New Lidl 5 blade razor shaving / headshaving review. Uses GT5 system like Tesco & Cornerstone razor
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2018
- One of my viewers pointed out that Lidl were swapping supplier of their razors.
I had to go get one and review it before someone else did 😉.
Turns out it is an Edgewell Personna GT5 system razor, the same blade system that is used by Tesco and Cornerstone' 5 bladed razor systems. 
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I've been using those lidl blades for a couple of weeks now on my cornerstone razor. Really very pleased and glad to no longer be paying £14.99 anymore. Just shows you the mark up. Well done Lidl.
I was on the verge of going for Harry's then by chance just caught one of your videos. You have just saved me ££££s. Thanks for the informative videos they are really helpful.
Used this Lidl razor for quite some time and found it to be very good.
It is a great razor. So much its now the same cartridge on the Wilkins Sword barbers style 🤪
Do you think the Lidl 5-blade is as good (for head-shaving) as it was always been considering the recent re-design and subsequent brief withdrawal? I know a few people have had problems with the "trimmer" component causing accidental cuts when switching direction, although I don't think that's been a problem for me personally.
Been about a year since I purchased Lidl's 5-blade offering, it seems they are now blue and orange instead of black and white?
It is no longer the Harry's Feintechnik product, but is now the Edgewell GT5 (same blades as used by Cornerstone).
Great review will defo try this razor ! just a question to your shaving tip you shave down then up again against the grain? without getting niks however when i'v done this technique i do end up with niks and im using a gillette proglide razor any reasons why ?
I hate to say it, we all have different skin types it might be as simple as that. One common issue is that people push the razor against the face. The razor needs to glide over the top, and the blades pull the hair out the skin a little before the next set cut them. If you push you can force the skin to insulate between the blades.
The hydro 5 has a nice type of roll bar welded to each blade that helps to prevent that skin undulating between the blades (its also on their Rite Fit 5 used on home brands cartridges )
Currently in Tesco and Wilkos (see my review). They also fit onto the Gillet Fusion range of handles these Rite Fit 5.
Bought one at the weekend, and very impressed.. May well switch to this from the £14.99 brands
Valuable information.
Keep it up 👍
Inayath Khan glad you like it, plenty more videos to check out if you like what you have seen , do not forget to subscribe 😉
Would you be able to give a review on the Sainsbury's 6 blade razor(£5 at most) and possibly the Gillette Blue 2 Blue 3 disposable's, would much appreciate?
RAYMOND MAIN the Sainsburys 6 blade is the Dorco Pace 6 blades which is also used by Dollar Shave Club and I have a review of DSC on my channel that you can watch. The do however use a less stylish handle. Personally I prefer the 3 blade version to the 6 blade, but then I do not use reverse trimmers. I will add your requests to my ever growing list of requests I have. I will get to them eventually, but my hair does not seem to grow fast enough to meet all the requests I am getting.
The gillette blue 2 beats all of these cartridge razors from lidl and aldi
Which do you prefer, between the Aldi 5 Blade Razor & the Lidl Shark 5 Blade Razor? Thinking of getting one, but can't decide! Both are the same price for handle & replacement blades.
rockall66 I prefer a three blade razor system, but if it is a choice on these I would use the Lidl new GT5 system
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Cheers for the quick reply! I'm gonna buy one next week, but don't want to fork out £3.79 for both, just to find out which is best! Watching both video reviews, I got the impression that was your favourite of the two.
rockall66 Now if you check out www.BuildersBlades.com this has the Caliber range of Personna razors. My favorite is the 3 blade, but the 5 is good as well. I particularly like the DynaShave handle. Either handle though is much better ergonomically, but the good news is apart from the low cost, it gets posted, and the Lidle GT5 blades would alsi fit. Its a great razor, so Boots, Superdrug, Morrisons, Asda also sell this Calibre range on their home brands. Edgwell's personna division is king of the home brands it seems.
Is this much better than the 5 blade entechnik razor that they used to sell?
RAYMOND MAIN it is difficult to say. The more I used the Feintecnik blade the more i liked it, but the shaving style is different and requires longer strokes. I would say however that I prefer the Caliber 5 & 3 blades of Edgewell and is why for a promotion at work we used these (these are also used by Boots, Asda, Superdrug, Morrisons and others). You can see them here www.BuildersBlades.com
Talking from expirence, very smooth shave with a good razor
I agree about the orange blob and corn logo, conclusion seems to be get a nice handle and use Lidl blades. I got confused which handle is best looking/quality feel the hand. What is your suggestion please?
I use this handle.
I like the ergonomics. They dynamic head movement (similar to Gillette flex ball, but its Edgewell version).
Unfortunately, again it comes with an orange blob on the core motion button (but a black permanent marker can help lol).
