dan, i found THE perfect razor in the mach-3. combined with Kiss My Face shaving cream (don't laugh; this stuff's the best and comes in masculine scents but doesn't smell like Brut!), it's everything i could ask for -- baby butt smooth shaves, not one nick EVER, no irritation; it's just all good. so no need for me to even consider the next Big Thing. this combo's got it all going on as is. oh -- and the mach3/KMF combo works just as great on my head (i tend to shave it bald in the summer) as it is on my face.