Philips Shaver Series 5000 – Wet & Dry Electric Mens Shaver
Philips Shaver Series 5000 – Wet & Dry Electric Mens Shaver with Charging Stand and Travel Case (Model S5884/35)
Hair-Guide Precision trimmer
The new shape of the shaving heads is engineered for precision. The surface is enhanced with hair guiding channels, designed to move hair into an effective cutting position.
One-touch open
Clean the shaver with ease. At the touch of a button, flip open the shaver head and rinse with water.
Wet & Dry
Adapt your shaving routine to your needs. With Wet & Dry, you can go for a comfortable dry shave or a refreshing wet shave. You can shave with gel or foam even under the shower.
Pop-up trimmer
Complete your look using the shaver’s pop-up precision trimmer. Integrated into the shaver’s body, it’s the perfect way to maintain a mustache and trim sideburns.
| Brand: | PHILIPS |
| Origin: | Netherlands |
I like the fact that it is so quiet compared to my previous shaver. I like that it shaves very close. It is good in all aspects. When you first switch it on you think that there isn’t much charge but there is ample as the lights show. All in all a very good clean shaver and would recommend this shaver.
Great razor, gives a nice smooth finsh,easy to use with nice long handled so you can hold it firmly plus it is easy to clean and has a pop up clippers for side boards
Having owned previous Philips shavers, this one definitely had the closest and best shave without any cuts/irritation. Battery charge is quick and lasts a good week with a standard one-a-day shave.
Bigger more flexible head compared to my previous Philisave shavers. I have dark stubble and it does the job. Gives a smooth comfortable shave. Disappointed that they don’t supply a pouch or case for it.
I have previously had electric shavers but found them to give a very unsatisfactory shave so have had to use a traditional razor with shaving foam.
However, this shaver is superb and gives a great dry shave in less than one minute.
For me Philips rotory razors are the best, I have tried most of the other leading makes and none come close imo. Good charge life and easy clean. Can use wet.
Have always found Phillips to be the best electric shavers, and this one is better than previous ones I’ve had.
My shaving is mixed. I’m a mature guy with a tough beard. I sometimes use well known (beginning with a “G”) multi blade razors, but really like to use a double edged proper razor blade for a satisfying close shave. But for many years now I have also used a rotary head electric shaver for speed if I feel lazy.
However rotary shavers don’t cut very close. But this one does, and it does it very well.
It’s quick to charge easy to hold and shaves very close-very quickly. I’m very impressed indeed.
If you’re looking to buy or replace an existing shaver I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with this.
It’s very, very good.
It is so far so good. Gentler than my Philips Series 3000 Dry and very effective with a wet shave. The cleaning station (separate purchase) is a nice way to keep it clean and lubricated. It’s a cool package (the pouch looks cool and well made), with my only complain being the lack of a cover for the shaver heads (available for purchase separately). One thing I don’t like about it is that most of the ‘back’ of the handle, where the pop-up trimmer is, is covered in specifications text, which destroys the aesthetics a bit. Very cool and functional design as I’ve come to expect from Philips, though.
The shaver is easy to clean either with the little brush provided or rinsing under the tap. Our son used the new shaver once and declared it an improvement on his current Phillips shaver that he has had for some time. This shaver has certainly made my life easier and I am satisfied with the price I paid.
I would have given it 5 stars if it came with a UK 2 pin to 3 pin plug but I had to buy this separately and was less than a fiver.
What are you waiting for, stop thinking it’s too much money and buy one!! You won’t be disappointed.
Long story short my shaver sockets which work fine for our family electric toothbrushes and my old Philips shaver appear not to be powerful enough to charge this new shaver. I wished they had mentioned this potential issue in the manual which is just a bunch of pictograms with no text (Philips, we can read you know!?). It might charge fine on other shaver sockets; but it certainly was not having any of it on the two shaver sockets I tried.
This being said this shaver shaves so amazingly well and so quickly compared to my old Philips shaver that I am happy to overlook the fact that I will need to charge it on a normal electric socket with an adaptor. Another slight gripe is the fact that the shaver will not run whilst it is charging. Not a big issue at the moment as a 5 min charge is enough to shave; but it will become an issue down the line when the battery gets old and no longer keeps its charge. As the battery cannot be changed, it will then be time to upgrade I guess.
All in all 4 stars out of 5 for an excellent well priced shaver with a few caveats.