The Philips HS8020 Nivea For Men Based - COOL SKIN.

My names Gavin, I'm 23yrs young and enjoy going out with friends when not looking after my 3yr old daughter. I have many reasons for owning an a Electric Shaver and I rely on my Shaver everyday, even whilst being so young, but here's just a few reasons.

Secondly, appearance. I'm not Mr Vain nor do I carry a mirror in my pocket, but appearance to me matters. When I was 12 I started to shave my first facial hair, I continued in hope I would one day soon have that clean dark shaven look on my face.
However, my mother is naturally... Ginger haired. So when my stubble turned into a beard, I saw a transformation I didn't like, black to orange. In the Summer this is terrible, I get paranoid that in public people are blinded by the bright sheen that glows from my chin, so I had to buy razors regularly.

At first, I didn't know what I was looking for other than a shaver with an electric connection.
I looked in Argos at first but found the descriptions and info given on each product was limited which wouldn't help me to find the best product for me.

I CHOSE THE PHILIPS HS8020...

I looked through the catalogue online at Philips home site and this particular product got my attention firstly because of its style and design.
The Design is a regular design to most other electric shavers. The bottom half is small and well sized to fit in your hand. The top half is much larger to allow support for the 3 round razor heads which look very hi-tech and neat. But the curves and sleek shape overall benefit the user as it allows me to shave my rusty beard with ease.
The chosen colors of this product is a combination of light ocean blue on the back & night sky blue on the front with a flat silver between the two blues.
We all recognize the color blue with water, the ocean blue even more. So when I saw this for the first time I thought of Wet Shaving and this was what made me look into this product in more detail.

Shave in or out - The Philips HS8020 made it clear straight away that this specific product was designed to enable both dry shaving and wet shaving. You can either shave in the kitchen while waiting for the toast - not recommended, or you can shave in the shower - recommended.

Flex Tracker - This isn't something out of Star Wars. The Flex Tracker system is designed to give myself and any user the best possible shave in comfort tracking the curves in your skin and adjusting accordingly. The 3 razor heads are attached by maneuverable pivots which allow the heads to move to fit the shape and curves of your face. Remember that electric shavers can be used up, down, left, right and sideways, compared to manual razors which go up or down.
The unfavorable heads means that you shave against your skin but, with your skin. This reduces skin irritation for those with sensitive skin, but as for myself, I do not get irritated skin by using this product but then nor do I have sensitive skin.

Battery Charging & Life - It is recommend you charge for a FULL 8 hours when your battery has ran dry. I stick to recommendations when it comes to electronics so I would advise you to do this when needing to recharge your battery.
The a FULLY charged battery lasts me for about 3 mornings most, depending on the length and time of your shave obviously. But it must be remembered that this product is so easy to use that day to day use should take you no longer than 10-15 minutes.
There are also indicator lights to let you know when either the battery is being charged or when the battery is running low.

Instruction - I have had a little problem at first with refilling the conditioner. But luckily the product came packaged including a Quick Start Guide and 28ml of Shaving Conditioner so I was able to get started by instruction which meant I was able to deal with my problem without contacting the manufacturer.

Nivea For Men must of had some influence, as this really is a product for a man with rapid growth of facial hair along with men with lots of facial hair. Since using this, I have had very little stubble even when not shaving a few days, I believe this is solely down to the closeness of the shave.

Philips are right there at the top when it comes to Electronics. It worries me sometimes when manufacturers offer many different models on many different ranges. I wander how much focus and attention they have when creating a product for a specific type of person. But Philips website took away my fears. They have a very accessible website that will direct you to what your looking for and then give detailed information on the feel of use to the features and specs.

The Cool Skin Nivea For Men based product by Philips has much improved the product. They have enhanced the Conditioning system and made it integrated so that it fits and is easy to use and refill.

Could this product be improved? possibly. I would like to see the battery improved to help maximize my time out of the bathroom in the mornings. Then again, it isn't hard to plug in the adaptor to recharge.
But please do remember, as with any shaver cleaning is difficult but important. I suggest you rinse the heads under warm water and pad dry using a toilet tissue. Avoid using the cleaning accessories as they are not sufficent in getting scrap hair out from under the razor heads.