Electric razors... which one?
Discussion
Now fed up with mach 3 and fusion, etc and only being able to shave once every 2-3 days due to the razor burn and ingrowing hairs...
So I figure its time for a change and go electric.
I happen to walk past boot and saw this:
http://www.boots.com/en/Philips-HS8460-Nivea-for-M...
which is half price and thought it might be worth a punt.
Does anyone know anything about it, is it any good?
Any other suggestions?
So I figure its time for a change and go electric.
I happen to walk past boot and saw this:
http://www.boots.com/en/Philips-HS8460-Nivea-for-M...
which is half price and thought it might be worth a punt.
Does anyone know anything about it, is it any good?
Any other suggestions?
Woah, ingrown hairs and an electric shaver won't do the trick. YOu need a few items.
1. Badger brush
2. Safety razor.
3. Shaving cream
4. Double edge blades preferably israeli.
5. Anthony Logisitcs ingrown hair treatment or Shaveworks the cool fix.
Im thinking about moving onto a straight razor now, any tips from anyone which to go for? ( I suffer from ingrown hairs but the safety razor has cleared all that up.
1. Badger brush
2. Safety razor.
3. Shaving cream
4. Double edge blades preferably israeli.
5. Anthony Logisitcs ingrown hair treatment or Shaveworks the cool fix.
Im thinking about moving onto a straight razor now, any tips from anyone which to go for? ( I suffer from ingrown hairs but the safety razor has cleared all that up.
Edited by 4nonymous on Saturday 20th February 14:43
I wouldn't buy any shaver which needed some other kind of consumable which could, at the flick of a marketing man's pen, be rendered obsolete.
Just buy as expensive a Philips shaver as you can afford. Amazon often have good offers on them. I got one with an RRP of £200 (i.e. that's what Boots charge) for just under £120 a couple of years back.
Just buy as expensive a Philips shaver as you can afford. Amazon often have good offers on them. I got one with an RRP of £200 (i.e. that's what Boots charge) for just under £120 a couple of years back.
I'm staggered people make profit selling electrics! I have a £200 philips i never use....if a mach 3 gives you problems an electric will be grim.
As suggested above, saftey razor and go WITH the grain (which is unlikley to all grow in the same way - for example, on my neck the left side goes up and the right side goes down.....if i shaved the same way on both sides i'd have razor rash on one side!)
As suggested above, saftey razor and go WITH the grain (which is unlikley to all grow in the same way - for example, on my neck the left side goes up and the right side goes down.....if i shaved the same way on both sides i'd have razor rash on one side!)
Yeah i had one of those electric shavers with the goo inside, and tbh its absolutely s
te. I ahve persevered with it for about a year, yet every time i use it(in the end every day) i still have to shave with a wet razor. TBH i have problems with wet shaving too, but thats probably down to me, not the fusion thingy, and these philips razors are okay if you are used to an electric i guess, but it cant beat a wet shave, and if your going to wet shave, then a cut throat would be the ultimate i guess
te. I ahve persevered with it for about a year, yet every time i use it(in the end every day) i still have to shave with a wet razor. TBH i have problems with wet shaving too, but thats probably down to me, not the fusion thingy, and these philips razors are okay if you are used to an electric i guess, but it cant beat a wet shave, and if your going to wet shave, then a cut throat would be the ultimate i guess4nonymous said:
Woah, ingrown hairs and an electric shaver won't do the trick. YOu need a few items.
1. Badger brush
2. Safety razor.
3. Shaving cream
4. Double edge blades preferably israeli.
5. Anthony Logisitcs ingrown hair treatment or Shaveworks the cool fix.
Im thinking about moving onto a straight razor now, any tips from anyone which to go for? ( I suffer from ingrown hairs but the safety razor has cleared all that up.
1. Badger brush
2. Safety razor.
3. Shaving cream
4. Double edge blades preferably israeli.
5. Anthony Logisitcs ingrown hair treatment or Shaveworks the cool fix.
Im thinking about moving onto a straight razor now, any tips from anyone which to go for? ( I suffer from ingrown hairs but the safety razor has cleared all that up.
Edited by 4nonymous on Saturday 20th February 14:43
Tiggsy said:
I'm staggered people make profit selling electrics! I have a £200 philips i never use....if a mach 3 gives you problems an electric will be grim.
As suggested above, saftey razor and go WITH the grain (which is unlikley to all grow in the same way - for example, on my neck the left side goes up and the right side goes down.....if i shaved the same way on both sides i'd have razor rash on one side!)
Listen to these folks. A safety razor is the cure for your ingrowing hairs. As is the badger brush. An electric will fAs suggested above, saftey razor and go WITH the grain (which is unlikley to all grow in the same way - for example, on my neck the left side goes up and the right side goes down.....if i shaved the same way on both sides i'd have razor rash on one side!)
k you up!The brush is used to lift up each individual hair and smother the entire shaft (oo-er) in alkaline shaving foam (an emulsion of water and soap or cream, proper shave stuff not hand soap) which causes the outside layer of the hair shaft to swell and open up to the moisture thich will make cutting easier and less likely to irritate. So the first pass (if you go with a multi pass shave, I use three and one to polish and you can't fins a trace of stubble when I'm done!) you should hold the brush by the bristles to make the end stiff, further passes you can hold the handle as you've already lifted the hair on the first pass.
