Philips HQ 7782 COOL SKIN > Reviews > An excellent shaver and worth the money

Author's product rating:   

Durability	Excellent
Quality of shave	Excellent
Value for money	Satisfactory

Advantages:	Quick charging (less than an hour to fully charged), close shave (almost as close as a wet shave) and Waterproof (I actually found it helpfull and more comfortable to shave in the shower)
Disadvantages:	It's not the cheapest electric shaver out there and the sachets of gel/mosturiser can be expensive in the long term .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I'm in a difficult position, as I struggle with wet shaving. It brings me out in a rash and even looking at a razor blade tends to make my neck bleed.

At the same time, electric shavers are (or at least have been) a real chore as I tend to leave it a few days and end up with two or three days growth at a time. In the past, my electric shaver wouldn't hold enough charge to finish the job and didn't give a particulary good shave.

For this reason I have spent years flitting between wet and dry shaving and not being really happy with either result. Well, this was until I came across an advert for this Cool Skin. It's an expensive piece of kit and I hmm'd and haa'd before purchasing via Amazon - the cheapest price i've seen on-line (they're about the £150 in Boots).

I am so glad I decided to make this purchase in the end.

The batter life is phenominal - a first charge of about two and a half hours and a fortnight later of shaving every other day and it still has full bars.

The shave itself is extremly close, and on a par with wet shaving.

The only problem I can see with this is the cost of the gel/mosturiser but that is still going to be cheaper than the cost of blades for a high quality wet razor (and of course, if your skin's not as sensitive as mine, then you don't necessarily need to use them).

All in all, a 10 out of 10 product and worthy of the (rather hefty) price.