The Best Electric Shavers - Reviewed & Tested
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- This video highlights the winners from a lineup of ten electric shavers in our full review. Check out all the details here: www.yourbestdi...
The Panasonic - Arc3 is the best electric shaver. See it on Amazon: geni.us/arc3
We buy everything we test ourselves and don't monetize these videos, but we get a commission from retailers if you buy through our links.
After nine weeks testing ten designs side by side, our team has sorted and ranked the best new designs from all the top shaver manufacturers. The Panasonic - Arc3 mowed down the competition with the closest shave and affordable price to earn our pick for best electric razor.
If you're more worried about irritation than saving money, the Braun - Series 7 is a good shave that should leave your cheeks and neck less sore. It doesn't cut as close as the Panasonic, and we don't think the cleaning stand is worth the hassle, but it's a lovely piece of gear.
Index:
How we selected - 0:04
Foil vs. rotary shavers - 1:17
How we tested - 2:23
Best electric shaver - 4:09
For sensitive skin - 5:54
Budget pick - 7:30
Rotary pick - 8:35
Our picks for the best shavers:
Best overall: Panasonic - Arc3: geni.us/arc3
Best for sensitive skin: Braun - Series 7: geni.us/BraunS7
Best budget shaver: Braun - Series 3: geni.us/BraunS3
Best rotary: Philips - 4500: geni.us/AT830
When purchasing a (product), the top features to consider are:
• Extra foils for faster shaves
• Heads that open up for easy cleaning
• Replacement foils that are easy to find
• Bigger batteries should be more reliable long-term
• Travel locks and pouches
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Our picks for the best shavers:
Best overall: Panasonic - Arc3: geni.us/arc3
Best for sensitive skin: Braun - Series 7: geni.us/BraunS7
Best budget shaver: Braun - Series 3: geni.us/BraunS3
Best rotary: Philips - 4500: geni.us/AT830
How can you title a video "The Best Electric Shaver of 2021" when this video was uploaded in April of 2019?
They live in the future
The arc 5 is considerably better than the 3, I have both. But I suppose it could come down to hair type for some people, and skin sensitivity.
Clever immersion on the electric shavers and their own specific performances and possibilities. Congrats.
Best video that’s not promotional and makes sense.
Not really they didnt include the new Braun s7. Also I use s9 and its far better than the Panasonic 3 which my barber used. Consider these if you're going for budget models I guess.
Good comprehensive review. Thank you.
I have a MooSoo G6 and I haven't had any issues and it works very well. So, it really depends on the user.
About double foil and central trimmer bar to long hairs, simple compare the SURKER duofoil model RSCW-9008, in terms of performance and price against the present competence.
So now is 2020 , tell me which one the best new of shaver ? Tell me fast please i need to buy one
My grand father has wrinkly skin, which one goes best in that case. Must not cut skin which usually the case with trimmers and old school shave ?..
I used the Braun series 7 for a long time and that shaver really didn’t do well like I thought. It was not smooth at all and tugged a lot and pulled hair. It does not have moving blades that go in all directions like the Panasonic does. I have now a Panasonic arc 4 and 5 and they both clip and shave hair like you wouldn’t believe. No pulling or tugging. It has been a year and I still have a sharp clean cut and shave. Panasonic has wonderful blade tech that the blades move in ways that kills other razors. I will bee also getting a Philip’s 9000 which is expensive but it is a rotary shaver. I like more the foil shavers but a good rotary is good as well. But for a clean shave like a blade shave the Panasonic arc 4 and 5 are wonderful electric options. I never have tried and used the braun shaver when I had it wet. I don’t think the series 7 is made for wet/dry. I always have used it dry. Also I did oil it but that didn’t seem to make a different. The razor just tugged and snagged probably even worse than a rotary shaver. When I got the Panasonic’s though they both the 4 and 5 really grabbed the hair and you couldn’t even feel it. You can even feel long hair coming off. You might just feel a little tickle but it doesn’t at all snag like the Braun razors do. For the longest time I thought Braun was the best razor but really it is not. The worse razor would have to be Remington. I did have one that had a cleaning station but the damn thing broke in half. That was a while ago. That actually was years and years ago. The thing broke in half. For me Remington is cheap. I do not trust that brand but the Panasonic is so good as far as wet/ and dry shaving. No pulling of hair or nothing. You can enjoy your shave. The blades work in ways that other razors do work. The inter blades are constantly moving up and down and all around so you don’t feel any snagging. Where as the Braun the inner blade just moves back and forth. Plus in the Panasonic’s you have the cutters on the motor but then you have the blades that move in all directions inside the shaver head.
