the Razorpit cartridge cleaner to extend the life of cartridge blades, so I have actually got to the point of the lubricant being dried out and still having sharp blades.

Oddly enough, I find canned Schick Hydro shaving gel to have too much lubricant in it to give an optimal shave using a new cartridge of Schick Hydro, it being somewhere in between the cheap lather and the good creams.

Thus, keeping the above factors in mind, one can get a superb shave from Schick Hydro 5. Regards.

Best razor I have ever owned in 20 years – Amazing razor, I recently switched from a lifetime with gilette, i am sooo happy that i changed, very smooth razor, glides over your face, far superior to any gillete razor ive ever owned Show details

Disappointed – If two blades are better than one and three blades are better than two then five blades should be streets ahead. However, that unfortunately was not my experience. This product was expensive and to my mind a two blade throw away does a better job. It takes much longer to shave and to get a smooth shave I have to go over the same spot time after time. Very disappointing. Show details

Blunt blades – I don't normally use these blades as I use electric but I am in awe of anyone that has the guts to use these blunt things on their face. Their hydro 5 shaving cream also has a putrid artificial smell that I couldn't get rid of.

Best shaver ever used! – After trying so many different Gillette products I decided to try something different and to my surprise schick hydro 5 was amazing I will definitely stick with this one highly recommended.

Schick hydro 5 best razor blades ever – I've been a Gillette user for 54 years well not no more after trying schick hydro 5 lt will be my daily shaver you ask why blades last twice as long are half the price and give twice the shave need I say more

Not bad at all – I bought the Schick hydro 5 from the gold cross chemist in towradgi and found it to shave pretty good compared to the older style Schick shavers and it's a reasonable cost price shaver along with the replacement blades and doesn't cut my skin easily as well so I'd recommend the Schick hydro 5 shavers

Great Design – I was lucky enough to win this great Razor HYDRO 5,i found it most enjoyable to use ,the Hydro 5 specially with the Hydrating gel as it leaves the skin very nice ,as some one else said that they get a rash ,well that is the same for me as i am unable to use an electric shaver ,many thanks will use it all the time Very easy to use with great handle . Not enough spare blades.

Worth every cent – I am a person who hates shaving, i have always been prone to shaving rash. I have tried single, dual and triple blades, glide strips , everything. I resorted back to cheap single blade because why pay extra when they all give me shaving rash. I tried one of these recently, and no more rash! I love it! Smooth, no rash, NO RASH like all these things,a bit pricey, but worth it really