The new Dollar Shave Club Executive 6 blade razor 2020

With the support of Phil Deppen I'm now able to show the new Dollar Shave Club Executive 6 blade razor. He did the shopping at DSC for me and scheduled my parcel to the forwarding service. Thanks again Phil.

 

The orange striped razor handle from Phils video review looks to be the standard handle for the 4 blade cartridge. A real grip monster, rubber wherever you hold the handle while shaving head or face. But there was a second patent that I didn't pay much attention to

So what if you want a slimmer design just for your facial routine?

Here we go with the all black Executive 6 blade handle, slimmer, rubber only where needed, just a beauty.

So here are some fast impressions, I'll try to make some more detailed pictures this weekend. Also try to write a small and fast review of the new razor and all the amazing details.

 

 

 

I don't want to disassemble the cartridge before using it for some shaves, but I see the same round spot welds I saw earlier on previous KAI razors. Personna has similar circular welds, but they use 12 instead of 11, the dots are smaller at KAI, the blade steel looks frosted, not as shiny as the Personna blades

 

Please remember, it's just my guess. But in my opinion the cutting blades are made by KAI

Dollar Shave Club Executive - is the new razor not made by Dorco?

Visiting a spanish razor forum can change your knowledge of the small razorworld you knew before in a massive way.

There are some well known companies in the consumer market for cartridge razors, even the OEM markets and brands are clearly marked, so are the subscription services too.

P&G with Gillette has no known white labels, trying to grab the second market with the Gillette 5 and 3 - existing cartridges with new handles. They got their own Gillette Subscription Club

Edgewell Co. owns Schick/Wilkinson and Personna. They cover with the Personna razors a wide range of shaving clubs worldwide and in the OEM markets.

BIC is a smaller player in the system razor market, but they get their own subscription service in the US, UK, France and AFAIK also delivers some cartridges for KOS.

KAI from Japan, mostly known for making DE blades or disposable razors for the US and the european market, they also produced some of the earlier King of Shaves blades.

Dorco is one of the big global players, present nearly all over the world. Big within OEM and subscription services. They also started their own subscription services in the UK, India etc.. But in the US most known to be the producer of the Dollar Shave Club cartridges. So DSC was always known for using the Dorco razors, even after becoming part of the Unilever universe.

Back to the spanish razor forum, in this post a always really well informed user brought a video about a new DSC razor to my attention.

A razor with a new hinge and connecting system, a 6 blade cartridge thinner then seen at most 3 blades razors? Not compatible with any known system worldwide? According to the existing videos with a great blade quality? Incredible that nobody reports about it. And I should have missed such an innovation by Dorco? Mhhhm...
 

But what's that, welding points on a Dorco blade? Skeptical about this change I started digging a bit in the www. First check with some bigger chinese manufacturers for 6 blades and a lookalike connecting system like seen in the video from notahairmodel. No results.

The next weekend I started searching for patents of connecting systems and cartridges for razors with different variables. Don't ask me today how I found that picture within the first 10 pages of search results.

Great - I found the patent for the cartridge design, but not a direct connection to any other razor company. The inventor "Shlomo Zucker" (who by the way is also connected to the Rolling Razor and the Defender razor) shows the new DSC razor on his website.

 

I was not able to connect the "PERSONAL CARE MARKETING AND RESEARCH, INC." or later the "PCMR INTERNATIONAL LTD" to any known player in the razor market at first.

Cutting a long and exciting story that should  later be told more widely with all the links and pictures in a video.

 

The PCMR finally led me to the Dollar Shave Club Israel Co.who builded their own razor factory in Israel! Also part of the Unilever Company. The PCMR also led me to a company named Universal Razor Industries, who partnered with KAI in different ways earlier. So not sure what exactly is produced in Israel, only the mounting of the self produced cartridge parts with delivered cutting blades, or the whole cartridge process from plastic to steel (can't imagine that)

So could KAI be the producer of the new DSC cutting blades?

I will never get 100% proof of that, but there are some circumstances between persons and company names that are showing up often in the different search results. Without having one of the new blades to compare with the KAI blades I own,  I can only guess.

But I'm sure there is no other manufacturer who uses 11 round welding points (should be infringement of patents). Then some long time existing partnerships between involved companys. So IMHO KAI could be the partner for producing the blades of DSC's own new Executive 2020 razor. 

 

Not sure where the journey is going, from the comments in Phil Deppen's video it sounds like the new razor is actually only sold or offered to customers who are not satisfied with the previously delivered Dorco razors.