I'm thinking about buying Braun series 7 or 9, but i don't know which one to buy. This didn't help me on that problem.
The S9 is super-premium without being bulky like the Arc5, but it was hard for us to justify the expense for our review (especially when availability is so spotty and model updates are so confusing).
@@YourBestDigs Now i'am at the point that i'm going to buy Braun 7 series or Arc5. Does the Arc5 got the same cleaning mechanism pressing power button just like in Arc3? I got sensitive skin so that turns me a little bit towards the Braun based on this video, but i'm curious about the Arc5.. Also it seems that Arc5 does not come with the cleaning station, least not here in Finland. That's weird since the price is very high. Ps. I just notice that new Brauns come for sell in next month. There is coming series 8 and it costs exact same amount that Arc5.
@@ttlbig The Arc5 also has the cleaning mode.
@Your Best Digs arc5 it is good for sensitive skin too? Please reply
I don't doubt the results. Even though the demonstration is full of men who don't have much hair and don't know how to shave properly. Electric shavers are Garbage unless one has the skin of a Whale Shark !
Now... I'm curious about the Cartridge razors, even the older ones like the Sensor/Excel. IF you can find the handle... I'm on shave 21 with my sensor excel....only bought it like a few months ago, sure it was like 100+ $ CDN to get it shipped and all but it's the best and longest lasting blade i've used, and I'm a Schick Hydro lover...
Great content, thank you
Reading Amazon reviews, it seems that Panasonic (maker of your recommended "arc 3") does NOT stand behind warranty. :((
Mini splits .. Please
We're still evaluating that one; it's a tricky category. But thanks for the feedback!
Guys, did you include the Panasonic ARC 5 and the Braun Series 9 in this study?
Just the Arc 5. The S9 is just too much money to justify when even the less-expensive the Panasonics are so smooth and shave close. The smaller head is a nice feature of the Brauns, but all of our testers liked the feel of the Panasonic Arc3.
I am keen on finding a razor that shaves close and also has a comb attachment for maintaining a medium to short beard. I don't want to beef up my dopp kit with two devices, a shaver and a trimmer. I have been using a Norelco 6900 with trimmer attachment. It shaves fine but I find it is difficult to sculpt a proper jawline with a rotary, you have to estimate where the cutting starts. Any ideas?
Panasonic ll41
Braun any model baby face close shave. CCW CW hand shave rotation to be a baby face. Even the Braun tells you rotate the shaver to get a close shave. Ive had them all and like the feel of nothing smooth skin and that even with soap and razor is hard to do.
I use the electric razor for my chest hair
Thank you Joy, very cool
I am looking for a shaver which allows me to keep a light stubble. Any suggestions for that?
Why?
@@highwaystar3780 one idea is sensitive skin and the other is maintaining a close 5'oclock shadow. Would definitely be nice to have a shaver that allowed for options. My grandfathers corded shaver from the late 70's had this option of 10 different length settings. It was a Norelco hp-1131 that surprisingly some people are still selling on eBay.
@@jackoff1826 even the worst electric shaver these days shaves close enough as to Not leave a 5:pm shadow. So definitely Niether one of these will suit that purpose. Have u tried one of those cheap trimmers like "Micro Touch Solo"? They don't do a very good job shaving close so it may be suitable for what u want? What I hate about close shave is after few hours my face is like sand paper !
The Andis is an absolute beast that is commercial. Not even a comparison to the others. $45 and its gonna go forever.
I’m a barber, I agree they are good, the one with the stand and titanium is way better too, but since I got my Braun series 9 I haven’t touched them. Plus I got the Panasonic arc 5 and it cuts closer than the Braun so its my favorite
Lol I just tried a Brawn 3. It sucked.
Just be glad you didn't try a cheap Norelco or Remington. ;)
@@YourBestDigs I have. And before the blade screens broke, it worked well. Changed them. It sucked afterwards.
You missed the wahl finale
Doesn’t seem like a legit review. The models are shaving already shaven skin
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I bought a braun series 3 just to try it last month, using a razor is literally not possible or me every day, my face is stupidly sensitive and I rash up for days after using one. Got tired of having a beard and thought I'd try a safety razor after hearing they cause less irritation but even that was also a no for me. Using the braun in the shower with foam is the best I can do, gives a decently close shave and doesn't cause my face to turn into one big rash. Definetley recommend it. Might upgrade to the series 7 one later on. but for 30 quid the braun 3 is a great buy.
Glad it's working for you!
