Electric shavers….

I have used electric shavers all my adult like and I am still uncertain as to which brand/type is best suited to my beard. It's a moving target because designs change and what suits today will be different when replacements are needed. Also, as a man ages his beard changes with the decline in male hormone levels.

If he has no experience with electric shavers he could do much worse than try a Surker Foil shaver from Amazon for a mere £24.99 Okay it's Chinese and you might be trying to avoid buying Chinese but at that price for a test purchase it's worth putting principles aside just to try one. That price is less than replacement cutters for main stream brands and I can tell you from personal experience it is a very competent product. Mine is now retired in favour of a Braun now but frankly it is not that much better for my beard.

Thanks for that. We ended up getting one from Boots because he had to pick up a prescription anyway and there was one on offer. I think it’s a Phillips. Braun’s have been recommended but I couldn’t believe how expensive they are! I think he’s calmed down a bit from worrying about bleeding to death if he cuts himself shaving! I did suggest growing a beard ( cheaper) but he wasn’t keen on the idea!

Ah, yes, Philips. If it's a 'traditional' Philips rotary he may find it suits him better as a relative beginner. Good Luck anyway. I concur with the beard reluctance - I had one when my daughter was in utero but removed it forever as splashdown approached! Said daughter is now 47... and a mum herself twice over.

My ex used to grow a beard every winter to keep him warm on his motor bike and was always pleasantly surprised how much younger he looked when he shaved it off. Until one year when he didn’t and he never grew another one! It must be areal pain to have to shave all the time. Oh, it is a Braun he’s got. Series 3 Pro Skin. This is almost as exciting as when we put drain unblocker down the plug hole in the bath and, after years of the water draining very very slowly it was like a whirlpool. We still gaze at it in wonder. Small things cause great excitement these days in our house….

Shaving himself is one of the many things which DH can no longer do and trial and expensive error have led us to a Philips series 9 shaver which works pretty well though not as good as a proper barber type shave. It does work on a wet face with a light application of shaving gel so suitable for a sensitive skin.

The things I have learned in the past couple of years!

Of course, after asking in the shop if it needed a plug he was told it didn’t only to find it needed an adapter. Thankfully we found an old one at the back of a drawer.

Braun and Remington give a close shave, but can be painful if the foil breaks. Also the shaver lasts, but the foils don't and can no longer be available after several years. This can mean throwing away an otherwise functioning machine.
Phillips. Phillishave seem to give a slightly rougher feel, and maybe not quite such a close shave, but they last for ages!