The next generation or something different by Gillette: "The Heated Razor by Gillette Labs"

Have to apologize, this is no Dorco but to hot no to to tell about

this is a small first lookup of the razor and the content will changes some  times and will do better pictures

Via Indiegogo I heard about the new Gillette Heated Razor by Gillette Labs,
preseries testing paid by consumers  and thouhght:
Who in hell needs such nonsense - Yeah, I need that ;-)

Paid  a small amount of money, upgraded the parcel forward service and waiting.
After some time passing, at the end of february the new Razor has been shipped by Gillette Labs and arrived with some delay here at home.

The Heated Razor by Gillette Labs

The razor came in a nice box together with 2 cartridges, a magnetic wireless charging stand, U.S. power supply, extra in the parcel a 4 pc cartridges set.

The razor itself is waterproof, so it can be used in the shower,
got 2 heating stages - yellow for 45°C and red for 50°C

The handle is grippy and has a nice touch and feel

The suspension and hinge  is different to the Fusion but gives the same feeling, control and feedback
The Flexball system is called Flexdisc with same funtionality

Check the FAQ at Indiegogo and the other pages at Indiegogo for more deatils

After doing some testing like changing cartriges (the release button is working a bit to strong)
and waiting for beeing fully charged I started my first shaving try.

As mentioned earlier I didn`t expected much whow or something else but after the
first strokes there was only one word in my mind - stunning

Really, I was impressed what difference this small heating bar brings to the process of shaving
with a system razor.
Not like the warm towel, shown in the ads for the razor, but this small warm piece of metal forced me
to shave and shave again over my cheeks even while there was no more beard or foam.

I used vibrating razors, flexball, pivot and so on but this is really new and hot stuff
In a german razor forum discussion they screamed: use a DE with hot water instead.
I´ve done that, and yeah you can get the same wellness effect with a DE, but not if you want or have to use a cartridge system.


There are no long term experiences or what the razor will look or work after some time
and with the rests of soap or lime from the water. It is not so easy to clean.

I think I will not exchange to the final product for "free" cause with shipping to and back from the U.S., customs charges and 2 times shipping cost it will be another 100,- to 150,- so I can buy the final product in future here local.

The razor pulsing with yellow/red light while heating

Razor cartridge (not compatible to any Fusion handle)

FlexDisc slides sideways like the Flexball

Seperate heating panel connected to the razor, not the blades

the heating bar is 30 x 3 mm

The razor weight 75g

Wireless and magnetic charging station really heavy (  270g)

The razor pulsing with white light while charging

Please remember, this review is of a preseries product and  some of the issues or features will/could be changed. Names or trademarks are property of their owners and just used for naming or description. I havn`t been payed or got free stuff for this review, this is my personal opinion and all cost have been paid by myself.