I use Gillettes Mach3 preferentially because I do not have a very tough beard and I'm a slacker who shaves than 2 times a week, sometimes even 1 time (!). In a way, I have the same smooth skin if I have to return to some places to complete the cut for it must clear (some sloping areas are difficult to reach in one pass). A blade takes me well one month, so a shaving pack lasts me 1 year, and I almost did shave in manual. Anyway I'm happy with the contents of the package, the storage box with 4 blades (x3) that can store safely protected from cutting. I think the quality of the soap Barbe and its application strongly influences the quality of shaving, especially when the blades have already made several passes.