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5 quick tips for the perfect electric shave 1 Look for a quality pre-shave gel or lotion designed specifically for electric shavers. It will help lubricate and soften the hair for shaving. 2 Don’t press too hard against the skin. Apply gentle, consistent pressure. 3 When shaving, go against the grain. Use one hand to hold the shaver at a right angle to the face and the other to pull the area of the skin being worked on tight. This will help prevent snagging. Employ back-and-forth strokes for a foil shaver and circular motions for a rotary model. 4 Keep the shaver well maintained. Your face and bank account will thank you for it. 5 Once completed, splash your face with cold water to close the pores. Pick a good quality post shave moisturiser or aftershave balm to soothe the skin.

Going electric when it comes to shaving has never been more popular. But if you’re new to electric shavers, where do you start? You’ll find everything that you need to know right here. Words Paul Jones

skin, the hair is trained into the holes and cut. The contemporary foil shavers are designed to flex and follow the contours of the face. The foil is popular, with many users reporting a closer shave. Easy to clean and accurate for the chin, neckline, and even behind the neck, foil shavers are suitable for shorter and thinner beards and are favoured by those with delicate or sensitive skin.

W hat does your shaving regime look like? Do you pursue the eternal, clean shaven look and hit the bathroom mirror daily? Maybe you spread the chore over two or three days and rock the five o’clock shadow until it heads towards midnight? Or do you only reach for the razor when you start to twitch uncontrollably on a full moon? Irrespective of your shaving ritual, we can all probably agree that shaving can be a pain – both figuratively and sometimes literally. Traditional shaving is time-consuming, messy, and not always thorough, and it can often lead to a dreaded razor cut! So, what’s the answer? It’s simple – go electric. Why electric? The initial cost of a good electric shaver may seem like a pain point, but if you’re using disposable razors, the dollars can soon add up. With only three to seven uses per razor,

disposables are not only bad for the budget, but they’re bad for the planet. And then there’s the cost of reusable razorblades – it’s enough to turn the hair grey. An electric shaver is portable, convenient, reliable, feature-packed, and easy to maintain. Are there different types of electric shavers? We’re glad you asked! There are two main design types currently available, and, believe it or not, they have been essentially the same since the early 1960s. These are foil and rotary. Foil

Rotary As the name suggests, rotary shavers have two, three, or even four small circular discs

on top of the unit. The heads flex in multiple directions and the blades underneath cut the hair as the discs spin. Rotary shavers are well suited

A foil refers to one or more thin metal bars that cover the cutting blades. The foil bars are perforated, and as these glide over the

to faces with longer beard length and medium to coarse hair, making them suitable for those who don’t want to shave daily.

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