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The best razor subscription boxes for women

Our guide to the top-rated products from Estrid, FFS and Flamingo

Our round-up of razor subscription kits for women features Flamingo, FFS, Estrid and more
Our round-up of razor subscription kits for women features Flamingo, FFS, Estrid and more. (Getty)

While razors are the speediest and most painless form of hair removal, they're not without their drawbacks.

If your blades become blunt from general wear, they're immediately less efficient at leaving your skin silky-smooth, and buying new ones is a to-do task we often forget about.

Which is why signing up to a razor subscription can come in handy.

Many brands offer the ability to have new blades automatically delivered to your doorstep as often as you need.

Often they can work out more cost-effective than buying them from your local supermarket or Boots.

We've handpicked our top-rated razor subscriptions for women to help your find one that's right for you.

They span a range of budgets and packages that will make your hair removal routine that much easier.

The best razor subscription boxes for women

The Starter Kit | £7.95 from Estrid

Estrid's pretty razor set comes with free delivery.
Estrid's pretty razor set comes with free delivery.

Estrid's pastel coloured handles are all the rage on Instagram, and its starter kit is a fun, but affordable way to upgrade your razor. With your subscription, you'll receive a razor handle, two five-blades and a suction wall holder, and new blades will be delivered every second, third or fourth month.

Razor Kit | £4.95 from FFS

You can choose to have your FFS subscription box delivered every month or every three months.
You can choose to have your FFS subscription box delivered every month or every three months.

FSS (Fuss-Free Shaving) will help you streamline your hair removal routine with ease. Each kit comes with a luxe rose gold metal handle, two smooth-glide blades, a lubricating vitamin E strip, a built-in bikini blade, matching shower holder and a free travel set. Your first box will also include facial wax strips, tweezers and free engraving.

Trial Set - Mint | £5.95 from Flamingo

Flamingos's trial kit includes a bottle of shaving gel-to-foam, to prevent razor burn and soften hair.
Flamingos's trial kit includes a bottle of shaving gel-to-foam, to prevent razor burn and soften hair.

If the colourful packaging doesn't draw you in, the value for money that Flamingo offers is more than convincing. We love the mint shade, which is available in this trial kit which contains a reusable razor handle, shaving gel, two five-blade heads and a suction wall head. Your subscription plan will deliver eight blade refill heads every two months, and you can adjust, skip or cancel deliveries anytime.

Brighter Shaving Subscription | £7.95 from Brighter

Brighter's Shaving Subscription will deliver new blade refills every one, two or three months.
Brighter's Shaving Subscription will deliver new blade refills every one, two or three months.

Subscribing to Brighter couldn't be simpler. Add this starter pack to you basket and select the razor handle and two refill cartridges of choice, then add you refill to ensure the four 4 cartridge blade refills are delivered when most convenient for you.

Intuition Ultra Moisture Razor Blades | £6.63 from Wilkinson

Wilkinson's blade subscription plans are available across six different razor designs, from Sensitive Care to Quattro for Women.
Wilkinson's blade subscription plans are available across six different razor designs, from Sensitive Care to Quattro for Women.

You may not know about Wilkinson's money saving razor subscription plans, so allow us to explain. Simply select the blades you need for your favourite razor with deliveries every one, two or three months, and save 15%. Delivery is free and you can amend or cancel at anytime.

osku : Precision 6 | £2.50 from Gruum

Postage and packaging is free with Gruum's subscription plan.
Postage and packaging is free with Gruum's subscription plan.

Gruum's face and body razor has a luxury feel, with its heads infused with moisturising pads to prevent irritations and a steel handle. Perfect for a precise shave, its subscription option costs just £2.50 for blade refills, which can be delivered alongside an array of shaving and bodycare products as frequently as you like for an added cost that's still fantastic value.

Bare razor kit | £2.95 from Be Bare

Be Bare's razor handle boasts an anti-slip grip to reduce nicks and cuts.
Be Bare's razor handle boasts an anti-slip grip to reduce nicks and cuts.

With Be Bare you can choose from four stylish razor blade colours; berry, blush, mint and ghost. In your first kit, you'll receive a blade handle, two five-blade cartridges, a wall suction holder, and three free eyebrow razors. Your first refill pack will send one month after, and following that you'll recieve new blades every other month.

Trial Set | £3.95 from Harry's

Harry's kit is the complete set to shaving without irritation or dryness thanks to the foaming shave gel that comes included.
Harry's kit is the complete set to shaving without irritation or dryness thanks to the foaming shave gel that comes included.

While you may think of Harry's as a purely for men razor company, you'd be wrong – a good razor is a good razor. Its trial set is less than a fiver and comes complete with a rubberised handle, five-blade razor cartridge, foaming shave gel and travel blade cover. Your following deliveries allow you to pick from just eight blades, or including a shave gel and post-shave balm, which will arrive every two, three or five months.

Gillette Venus Deluxe Smooth Swirl Women's Razor + 3 Razor Blade Refills | £10.20 from Amazon

This Gillette set comes with three five-blade heads.
This Gillette set comes with three five-blade heads.

Amazon offers a helpful subscribe and save option so you can ensure your home is always stocked up with the essentials. When you subscribe to this purple Gillette Venus Deluxe Smooth Swirl Women's Razor you'll save 10% and choose to have it delivered anytime between every two weeks to six months.

by Amazon Female 5 blade razor + 7 refills | £8.94 from Amazon

Each blade head on this razor has a lubrication strip to prevent irritation.
Each blade head on this razor has a lubrication strip to prevent irritation.

You can save up to 15% when you schedule repeat deliveries of this great value kit, which comes with seven refills which will last you months. When you subscribe, you can opt for weekly, monthly or biannual deliveries so you'll never need to worry about using blunt blades again.

Sunny Starter Shaving Kit | £19.95 from Amazon

This starter kit from Sunny is 100% recyclable.
This starter kit from Sunny is 100% recyclable.

Thanks to this colourful kit you can keep your legs, underarms, bikini line and wherever else silky smooth all year round. Within it you'll find a teal razor handle and eight spare blades, each with a lubricated strip for a "dolphin-like glide". When you subscribe you'll save up to 15% too.

Gillette Venus ComfortGlide Spa Breeze | £8.02 from Amazon

This Gillette Venus is made from 30% post-consumer recycled plastic.
This Gillette Venus is made from 30% post-consumer recycled plastic.

This is a best-seller on Amazon, with more than 6,000 five-star reviews. It comes with a pink handle and three blades, which boast a pivoting head that will adjust to your body's contours. That's not all – the gel bars release a body butter lather when gliding along skin to protect skin from nicks, cuts and irritation.