Does paying more for an electric shaver give you a closer shave?

flaneurs_lobster

Newcad said:

Grumpy old man rant:

WHY would anyone need or even want Bluetooth on an electric razor?  Is a barber going to reach out of the internet and shave you? Have we all gone mad?
It's like having digital clocks in everything you buy, I don't need a couple of dozen clocks about my house. Just because you can put a clock in something doesn't mean that you should.
There again I've also seen toothbrushes with Blutooth, I thought whiteteeth was the idea of a toothbrush.
Who buys this suff?

I, for one, find it indispensable that my wi-fi enabled dishwasher tells me that it has finished the wash (usually at about 3:00am) via a phone notification. 

MattMattMattUK

AstonSmith said:

At a risk of taking this too far off topic, can I ask those who wet shave in this thread: how thick is your hair?

I can shave any part of myself (including my head) without any problems, but the stubble on my face is just too thick. Like velcro.

It doesn't seem to matter how wet my face is, how hot the water is, flannels or not, cream or foam type (with badger brush etc), DE safety razor or cartridge, the number of blades... the hair's so thick that I have to press down and thus often cut myself. And to rub it in, it's never very close. I was once accused by my employer of not shaving at all!

I ask because (no offence intended) those who claim to easily wet shave always seem to have very light facial hair.

I've tried everything I can think of except an electric razor, so I'm watching this thread with interest.

I have very thick facial hair, no problems wet shaving. I used a double edged blades. In general I will only shave with the same blade twice, then change it, the sharper the better. With a double edged blade if you are pushing down you are doing it wrong, you might be using a razer that is to aggressive for the way you shave. Also try shaving after your morning shower when the hair will have softened more and use a shaving soap, not a cream or foam. 

IvanOpinion

Real men use garden shears and a blow torch!

RumRat

I used to be one of the many ripped off by Gillette et al.....Great shaves but silly money. I then tried the Aldi Lacura 5 blade cartridges and haven't looked back. No nicks, close shave and they stay sharp for longer than the Gillette's. Probably down to the German engineering, whatever the reason I'll stick with them.
Have a Phillips wet and dry and a Braun, but both leave me with a noticeable redness that takes ages to fade, so no longer use either of them.
I also have single blade razor that just ends up carving chunks out of my face, no matter what technique I use....

ididgetwhereiamtoday

I bought a cheap foil shaver from Lidl and it is much better than a more expensive Remington shaver I bought. The Remington one  I bought hardly touches my stubble. 

See if Lidl have any in and try it. It cost less than £20 I think.