Thread: Electric Razor?

Hey all.. Does anyone have any experience with any of the current lines of electric razors? I'm thinking about getting one to stick at the office.. But I can't tell the difference in any of them, except for useless crap.. Like self cleaning, cordless, etc.. The only real difference seems to be price..

Has anyone tried them?

dw

Hmmm. Never heard of them. :/

I've mostly used the Braun system (about 8 years) and a bit of Philips (about 2 years). There won't be much of a difference in closeness or comfort. A $30 Norelco will shave you just as well as a $200 Philishave.

I've had two Braun cordless razors. They've always been very reliable for me. The only reason I've owned two was to "upgrade". First one still works after 15 years. The shave is about what you would expect which is to say inferior to even my initial DE and SR experiences.

Ant

I've used high end Braun and Norelco, both for years. Also some crap Remington for a short time. Let me say that the skin does adjust and I have even gotten fairly smooth shaves with them. The best one I had was a $100+ Panasonic Wet / Dry, as far as I remember (shaved better than more expensive electrics - for me, at least)

However, Norelco rotary was giving me ingrowns. Broun gave me razor burn sometimes. Guess I pressed too much trying to get that close shave

Cheers
Ivo

i'm new here, interested in str8 razor shaving after starting with DE shaving a few months ago. before that, i researched and tried out several electrics and thought that i had found the pinnacle of the shaving art!

if you read about experiences on electric shaver forums, you will soon see that results are all over the map. some swear by norelco, some swear at norelco. same for remington, braun, panny, etc. there is a lot of individual variation.

fortunately, all of the major mfrs offer some kind of money back trial. norelco's is the most generous at 60 days -- i think all the others are 30 days. so, you may go through a couple of shavers before you find one that suits you.

with electrics you have a choice of dry or wet. i got better results and more comfort with wet, but again, ymmv. i also prefer norelcos -- they just seem to be better made, quieter, more efficient, and shave me better. plus on the norelco you are looking at replacing the blade assembly (with regular use) every 2 years or so, while the pannys and brauns are usually every one year and almost twice as expensive as the norelco blades.

braun seems to be one of the most popular dry shavers, and panny (along with norelco) one of the most popular wet shavers.

some shavers come with automatic cleaning systems, but i prefer the simplicity of the norelco design: flip it open and run it under the faucet. the panny wet/dry also can be cleaned easily.

i hope this helps. i'll probably be asking a lot of beginner str8 questions so i'm glad i can make some kind of contribution myself.

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Originally Posted by dwessell

Hey all.. Does anyone have any experience with any of the current lines of electric razors? I'm thinking about getting one to stick at the office.. But I can't tell the difference in any of them, except for useless crap.. Like self cleaning, cordless, etc.. The only real difference seems to be price..

Has anyone tried them?

dw

Dude, resist! . My wife got the FIL a $75.00 braun after they put him on blood thinners. I still shave him with a str8 occasionally with alum on hand to be safe, but mostly he uses the electric while looking all sad and about to cry. He likes the comfort of the shave but prefers a str8 shave.

Before going str8 I tried various norelco shavers and they all sucked big time.

Prior to being enlightened as to the glory of the straight razor shave, I used a pair of Norelcos -- for about 8 years, or as long as I have been shaving. The oldest one I have is blue and spits out the goo stuff when you push a button on it. The goo is very nice if you are prone to razorburn at first, but I don't use it anymore, since my face is used to electrics and they don't bother me anymore. The one I have is cordless, can be used wet/dry, and can be had for about $80 if you shop online. The main selling point for me is that it can run for about 2 MONTHS on a charge, shaving twice a day. I have to shave twice a day with an electric thanks to my stupid-fast growing beard.

If you are looking more for comfort, though, my wife got me a Norelco Quadra a few years back, and it shaves very smoothly and very close, as well. Very comfortable. It's dry only, though; but then, I prefer dry shaves with an electric.

tm3 got it right, though: with electrics it all depends on your face. Some brands work wonders for some people...I'll admit to still using the Norelco, usually when I am too tired to make time to shave (I think I usually have a pretty good excuse) or when there's no hot water, because I find shaving cold really unpleasant, especially since I can see my breath in the head these days.

If all you're looking for is a quick touchup at work then you may want to consider a battery operated model. Both Remington and Norelco have models that run on a couple of AA batteries and did well enough(As far as electrics go, that is.). I used to buy them at the PX (Post Exchange) for use in the field- I kept one in the pocket of my BDU's (Battle Dress Uniform) and ran it over my face a couple times a day. They tended to gum up no matter how well I tried to wash off the dirt and camo paint.