I've used the Braun Series 3 and 6...they both get nice and close, but they both absolutely FAIL on my neck. It took 5 minutes of straight shaving in nearly every direction I could on just the neck to get it decently shaved.
Straight to the point with no nonsensical idiot TH-cam blogger yapping away about what he did over the spring break.
Just get a Braun M-60, shave daily with it, and save yourself alot of money. You simply don't need a slot-head if you shave every day.
Good video, almost shocking that right out the starting gate you give the winners haha that is honestly refreshing to see.
Braun 3 was complete ass for me. Couldn't even get 50% of my hair in 3 or 4 rotations.
Same with me. It was horrible, the Remington they wrote off as a disaster worked twice as fast as the Braun!
I've since switched to the Panasonic Arc4 and WOW does it shave fast and close! It puts every other brand I've tried to shame.
Does the panasonic leave your skin without hair sticking out?
I won't consider an electric that can't be used corded, so that leaves all of these out but the Andis, and that one supposedly needs the foils changed quite often. So, I went with the popular Remington F5-5800. Haven't used it yet, but will come back and update if it stinks.
Hi buddy, I know it's been a while, but I'm in the market for my first electric shaver and I was wondering if you could share your experience with the Remington F5-5800. it's on my radar for the great price...
@@arielspalter7425 Hi Ariel. I like it. Definitely an improvement over my previous rotary model. Like any electric I've used, there are areas that you need to go over a few times before you get everything (neck in particular), but that's a trade-off I'm willing to accept over a blade - and honestly, even with a blade, I would still have to hit some areas harder than others. I'm still using the original blades on the Remington, as they are working just as they did when I bought it. Obviously can't say how it compares to any others on the list, but I'd buy it again.
@@billjordan1173 awesome, thank you very much!
You say you refuse to use any that can't be used corded, but I believe this video points out that the Braun series 7 (or I could be confusing it with other videos) can be used corded as well. But I'm with you, seems asinine that you plug it in to charge, it should also be about to run while plugged in.
@@jackoff1826 I can't find any information that says the Braun can be used corded, but in all honesty, since I shaved my beard, I've found my older rotary razor works better than the Remington, so I don't know that I'd still recommend it. Perhaps the cutters need to be changed, but I'm good with the rotary device for now.
I have currently Braun Series 7 7880cc. I bought it because it's very advanced. Has 5 motor speed gears, pop up trimmer, cleaning station etc... But, but, but. Performance is not comparable to Panasonic. I do regret because i haven't sticked to Panasonic. I'll get myself soon the Panasonic ES-LL21 or LL-41. First reason is the performance and how advanced is it as well. Also i like the fact it has the same performance of any Arc's in a family, but much smaller head. Big plus here. Compared to Braun, it has much more powerful motor, better blades, way easier maintenance. Remove the foil, clean the blades, done. Ready for next round. With Braun you have two options. Get it with a cleaning station or "unscrew" the plastic which is holding the blades to be able to get to them 😆. Bad move on this one. Overall, i choose Panasonic 👍
I have a Braun series 3 (model 3090 )with the clean &charge station which added about $38 more for a $88 total and I like that I can once a wekk get it charged and cleaned and not worry about brushes or oils.
I tried an arc 3 wasn’t a fan....it wouldn’t shave the hair on my neck. I had a braun series 3 before and I liked it a lot but the side burn trimmer broke off. While I could’ve gotten a new one for free probably I guess I was a little frustrated that it broke off and I got a Panasonic GB80...it would’ve been nice if it had a foil smoother attachment but it didn’t. Then I got a Panasonic ES-RT47-S Arc 3 and wasn’t happy with its performance in order to get a smooth shave I would have to press on my skin pretty hard causing painful razor bumps....not fun. I tried using it for awhile but it just disappointed me. So I went and bought a Braun series 5 5020s and I absolutely love it. I get the smooth shave I want with out razor bumps. I honestly think I’m gonna stick with Braun from now on.
Andis is best for me. Wet shavers do not work better.
I tried the old arc3 and it worked great, now that i saw this, i guess the new arc3 would be a good buy...hehe i wanted to updgrade to a braun series 5... but seeing this, i might upgrade to a series 7 in the future after the arc3...
Hold up. The Series 7 Last for a 155 minutes!? That's gotta be mistake. Most shavers offer 60 minutes of running time at best. That's like 3 times that number.
It is a beast. Braun's blades aren't as nice, but they put Panasonic's batteries to shame. (Which is ironic since Panasonic makes some of the best Li-Ion cells.)
To be fair, these numbers are from a run test without load, so actual shave time might be different. In the testing period we never hit the end-of-charge for the S5 or S7, since we were comparing different shavers, but we did manage to run the Panasonics all the way down in a few weeks.
