Braun Series 3 Electric Shaver For Men with 3 flexible

If you are looking for a new shaver, consider what you will be using it for. Because for 30 you are not going to get perfection.
I use this on weekends, travel and days when I work from home. If I go into work, or to a wedding or something, I’m going to have a wet shave with my trust Gillette.

It does a good job for the money. It reminds me of the old electric no frills electric razors my dad used 30 years ago.

It’s a reasonably close shave if you take your time.

It comfortable.

If you want a fast and close shave, you are going to need to spend a good 100 to 200 to get it.

So for 30, yeah it’s good.

Wanted convenient shaver for week end break . Fair price , and did exactly what I wanted , close shave , fairly comfortable and worked for a week from one charge . This is basic simple shaver but it works well , 30 is a bargain, saw other reviews which stated new foil is 20 , why bothe

Shaves better than many other electric shavers. Only minor complaint is that the charger only came with a two pin plug. As I do not charge it in the bathroom, I have had to buy an adapters for use with a three pin socket.

This is my third Braun shaver. The previous one, also from the Series 3 lineup (model 330) served me well for 12 years, so naturally I wanted to go with another Braun.

I’m not disappointed. It does its job well, feels softer than the previous shaver and is quieter. It’s not magical though so don’t expect to shave off 100% of hair after just one pass. That’s probably impossible with this type of shavers (foil) because of different hair growth directions – you must always go against the hair growth direction. But the shave does feel quite close. I usually shave every other day (48-hour interval), but the shaver handled 72-hour hair with no problems.

I like the fact that the removable shaving head is a single unit, rather than two as in the previous shaver (the foil and the cutter block were separate). Overall, the construction of the shaver is much simpler than my previous one, not least due to the lack of a built-in trimmer, but also because how the shaving head attaches. Simpler construction will hopefully mean fewer chances for breaking something.

The main con of this shaver is the lack of accessories, especially the long hair trimmer. The next model with a trimmer that I could find wasn’t able to shave while charging (an important selection criteria for me), in addition to a much higher price. Instead, I ordered a beard trimmer kit (part BT32) which *I hope* will fit this shaver (apparently it should). It’s also sad that the shaver doesn’t come with a brush, a storage case and machine oil that the previous shaver had, but this was known before purchase and the low price reflects minimal accessory kit. (Actually, I can use the brush from the old shaver and still have some oil left, so there’s less waste!). The shaver does come with a protective cap though, so the lack of a storage case is hardly an annoyance.

An important note on the charger’s plug. It’s a 2-pin plug that *looks* like an EU plug but *isn’t* – it won’t fit into an EU socket! (I bought it for use in continental Europe). But it fits into a UK power plug adaptor I have for use with UK appliances, it’s a special shaver-only UK plug standard (apparently “BS 4573 (UK shaver)” – you can look it up on Wikipedia).

The charger is apparently interchangeable with other Braun shavers (if those shavers are marked accordingly) but comes with a straight cord, whereas my previous one was slinky, which was more comfortable to use when shaving while plugged in. P&G support (which owns the Braun brand it appears) told me the old charger is not compatible with the new shaver despite the output current and the connector being exactly the same, which is a shame, because my old charger was for EU sockets. I wish they made the chargers standard, interchangeable and optional to reduce the amount of electric waste.