| |  | Personal Health Care Braun Series 5 8995 Men's Shaver |  | | | | | | | | | | Rating:  - Improvement over old Norelco rotary shaver
The Braun is an improvement over my old Norelco rotary shaver.
It isn't as close as a blade, but it is a step closer. I also like the cleaning system. Cost may be a consideration.
Rating:  - Where have you been all my (adult) life?
I have had this shaver for a month now, and waited to write the review to give it time to perhaps not live up to the initial impression. My first shave with it just blew me away, and has each day since. I used to shave every other day with my Remington because my face (neck mostly) would be so red, bumpy and sore that I couldn't handle it any more often. Now I can shave every day (even though I take Sat. off) with nothing but comfort. I have less ingrown hairs, and no redness. I have not had one pulled hair either, even with the multiple day growth. The trimmer even does a decent job with my sideburn lines. I used to use a disposable razor for that...not anymore. I can't say enough good things about this shaver. Yes, it is expensive, but considering it gets used every day, I have no doubt that it will be worth it. Also, the cleaning solution is lasting longer than I was expecting from many other reviews. The level just went down to the middle indicator the other day. It does an economy cleaning almost always, and chooses an intensive cleaning only about 2 or 3 times so far. I think this cleaning system is well worth it too. There is not a single whisker in my sink...it catches everything. My old shaver pooped these out all over the sink and countertop, and I had to brush and blow it out all the time, and it still wasn't nearly as clean as this shaver is daily. If you can deal with the price, I can't see how you would not love this shaver. People's faces are different, so who knows. But for me, this shaver has taken shaving from a dreaded, evil, torturous task to a short, little satisfying routine.
Rating:  - Not worth the money.Base has defects.
I bought this for my husband after his rotary electric razor failed after many years.Going from a $30 to a $170 razor raises your expectations however, he says this razor shaves no differently from the cheaper one AND it requires the continual purchase of cleaning solution.In addition, shortly after receiving it the base unit would get stuck in cleaning mode and would run all night.Its bad enough waiting 1/2 hour for the cleaning process to complete but all night?We're not performing surgery with this razor.There's no need for cleaning solution after every use.The other razor worked just as well just shaking it out, and didn't suck electricity 24/7.Amazon wont let you send it back so we had to mail it, at our cost, to the manufacturer for a refund.Have not received it yet.
Rating: - Great product
Great product! The intuitive cleaning sensor aids in appropriate cleaning of the razor for the "dirtiness" of the blades and foil. This aids in conservation of the cleaning fluid. The razor works well and shaves close, closer than prior models IMHO.
Rating: - The Highly Over Rated Braun
I have one of these Braun 8985 systems and it is absolutely the worst shaver I have owned, way behind a Remington and a Norelco. The active foil doesn't extend to the end of the head instead there is more than a quarter of an inch of gap to the end of the head. Consequently it will not shave up close to the ears around the jaw line. This shaver continually misses hair and requires me to "Scrub" my face with it to do a ho-hum job or resort to a blade for best results. I had a Wahl shaver before I got this one and it does a first class job the first time and only cost me a little more than 10% of what I spent for this beast. When I'm not particular how I look, I use the Braun, but if I want a good close comfortable shave I reach for my Wahl. I certainly don't want their newer model. When this Braun thing goes toes up I'm going back to my Wahl, sorry I left.
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