Philips Nivea For Men Shaver HS8420 With Battery Indicator

Very good and a very close shave , would recommend

I think the unit is a nice design but it strikes me as not particularly durable. The fine razor heads could break if this was dropped on a tiled floor.The shaver is fine but I found it virtually impossible to get a close shave and had to just forget it. Maybe it's just me and my face and the unique way my hair grows, but I found the same problem with a Gillette Fusion manual. To get a close shave with that I had to hack my face up. With this, I can't really do as good a job, though there is far less blood. Maybe I should forget about close shaves and be happy with this. That is what I intend to do.The nivea solution stung my face first time I used it but I seem to have adapted to it now. I quickly learned that you need to press the nivea button when the shaver is NOT in contact with your face. The solution is not too expensive, but when you see product pics and videos of a guy using it in the shower, you realise that the packs of nivea goo are not essential, cos in the shower the stuff would be washed away before it gets any chance to work...I don't really know what to think or say about this. Yes it is a good unit, but I don't think it's the last word by any means. My face is a funny shape and my skin is very sensitive, so I'm probably quite hard to please.Update: After using this product for several weeks, I can confirm that I am quite pleased with it. I find that with practice and technique, it is quite possible to obtain quite a close shave, although you do need to go over and over and over areas in order to achieve this... You need to use much less of the Nivea goo than you would think. It is also the case that you are supposed to leave the Nivea goo on your face once you've finished, as it serves as a moisturiser. You wouldn't know that from the manual that came with it - I learned it from the Nivea Philips support website. The unit doesn't stay charged for very long, less than a week I'd guess, and the charge takes an inordinate amount of time, perhaps 7-8 hours. Bit much like. Plus the charger unit is light and cheap - it would readily fall off a table with or without the unit inserted in the charger.I also do wonder about this, in the product blurb: ''You can shave in and out of the shower with Philips HS8420; hot water opens your pores resulting in a close shave'' Ok. So if you use it in the shower, you can't use the Nivea feature. Well, you could, but that is going to be one very expensive shave, with your Nivea solution washed down the drain. If you do use it in the shower, then you are going to have to moisturise when you get out, assuming you do want to moisturise.Oh, and one other thing: the battery warning indicator comes on when there is just not enough power left to complete your shave. Potentially. I can imagine a mini-crisis: you are getting ready for work. You've half your face done and the thing runs out of power. So, keep a manual razor on standby for that scenario.***Update: After using this product for a number of months, I have decided to go back to wet shaving. The trouble with this product for me is the fact that my skin is even more troubled than before. There are lots of blocked pores and it does not really give a satisfactory shave in my opinion. It's back to Mach 3 for me.

Not at all happy with this product, I ordered a 'Coolskin' shaver to replace an old version which has been excellent, I decided to buy a whole new razor as the price of a new head was nearing the same cost… the product arrived with no 'coolskin' branding but 'Norelco' instead. I have been duped and ended up with a version made for the European market complete with charging adapters, not what I wanted or ordered. Very disappointing, the razor works fine but am anxious about the charging, not expected with a £130+ product. Feel a little conned.

As a shaver of both wet & dry types I needed a replacement razor for an old Philips Cool Skin razor - this one seemed to fit the bill the best as it offered the user the option of applying gel whilst shaving (same as the Cool Skin razor).I had read some of the other ratings and decided to give it a try. I can agree with some of the ratings as anyone who hasn't used an electric razor before will notice a difference and it will take time for your face to adjust to using an electric razor but for any out there who already use an electric razor this is a very good model for the price.The razor is extremely quiet and very ergonomic in shape - the blades produced a very acceptable shave and the use of the gel kept my face hydrated and free from irritation.The one bad point is that the razor does use quite a lot of gel - I've been using the razor for a few weeks now and I'm on my third bottle of lotion (although the one supplied with the razor was only 25 ml).

My previous Braun razor finally packed up & I wanted to see if a rotary model would be better than the linear cutter of the Braun. This was one of the cheapest rechargeable models which was well reviewed so I thought, at its price, I'd risk it.Positive points- it did an OK job, but seemed to take a long time (i.e. more passes than I was used to) to get a smooth shave- the rotating heads are very flexible & follow the contour of the face v well- v easy to clean (just rinse under a running tap!)- can be used in a shower (although you can't see what you're doing, so is this such a great advantage?)- charge lasted me at least a week- moisturiser applicator worked OK & moisturiser texture was quite soothingReservations- can't trim a straight line round my moustache or sideburns (no trimmer)- seems to take me longer than the Braun to do the job- on/off switch easily accidentally activated, eg pressing against other objects in sponge bag, so pack carefully and/or take the charger with you!- indication of how much charge left not very helpful (effectively only a warning when close to empty)- I don't really like the smell of the Nivea moisturiserMaybe it's because I'm over 50 and my facial skin is much laxer than it was, but I find a linear (eg Braun) type razor much more efficient for me than this rotary one - either way I've washed first so the skin is not so dry, and am holding the skin away from the direction of shave, which itself is towards the growing direction of the stubble.The fact that the Braun PocketGo M90 it is about 1/5 of the price of the Philips HS8420, and runs on 2 AA batteries (which are universally obtainable, even if your rechargeables run out on you!) means that the decision is a no-brainer for me. Four months on, the Philips is in a cupboard under the sink and I use the Braun regularly (and am seriously planning getting a second one to keep in the car for emergencies!).