Considering most Gizmodians – myself included – sit comfortably on the geek side of the manliness spectrum, that doesn’t mean we can ignore personal grooming. Well not for long, anyway. Fortunately, the good folks at Gillette reckon us geeks need looking after as well, so they’ve given us 25 Gillette Fusion Phenom packs to giveaway this week, so 25 of you can all enjoy what they reckon is their most comfortable shave. And if you happen to be a Holden fan, you’re in for an especially big treat.In the pack you’ll get a Gillette Fusion Phenom backpack (worth $19.95), a Gillette Phenom razor (worth $12.99), Gillette Fusion aftershave lotion (worth $9.99), Fusion Power Phenom Hydra Gel (worth $6.99) and a Holden team cap signed by Mark Skaife (It’s worth $29.95 unsigned, but who knows how much you could sell it on ebay for it’s worth with Mark’s signature?)
To enter, you need to tell us in 25 words or less, “What’s the closest shave you’ve ever had?” in the comments section below. The competition will close at 5pm on Friday May 1 and winners will be announced next Monday, May 4. Full Terms and Conditions can be viewed here (pdf file). Good luck!


















steve Clarke
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:18 PMno… i don’t want one. how boring of a prize pack.. mark skaife’s signature! closest shave i’ve had was when a truck missed me on the road when getting out of my car!
Jon Beever
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:29 PMShaving my balls, slipped over in the shower, cut myself pretty deep, doctor said a few millimeters more and I would have lost function….lucky!
Hairy A-RAB
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:29 PMi was doing some downstairs grooming, and lets just say it wasnt pretty
Nathan
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:30 PMMy closest shave: Ball sack…
Steve
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:40 PMMy closest shave was when I almost signed up for Optus Broadband.
Rhys Keane
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:42 PMi have shaved up, down, left, right, diagonal and still can get my italian face smooth. Maybe the gillete fusion will change that
Giff
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:11 PMThe closest shave i’ve had is almost losing my job for browsing typical websites such as news/technology blogs, including gizmodo, Close Shave!
Sam with the sharp wit.
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:20 PMA close shave? I just started shaving this year – I got most of the hair off… and my face. ;-)
Aaron Divitini
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:30 PMClosest shave i get is from my Phillips CoolShave, or so i think, mebee i need to Try the Phenom!
simon
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:33 PMchoking on my teenage mutant ninja turtles collector coin thinking it was chocolate (i was 6 yrs old), i survived! ninja powra ftw!
Matthew
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:35 PMAs a teenager, wanted to be cool, borrowed my dads razor to shave.
Left ginger whiskers in razor, blamed my brother, got away with it.
hugh
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:42 PMThe closest shave hey…
Start word count… now.
When I was a kid I got stuck in a tin trunk with 2 other people for about an our, not fun.
Raf
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:42 PMMad gunman on the roof of Chadstone when I was a little kid, fired some shots (no-one died) then killed himself.
Matt H
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:55 PMCrack, back and sack!
Greg
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 1:59 PMi was driving in the country, when a herd of kangaroos jumped across the highway, one jumped on the bonnet, but luckily, none were hurt
williamo
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:00 PMWas having a puke in the bathrooms at work after a HUGE night out. Walked out just as the CEO walked in – to my cubicle.
Edward Trinh
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:07 PMDriving to work on a rainy day, while changing radio stations; the car in front of me braked suddenly. I missed him by centimetres and it shaved half the stubble off my face…
Nathan Walters
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:25 PMClosest shave…Actually going to buy Vista, day before they announced Windows 7!
Adz
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 2:30 PMFree fall skydiving about to open my chute when I noticed a canopy below me. Decided to move forward before opening. Scared other diver.
feral
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 3:36 PMThe rear wheel bearing on my GSXR exploded, the wheel locked up, I skidded through a gap in oncoming traffic into a ditch.
Stone
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 3:56 PMSwerving to avoid a small girl who ran out from oncoming traffic on a busy street as I returned home on an otherwise perpetual evening.
david b
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 3:59 PMmy closest shave was when I walked into a bank in the middle of a robbery – bullets flying about as I hit the floor, face down & pretended to be dead – shaving my chin in the process… needless to say I survived & the scar on chin is a memento!
Mick Sturdy
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 3:59 PMThe closet shave I ever has was when a petrol fuelled water heating coil blew back in my face. I lost hair, skin and eyebrows
Franky
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 4:05 PMok ok – got the message – must wash! but don’t need the ‘gilette’ treat anymore. my gf got me the greatest skin care pack ever recently. good news: it’ll last a little while … again: must wash! ;-)
iNoob
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 4:20 PMWas coming in to land a glider decided to cut in on me. No radio call or anything. Was probably about 50 feet between us.