Amazon Basics 5-Blade MotionSphere Razor for Men with Dual Lubrication and Precision Beard Trimmer, Handle & 2 Cartridges (Cartridges fit Razor Handles only)

Good value for price
So, female here and tired of both “pink tax” and the prices of Gillette blade replacements. I’ve tried everything – multiple women’s brands, then I decided to try men’s. I didn’t like any of the ones that were going to be more affordable in the long run, usually because it wasn’t a close enough shave or just wasn’t the best value for the cost. I figured with the price of these, it couldn’t hurt to try them. I was so impressed after trying it out, I immediately ordered more cartridges for it. Super close shave, has a decent weight to the razor, and overall excellent value for the price.

Good bang for buck – lower quality than Gilette
Used Gillette for years, but after seeing the much more affordable cartridges from Amazon I decided to give this razor a shot. Overall it’s a solid razor, however the quality is lower than Gillette. That’s fine, and expected at this price point. It will serve me just fine, and I have basically switched from Gillette to Amazon’s razors simply for the competitive pricing. It has a precision razor which is not as effective as Gillette. Overall if you are a bit more price conscious, I think it’s worth to get this razor. However if you are expecting the same quality to Gillette you will be disappointed.

Waste of money. Or is it?
I hate writing bad reviews, but the razor blades on this shaver are so dull that it has caused me to rethink my boycott of Gillette. They don’t even work going with the grain of your hair follicles. I would not suggest trying to go against the grain. Ouch! I had to finish my shave using the Gillette Atra Plus (a two-blade razor).After review: I was still feeling bad about writing this review. It dawned on me after using the Schick razor that the Amazon Basic has a purpose. I use it as an “after shave” razor. I use the Amazon Basic shaver after I first shave with the Schick shaver. That way I can give more life to my Schick blade and have some use for the Amazon Basic razor. Once the Schick clears out the heavy bush, the Amazon works well to finish the job. The Amazon Basic is a good finishing razor. It might work well for those who shave every day.I haven’t used multi-blade razors in a long while, but I am learning that they work best with a heavy lather of shaving cream… so that the blades can’t all reach the beard. The first pass hardly touches, but it does enough to make the second, third, and forth passes much easier as the lather diminishes. Using this razor, you just have to start shaving differently.The “after, after review”: The added another star. The more that I use the razor, the better I like it. It doesn’t work well if your hair grows a few days old, but it works great if you use it daily. I shave every three of four days. If I was shaving everyday, I’d give it a five-star rating, but as it is, the blades seem dull to other blades that I am using.

Horrible
I got this to see if it was as great as some of the reviews, it was not! If you have used the Gillette Superglide, this is nothing like it. I could tell immediately it was gripping and ripping through my hairs like an old dull razor. When I flipped it over to get my nasal hairs, it was worse. This is just a horrible razor. I was getting this to save money on my Gillette superglide but it’s not even close. As a matter of fact, this razor and whoever is selling it should probably be sued in a court of law for a crappy copycat razor. The connection to get the razor onto the handle is not a push on and you can tell someone had to redesign it to make it work without being like the original. Honestly it’s awful. You would try it and verify everything I just said is 100%.