1 question does this take out ingrown hairs, and stubs from skin?
The moving blade inside can't grab anything from below your skin, since the "foil" is in the way. (Hairs have to poke through the foil.) The lift-and-cut bars on most shavers (usually the middle row) have sharper edges than the foils on either side, so it's possible that they could catch on a scab, pimple or ingrown hair bump and cause a cut.
Surely the series 9 should have been part of the testing though? It seems illegitimate and misleading to not include it for the reasons given, when the same reason applies to the arc5?
It almost made the cut, but remember it's quite a bit more expensive than the Arc5. (Especially if you're trying to get the more recent model.) We did a quick poll and nobody we talked to thought they would possibly spend that much on a shaver. After reading reviews we wanted to test a high-end shaver, so we picked the less-expensive of the two.
Is this kind of brand avilable in nepal?
Did I waste my money on Arc 5?
Im thinking to buy it is it good ?
Yea whats your feedback?
I have used Arc 4 for 9 years and now Arc 5 for 3 months. 5 is better than 4, and more expensive.
@@melihdrms1182 I have both Panasonic arc 3 and 5 and they both shave like a shamp. I have had them for over a year and still haven’t replaced the blades, and cutters. Still shaving like the day I got it and you will get a smooth shave. I have put the razors both through a ton of foam and water as well, and they keep shaving away. I shave with them wet/ and dry. They do a great job. The only thing is that when you are shaving wet you feel like you are using a safety razor or straight razor. It gives you that blade experience. So when shaving it shaved like a blade razor. When shaving dry it feels like Ike an electric razor but better. You will get a smooth shave out of it every single time. Also I do oil them up befor shaving unless I am wet shaving.
Is it available in my country philippines ?
If I have extremely sensitive skin,
Should I maybe think about the braun series 5? Don’t have the budget for 7 :(
There's an option on the series 7 (at least there was) that allowed for different settings for skin type.
My first shaver was my grandpas old corded shaver from the late 70's probably. It was a Norelco hp1131 that you can surprisingly find being sold on eBay by a few people. It has a setting for how close of a shave you wanted, literally 9 or 10 settings. It worked so damn good and at the time I used it in the 90's, the thing was about 20 years old. If you wanted the closest shave possible, you'd be best to maintain the close shave every day or if you had sensitive skin you could simply go with a 2 or 3 setting just to make sure you don't irritate the skin. And if you missed a couple days of shaking, set the shaver to a 9 or something at first to get the hair down closer to be able to go at it at a closer setting. I've almost struggled to find a shaver as great as this one over the past couple decades and have gone with a couple cheaper Braun models for the most part... until being in the market now for another, which scares me to spend big money. There was one rotary shaver I had spent big money on about 20 years ago $250 thinking that's the route I had to go to get something as good as my grandfathers, it was some fancy Norelco at the time, and those blades seemed to hate my skin. No adjustments on the blade settings or anything. It was a waste. So the series 7 might be the way to go these days (if they still do the adjustment with the newer versions)
Idk clearly which one should i buy?, ARC 5 OR BRAUN 7, I want a fast clean shaver and a low maintenance.
I just bought the Arc5 for 99 bucks on Amazon!!! That's a no-brainer
@@ericteipen what model of arc5 is it?, Can you give mel link?
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Strongly disagree. Phillips series 9000 shaves the closest (compared to the best from braun) assuming you use coconut oil (i haven't tried conventional shaving cream but it should work as well) as shaving cream and the right shaving technique. I tried braun series 9 and it is simply junk. Mind you, i tried all shaving technique with it so it is surely not misuse from my part. It looks luxurious but shaves so bad its not even funny. Luckily i returned it and got a refund. Panasonic should not shave any better than the braun since both braun and panasonic use foil type. Mind you, i have a sensitive skin.
A few days ago i bought the 9000 and got it for all most 50% off RRP. This is my 1st electric shaver and it gives me a shave that is very close to a razor while not irritating my skin, i used normal shaving gel. One thing i don't like about it is the side burn attachment is shit tho.
There are like 10 different models of Panasonic Arc3 shavers alone, so this alleged best seems incredibly unreliable
Panasonic keeps all of their old models around, for some reason. They also keep the very latest models out of North America, for some reason. It was a nightmare trying to decide which one to test. (Note that Braun has similar inventory weirdness, just to a lesser degree.)
@@YourBestDigs Haha, good to know! I guess I survived the nightmare also! Thanks!
@@YourBestDigs So which model are you recommending? Or are all models basically the same?
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