I liked it so much we bought a load for our customers. Yes it fits the GT5 blades.
www.cabp.co.uk/Accessories/Builders-Blades/DynaShave-Razor-Special-Edition-Builders-Blades_TBBDS.htm
@@GeekOfShaves thank you. Bw Simon
@@GeekOfShaves thank you for this. is there a high quality very traditional looking handle for these blades available? Like truefitt & hill / Edwin jagger et cetera. Bw Simon
@@simonpayne5408 you mead like a DE razor?
Cornerstone have a slick silver handle that fits them, but it's very slippery when wet.
If you like the DE, the King of Shaves do one called Retro 4 that fits BIC blades, but you could 3D print your own connector
Are you still using the lidl razor
I’m currently using the Gillette fusion proglide with the flex ball which I find brilliant but the price not so much , would this one perform just as well and of course it’s much cheaper.
This one does not have a flex ball, so probably would feel a lot different.
Us the email on my channel about me page and I will try and send you one you might like FOC.
@@GeekOfShaves yeah that’s your dynashave one , I actually have one and it’s really good , just always feel pulled in by Gillette, was just wondering about the cien one as it looked to make light work of the shave.
@@cdolby188 the Lidle one is nice, and its blades will fit on that handle (so you get that Flexball feel. It's the Edgewell GT5 cartridge. The same ones used as Cirnerstone, FFS mens razor and Bulldogs sensitive one. But much, much cheaper in Lidle.
@@GeekOfShaves that’s great to know , I’ll pick up some blades tomorrow and pop them on that handle , thanks for the info mate 👍
Normally use the aldi 5 blade razor for face & head, fine. Just used a DSC 4 blade & worst shave ever- dragged,bumps, spots & red/sore with same kos shave oil & cream = subscription cancelled! Are aldi & lidl the way to go as i can’t afford gilette prices? Thanks for the reviews
Glad you like the reviews and I van be of help. I also like the Dorco 3 blade razor which is available as Sainsbury's home brand.
Geek Of Shaves so how do you rate asda, sainsburys, lidl, aldi & morrisons razors blades from top to bottom? Constantly rubbing sudocream in neck & have now placed a wet flannel in freezer to place on it later lol
@@markbritton6485 it really does come down to personal preference, but I like the 3 blade razor from Edgewell (Calibre 3) using the motion sphere handle. Let's face it the OEM is the but that matters and not the packaging colour of whoever is reselling it.
I'm always looking for a good deal, but not at the expense of quality. I've tried most of the online shaving systems such as Harry's, Shavekit, etc., but I personally found the Cornerstone blades to be far superior to all the others I've tried. One reason is that the width of the blade is slightly narrower than Harry's & other blades I've tried & being that slightly narrower means you can shave more successfully if you have creases or skin folds on your face. The wider the blade the more growth will be missed in the lower parts of the crease or fold of the skin. Another reason is that even though I've got quite a tough beard, the blades virtually last twice as long as the other ones I've had previously. Therefore, I'm going to give these Lidl blades a go & see how they compare to the Cornerstone blades. At the price for the Lidl blades, which is really competitive, I'm not too sure if the quality will be the same, even though they are from the same manufacturer. I'm off to try them now.
The last point to make, not on any specific make of blade, but the way you finally rinse your blade after you've used it ready for the next shave. Never use hot water for the final rinse of the blade, always use cold water. The reason, hot water as we all know separates limescale from the water, just like boiling water in a kettle, you see the build-up of limescale quite rapidly. The same applies to hot water if used to rinse your blade, it leaves a deposit of limescale that you won't be able to see but takes the sharpness away from the cutting edge of the blade & you end up with a dull blade & seemingly reduces the life of the blade. Hence, you may assume the blade didn't last as long.
You will find the blades are exactly the same. I love the theory on the hot water and lime scale build up in the blades, it sounds good, but I do not know how true it will be, but I am not saying its not true. I am litterally going to have to think of an experiment I can do to test that theory out. I litterally love this comment as it's really appealed to my Geek side.
@@GeekOfShaves Hi, Thanks for the reply. I hope you get the same results as I did when testing hot water on the final rinse against using cold water. I now find that using the Cornerstone blades & rinsing with cold water I usually get around 3 - 4 weeks shave out of a blade against 1½ - 2 shaves when rinsing with hot water. As you appreciate, the number of weeks uses you get from a blade is not wholly dependent on rinsing either way, but really on how tough your stubble is. So the number of weeks I get from the blades I use is from my experience & may not be the same for anyone else. I'm only highlighting this so other reviewers are not going to expect the same usage from their blades & they could expect less than or even more than the number of weeks use they get from their blades due to how tough their stubble is. Cheers
Perché la LIDL non tratta più il rasoio a cinque lame della CIEN?
Something about the cien brand razor,
Stefano sandicchi io ho Lidl vicino casa ad Alassio Liguria,ce ne finché vuoi.questa mattina c erano 7-8 pacchi di lame con con i rasoi cien, a 5 lame.ma io mi raso la resta con il Wilkinson hydro 5,qua in Italia non ce ,su Amazon,e Gillette fusion skinguard. Io mi raso la testa 3 volte alla settimana con questi rasoi.il massimo.
