Wahl Bump-Free Shaver Rechargeable Cord or Cordless
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Customer Reviews of Wahl Bump-Free Shaver Rechargeable Cord or Cordless
Customer Review: The solution to my shaving woes.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm an african american man who is entering into the US Military soon. As such, I'll need to shave, everyday. Normally I'd never shave because to do so would be a painful experience. It would expose the razor bumps I had while adding more.
Using a manual razor didn't work. And it's not because blacks can't use razors. I'll be the first to admit it was my technique. Be it the angle, the pressure, finding the grain which is difficult since it goes all over the place, in the end I'd end up covered in nicks and even more ingrown hairs, regardless of whether it was a cheap bic or a skin flaying 4 blade monster. In the end I wasn't willing to trial and error my face until it was covered in scars.
I tried a Norelco rotary. The problem with that was shaving with the grain didn't cut nearly low enough, and shaving against did what it said it would do. Lift and cut, causing the hair to fall under the skin and cause the hair to get trapped and insane amounts of swelling and weeks of me trying to get it out. So that didn't work either.
Then I saw this. A foil shaver, and not only that, but one that is specifically designed in a number of ways to prevent razor bumps and irritation. It works like an absolute dream. It cuts low, so that it's AT, the skin level, so even going against the grain I can barely feel it, if I can feel it at all. It doesn't irritate the skin whatsoever so my face doesn't feel raw after sliding it across my face. It's a little loud but I'm not gonna trade a loud quality shave for the quiet tugging and pulling I experienced with the norelco and the bumps.
A word of warning, this is pretty much only for cutting stubble. And by that I mean you need to use it everyday. It's perfect for cutting about 24 hours of growth, and pretty much nothing else. The good thing is it comes with a small battery powered clipper addition that can be used to get it trimmed down to stubble length, then followed up with the Super Close as it's labeled. So in conjunction they work excellently if you go a few days without shaving.
So yea, this was a first review so excuse me if it's a little long winded, I'm just thrilled to have FINALLY found something that works consistently, every time, with no hassle.
Customer Review: super close, better than others I have used.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had remmington, norelco and braun electrics in the past. I used electrics to knock down the beard so I can get a close shave with a blade. For many people the multiple blade (2,3,4, and even 5) razors clog instantly with beard, making multiple blades a useless waste of money. To solve that requires a two step process. Electric followed by blade. This is the closest electric I have ever used. It is so close I don't follow with a blade every time. (Once and a while when I want to be real sure)
It does not leave areas on the face that require unique hand movements to get like all the others I have tried. Mostly this is a first pass shaver.
Others have noted the lack of ergo design and grips. True, but this device does not weigh very much and is easy to handle. It is not like you are holding it all day. A shave takes about a minute.
My only complaint is the AC charger is rated for north american voltages only. Traveling to countries using higher voltages requires a transformer converter rather than a simple plug adapter. The AC charger has the look and feel of a switch mode device rather than a transformer type which typically work with all voltages. I suspect it would work fine, and the problem is in the label only.
The gold foil is very nice against the skin, looks cool as well.
Customer Review: Finally a shaver that does not give me Razor Bumps
Summary: 4 Stars
I have used a trimmer to shave for the last 14 years. When my hair was black the stubble was not a problem because my 5:00 o'clock shadow did not appear until 5:00 o'clock. Since much of beard has turned white and I have dark skin my white stubble was apparent before I left the house.
About three months ago I experimented with a safety razor with a bump guard and their shaving cream. The shave was close but I still have scars from the razor bumps the razor created. I went back to my trimmer!
I did not give up and did more searches on the web and found the Wahl Bump-Free Shaver. It has worked like a charm! I now have a very close shave with minimal problems! The other good news is the Shaver Choice produces I bought with the safety razor work ell with the Wahl Bump Free Shaver.
The one issue I have with the razor is it is too noisy. The trimmer in the back is a nice feature and will use when I travel. When I am at home I still prefer my Wahl trimmer to cut my sideburns and the odd hair that lays flat on my face that the Wahl shave cannot cut.
Overall I am very satisfied with this purchase!
Customer Review: Works very Well
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had a similar history as one other reviewer. Razors left me with razor bumps so I used a set of hair trimmers. This leaves a 5 o'clock shadow at 7:00 a.m. which was not much of a problem when I was younger with black hair. Now that I have gray speckles my gray stubble looks like powdered donut dust. I was skeptical about spending so much on an electric razor as my experience with them in the past was equally bad as razors.
Pros: Closer shave than with trimmers or 'bump-free' razors. Powerful battery. Easy to clean. Close-cutting trimming attachment. NO BUMPS!
Cons: Loud, but that adds to the manly factor. It does leave some some areas not as close as others but you can use the trimmer attachment for hard-to-get hair. The foil shreds easily if too much pressure if used. It's easy to apply too much pressure if the first past does not not cut close enough.
Make no false assumptions. I'm not going to have as smooth a face as I had at 14yo but it is much smoother than what I had from 24 to 34 yo.
Customer Review: Lawnmower for my face
Summary: 1 Stars
I have used a Remington Black Men's Electric Shaver for over 5 years with great results. The only problem is they don't make it anymore as far as I can tell and my current one has a nick in the screen that scratches my face. So I tried this bump free Wahl. It basically did not do as advertised. It was supposed to trim the whiskers above the surface so that they don't curl back in under the skin like lift and cut or close shave razors do. This Wahl basically took off a top layer of skin and lifted pulled and chewed out most of my whiskers while just laying some down without cutting them at all.
I've decided to go to the disposable type black men's bump control razor I can get at Walmart. While it takes me a little longer to shave than electric, it is doing the type of job my old Remington did.
Hope this helps. If you want bump control for curly facial hair, DO NOT BUY THIS!!!