But building a new razor factory to satisfy just some thousands of customers in the U.S.? We will see what will happen next. Interesting that in a video from another always well informed observer of the razor products, a german lettering on the cartridge holder is mentioned (4:50)

 

So it looks like Unilever really built his own razor business from base to top and produces cartridges in Israel with cutting blades from KAI? The handles should be made in China like all the others do.

My special thanks goes to the user Setent at Foroatfeitado, to Phil Deppen with his vlog  and also to the Geek Of Shaves with his great videos .

Without them I would never have found out that even in the small so well known razor world always some big surprises are possible.

 

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 blog, this is my personal opinion and all cost have been paid by myself.
 

The Dorco Pace 3D and the Dorco Pace4 Style hits Amazon under the Shave it brand

Good news if you are interested to buy Dorco razors and want access to the full range in Europe.

The new Dorco Pace 3D and the Dorco Pace 4 Style are now part of the Shave it family sold by amazon

 

The new Dorco Pace 3D is available under this link , the only difference is you get the new Dorco Pace 6 pro cartridge instead of the 7 blades one

 

 

If you want the 7 blades cartridge in Europe without buying via ebay you have to choose this link , not the newest cartridge, but the only one I know available inside Europe.

The Dorco Pace 4 Style can also be found at Amazon, just follow here ,
with the known new Doroc Pace 4 pro cartridge.

 

 

To check if the new razors are directly available switch to your country by changing the domain in the links (working and checked for .de, .it, .es, .fr ) and delivery country.

Both razors are at a higher price range then before known from the Shave it razors. Compared to the prices for imports  via ebay still bearable.

Here some pictures of the Dorco Pace 4 Style
37g without cartridge, metal frame with soft rubber, the silvergrey plastic upside looks a bit cheap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rest of the range

Shave it Value is a labeled TRA4000  with Pace 3 (V2) cartridge

Shave it Pro is a labeled FVA1000 or Dorco Pace 5 pro

Shave it Grand is a labeled SVA3000 or Dorco Pace Classic with a 6+1 Dorco Pace6+ cartridge

Shave it 4 blades is a labeled FRB5002, the Dorco Pace 4 style or Dorco Pace 4 pro

Shave it flexible is a labeled SXDA1000 orDorco Pace 3D with Dorco Pace6 pro cartridge 

All amazon links are just for your comfort and no referal links

The new Dorco Pace 3D Motion - first review

Here we go

The razor arrived this weekend and I can give you a first review of all the new features.

I got the razor via ebay for $18 and found it on gmarket and ebay if you are outside of korea

Dorco started with a new package design, not the big plastic boxes like before, now a cardbox with glued blister, so less plastic. The RFID chip is inside the blister.

So have a first view on the new handle. Nice handling, good weight (51g) and excellent grip. The structure on the upper side of the handle is different from the Dorco Pace 6 Pro but also gives good control. On the lower side of the handle there is a soft rubber for optium grip

nice logo detail in 3D

the new cartridge with cap and the new 3D Motion system

the different structures on the soft rubber

left the Dorco Pace 3D Motion - right the Dorco Pace 6 Pro

How does it work compared with the Gillette Flexball system?

First of all with less force. While the flexball needs a lot pressure to follow a curve, the Dorco Pace 3D Motion works nearly force free. IMHO it has a bit of a wobbler. It moves even if you only shake the razor gently. At the first moment it is like there is no feedback from the razor, but you have control about the movement every second.

As mentioned in the earlier post about the Dorco Pace 3D Motion the system is working with 2 magnets to recenter the cartridge position instead of the small spring steel at the Flexball. Maybe Dorco will change the strength of the magnets with a later edition of the 3D Motion system.

The angle of the movement looks the same for both razors.

Flexball vs.Dorco Pace 3D Motion

You can see I have to fix the position of the Flexball to stay in that position cause of the force from the spring steel, while the Dorco Pace 3D Motion stays in the moved position.

What else is new?

The honeycomb structure of the rubber guard bar has changed compared to the original Dorco Pace 7, the docking system at the cartridge is modified, changing cartridges needs less force with the eject button. Those 2 changes also belongs to the Dorco Pace 7 II refresh, which has a blue color scheme with gunmetal instead yellow with chrome for the Pace 7 II. The Dorco Pace 7 II  has only the modified honeycomb bar. But I`m sure Dorco is always modifying and optimizing a lot of detail

The docking system is still compatible to all Dorco Pace cartridges starting at Dorco Pace 3

left Pace 7 original - right Pace 7 II refresh

old connection system Pace 7 original

modified connection system Pace 7 II refresh

The new cartridge for the Dorco Pace 3D Motion uses the new blades of the Dorco Pace Pro series but still has no trimming blade. The protective cap for the cartridge is a usefull detail while traveling.

new Dorco Pace 3D Motion blades vs. Pace 7 II refresh

Here the new handle of the Dorco Pace 3D Motion compared with the Pace 7 original and the new Dorco Pace 6 Pro handle

Here a small video with the new 3D Motion system and the Flexball

As always:

This is no promotional blog and the razor was bought and paid by myself. Trademarks or product names are property of their owners and only used for description. This post represents my personal opinion.

