Electric shavers

[gun12b]

Fancy a change from the razor
Any recommendations ?

[AlexC1981]

Traditional electric shavers don't work for me. I think my beard hair grow too flat against the skin for them to cut effectively. I bought a Philips OneBlade and it's a total gamechanger. It's the only thing that works for me apart from a wet shave.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Panasonic are really good.

[The Gauge]

Before spending big money on one, buy a SweetLF IPX7 Electric Razor from Amazon for £27. I have one and they are equally as good as any of the big branded shavers I've had, and the battery lasts for about 7,000 years on a singer charge.

[alabbasi]

This is a tough one as good electirc razors are expensive and cheap ones might not be good. If you can get a solid recommendation on a cheap electric. Go for it. I tried them when I was in my teens and spent good money on both a Philishave and a Braun. I hated them because I never got a satisfactory shave and it irritated my skin.

I now shave with a straight razor shavette. It takes a bit more time, but I can go 2 days before I get the afternoon shadow from a regular triple blade cartridge razor. 100 Russian blades last about 4 years and cost under $15.

[Deranged Rover]

I have a Braun Series 9 all-singing and dancing foil shaver with cleaning station and it's pretty decent.

However, I bought a cheap no-name electric foil razor in a Chinese supermarket in Singapore 5 years ago when I forgot my Braun's charger whilst on holiday there. You have to move it very slowly over your face otherwise it pulls out as many hairs as it cuts but, depressingly, it gives a much better shave than the Braun.

Consequently I'm thinking of changing the Braun for something that gives the shave of the Chinese cheapie, but the lack of pain of the Braun, but have no idea what to look for.

[AC43]

I have to avoid shaving cream as it irritates my skin. But I have tough stubble so need a decent electric shaver. I use it in the shower with shaving oil (well, Oilatum, actually, as it's way cheaper),

I had the old model Braun 7 for years. Eventually the switch packed up so I bought another one. I got several years out of it before the head lock broke and then the switch started to go.

I replaced that with a 9 last September which was great when it worked but had a habit of cutting out. I exchanged that for another one in April which did the same. So now I've gone back to the 7 - albeit the latest version.

Interestingly, they've stripped a lot of the functions out of it. No fancy display, no head lock, no pop up beard trimmer (which I never used anyway) and so on.

It just works and gives a really good cut. £150 instead of the £300+ for the 9. Less is more.

ETA - bollx I was in a hurry so just accepted the Curry's refund for the 9 and paid for the 7. Now I see it's £100 on Amazon and you can get the 5 year warranty.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Braun-Electric-Shaver-72-...

Edited by AC43 on Sunday 8th June 11:32

[BunkMoreland]

Ive been persevering with a Braun S5 for a few years now. But another poster here mentioned the Babyliss Pro range after a chat with his barber

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BaBylissPRO-Foilfx02-Cord...

Its also the one my barber uses. So I have to assume its pretty good if the pros are using.

[Jazoli]

I’ve got a Braun series 9 pro and it shaves as close as a safety razor, absolutely no issues with it and it wasn’t that expensive (£260) compared to the RRP (£569!!)

They have got a bit cheaper thankfully.

[Smint]

Have tried Braun and Remington and a couple of Chinese philishave copies in between wet n dry Philishavers, the Brauns proved useless and the Remington whilst fast and having normal rechargeable AA batteries fitted (diy replaceable) tended to pluck rather than cut my facial hairs, the Chinese copies were OK ish but packed up in short order.

So once again i'm back to wet n dry philishave, the downside of these is that the battery isn't user replaceable (by me anyway, you can buy the right battery but it needs to be soldered in) and washing them daily after use under the tap eventually water seeps inside and they pack up.

If i don't shave every day, i use a safety wet razor before finishing off with the philips, anyway who the hell caled them safety razors i end up bleeding like a stuck pig from various nicks afterwards.

[alabbasi]

Smint said:

If i don't shave every day, i use a safety wet razor before finishing off with the philips, anyway who the hell caled them safety razors i end up bleeding like a stuck pig from various nicks afterwards.

I learned very early on (from my father who's been shaving electric ever since I can remember, and i was born in the early 70's) that you either need to use one or the other if you don't want to tear your skin up. If you're using a double edge razor or a straight razor, treat it like a ritual and take your time. If you want to have a quick shave, use a triple blade razor like a Mach3. It's very hard to cut yourself with a modern cartridge razor but they don't shave that close either.

[Frankthered]

AlexC1981 said:

Traditional electric shavers don't work for me. I think my beard hair grow too flat against the skin for them to cut effectively. I bought a Philips OneBlade and it's a total gamechanger. It's the only thing that works for me apart from a wet shave.

I'll second this.

I've tried a couple of foil type electrics with no success. The rotary headed Philishaves were better for me, and I used several for many ears until I got fed up with the razor burn rash on my neck and started wet shaving instead. By this time, I also had my goatee so, if necessary, I could always stick my beard trimmer on its shortest setting if I needed a quick tidy-up!

Then I tried the OneBlade and it's the best electric shave I've had by miles. Not quite as good as a wet shave but no neck rash, won't cut the mole on my neck (bleeds for ages), does a good job trimming round the edge of my beard and can double as a beard trimmer with the comb attached.

It's all I take with me when I travel.

[Smint]

alabbasi said:

I learned very early on (from my father who's been shaving electric ever since I can remember, and i was born in the early 70's) that you either need to use one or the other if you don't want to tear your skin up. If you're using a double edge razor or a straight razor, treat it like a ritual and take your time. If you want to have a quick shave, use a triple blade razor like a Mach3. It's very hard to cut yourself with a modern cartridge razor but they don't shave that close either.

I should have said, i only shave wet with shave gel foamed up with the electric shaver, so apart from the nicks from my clumsy safety razor technique or rather more likely my weird shaped clock don't tend to get shaving rash.

[Skyedriver]

Tried wet a few times but I just don't get it and the blood transfusion afterwards is an added nuisance.
Used a Remington for years but the foils regularly snapped.
Currently using a Braun cheapy not wonderful. Can't recall what I had before but never found the rotary things cut close enough.