Philips SensoTouch RQ1180cc GyroFlex 2D Electric Shaver Metallic Red with Clean and Charge Stand

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• This product comes with a two-pin UK plug that is only suitable for two-pin UK electrical sockets, which are often found in bathrooms. A three-pin UK adaptor is necessary for use in standard UK three-pin electrical sockets. Click hereto browse three-pin UK adaptors at Amazon.co.uk. (Page will open in a new tab.)

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Product Features GyroFlex 2D of RQ1180cc is the distinctive two-dimensional component that allows the shaver to perfectly follow the unique contours of the face, ensures a close shave that minimizes skin irritation. Philips SensoTouch RQ1180cc electric shaver comes with the Jet Clean system that thoroughly washes, lubricates, dries and charges to renew the shaver for a superior shave day after day. Philips patented tube trimmer technology ensures great precision and manoeuvrability for grooming sideburns and moustache to give you a smarter and stylish look. The wet and dry Aquatec seal gives you the choice of shaving both with a comfortable dry shave or with a refreshing wet shave using a shaving gel or foam for extra skin comfort. After charging it for 1 hour, it gives you approximate 50+ minutes of cordless power, which is approx 17 shaves.

As I am NOT a bearded lady in a circus, I gave this item to the grouchy, not human until his morning shave, bear in my life for a few weeks test. Initially the bear was ecstatic with it and it compared favourably to a brand of dry shaver which he'd recently played with.

So despite being a very lovely piece of kit which you can use wet or dry, with an innovative bath to do the hard bit of cleaning out the heads... here where it all went wrong....

First off, my goodness, that bath thing takes up a lot of room near a safe socket. That took me five minutes of rearranging things after bear had installed it.

Secondly, he likes wet shaves, but he can wet shave faster with a normal razer. The point of an electric razer is that it is portable (especially taking it abroad where sharp pointy things become an issue at airports)and quick to use. You would never cart the bath with you on holiday, you would only use when away as a dry razer.

Thirdly... he felt it was a lovely smooth comfortable shave.... however I pointed out he had a ten a.m. shadow... it just doesn't remove emough of the hairs near the roots, even though it feels nice.

So he's going back to wet shaving apart from emergencies.