- It looks like a science experiment.
- (woman crying) It's coming out!
- There's a little bit of blood.
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- Today, we're gonna be testing out $1 razors
versus $100 razors.
What?!
- My shaving habits have dramatically shifted
since quarantine.
I would say I'm shaving
a fraction of how much I used to
just because I'm not going out as much.
- I wish the hair my head grew as fast as it grows
on the rest of my body,
but that's just not how it works for me.
Personally don't mind body hair.
I feel like it's just a thing we've been told by society
that as women have to shave to be appropriate.
- So, I'm Latina, and Latinas are naturally hairy.
I would go to Mexico with my cousins,
and they'd be like, "Why are you shaving your arms?
Like, that's so weird."
And then I'd be in America and my friends would be like,
"Why don't you shave your arms? Like, that's weird."
And I was like, "I'm being pulled in both directions
and I don't know what's right!"
- I did realize a lot of that was shaving for other people.
And now, I'm just doing for whatever makes me comfortable,
which is a lot better and a lot easier.
First up, our $1 razor.
These come in a nice, sleek, plastic bag.
- These are a classic.
- They feel sturdy enough. It definitely feels disposable.
I wouldn't use this for too many times.
- The reviews say
it's the best cheap razor they can buy,
"Good razor for the price."
I mean, it's a dollar. I would hope.
- This razor actually has four and a half stars
with 2,527 ratings.
That's really high.
Three blades for a close shave,
lubricating strip with aloe and vitamin E.
- It looks like a very basic razor
that might give me razor burn.
- I'm afraid of her, But I'm also... we're besties.
Besties buys only with BIC.
So this is the $100 razor. It's from Leaf Shave.
I have never heard this company before,
but I also have not used a razor in, like,
I don't know how long.
(woman humming)
- Fancy packaging.
- Will you shave with me?
- So, this is the plastic free shave
for everybody, anywhere.
The Leaf pivoting head razor.
- Pivoting makes me feel good about it
because that is usually where I get into trouble.
Like on the knees.
Oh my God. Who can shave their knee right?
- Fifty single edge blades. That's intense.
This is supposed to be a sustainable razor,
which I really like,
because anything sustainable is good for the earth
and good for you.
- The Leaf razor stand. Okay, calm down.
This is even heavier than the other one.
So, does, does, does it just go like this?
Oh, she's ready for action.
- Right now it has two blades in it that I can see at least,
but it says three for the closest shave.
- You can use one or two for sensitive skin.
I'm gonna use one or two.
- It looks like a science experiment.
- "Amazing razor! It's better than Gillette."
What?!
- "Best in class. Not only great but accepts any blade."
"Absolutely awesome long handle. Now I can shave my back..."
(cat meowing)
Look, more options for everybody.
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- Okay, so I understand that it is absolutely sick
for me to be shaving my leg on my bed.
However, I can't film in in my bathroom
because the lighting is awful.
And also every time you turn on the lights
the fan just starts blasting.
So, we're making do.
- Before I start, I am going to apply some shaving cream on
just because I have very sensitive arms.
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Whir, there you go. Sorry, here's hair.
This one definitely feels very smooth.
Oh, this is hairy, and then this is not.
- Ideally, I don't want to have to go over an area twice.
I want to go over it just like once.
But so far with this razor, I have to go over an area twice
so that I can make sure that all the hair's off.
It gets clogged pretty easily,
which isn't a big deal if you're just gonna toss it out
and use a new one.
This is the area that I've shaved
and there's still random hairs.
- I'm just gonna do one run over the entire thing.
I'm not going over anything.
And then we'll see how it compares.
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It's not bad.
- The quality is pretty good for the price.
I mean, it didn't break on me,
so that's definitely a durable sign.
So, this one, I didn't leave any razor burns.
There are no scratches.
I probably could use this more than once.
- It's smooth now! It is smooth.
I feel like there are better options
if you have more of a budget.
- One leg down, one to go.
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- On to the one that I am terrified for
is the Leaf Shave one.
I'm not getting any hairs. Am I doing this right?
(woman crying)
Okay, I'm gonna be right back.
I'm gonna try and Google how to use this.
(woman laughing)
- I have a college degree.
This should not be so hard to figure out.
Okay, so this is how you put in the blades.
Like, I have two blades,
I want three,
cause it says, like, for the best shave, have three,
but if you have sensitive skin, do two.
- It's cute.
And then, look, I am not plastic.
Now we put that down,
and tighten this up.
Got our blades in.
- Oh, oh. Oh, I felt something.
Oh, that was so scary.
That was such a weird feeling.
Look at all this hair that I just clobbered out.
Well, this one definitely feels like
it's grabbing a lot of more hair than the other one.
I'm terrified of using this razor.
The smoothness, (woman gasping) phenomenal.
- I can say, holding this one feels a lot better.
I don't have to move my wrist at all
'cause it just does the bendy thing, the swivel, you know,
and it makes it way easier.
I feel like I'm doing this one a lot faster
'cause I'm not as scared of the (beep) low-quality bleeds.
- Okay. So it looks like I did
actually cut myself a little bit.
Not this one, this is old.
But there's a little bit of blood.
I don't know how that happened. I didn't feel it.
I will say it's not getting as clogged
as the other one does.
And I think I'm getting a better hang
of using the pivoting part.
- I think, durability, this one's gonna last me
a lot longer than the BIC one.
The quality is incredible.
It is very freaky to me though
that I can like literally feel the blade.
- [Vivian] I will say it's not getting as clogged
as the other one does.
And I think I'm getting the better hang
of using the pivoting part.
- This one has a lot less clumping of the hair,
and I definitely had even amounts of hair on both legs.
So, something to note.
- I think for the BIC one I'm giving it a five.
So easy to use.
The durability could be quite an issue
and it's not very eco-friendly.
So, you know what?
I'll change my rating to a four because of the durability.
I was rooting for you Leaf Shave!
Like I said, I could feel the blade on my skin,
like taking the hair out, and it really freaked me out.
Now, we're giving the Leaf Shave three point five.
- So, out of five stars
I think I would give the BIC ones three and a half stars.
For its price though, I'd give it like a four and a half.
For being $1, it definitely gets the job done.
The $100 one, I would give it a four and a half out of five.
Having to reload by myself was kind of unnerving.
And also, paying $100 for a razor,
I wanna have every single hair picked up
on that first shave, which it didn't necessarily do.
I'm definitely gonna keep the $100 one,
shave off the $1 one.
- The $1 BIC razor. I think it works fine.
If you have $1, $2, $3, it's a fine way to go.
It's really good in a pinch.
It did get the hair off my legs,
which is the whole point of the razor.
But, I don't think it's the best option.
So, I'm gonna rate it a three.
As far as the $100 Leaf Shave razor.
I like it. I feel like there's a big learning curve.
The pivoting part of the razor,
I've never used anything like that before.
So, I'm going to give this expensive ass razor,
I'm gonna give it a four.
I think both of these work,
it's just whatever works with your price point
and you're hair needs.
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