Product Review: HeadBlade
Okay, here’s a review that will probably be useless to a lot of people. I’m posting it mostly for the handful that may find it useful.
As someone who goes bald (voluntarily) from time to time, I find the HeadBlade to be a pretty handy little item. Traditionally, a straight razor is supposed to give the best shave, but to be honest, the prospect of using one gives me the willies; I think my head would end up looking like a well-marbled New York strip steak, which wouldn’t be a good thing. That’s where the HeadBlade comes in. There are two designs: the Classic, which uses standard 2-blade Atra cartridges, and the Sport, which uses a triple blade, and comes with a set of little wheels (somewhere there’s an awful lot of Matchbox cars on little tiny cinderblocks). It’s thoughtfully designed, a hell of a lot easier to use than a conventional razor when you’re trying to de-fuzz your dome.
Well, mostly. Even granting that I’m clumsier than the average person–which is giving me more credit in the coordination department than I probably deserve, incidentally–it doesn’t do a great job on the neck and back of the head, and trust me, I’ve tried it every which way, including several that weren’t listed in the instructions. So I end up using the HeadBlade on about 3/4 of my head, and my triple-blade conventional razor on those harder-to-reach bits.
When all is said and done, that’s a minor setback; the HeadBlade mostly does what it’s supposed to do rather well. The Classic will set you back anywhere from 12 to 14 bucks, with the Sport going for somewhat more than that. If you’re in the habit of shaving your head, it’s money well-spent. The company also makes a line of other, related, products, from shaving creams to moisturizers to t-shirts.
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