Moving from a razor to wet/dry electric shaver?

[Hosehead]

I'm expanding sideways.

Impressive.

 

[Hosehead]

Long goatees are where its at these days.

 

[Freshy-ZN]

I've always thought people with beards have something to hide. The first month is like having a bad case of scabies. Itch. Itch. Scratch. Scratch. Then it unfurls like a sail. Now imagine all the matted food that's going to get stuck in it and
you have to wipe every time you have a drink that isn't water. I don't know if girls like kissing it, but if you spend more time kissing theirs so they shouldn't complain too much.

The itching was bad from like day 5 to 8 and then it's all gone. I keep my beard well clean, dry and combed. Worn a goatee before and like it. Hate hate hate being clean shaven, I feel naked but not in a kinky way. Apparently every man should grow out a full beard at lease once in his lifetime so I'm doing it now. Ill keep it until I no longer like it or the wife divorces me- whichever comes first.

 

[Tinuva]

I've used an electric razor since I first started shaving,purely because I had bad acne as a teen. So I've had more than 15 years of using various types and brands of electric shavers. Here's my 2c:

* Philishave gives a really good shave, recharchable battery life is the best in the market. There's no foil but 3 spring loaded perforated steel heads which follow the contours of your face. Blades have an extremely long life.... 6 years or so Then you just buy the next fancy model. I shave 6 times a week for about 3 minutes a day. Only charge it once every 2 months. Clean it once a month. Just open up the head and rinse it.
* Remington are known for their foil shavers. Closer shave maybe, but the foils tear eventually. Maybe they've got better of late. I've owned a couple and still have a Remington beard trimmer. They all suffer from the same issue: Poor battery life. It doesn't retain its charge for long and you end up charging it every night.

In general , like any rechargeable appliance, run the battery down completely and give it a good charge. As previously mentioned if the hairs get long then using the electric takes longer. If its very long, beard like, you just switch to the attached beard trimmer first. Most of the Electrics have a flip out beard trimmer.

So. I'm on my 2nd Phillishave in 12 years. Actually the third if you count the cheqp battery one I bought in 2000 to test that only had 2 shaving heads. Before that I had a Remington. Switched to Phillips and never looked back.

It takes 2 weeks for your skin 2 get used to a dry shaver. Not sure why, especially if you have come from a face scraping system (a blade).

+100

Definitely explains what I have found going from a blade to an electric shaver, my acne cleared up really quick. Not that I had bad acne as a kid, but the once or twice I did have is much less since switching over, and the philips one actually shaves quite nice once you get the hang of it.

 

[Necuno]

Braun series 7 + cleaning kit > *

Time has come to replace my razor blades. R185 for 4 :wtf:. This is getting ridiculous...Gillette Fusion blades are frickin expense, so are other major brands so no point switching. Sure...I can get those Bic disposables...but I have never used them so no idea how long they last and the job they do.

So Im thinking of going the wet/dry electric shaver route as I think in the long run it will be a better, more cost saving alternative. Sure, I know they dont give as close a shave as the razor, but I can live with that.

Anyone been in this position? Is this a better move to make? Heads costly to replace, and how often do they need replacing?

I hate shaving...

 

[adsl2]

Braun series 7 + cleaning kit > *

Quite a impossible to source Braun locally. They have issues with their distributors. Tried for quite a few months to get hold of a braun shaver but gave up. No one had stock or could give me an indication of when they will get stock. I even email head office, they said all the issues should be sorted and their products should be available in May. Ja well, I called a lot of their agents last week and it is still the same story. Dischem even told me they do not sell Braun any more since they can't get of their products.

 

[Necuno]

Quite a impossible to source Braun locally. They have issues with their distributors. Tried for quite a few months to get hold of a braun shaver but gave up. No one had stock or could give me an indication of when they will get stock. I even email head office, they said all the issues should be sorted and their products should be available in May. Ja well, I called a lot of their agents last week and it is still the same story. Dischem even told me they do not sell Braun any more since they can't get of their products.

You've been looking the wrong places. Eg. New World Menlyn, paid R2200 for mine and the cleaning solution thingies are about R200 for two there. They've got quite the range...

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http://newworldmenlyn.co.za/index.p...&keyword=braun&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

Braun Series 7 790cc
R2 199.00

Rechargeable Shaver with Clean & Renew charging stand - shaver is cleaned, dried and charged at touch of a button
Optimised Powercomb with sonic technology; Gillette Precision Comfort Blades with cross cutting technology
Sensoflex dynamic shaving head; Interactive LCD panel; Replacement part,clean and cahrge indicators
3-stage cutting system shaves progressively closer in one stroke; Smartfoil; Extendable Trimmer

 

[adsl2]

You've been looking the wrong places. Eg. New World Menlyn, paid R2200 for mine and the cleaning solution thingies are about R200 for two there. They've got quite the range...

:edit

http://newworldmenlyn.co.za/index.p...&keyword=braun&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

Braun Series 7 790cc
R2 199.00

Rechargeable Shaver with Clean & Renew charging stand - shaver is cleaned, dried and charged at touch of a button
Optimised Powercomb with sonic technology; Gillette Precision Comfort Blades with cross cutting technology
Sensoflex dynamic shaving head; Interactive LCD panel; Replacement part,clean and cahrge indicators
3-stage cutting system shaves progressively closer in one stroke; Smartfoil; Extendable Trimmer

I email them about a month ago, they only had stock of the 790cc. I am looking for the 380s-4.

I don't think it is worth it to pay 2k for a razor.

 

[Necuno]

I email them about a month ago, they only had stock of the 790cc. I am looking for the 380s-4.

I don't think it is worth it to pay 2k for a razor.

You don't spend that 2.2k each month, besides imho its a good investment.

I've done the strip-n-pluk, tweezers, razers, the rotary and after the foil.. ****.. its worlds apart.