Braun Electric Shaver For Men, Series 7 7185Cc, Holiday Gifts For Men, Wet & Dry Shave, Shaving Kit With Smartcare Center And Beard Trimmer, Black

It is a bit different from my previous braun series 7

Good razor. A lot of maintenance is needed to keep it up. It takes a long time to shave with it.

I have sensitive skin and get razor burns and skin irritations with blades. The rotary razor gives the same results. I've been using the Braun Series 5 shaver for a couple of years. It was OK but honestly, it was hard to get a close shave. I like the Braun Foil Shaver and settled on the Series 7 7185cc. Other than being a newer model, I was almost expecting the same results. Boy, was I wrong. The flex head adjusts to your face and truly does produce a close shave while protecting the skin. The 3 shave modes offers flexability to customize your shaving experience. After using it a while, I settled on the Turbo mode. It gives a fast shave without any irritation. The SmartCare Center makes cleaning the razor a breeze. After rinsing the head and shaking it dry, pop it in the cleaner, turn it on and forget about it. When it's done cleaning, it charges the razor. I generally use the cleaner about once a week. In between, I just rinse it off, shake it dry and put it in the cleaning center to dry. The battery is exceptional. Even after a week of daily use, it barely reads below a full charge. I like the fact that it's waterproof and can be used in the shower if needed. I haven't used the Beard Stubbler, and Beard Trimmer attachments yet. I'd expect them to function as intended. The included travel pouch offer additional flexability. I've taken the razor with me many times. I took the charging cord several times but never needed to charge it. Sure, the manual could be a little better but it's all pretty basic and there is not alot you need to know to use it. Overall, I'm highly impressed with this razor. It is a great upgrade from the Series 5. I'm sure it will last. Braun makes great products.

Great close shave, gets the hard to reach areas like under your nose, and easily does the curves of your chin. Make sure you get the book! Has other attachments for shaving or cutting at different lengths. Not sure what a few of the attachments are. Charges quickly and the charge lasts for a long time; far more than expected. The only negative I can add is the hairs fall out while shaving, so have something under to catch them.

It works as advertised.

Purchased this a little over a month ago because I have enjoyed the Series 7 for so many years until I finally wore it out. I decided to continue with what I was familiar with...the tried and true...battle tested Series 7 that used to be the best bang for the buck. Reviews were excellent...4.6+ stars out of 5 with 4 digit number of reviews. I noticed it looked a little different but figured it was due to being the new and improved model. Experience started off ok but the razor seemed a little weak but still decent at first. After multiple cleanings with the cleaning station, and rinsing with hot tap water, and using the brush it comes with....about the 4th week into this purchase, the razon would run sporadically...sometimes just shutting off in the middle of a shave. Also, when I got it back to a running state, I could lay it down on the counter top while it was running and just listen to the different speeds levels it would perform...under no load. It was like I was pressing the button to change speeds but it did it by itself. Sometimes it was bog down until it finally stopped...like the battery died...but it was fully charged. Sometimes I would push the power button and get nothing at all...and I made sure it was not locked for travel as well. Can't believe this was a $170 shaver and a BRAUN on top of that. Then I did research and found an article that described similar issues with it and the writer went on to describe how this new version was a mere shadow of what the Series 7 once was and recommended the consideration of the Series 8 for a little more (if you get the silver one...the black one of the same exact thing from Amazon is $90 more...just for the color...no thanks). Noticed the design of the Series 8 looks almost exactly like the wonderful Series 7 of old. So I ordered it and Amazon said I'd get it the same day to boot. Well, the shipment got delayed, and delayed, and delayed again. So I found it at Target for the same price...$219 and cancelled the Amazon order. ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SERIES 8! IT IS FANTASTIC! The bad news for me is that I went to return the POS Series 7 to Amazon but did so on the 35th day of ownership and Amazon says the window to return it closed after 30 days. So now I don't know what I'm going to do with it. I guess I'll try to contact Braun now since it supposedly has a warranty, but most likely they are going to make this suggestion and that suggestion in an effort to troubleshoot the issue but seriously doubt there will be and offer to return for my money back. So Amazon got $170 out of me which gave back any savings I've had with them over the years for sure. That particular Series 7 shaver is designed poorly with a weak motor not strong enough to reliably power it as it struggles to maintain speed, even on a very light shave (I do not have a coarse beard at all)...very surprising for the usual stellar quality of BRAUN products. Love my Series 8 though...well worth the extra money (for the silver one).