When the weather gets warmer a lot of things come out of hibernation – bears, warm weather clothing and legs. Ladies, you know exactly what I mean. No more hiding your legs under baggy sweats. The warm weather is here which means it’s time to get into a regular shaving routine. Before you know it it will be swimsuit season. Ugh! I don’t look forward to that (I’m not exactly a “bikini babe”).
Venus Global Goddess Skin provided a survey among more than 6.8M women in 13 countries. An astonishing 84% of them said that forgetting to shave would make them lose confidence fastest at the beach – even over having a few extra pounds (62%). Well, I don’t know if I totally agree with that, but I am shocked at the survey results.
Gillette Venus, a global leader in female shaving, and Olay, a global leader in skincare, have come together to create a new gold standard in shaving with the new Gillette Venus & Olay razor.
The razor offers Venus’ best shaving technology along with Olay Moisture Bars, offering the best-of-both-worlds shaving and skin expertise.
The new Venus & Olay razor has five blades to shave you close while the shave gel bars with Olay skin conditioners help to keep your skin moisturized.
No separate shave cream required either. I actually used shaving cream the first time I tried out the razor, not knowing I didn’t need it. Since then I have used it without shaving cream. It works equally as well either way. I guess it’s a person preference.
Gillette is so confident about their new Venus & Olay razor that they put it to the ultimate test as the Official Razor of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2012.
I had the opportunity to try out the new razor. It looks a little odd with the two thick strips on the top and bottom. I believe on is petrolatum to help lock in moisture for less dryness and the other is glycerin to help give your skin a “goddess” glow.
The razor is rounded and pivots to smoothly shave around all the curves.
The ergonomic handle offers you a soft grip, even in wet adn soapy environments.
The razor gave me a nice, close shave. My skin feels really nice after I shave too. My skin is not tight and dry like it normally is.
The strips are also very large so the petrolatum and glycerin should last through many shaves.
The Venus & Olay razor is available starting March 15, 2012 at food, drug, convenience and mass merchandise stores throughout the United States. A refillableVenus & Olay with one replacement cartridge is approximately $8.99-$10.99. Packages of three replacement cartridges are about $14.99 – $19.49. Satin Care with a touch of Olay is approximately $2.15-$3.39.
For more information visit www.GilletteVenus.com.
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.
Rachael says
Hmmm….. I’ve always been a razor and separate shaving cream kinda girl, but I think I’d try this if Olay and Venus found a way to make it for “sensitive” skin too. I DO wonder how well these work- I’ve never had a friend that uses them.