Map out the direction your hair grows on your face, make sure the first pass is in those directions, then take a second pass at 45deg to your With The Grain pass (So WTG then XTG) finally if you're brave and practised you can go Against The Grain for that babies bum smooth shave! (ATG)
check this thread out
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... razor&mid=38735
I bought a safety razer after 15 years of using mach 3 etc..
blades are 20 times cheaper and gives a better shave
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... razor&mid=38735
I bought a safety razer after 15 years of using mach 3 etc..
blades are 20 times cheaper and gives a better shave
I posted the below last year
I did a lot of research about a year ago & nearly bought a £200+ Philips Tri head one but I read some reviews on a Panasonic one that was about a third of the price & was the best shaver bar none that people had tried. Its shaft driven & is the fastest spinning shaver out (RPM Matters )
Its a Panasonic ES8163 but there may be a newer model (I paid £70 or £80)
It will cut 2 week groath without getting stuck (using the flick out cutter for the neck area) & cuts through the day to day stuff no problem & leaves the skin very smooth (No rash with me anyway)
Worth a punt if you have had bother in the past with Electric ones or want to speed things up shaving.
I did a lot of research about a year ago & nearly bought a £200+ Philips Tri head one but I read some reviews on a Panasonic one that was about a third of the price & was the best shaver bar none that people had tried. Its shaft driven & is the fastest spinning shaver out (RPM Matters )
Its a Panasonic ES8163 but there may be a newer model (I paid £70 or £80)
It will cut 2 week groath without getting stuck (using the flick out cutter for the neck area) & cuts through the day to day stuff no problem & leaves the skin very smooth (No rash with me anyway)
Worth a punt if you have had bother in the past with Electric ones or want to speed things up shaving.
Can't comment on these safety razors, but I have got the Phillips 1051 tri head and am really happy with it. (not much point in going for the upgraded versions IMO)
http://www.boots.com/en/Philips-Arcitec-Shaver-RQ1...
it's much smoother than wet shaving (Mach 3) in my experience but I guess it's personal preference and what your skin is like.
I paid (or rather my girlfriend paid) around £120 from boots at Christmas so that's what you should look at paying.
http://www.boots.com/en/Philips-Arcitec-Shaver-RQ1...
it's much smoother than wet shaving (Mach 3) in my experience but I guess it's personal preference and what your skin is like.
I paid (or rather my girlfriend paid) around £120 from boots at Christmas so that's what you should look at paying.
I also have an issue with razor burn and only was shaving every few days. I tried a phillips 3 rotary disc style thing and it gave me no end of trouble and I had stubble afterwards. I tried a foil razor and had much better results. I now have a wet shave at the weekend and use a Braun 3 series wet and dry shaver I got in the sales to top up with before work. That is working out well for me.
Try a mach 3 with a proper brush and soap. I find a mach 3 with just water gives me a 6/10 shave and find if i'm in a hurry, Mach 3 with "tin can" foam/gel is 7/10 but clogs the razor so never do it, Mach 3 with badger brush and proper soap is 9/10 and a saftey razor 10/10.
In short....try a proper brush soap and it may be all you need.
In short....try a proper brush soap and it may be all you need.
Gotta love PH - he asks for electric razor recommendations and gets...
...a borderline machismo contest with everyone dead keen to point out that they shave with something more basic and less convenient than the previous poster. By page two we'll have some claiming to shave twice a day with a Bowie knife and some cats piss!
btw, I'm on my second Braun, a 6522, and I find it fine for daily shaving. Far better around a goatee or for sideburns than whatever sharpened twig the PH massive have settled on by now.
...a borderline machismo contest with everyone dead keen to point out that they shave with something more basic and less convenient than the previous poster. By page two we'll have some claiming to shave twice a day with a Bowie knife and some cats piss!
btw, I'm on my second Braun, a 6522, and I find it fine for daily shaving. Far better around a goatee or for sideburns than whatever sharpened twig the PH massive have settled on by now.
I had a Philips triple head shaver.. the one that looks like a floor pollisher 
It was great, I particularly liked the fact that it's waterproof and you can run it under the tap so it's easy to clean.
I dropped it onto the tiled bathroom floor and it exploded into a trillion pieces
I know the same could be said for nearly any other shaver but I replaced it with a Panasonic Wet Shaver and it feels a whole lot stronger than the Philips did. I think the Philips had a marginally better shave but the battery life on the Panny is almost two weeks which is brilliant.
It was great, I particularly liked the fact that it's waterproof and you can run it under the tap so it's easy to clean.
I dropped it onto the tiled bathroom floor and it exploded into a trillion pieces
I know the same could be said for nearly any other shaver but I replaced it with a Panasonic Wet Shaver and it feels a whole lot stronger than the Philips did. I think the Philips had a marginally better shave but the battery life on the Panny is almost two weeks which is brilliant.
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