Seniors

Tried a Norelco years ago. Crap.

Tried a Remington years ago. Crap.

Started on blood thinners a while back and got tired of leaving the sink looking like a slasher film.

I was going to drop the $300 or whatever on the highly-touted German brand, but for some crazy ass reason I bought this instead on sale for $50:

https://wahlusa.com/shop/lifeproof-shaver-lithium-cordless-rechargeable-shaver-07061-100

If I don't shave for a few days, running the trimmer in front of the cutting head will take care of anything.

I love it. I cannot express how amazed I am by how good it works. I get really great shaves from it, and I've had it for three years. When I used electric shavers before, I would keep a razor handy for touch ups.

Whatever you get, do yourself a favor and get some "shaver saver" or equivalent. The German brand has some expensive cleaning stuff, but it's all the same stuff - alcohol and light oil of some kind. Put some on the moving parts EVERY TIME. It kills germs that will otherwise grow there and infect your face, and protects and lubricates the blades.

The other thing I have grown to believe, but don't know if it is true, is that electric shaving gets better the more regularly you do it. I don't know if it is a change in skin tone, beard growth, or just technique but that has seemed to be the case and I don't know why.

Based on wildly-varying reviews of electric razors, it may be that people have different kinds of skin and beard hair, which makes some razors perform better for some people than others.

So, maybe this one is a piece of junk for your face, but I have not bothered to get any blades for the regular razor that I keep around in case I want to use that.