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
for some time, my husband has the following complaints.
1. The charging takes too long, and there's no indicator that the battery is full or that its running down - this takes off one full star from my rating!
2. The carrying case is a bit flimsy (so its good he kept the old one) - I'm taking off half a star for this.
3. The charging stand can't be wall mounted, and tends to fall over - another half a star off for this problem.
Other than that, my husband is pleased with this shaver, but not as happy as he was with the previous one. Perhaps if we had spent more time researching the new models, we would have chosen one that takes less time to recharge. I'm giving this only three stars. However, if you are looking for a reasonably affordable, rechargeable, wet/dry shaver that dispenses cream, and you don't mind the long charging time ...
