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Depending on how heavy your beard is, an electric shaver does not come close to the cleanliness a "wet" razor will get you. Maybe your mileage/needs vary.

dngray 7y ago
> an electric shaver does not come close to the cleanliness a "wet" razor will get you As someone who used to use an electric shaver since his teenage years I wholeheartedly agree. I do not grow a beard, hate them in fact and am always clean shaven. I never ever once got a shave anywhere near as close as I did with a razor. After a while you can do it in the shower blind without a mirror just from feel.
tonyedgecombe 7y ago
On the other hand you never cut yourself with an electric razor. I used a wet razor for years but recently switched to electric because of this.
- Izkata 7y ago
  Depends on the model. My first electric razor lasted somewhere around 10-12 years with no issues, before it broke and I needed a replacement. The replacement was a newer version of the same model, and caused bleeding around my adam's apple every day guaranteed; I downgraded and haven't had any issues since.
  - dngray 7y ago
    > The replacement was a newer version of the same model, and caused bleeding around my adam's apple every day guaranteed Those rotary ones are notoriously bad, they will cause pulling. I found the foil based ones like the braun series 3 to be a lot better in that regard, closer shave too, still nothing like a razor though.
    - Izkata 7y ago
      It wasn't a rotary one though. The one that caused bleeding was a Braun Series 1-195s, while the good one is a Braun Series 1-190s. The blades on the 195s are parallel with the foil though, while the 190s are perpendicular, so I'm sure it's the same problem.
    - justinclift 7y ago
      Interesting. Mine is an old Philips Philishave, which use the rotary blades. Pulling isn't really an issue unless my facial hair is extremely overdue for a shave. eg 4-5 days worth of hair. When that happens, I just use my trimmer to take it back to near stubble, then use the above Philishave to finish things off.
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- dngray 7y ago
  > On the other hand you never cut yourself with an electric razor. I used a wet razor for years but recently switched to electric because of this. I only cut myself very early on when I was new to it. That was about 5 years ago. I have now been using a razor exclusively for years now and cannot remember when I last cut myself. I also use it for trimming other places too, haven't cut there either.

dngray 7y ago

> an electric shaver does not come close to the cleanliness a "wet" razor will get you As someone who used to use an electric shaver since his teenage years I wholeheartedly agree. I do not grow a beard, hate them in fact and am always clean shaven. I never ever once got a shave anywhere near as close as I did with a razor. After a while you can do it in the shower blind without a mirror just from feel.

tonyedgecombe 7y ago

On the other hand you never cut yourself with an electric razor. I used a wet razor for years but recently switched to electric because of this.

Izkata 7y ago
Depends on the model. My first electric razor lasted somewhere around 10-12 years with no issues, before it broke and I needed a replacement. The replacement was a newer version of the same model, and caused bleeding around my adam's apple every day guaranteed; I downgraded and haven't had any issues since.
- dngray 7y ago
  > The replacement was a newer version of the same model, and caused bleeding around my adam's apple every day guaranteed Those rotary ones are notoriously bad, they will cause pulling. I found the foil based ones like the braun series 3 to be a lot better in that regard, closer shave too, still nothing like a razor though.
  - Izkata 7y ago
    It wasn't a rotary one though. The one that caused bleeding was a Braun Series 1-195s, while the good one is a Braun Series 1-190s. The blades on the 195s are parallel with the foil though, while the 190s are perpendicular, so I'm sure it's the same problem.
  - justinclift 7y ago
    Interesting. Mine is an old Philips Philishave, which use the rotary blades. Pulling isn't really an issue unless my facial hair is extremely overdue for a shave. eg 4-5 days worth of hair. When that happens, I just use my trimmer to take it back to near stubble, then use the above Philishave to finish things off.
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dngray 7y ago
> On the other hand you never cut yourself with an electric razor. I used a wet razor for years but recently switched to electric because of this. I only cut myself very early on when I was new to it. That was about 5 years ago. I have now been using a razor exclusively for years now and cannot remember when I last cut myself. I also use it for trimming other places too, haven't cut there either.