Electric Shaver.

cromwell · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 May 2011 Karma :

Right so I've just started a new job where it's mandatory to be clean shaven, much to the horror of myself who has always had 'designer stubble' for the past four years. I hate shaving with a blade razor, any suggestions as to the best electric razor from personal experience, preferably sub £50 mark ?

Cheers Karma

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EazyDuz · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Karma :

I worked as a shop assistant at Aldi, on my first day i was told i have to be clean shaven.
I left after 2 days. Because Aldi is known for its professional appearance Rolling Eyes

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Suntan Sid · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2009 Karma :

I've always used this brand:-

Shaver

They last for years, if you clean them regularly, IMO go for a mains powered one, less likely to fook up!
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Lord Percy · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Karma :

Fuck shaving for the sake of a job. I did, and when I finished my job, I decided to never be made to do bullshit like that ever again.

If a job requires me to be clean shaven, I don't require the job.

Bullshit. It's the same as how everyone thinks it necessary to wear a shirt and tie to work.

WHY THE FUCK DOES YOUR APPEARANCE HAVE ANY REFLECTION ON YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM A TASK.

Rant over. Mr. Green

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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

With electric shavers I'm of the opinion that you get what you pay for. This in terms of comfort and how good a shave you actually get.
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herulach · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Apr 2010 Karma :

I have a philips formula 1 special edition one I got on offer in tesco the other year. IIRC it was in a christmas special box - might be worth using a wet razor till then?

To be honest I don't use it unless I'm either running late or up very early and can't be arsed. The shave isn't anything like as good, even after a couple of weeks of solid use - but then I do have a very fast growing beard.
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c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Ever used one before?

I found I hated using the usual Gillette type thing so I asked for an electric shaver for Christmas. Tried it for about 6 months but it just hurt more than anything, got left with a rash and stray hairs here and there.

Another 6 months on and I've got my technique down with a normal razor. No more issues, no more shaving rash, no more stray hairs. WIN.

As it goes I changed from Gillette to King of Shaves on the recommendation of somebody on here. Not noticed a difference other than the price. Double WIN.
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c_dug · Super Spammer Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Didn't know they'd switched to 5 blades, got my last head on the razor at the moment which has 4 blades (just counted), sucks if the 5 blades are no good.

Anybody used a single blade "safety" razor before?
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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

According to king of shaves you can still get the four blades but no-one near me sells them. They also told me that there was no physical difference in the gaps between the blades but I cant argue with the results, bloody awful. My first wet electric shave went quite well though!
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0l0dom0l0 · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Oct 2009 Karma :

What length do you cut your stubble to?

Cut it to 0,5mm, and tell them you can't clean shave because you get bad shaving rash. I'd prefer look at someone with short stubble than a fuck off rash all over their face!
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Lord Percy · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Karma :

I think I just have major sour grapes because my previous job, for 4 years, was public facing to the extreme, surrounded by elite business types and other industry bigwigs, where I was just a lowly customer service person in a top heavy company, so my many, many bosses expected my many, many line managers to keep us inhumanely robotic, to the point where half the team were blatantly depressed, anxious, unsatisfied, etc, because of how much they were being forced into a character type that wasn't natural to them, all because of some idiot upstairs putting forward ideas for things they knew nothing about. I think at least 3 co-workers had extensive time off due to stress, in the time I was there.

Justification rant over! Mr. Green

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cromwell · Traffic Copper Joined: 07 May 2011 Karma :

I've used an electric razor before, didn't really get on with it that well, a little better than a wet shave though, I only used it a couple of times though. I bought a cheap one off amazon to see how I got on with it before buying a dearer one, it's good, not really that close of a shave but that is as expected.
Very public facing role, it doesn't really bother me that much about doing it, just want to know the easiest and best way. This is the first job were I've been asked to do it.
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bikertomm · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Karma :

Philips AT 890 Thumbs Up

Use it every two days and I haven't charged it in about 3 months... really rate it !

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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

I thing the 890 is what Im using now, two days in and it seems to be all good!

On the subject of disposables, I bought some wilkinson sword things for £3.50 for a pack of 10 while I was waiting for my electric one to turn up. I have to say that they gave me the closest smoothest shave Ive had in years - I did manage to cut myself a couple of times but one of them was used to take off about 6 days worth of gowth with no issues. Shows how blunt and useless those mega expensive blades are and how crap my technique has become using them!
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