Schick Hydro Silk Razor Review

Something I really, really love about this razor is the little gel pads on the blades - I find shaving in the shower to be a very tedious task, but with the gel constantly making my legs nice and slippery the blades just glided along my legs.

I wouldn't go as far as saying it's the closest shave ever, but I was happy with the result - no nicks or cuts and my legs felt moisturised afterwards.

I also love the little "travel case" it comes with - very handy, doesn't come off easily and does it's job.

I've mostly stuck to buying the mens shavers believing them to provide a closer / better shave. Well I was pleasantly surprised how well this shaver worked. Easy handle to grip, very close shave with no nicks and didn't even need to moisturise afterwards! Very impressed!

I love Schick razors and so I was excited to try this one with its 5 blades and it didn't disappoint. I found it easy to shave over all the curves and contours of my legs, no nicks and silky smooth legs. Result!

Legs: This was my first experience using a 5 blade razor and it pretty much blew my socks off. Previously, I have only used single or double disposable blades. Oh. My. Goodness. 5 blades are so much faster! Imagine all the time I could have saved over the years, if only I had known! I found that the razor was very clever in protecting my legs from cuts, which I put down to the fact that the head is quite big and therefore harder to apply the wrong angle and cut yourself (although in actual fact, it's probably due to the skin guards on each of the blades). The head of the razor also tilts as it runs over your curves, which is pretty nifty. My legs felt perfectly smooth afterwards, which I think was due to both the moisturising serum and the skin guards - and because the razor gave a close cut. I used the razor with a foam shaving gel which, along with the moisturising serum, also helped to smooth the path that the razor took over my legs, although I found that the strips mixed with the water on my legs made it clog up and need rinsing a lot more frequently, which slowed the process down a lot. I imagine this will disappear with more use though. Under-arms: The razor worked fine on my underarms, but because of the moisturising serum clogging up the blades and the fact that the razor head is quite large, it ended up taking about 30secs to shave one armpit whereas my double-bladed disposable razor only takes about 5secs. Can't have it all, I guess!

Bikini line: Do not, I repeat, do NOT use this razor on your bikini line! Even with moisturising and exfoliation, within half a day I had burning, sore lumps where each hair had been cut off and was trying to escape back out through my skin. Obviously this was because of the close shave that the razor gave, leaving no hair untouched by its 5 blades. But it resulted in very painful regrowth, which I do not recommend trying.

I ended up receiving this razor for free when it was first released due to a competition that was on Facebook where they were going them out every day. For me I have always purchased the Venus range which I was drawn to because of it being pink and girly. When I received this I really like the color of this razor as it just reminded me of water. I liked that the razor had five blades which was great for a nice clean shave to either your legs or underarms. I found that it was super moisturizing for my legs but the only downside is the gel they use for the formula does run out quite quickly. I wouldn't repurchase this due to finding an shaved that I prefer.

I'm personally more of a waxer but there are just times I can't wait for hair to grow back. I use sugar wax on my under arms, in between waxes and for any bits this razor is great. I don't get razor burn or nicks and cuts.

I won this one in a competition and didn't think it would perform as well as it has, but boy did it do a great job...For Travelling i would definitely take this one along with me and i think its affordable enough to maintain... i like the smoothness it leaves and the softness as well as the moisturizing bit.. overall a great razor that i would recommend to anyone..

great for people with coarse dark hair as the hydrating block helps with a smoother shave. schick have the best razor handles - easy to hold, good size.

I bought these a few weeks ago, great razor, my legs had never felt so smooth in my life. Probably on the third time i went to use it.... it was blunt? Nobody else had used it because i keep it in my room. the blades just dont last long i guess. Luckily it comes with a second head so that was handy, not the best but certainly better than alot i have tried

I recently ordered some shoes online from Wild Pair. When I received the box, one of these Schick Razors was inside. I am guessing I missed something in regards to a promotional razor...but either way, I was pleasantly surprised. I was so eager to try this and conveniently needed to shave that night so it was perfect timing! From having used Venus razors always, I was easily able to tell the differences between the brands. I did enjoy the handle on this one due to the deep grooves and the fact that it was fatter, meaning more grip. In terms of the razor, it had a nice covering of moisture around the blades, but from memory with previous blades, this moisture layer never lasts the full time the blade does. It was sharp enough but no sharper than any other I have tried and my regrowth was no quicker or slower either. I would re-purchase now I have the unit (making it cheaper) but I cant say if I necessarily prefer this to my Venus. Only time will tell!