Mens Electric Shavers

VixNewbie

I want to get a reasonably price shaver for my husband for Christmas. I understand that it's no longer the case that they aren't as good as a wet shave so I want to get one that is as good. So how much do i need to spend to get a shave good enough without overspending? They seem to be priced between £20 and £200!

I was looking at phillips purely because they seem to be the most prevalent shaver, and three caught my eye. THE HQ8150 at £55, The HQ8050 at £73.99 (currently half price) but this uses the nivea canisters which could make it a false economy?! and a very expensive Arcitec £170 model.

Is there really a huge difference, and what level do I really need? He is used to using a Mach 3 razor which I reckon costs him £10 in blades every 2 months so I'd like to get this right!

Any help much appreciated

bcl999

I've used traditional Philishave 3-head shavers for 30 years. I treated myself to one of the new ones - an HS 8020 with the Nivea system- and it is utter c**p. It has the same sort of heads as the Arcitec. I'm back to my old one now. Wish I'd paid more attention to the user reviews on Amazon.

nuttywoman

Both my hubby & son use the phillips shavers that use Nivea in them, and they say its the best shave they`ve ever had. I bought hubby`s half price from Amazon, cost me £42.99 .

natjam100

I use the Mach 3 razor and in my opinion you won't come near as good a shave with any electric razor but for what it's worth my brother swears by the HQ8150

Llyllyll

I'm in the same position as VixNewbie, except that I want one for myself . Does anyone have further recommendations as I can't believe just how expensive they are?

If not, i may try the Philips HQ8150, it seems to have very good reviews.

Thanks.