Advantages: Compact, cheap Disadvantages: not the closest cut, a bit slow
-- Background --
I have always been one for a wet shave, I've always believed the sharpness of a true razor gives much better cuts than the rotating blades of an electric shaver. I received the HQ 40 as a birthday present from the wife so I felt I had to give it a fair crack.
-- In the box --
The shaver comes in a nicely compacted box which simply contains the shaver, some instructions and perhaps surprisingly the two AA batteries that are required to operate the shaver. Fit the batteries into place and away you go. The shaver is no more than 4 or 5 inches in height so would be ideal for carrying around in a pocket if you ran out of time for your early morning shave. The contrast of the colours is also a nice feature, the front of the shaver is predominantly red with a touch of grey which then runs all down the rear ...
Advantages: Nice and close Disadvantages: Where to buy the sachets.
Well I needed a new electric shaver, I do prefer wet shaving but with one thing and another it is not practical.
Been using a Remington shaver for a few years, it was ok, but needed new heads, and at nearly £30.00 I thought I would go looking for a new shaver.
I was taken by the Phillips Cool Skin range, which allow the user to use wet or dry, with the added bonus of a built in Moisturising shaving system.
I opted for the HQ7782 the top of the range coolskin shaver.
Its cordless with a charger base that plugs into your shaver socket in the bathroom. It has a handy LCD display to show how much battery is left and when to charge.
Its also easy to clean, after each shave wash it under the hot tap for about 30secs, and its clean, they recommend once a week to clean the heads off with the supplied brush.
The thing Iike ...
Advantages: Rechargable, Wet/dry shaver, cream dispenser, good shave Disadvantages: Doesn't have battery indicator lights, long charging time
running low. Moreover, with the previous shaver, after the initial charge of 5 hours, the machine only needed one hour of subsequent charges to work for 40 minutes of shaving time. This machine needs a full 8 hours of charging every single time, for the same 40 minutes of shaving time.
While the previous machine seemed very quiet to me, and I could hardly hear it in the mornings, this one is even quieter, and even when I'm awake, I can hardly hear it unless he's wandering around the bedroom while he's shaving (and he's way too considerate a husband to do something like that! Right sweetheart?).
Now, down to the essentials - how good is the shave it gives? Firstly, my husband tried it on a wet face without the cream. The results were identical to his previous shaver - which continued to give him the smoothest, most comfortable ...
