Philips HQ 8160 Speed XL

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Phiilips HQ8160

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3 Sep 12th, 2007 

8 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
quickest shave I've experienced

Disadvantages:
can leave neck a bit sore

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

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DAkuma

DAkuma

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I am 34, a manager of a distribution company and single. I grew up in south London and have many va...

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I paid about Ģ100 for this, so was expecting big things, given that my remington twin foil was only Ģ40 but quite old and in need of replacement.
My initial reaction was that of feeling you don't get what you pay for here. Having compared many shavers, a bulk of the money is going on the Li-Ion battery. In this regard it is fast charging, has a full charge indicator, a battery low warning light and 18 days of shaving. Also a 3 minute quick charge.

Okay, on with the reason to buy one of these: SPEED. In this regard, the razor doesn't disappoint, unless you do what it says in the book and dry shave. This caused much irritation, and shaving rash (I hadn't had that since my days of first wet shaving with cheap razors!) The 3 rings with the lift and cut can grate a bit on the neck, but I eventually found that with rinsing the head under a running tap and keeping the face wet gave better results, as it felt smoother, was quicker and less rash. In this sense, I would say it's like having the Nivea cool skin, but without the added expense of moisturerizing + you get the triple heads.
In summary, I recommend, but only if you have a high disposable income, otherwise there are cheaper shavers wich do just as close a shave, if taking a bit longer. 

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Comments about this review »

magicloudz 12.09.2007 23:38

Good review :)

sarab20 12.09.2007 20:38

Sorry but why should someone need a high disposable income to own this? Seems to me that the only reason youre getting a rash from this is for the simple fact youre using an electric shaver against a manual wet shave.



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