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This whole thread and not a single mention of electric razors. Are they not a thing in the US?

genericone 8y ago
The shaving subculture prevalent in 'higher' circles tends to favor manual/artisan shaving. For this cadre, shaving is a ritual, not a necessary evil. For me its a necessary evil, so I use a 5 year old electric razor with which I have never installed replacement blades. I still get a smooth shave, no cream, no oils, no water, 1 minute max, and then I'm out the door for the day. This is blasphemy, I know.
- js2 8y ago
  I think your face and beard is either compatible with electric shavers or it isn't. My dad, my brother and I all find electric shavers disagreeable.
rosseloh 8y ago
They are most definitely a thing. Personally I have never used a real razor, cartridge or otherwise. I just use a standard trimmer/clipper unit to trim up, and remove the guide to clear out the areas I want to actually shave. It works pretty well.
bytematic 8y ago
Almost a different type of shave completely
- e40 8y ago
  I think you would be surprised how close the Panasonic Arc5 is. I was blown away by it compared to any Norelco I've used (and I have 30+ years on them).
  - ksec 7y ago
    Another vote for Arc 5, or Lamdash ES-LV9C in Asian Market. I really wish I had know this earlier. I tried Phillips Norelco ( Not the new 9000 yet, which I have heard was completely different to all previous model ) and the circular head just didn't work for me. And because of all the marketing I thought Braun was the brand to look at for Electric Shavers. I knew there was Arc 4 ( Arc 5 wasn't out yet ) but Panasonic? Not a brand name you would look at for shaving. So I bought the Braun Series 7 10+ years go, it was good, and years later the new Series 9 ( awfully expensive ), it was good but wasn't really any improvement compared to S7. Then my friend went to Japan and brought a Lamdash / Arc 5, he is liking it a lot and he has a lot stiffer facial hair then I do. I was curious and since buying it in Japan is quite a bit cheaper, I decide to get one. And after using the Arc 5 the first time the only thought I had was I have wasted 10+ years of my life on Braun. Braun felt like an electric shaver, good but it is still an electric shaver. Arc 5 felt more like manual shaving. It still isn't as close as manual, but for the time it took, results, and not cutting myself from time to time, I was extremely happy. And you could do wet shave to get ever better results, which the Braun didn't get.
js2 8y ago
Braun, Remington, Norelco. I used them as a teenager. They're awful. The shave isn't close. Ingrown hairs. I suppose maybe if I had to shave every day. But they weren't for me.
- gowld 8y ago
  Ingrown hair risk is inversely proportional to hair length. Electric razors with less-close shaves have lower ingrown hair risk. Teenagers have higher risk for ingrown hairs because they have acne-bumped faces, giving a hair a target to grow into.
e40 8y ago
I used Norelco for 30+ years and when the quality of replacement blades went to crap I switched to a Panasonic Arc5 and, wow, that thing is so much better than the Norelco. I used to shave ever other day. Now every 3rd day. I shave my head with it, too, and the total time is about 10-15m, which I do while watching sports or some other thing that doesn't require my hearing. I absolutely hated shaving with razors, but that might just be me.
Ensorceled 8y ago
I use both, I have a Braun 8 that I use for a quick shave followed by clean up in the shower with a Mach 5. It takes forever to get a really close shave with the electric and the multi blade razor is really quick and gives a close shave if I’ve nuked the bulk of it with the electric.
0xffff2 8y ago
It probably depends on individuals and their specific facial hair, but I've always found electric razors (even ~$200 ones) to be absolute trash in terms of shave quality. They are universally incapable of giving me a close shave on all parts of my face.
silverlake 8y ago
Im in the US. I’ve only used electric since I started shaving. It’s good enough and very convenient.

The shaving subculture prevalent in 'higher' circles tends to favor manual/artisan shaving. For this cadre, shaving is a ritual, not a necessary evil. For me its a necessary evil, so I use a 5 year old electric razor with which I have never installed replacement blades. I still get a smooth shave, no cream, no oils, no water, 1 minute max, and then I'm out the door for the day. This is blasphemy, I know.

js2 8y ago
I think your face and beard is either compatible with electric shavers or it isn't. My dad, my brother and I all find electric shavers disagreeable.

rosseloh 8y ago

They are most definitely a thing. Personally I have never used a real razor, cartridge or otherwise. I just use a standard trimmer/clipper unit to trim up, and remove the guide to clear out the areas I want to actually shave. It works pretty well.

bytematic 8y ago

Almost a different type of shave completely

e40 8y ago
I think you would be surprised how close the Panasonic Arc5 is. I was blown away by it compared to any Norelco I've used (and I have 30+ years on them).
- ksec 7y ago
  Another vote for Arc 5, or Lamdash ES-LV9C in Asian Market. I really wish I had know this earlier. I tried Phillips Norelco ( Not the new 9000 yet, which I have heard was completely different to all previous model ) and the circular head just didn't work for me. And because of all the marketing I thought Braun was the brand to look at for Electric Shavers. I knew there was Arc 4 ( Arc 5 wasn't out yet ) but Panasonic? Not a brand name you would look at for shaving. So I bought the Braun Series 7 10+ years go, it was good, and years later the new Series 9 ( awfully expensive ), it was good but wasn't really any improvement compared to S7. Then my friend went to Japan and brought a Lamdash / Arc 5, he is liking it a lot and he has a lot stiffer facial hair then I do. I was curious and since buying it in Japan is quite a bit cheaper, I decide to get one. And after using the Arc 5 the first time the only thought I had was I have wasted 10+ years of my life on Braun. Braun felt like an electric shaver, good but it is still an electric shaver. Arc 5 felt more like manual shaving. It still isn't as close as manual, but for the time it took, results, and not cutting myself from time to time, I was extremely happy. And you could do wet shave to get ever better results, which the Braun didn't get.

js2 8y ago

Braun, Remington, Norelco. I used them as a teenager. They're awful. The shave isn't close. Ingrown hairs. I suppose maybe if I had to shave every day. But they weren't for me.

gowld 8y ago
Ingrown hair risk is inversely proportional to hair length. Electric razors with less-close shaves have lower ingrown hair risk. Teenagers have higher risk for ingrown hairs because they have acne-bumped faces, giving a hair a target to grow into.

e40 8y ago

I used Norelco for 30+ years and when the quality of replacement blades went to crap I switched to a Panasonic Arc5 and, wow, that thing is so much better than the Norelco. I used to shave ever other day. Now every 3rd day. I shave my head with it, too, and the total time is about 10-15m, which I do while watching sports or some other thing that doesn't require my hearing. I absolutely hated shaving with razors, but that might just be me.

Ensorceled 8y ago

I use both, I have a Braun 8 that I use for a quick shave followed by clean up in the shower with a Mach 5. It takes forever to get a really close shave with the electric and the multi blade razor is really quick and gives a close shave if I’ve nuked the bulk of it with the electric.

0xffff2 8y ago

It probably depends on individuals and their specific facial hair, but I've always found electric razors (even ~$200 ones) to be absolute trash in terms of shave quality. They are universally incapable of giving me a close shave on all parts of my face.

silverlake 8y ago

Im in the US. I’ve only used electric since I started shaving. It’s good enough and very convenient.