The new Dorco Pace 3D Motion

This year Dorco is hitting the market with one more new feature

Remember the first thought when I saw the rounded Dorco Pace 7 head of the handle - oh is there a movement possible? No not with that razor, but now there is the new Pace 3D Motion handle by Dorco

The new Dorco Pace 3D Motion comes with a flexible swivel on  the head for better follow the conturs of your face.

While I´m still waiting for my ordered razor to arrive I can only provide with a few screenshots

Different to the systems of Gillette, Personna/Schick this movement is controlled by magnets!

One magnet fixed in the handle and one magnet in the moving part of the pivot will controll the movement and the recentering of the razor head.

According to the pictures it should be a side to side movement, no aditional suspension of the head

I`m curious  how this new system  works in comparison to the other flexible systems on the market so far.
So stay tuned

The Dorco Pace Pro Series

While the Pace 5 is sold as Pace 5 pro in the U.S. there are new handle and blades coming to Europe.

2nd Update

The Dorco Pace 6 pro and the Dorco Pace 4 pro (with its own handle) are also available at the U.S. via amazon now. The Dorco Pace Power is not longer listed at the Dorco U.S. site

Update:

I did a shave with the new Dorco Pace 6 Pro comparing with a Doroc Pace 6+ head.
Both shaves were fine, with a little advantage for the new Pro blades.
I like the new trimmer, you can`t cut yourself like it happened easily with the old 6+.

First what is the difference between the old Pace and the new Pace pro?
Dorco optimized the blades and the space between them, slimmer cartridge design, new rounded lubrication strip, new soap/foam handling, trimmer blade with comb and guard and an upgraded connecting system, still compatible with every Dorco Pace blade from the Dorco Pace 3 upwards.
So now you can get a razor with 4, 5 or 6 blades with trimmer from Dorco with the new Dorco Pro series

You can find  most of the information at the updated Dorco Global Website
at the last 2 pages of the Company Profile Brochure

Don`t want to put screenshots here without  permission from Dorco.

The catalog is not top actual (downl.19th Aug 2019 without the new Pro series and the updated Pace7 II fresh), the DorcoPace Page will be a better source for the newest pictures and razors

There will be the new Pace 6 pro (aka Pace6 style in Korea) with new formed handle with nice structure at the upper side of the handle, sandwave structure for better grip at the downside and all the other new features. In addition to the 4- or 5-blade cartridge there is a second gliding/lubrication strip before the blades.

the new Dorco Pace 6 pro

the new Dorco Pace 4 pro blades

There are Pace 4 pro blades (with trimmer) via amazon.co.uk available with the new Pace 6 pro handle.
didn`t find the new Pace 4 style handle, but if I compare the pictures at the DorcoPace Page it looks like a cheaper and more light version. of the Pace 6 Pro handle Like the 2 different handles of the shave-it Pro and the shave-it value aka Pace 5 pro and the  TRA4000 aka shave-it value

I`m sure the handle and blades are coming to several European supermarkets later this or next year.
I know the Pace 5 pro was available at the spanish Aldi according to an entry at this great spanish razor forum

The new handle has a weight of 42g (P5 35g, P6+/XL 47g) without the blades, the top of the handle has  structure in a dark brown color (not like black carbon like most pictures show), downside sandwave structured rubber for better grip.

Here are some quick photos

lubrication strip yellow on top additional moisturising green

the new docking connector for the pro series

top left to down right: Pace 4 pro, Pace 5 pro, Pace 6.1, Pace 6 pro

the trimmer blade behind the comb

that´s in the box if you order via amazon uk

more details about the new features

ingridients in the strips

 the 3 Dorco Pro heads in sideview

details with the old Pace6+ and the new Dorco Pace 6 Pro cutting blades

left the new Pro blades

the trimmer blade behind the comb

Here a video from Dorco about the features of the Pace pro series

Here is a video from the turkish Dorco site with english speaking text about the bended blades

Last but not least a nice overview about the production

So if you see one of the new Dorcos in the wild at any supermarket in your country - mail me or leave a comment.

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.