Yeah...that orange is GASTLY......and hoping to get my Sensor in next week so I can finally do a comparison shave.
I know you’re in semi retirement mate but have you tried Lidl cien 3 blade disposables? Just got some the other day, great shave from them mate for the price ( £1.35 for 4 ) I’d of done a video myself but I know you’re the king of shaves! See what I did there? 👍
That's is very nice of you thinking of me as royalty 😉, however at this moment, apart from the break I have lost my drive for a few things due to the sudden death in the family. Now having to sort out the aftermath of that event. Just taking one day at a time.
@@GeekOfShaves sorry to.hear that mate 👍
Just bought this razor I must say I like it a lot gives a very good shave at low cost was going to join a shave club but after watching some of your videos they seem to be a rip off
Howard Shore thank you for the support in watching. I think with regards to the shave clubs it depends on what you value. Do you value subscription service? Do you value them being posted (and maybe having to go collect from post office)? Do you value their social media content (but you could just like their channel anyway). If you do place a value on these then they may work for you, but consumers in the UK do not seem that bothered about these functions or paying the premium for them. Lets face it though, the premium is less than a large take away coffee from a major chain, so it wont break the bank for most people.
You should watch my most recent video on Cornerstone and this Lidl razor, I am sure it will just re afirm your view you already hold 😉
Part of a good shaving experience is the rising of the blades. If these are packed that tight I cannot see these cleaning as easy. Not for me these lidl blades
I fully understand what you mean, but I find as long as the shave prep is not too sticky like a shave oil they work great.
My local Lidl only has the old type in stock. Three different colours though.
Wolf3592 I think that might be their 2 blade system that uses a plastic handle and normally comes with 20 to 25 cartridges. I have tested this one, and I use it as my control razor when testing shave preps. It is cheap, cheerful, and gives a surprisingly good shave given its low cost.
My local Lidl has the new one in and seems to have got rid of the Feintechnik 5 blade and I don't see the 2 blade Feintechnik anymore either,one like you said with the 20 refill's. Do you think that they might replace the 2 blade Feintechnik with a Edgewell blade like the Tesco Edgewell 3 blade if they have changed supplier?
RAYMOND MAIN from what i have seen they have replaced the 2 blade Feintecnik system razor with the Edgewell 3 blade disposible razor system called Matrix 3.
The private label website might be of help www.personna.com/mens-products
My favorite all round razor is the one listed on there called Motion Sphere. But at work for the promotion we brand it DynaShave, i have a video on it and if you google the term DynaShave it will pop straight up 😉
My razor from lidl keeps falling off
Daniel Bennison maybe a bad batch? Maybe accidently pushing on the button when shaving. Or is it the whole rocker system falling out of the handle, at which point it is the button underneath that holds it in.
Not sure why I just went all customer service like 😂😂🤣🤣 but hope that helps
it shaves good otherwise though, i think it is a bad batch tbh, cheers for the info
Hi, Done two shaves with this shaver and have not enjoyed it. The Aldi one seems much better to me
Both made by Edgewell. And both used under the Bulldog brand
Geek Of Shaves I did actually wonder that, did you find a difference? Could be an interesting post to state who makes what, stop me experimenting! Thanks for the info 👍
@@MrVinylment search for my video on Cornerstone. I think I make it pretty clear in that one. Pretty sure they dont like me already with me making videos showing these things, also look up my friction free shaving 2nd video where I show all the home brands Edgewell make. They might be no 2 in razors but they are no1 in home brand / white label products.
Geek Of Shaves Just had a closer look at the Aldi and Lidl Shavers and although they are made by the same company there is a difference. The Aldi one is slightly bigger than the Lidl and at a slightly different angle. Shaved today with the Aldi one and it’s definitely better. It’s a bit odd really because when I was a production manager we just changed the packaging. Another day in the life of a shaver....
@@MrVinylment Lidle is the GT5 cartridge, Aldi is the Calibre 5 cartridge, both use the same rocker system. The same as used on the Wilkinson Sword Quattro, who Edgewell own as well.
Ever done a review of the MACH 3 - Terrible razors no wonder they are always on sale!
I used to be someone who only used a Mach 3 untill a couple of years ago, so I wont say they are terrible, they worked for me for a long time. I do think there are better and cheaper razors out there now though, so I doubt I will go back, plus I have enough razors to last my whole life.
You can go to Istanbul and get a hair implant done!
I've just tried these and I'm not impressed. It drags and the blades are too close together. The old lidal razes were much better .
If you liked the old razor then go to Harry's as they were the manufacturer, its just they charge £1.75 per blade now and are only available by subscription. Also you might want to watch my harrys razor review
Thanks, I'll take a look at that
I tried it too it was rubbish
@@zog97xy Everyone has their own preference
Man why u shave like that ... ur makin me nervous just by watchin you seriously
Did not mean to make anyone nervous