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.