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The Azor Pola Hybrid Synergy System Razor. Which? Best Buy April 2009! Click on the image to find out more about the Which? reviews.

The King of Shaves Azor has been awarded 'Best Buy' status by the UK's leading unbiased consumer product magazine.

No mention of Wilkinson Sword or Gillette Fusion Manual, the other razors rated were Gillette Fusion Power (handle £9.99 versus our £4.99, cartridges £2.50 versus our £1.25) and the 11 year old Mach3. Here's what Which? had to say:

71% King of Shaves Azor £4.88
The four-blade Azor from King of Shaves looks more like a tuning fork than a razor but it delivers a close and comfortable shave at a reasonable price. Rather than a pivoting head, the Azor reaches the nooks and crannies of your face by the blade cartridge being fitted to a flexible rubber head, a bit like a bendy-toothbrush. It comes with three replacement blades. There is a version in black (Warp), white (Pola) and a limited-edition.

And, perhaps most tellingly of all, Which? made the following comments:

The costs of using a shaving system
Replacing the blade cartridges for a shaving system can be expensive and, unlike printer cartridges, you won't be able to find cheap unbranded blades to attach to big-name razors. Manufacturers are keen to protect their razor-innovations and Gillette have 70 patents on the Fusion alone. We found that the six shaving systems we tested had similar durability, but there were striking differences in cost.

For example, when we checked, the Azor from King of Shaves was half the price of the Gillette Fusion Power Stealth and came with three replacement blades, while the Power Stealth came with one. And buying a pack of four replacement blades for the Azor was half the price as well.