I bought this electric shaver a year ago and used it almost daily. It is a very good option if you are looking to replace the conventional shaver.

It has two speeds and three spares, one for shaving and two for cutting. It also has a charger.

In the time I have been using it, I can say that it works quite well, the battery lasts a long time, it can be used with dry or wet skin and with a single pass eliminates the hair.

If it is true that it does not remove the hair as close to the root as normal shaving, but it is more agile and less aggressive for the skin.

Comfortable, lightweight, incredibly easy to clean, very ergonomic grip, excellent battery life. The trimmer attachment is fairly lame. It isn't a very effective trimmer at all. They needn't bother with the collection of guards they provide because you are pretty safe from it trimming too much! I have a cheap Wahl trimmer that uses disposable batteries that is far more effective. That said, the shave is closer than a blade, yet very safe and comfortable even with my sensitive skin. As far as I know, this is the least expensive Braun that's manufactured in Germany instead of China. I haven't owned the shaver long enough to evaluate how long the coil/cutting block lasts, Braun claims 18 months. My past experience with Braun and Remington is that foils develop holes and become unusable in a about 6 months. Even if this foil lasts only 12 months that would reduce the operating cost by half! By the way, beware of Chinese imitation foils on Amazon. Unless you look extremely closely, you won't realize that these are not manufactured by Braun. To be safe, look in the Braun Store in Amazon. The German made foil will set you back $35 instead of the approximately $20 of the look-alikes. Intuition tells me that this hyper-close and comfortable shave is largely due to the quality of the foil/cutting block assembly. Using the cheap foils would be kind of like putting cheap tires on your BMW. Your car wouldn't drive, handle and stop like a BMW any more.

Updated 9/19/23

I upped the rating to 4 stars. I'm going to chalk issues up to my face and beard. It shaves my head nicely. I need to wait 2.5-3 days between shaves to get good results on my face.

Updated 9/8/23

After a couple of weeks, it’s not shaving nearly as good as it did initially. It irritates my skin, pulls whiskers. I keep it clean, charged, and always use a pre electric shave. I might be sending this one back.

—Original Review—

I have an incredibly sensitive face. Even safety razors irritate, though not nearly as bad as cartridges. Below will be considered heresy to safety razor purists.

The first time I used this shaver...I was NOT impressed. I used shave soap and there were lots of spots I had to hit with my DE. I tried dry shaving with it. I did not like it. Irritated my face. Then I bought Lectric shave pre-electric shave. This is a game changer.

I have two recommendations for shaving with this unit: Use some sort of pre-electric shave product. Not shaving cream or soap. Don't press hard when shaving. Take a little time and just keep shaving. I still hit problem areas with a blade, but the whiskers aren't visible. I just want it a bit smoother.

Rinsing the head works great. Most of the whiskers come out using the "gills." That said, I take the foil head off, rinse under the faucet, tap on my hand, and remaining whiskers come out. When I'm satisfied it's clear, I place on a hand towel and allow it to dry before reattaching to the shaving unit.

I think the Braun Series 5 is a very good value. It shaves parts of my face better than a DE. I think a smaller shaving head gives better access to the lip and under the nose, for example. Combine it with an electric pre-shave product and you'll get a close shave with little to no irritation. I even shaved my head with this. I'm sticking with my safety razor for my head, but the results from the Series 5 are actually really good.

My husband loves this shaver. It's basically intended for men who want a good face shaver, and it is quiet and easy to hold, not too heavy. Does a really close shave without any pinching or other skin irritation.

Shaves great . No skin irritation even dry . I don't have a beard like a wire brush so can't speak for very heavy bearded dudes . Being retired and not working I shave like every other day . This unit does the job quickly and no muss no fuss . I rate this shaver A++ . Trims well also . Plus the charging base makes this choice the winner in the Series 5 line up for sure .

Below what I expected for foil face shaving and leaves me with bumps, ingrowns, and pulls my hair out, but this is my first electric razor, so that may be normal. The body and sensitive trimmer is great so I’m keeping it as I shave and trim my body hair and this does a great job with no cuts or nicks and I can use it on my whole body in the shower with no issue.

Great razon. I have had it for 2 year and I love it. I had to come back and leave a great review. If you are thinking about buying a razor, buy BrAun

Original 2021 review: I have had this razor about 6 months. Was happy at first. It did seem to give a close shave but took a lot longer than my old Norelco shaver. Then it started to cause razor burn on my neck, getting progressively worse as well as not shaving as close as originally. 6 months in, it is pulling and taking off pieces of skin to the point where they bleed. Given I can do that with a cheap safety razor AND get a closer shave, I am very disappointed with this shaver.

2023 Update: Having launched on the quest to find a razor that didn't snag and burn, I did not like the result this shaver was giving me. Since this purchase, I have purchased a Panasonic that worked reasonably well. Still some burn, however. Online research yielded some suggestions and I ended up using razor oil to lube the heads and Cremo shaving cream. Much better performance from the Panasonic razor resulted. After a year, I thought I would try the Braun using the oil and Cremo. I must now apologize to Braun. Using these two preshave items has completely resolved any issues with the Braun and , in fact, the Braun gives a very satisfactory close shave with no burn or pulling. Who knew? If you are an old codger like me, electric razor shavers do not work as well as they did on the younger version of yourself. Oiling the heads and using the Cremo brand shave cream will definitely improve your shave.

Update. so razor is approximately 2 yrs old. I didn't use it for about 12 months while I use the Panasonic. Found the razor oil solution and have been shaving with it for about 4 months now. Picked it up this morning and no power. Tried to charge and still no power after 30 minutes. Then I noticed water dripping out of the charge port. I have not dropped it, I rinsed the heads as directed under the faucet but it is advertised as waterproof. Supposedly you can shave with it in the shower.

Very disappointed with this shaver to say the least.

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I've been using for two weeks now. I find it satisfactory. The backup is good cos it does not need to charge till now after initial charging. The handling is also comfortable, and shaving is quite smooth.

This shaver works really well for any area of the face except the neck. It DOES NOT give a clean shave in the neck area no matter how many times I go over the area. Im still having to use a razor blade to get the close shave feel. I use wet shave i.e only water. No product. If I use product, might as well stick to the traditional shaving blade.

This is the best shaver for me. It provided a very clean shave (for my face shape) and the best feature was the ease of cleaning. I liked that the normal cleaning ritual was simply to run the shaver under the tap. Best of all, the price was very affordable and delivery was pronto. Super happy with the sleek shaver.

This item works very well. Holds a charge, close shave , easy to clean by just rinsing. Good value for the price.