I've had several different electric shavers over the years and this one is surprisingly the best. It looks simple and didn't cost very much at all but does what it does well. The shave is close but not so close that it nicks. It's also as accurate as a straight razor. The excellent shave exceeds the price. Good buy.
I use this to shave my beard. It does a decent job with no irritation. Could shave closer to the face but this might result in irritation. Hard to get a full even shave, always have areas that are unevenly shaved.
After about 10 or so uses the blade came away from the holder and is now useless. Replacement blades are very expensive.
Pros: easy of use, no skin irritation
Cons: uneven shave, replacement blades, blades easy to damage
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Customer Rating
5
A piece of art that is a pleasure to use.
on June 23, 2018
Posted by: Carter714
from Louisville, KY, USA
Gender:Male
Simple, with all the right features. It is a piece of art. The design speaks for itself and the performance is pleasing.
Pros: design, close comfortable shave, one blade lasts several months, battery charge is long lasting
Overall, I am very please with this razor. It was absolutely the smoothest shave I’ve ever experienced (the razor, not the result). I would go as far to say that I couldn’t tell it was a razor.
So if it’s so great, why 4 stars? Well, just like any other product on the market it could use some improvements. 1. When shaving, I had to shave in a few different directions to get all hairs trimmed, so it did add a couple more minutes than my normal shave time ( I personally don’t mind this seeing how smooth the razor is) 2. The shave isn’t incredibly close. While they do advertise that it’s not a close shave (at least I saw this on the website, I don’t know that I saw it anywhere else) it’s should be noted that this, like any other electric razor, does not replace a traditional blade razor. 3. There is no charging/battery indicator. According to the manual “you’ll know the battery needs charged when the product slows down.” This also means there is no way to know the battery is fully charged. Everything these days has an LED, would it have killed them to add some sort of indicator?
After a 1-2 week learning curve I was finally able to get the shave I was hoping for. Shave talc helped me achieve this. Got closer shave than my rotary shavers.