Posted: 2/7/2022 4:01:31 PM EDT
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I don't have a very heavy beard. I can get away with shaving every couple or 3 days without looking too bad. However, I imagine it would be nice to be able to clean myself up with an electric shaver now and then, in between blade shaving. What do you guys recommend for this? I appreciate your thoughts and experience. Is this a good one? (I have no idea) https://us.braun.com/en-us/male-grooming/electric-shavers/series-9-pro-9465cc |
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Originally Posted By Emoto: I don't have a very heavy beard. I can get away with shaving every couple or 3 days without looking too bad. However, I imagine it would be nice to be able to clean myself up with an electric shaver now and then, in between blade shaving. What do you guys recommend for this? I appreciate your thoughts and experience. Is this a good one? (I have no idea) https://us.braun.com/en-us/male-grooming/electric-shavers/series-9-pro-9465cc |
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Disposable But when you factor in the price of a new set of blades, it's cheap. |
So, I've been living with the Braun listed in the OP and I am not sure if my expectations were unreasonable or not. My beard is not thick and it is not heavy, but if I go a few days between using the shaver, it doesn't really seem to get it all. Son, I am dissapoint.  What is the best way to use an electric shaver. Must I shave every day? |
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I just got my first electric shaver yesterday. I bought pretty much the cheapest one I could find. $39.95. Phillips Norelco 2300 rechargeable. I'm sure it will get laughed at but I just wanted to try electric without breaking the bank. I shaved my head and my very tough, razor killing beard today. Amazing. It works great. I'm totally impressed. Now lets see how long it lasts. |
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Please keep us posted on that inexpensive Norelco. I continue to use the |
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Originally Posted By DevL: Braun, but it only works the day after I shave. I can not have multiple days growth or I have to use a regular razor. Yeah, I have to use it daily or it starts to fall behind. Even so, I have a couple of small areas about where my jaw joins my neck that it never really does well on. |
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UPDATE: It was getting to the point where it felt like the shaver (Braun Electric Razor for Men, Waterproof Foil Shaver, Series 9 9390cc) was tearing up my face when I'd use it. Very unpleasant. Turns out that there are a variety of places selling replacement heads. Unsurprisingly(?) web sites that specialized in shavers and related gear were all the most expensive sources. Turns out that Walmart.com was the best deal for a real made in Germany Braun replacement, at $45, which was $25-35 less than the shaving sites. There were very inexpensive, visually identical, items to be found, but they were Asian knock-offs as far as I could tell, so I didn't buy them. I just popped the new head in place and shaved off 2 days' growth, and it was completely comfortable. It almost felt like the shaver wasn't doing anything at all, but it was. They say to replace these things about every 18 moths. Turns out they are not kidding.
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Originally Posted By Emoto: UPDATE: It was getting to the point where it felt like the shaver (Braun Electric Razor for Men, Waterproof Foil Shaver, Series 9 9390cc) was tearing up my face when I'd use it. Very unpleasant. Turns out that there are a variety of places selling replacement heads. Unsurprisingly(?) web sites that specialized in shavers and related gear were all the most expensive sources. Turns out that Walmart.com was the best deal for a real made in Germany Braun replacement, at $45, which was $25-35 less than the shaving sites. There were very inexpensive, visually identical, items to be found, but they were Asian knock-offs as far as I could tell, so I didn't buy them. I just popped the new head in place and shaved off 2 days' growth, and it was completely comfortable. It almost felt like the shaver wasn't doing anything at all, but it was. They say to replace these things about every 18 moths. Turns out they are not kidding. Thx for the update. I have a Series 9 also, and I think the 18 month replacement schedule is pretty optimistic. I'm at about month #8 with mine. I think I'll probably replace the head around 12-14 months at the longest. |
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Originally Posted By LV1976: Thx for the update. I have a Series 9 also, and I think the 18 month replacement schedule is pretty optimistic. I'm at about month #8 with mine. I think I'll probably replace the head around 12-14 months at the longest. i suppose that the heavier your beard, the faster the parts need replacing. Make sure you shop around. I found a very wide range of prices for the same item. I stuck with the German-made Braun part. Some places wanted over $70 and others only $45. Maybe the cheap Asian knock-offs were ok, but I was afraid to try one. |
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