by Anura Guruge
on June 4, 2023
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I HATE shaving, I really do. Always have. (Though I had a goatee in my early 20s) I refuse to have a beard. So, I suffer the agonies of shaving. For much of my adult life, until I was well into my 60s I used to shave everyday. Then, I gave up. I try to just shave every 3 days — unless I am going out. I still will not go anywhere important WITHOUT shaving. Old habits die hard.
I am CONTINUALLY looking for a new ‘silver bullet’. I have the latest ‘Gillette‘ & I try all sorts of lotions. Still never happy.
I had a Braun Series 7 for a few years & was relatively happy with it, though I didn’t use it all the time. I would switch between that & the latest Gillette. Given my stubble is like steel wool I was is need of a new head for it. Rather than getting a replacement head I opted to get the latest. Hence, the Series 9. So, I made a rare EXCEPTION to my aversion to buying German.
I used it for the first time this morning. I had 3 days worth of growth. It did quite well. Very quick. Quicker than the Series 7. I used it with this NEW electric pre-shave. It had some rave reviews. As I already said, I am always looking for that silver bullet.
It was OK. I was initially pleased. Very pleased. As the day wore off there was SOME IRRITATION. Not bad, but not happy.
The Series 7 had an adjustment for SENSITIVE SKIN. The Series 9 doesn’t. I think that that might be a difference & issue. I will let you know.
