All over the world wrote:Does anyone here have any recommendations for a good electric shaver?
Although my contribution will be far less stylish and interesting than most here, I feel compelled to offer my suggestion for a direct answer to AOTW's question above.
I am in a similar situation, probably worse since I have some peculiar challenges with getting a close shave due to a skin condition. I have used many different shavers, both foil and rotary, during my 30+ years of shaving and the best shaver that I have ever used is the one that I use now, the Philips Nivea HS8440 (
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-HS8440- ... B002BA5FC0). It gives me by far the closest electric shave that I have ever had and the conditioner is more than just a gimick, it really works. I usually shave for a minute or two with it as a normal shaver and then, once I've got the heavy stubble off, I go over my face again using 4 squirts of the conditioner (one per quadrant of my face). With the conditioner applied it's as if the blades have been magically set to a deeper cutting setting and I can immediately hear and feel the shaver cutting stubble that only seconds ago, on the dry shave, it wasn't finding.
It's also very easy to clean because it's waterproof so one just dunks the shaver face-down into a basin of warm water, with the shaver still running, and the heads clean themselves quite nicely. In fact, since the heads have open backs, it is advisable to shave over a basin as all the stubble being cut off isn't trapped inside the heads (which is why it's so easy to clean) but falls out of the back of the shaver and, if you're following my advice, into the basin/sink.
If one has been using a straight foil shaver (like the Brauns and Remmingtons) then it can take a few weeks for one's face to adjust to a rotary shaver but for me it was really worth it. About 18 months ago my old Philips Nivea shaver (a previous model) broke so I "upgraded" to the more expensive Philips RQ10xx range (
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-RQ1095- ... =pd_sim_d3) which is supposed to be the top of their range. It's an expensive shaver so it took me about a year to bite the bullet and admit that my previous Philips was better. I've now gone back to the Nivea range (the HS8440 linked to above) and I'm delighted that I did.
I have no connection with Philips apart from being a very satisfied customer.
- Julian