I am sure you have seen the commercials and ads on Facebook. $1 a month for razors! I am frugal most of the time, and when my husband told me we could save $30 a month (we were spending on razor blades for him), I was all for it! We started a subscription, and then I realized I could cut out buying my ridiculously priced razor blades, too! My husband and I had an interesting experience with the product, and we want to make sure our readers know what they could possibly be getting into.
Introducing my lovely husband. Drumroll Please.
Hello!
Dollar Shave Club offers three different blade subscriptions, and then subsequently 3 different bundles with creams and lotions you can choose from also.
I chose “The Executive” option. I always used the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power Men’s Razor Blade Refills 4 Count before and it had 4 blades, so I figured would have be better than what I was using, and it was still cheaper!
Where I work, I have to be clean shaven so I go through a lot of razors shaving daily. The price was fantastic compared to the razors I was using, and I didn’t have to worry about running out since they came right to my door. It was a no brainer.
The first month you get a sample of their creams, your handle, and a little welcome packet. Every month following they send your 4 blades, and a “Bathroom Minutes”.
The packaging is definitely geared towards men, and always has little funny comments printed on packaging.
For the first few months I loved it! Amanda saw how well they worked and stole herself a few, so we started a double subscription.
After a few months I started breaking out REALLY BAD! My mild adult acne flared up so bad, and rash-like bumps anywhere that I shaved. I was sure to change my blade once a week, and was even changing more often. After about a month of trying to figure out what the cause was, I did a little research. I talked to friends who used DSC, and found that they had experienced the same rashes and ultimately stopped their subscription.
I went back to my Gillete and within in days I had clear skin again.
Great concept, and maybe better if you don’t have to shave daily, but the razors didn’t work for me. 3 out of 5 stars. A razor has to be able to used daily without causing issues!
~ Husband
Okay it’s Amanda again.
I was having zero issues when he was breaking out, and I have very sensitive skin. I can’t even use shaving cream/gel or I break out in hives. Allergic to all the things, I tell ya.
And then it happened. I broke out in hives. I thought someone gave me razor burn and then chicken pox at the same time. Burning, itchy bumps! WHAT? I normally wouldn’t take a picture of my legs, and then share it with you all, but I knew I would want to tell you about it. So this is what I looked like after shaving. 
This lasted for hours. I had to use some of my prescription skin cream to get it to calm down, and I chalked it up to old razor blade/or razor burn. Two days later I shaved my legs and the exact same thing happened.
We didn’t share blades obviously (gross), we just popped our own blade on, and switched the handle back and forth. We didn’t need two handles. Its not like we shared a blade and then shared whatever rash he had! The only thing that I can think caused the rash on both of us, is maybe the company changed something about the blades or the little strip on the blade.
I am really disappointed because I wasn’t having to buy my $22 Gillette Venus Embrace Refill Cartridges – 6 ct
If you don’t have sensitive skin, or you really don’t have to shave that often it might be better for you! They really are great quality razor blades, and the subscription is great. There are no hidden fees, and delivery is always very prompt. This company is gaining a lot of attention, and becoming really popular. I just hope they find out what is causing the random rashes on their customers, because it wasn’t just my husband and I.
I give it 4 out of 5 stars if you want to know how I rank it. The name is Dollar Shave Club. I wasn’t expecting a whole lot, but I was really confused when all of a sudden the blades were causing issues. Hopefully changes can be made.
~Amanda
Perfectly Imperfect Parenting 
This has been happening to me too! For the past year I haven’t been able to pinpoint it until I realized it was the razor that was causing me to have pus bubbles that look like pimples or clear dots all over my hands. I am wondering if this happened with just the executive or if either of you tried the lesser ones? Thanks!
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Same here.. ugly razor burn type skin rash every time I shave. I shave often and change my blades more often than ever before hoping that would help and it hasn’t. Time to return to my expensive store brand, sad. 😦
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This has been going on for me as well but only on my legs! Itching burning I literally have bruises from itching so hard. My doctor told me to stop shaving and stop the shower gel and see and sure enough the itch has gone away! My husband hasn’t had any issues.
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I had no issues using the 4-blade razor on my legs, but I noticed my armpits had red bumps on them the next day. They’re rather itchy. I wasn’t using anything spectacular prior to trying out Dollar Shave Club. I’m pretty sure I was just using a pack of Simply Venus disposable razors, and the price was comparable, but I never had ANY issues.
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