Gillette Venus Extra Smooth Women's Razor Blade Refills, Pack of 4, 5 blades for a super close shave

Overview

Gillette Venus Extra Smooth Women's Razor Blade Refills is one of 50 shaving & hair removal products on our shelf, compared on what buyers rated it, how many of them there were, and what it costs today. Here is how the maker describes it: 4 Extra Smooth women’s blade refills, each lasts up to one months (based on twice-a-week shave). Like coated blades: Provides a smooth, close and long-lasting shave with 10x more lubrication for an even better glide (Lubricants by weight vs Venus Smooth). That is the maker talking, not us, so read it as a claim rather than a finding. On Amazon it sits at 4.7 out of 5 across 1,698 ratings. How that compares with the rest of the shelf is below.

How it compares on the shaving & hair removal shelf

The typical shaving & hair removal product on our shelf scores 4.5 out of 5, measured across 50 rated products. This one comes in at 4.7. That's inside the top quarter. Almost everything in this aisle rates well, so the useful signal isn't the score itself but how far above the pack it sits, and this one genuinely is.

Behind that score sit 1,698 ratings, against a shelf median of 4,843. For this shelf that's thin. A handful of new reviews could shift it noticeably, so read the score as an early signal rather than a verdict.

The shelf runs from £2.10 to £54.99 and the midpoint is about £9.95. On price, this one is in the middle third. Which is where most sensible buys end up: not the cheapest on the shelf, and not the one you pay a name for.

Worked out from the 50 shaving & hair removal products we track, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →

Key features, as the manufacturer lists them

Taken from the product listing via Amazon's product API. These are the seller's claims, not our test results.

• REFILL BLADES: 4 Extra Smooth women’s blade refills, each lasts up to one months (based on twice-a-week shave)
• Five diamond-like coated blades: Provides a smooth, close and long-lasting shave with 10x more lubrication for an even better glide (Lubricants by weight vs Venus Smooth)
• 50 percent more protection: Venus SkinCushion technology helps protect skin from shave irritation with every shave after one month vs Lubrastrip without SkinCushion
• Durable blade design for longer use: Razor blades with a 360̊ ribbon of moisture for glide and a touch of botanical oils; Refills last up to 30 days (based on a shave twice a week)
• Keep the handle, only change the blades: All Venus blades fit all Venus hand pieces (except Simply Venus)
• YOUR BEST SMOOTH: Use with your favourite Venus Satincare shave gel to reveal glowing skin

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