The blades are surrounded by a relatively generous moisture cushion, which dissolves in contact with water gradually into a sort of shaving lotion, so can be dispensed with shaving cream etc. shaving of damp / wet leg actually.
The Venus has also pose a few negative / less good aspects, which are as follows:
- The smell of moisture pad is called "Sugar Berry". Since I have including some fresh, berry like imagined, I was by the scent of bubble gum but then a little irritated. Possibly something for teenagers and for adults.
- The moisture cushion dissolves relatively quickly on / saturated with moisture fully and then drops into strips / lumps. What remains is the bare blade unit and the like then already feel less comfortable at one point or another.
- I will of course do no wrong, but I have a strong feeling that year after year the blades are dull more quickly, so that the sale of replacement blades is stimulated. This is also the case with this Venus.
- Unfortunately Gillette knows its products in the pricing policies in recent years only one direction, up. Therefore, the price of replacement blades is currently 3 St. / 17 far from acceptable and far from the price / performance ratio.
My conclusion, therefore, turns out quite mixed: Actually, a relatively good razor, which is very expensive to maintain.