Philips Norelco - 5500 Wet/Dry Electric Shaver - Super Nova Silver

It is a gift to a business client of my relative. My relative is very satisfied with it since her business client likes it very much.

I am in my mid-70s and the Philips Norelco - Shaver 5500 - Super Nova Silver is MY FIRST ELECTRIC SHAVER. I have been using it every day for a little more than 2 months. Using the "wet" mode (with shaving gel) for 3-to-4 minutes per shave. I a get a shave nearly as close and thorough as I did from using a cartridge razor for 4-to-5 minutes per shave. The "dry" mode is good for a quick touch-up shave before a long evening, but I found that if I try to make the shave too close, my skin gets irritated. I get 12 to 15 shaves per charge, and the shaver clearly indicates when it is time for a recharge. So far, the only negative feature is the separate trimmer. I found that it does a poor job trimming sideburns compared to a razor. Perhaps if I had a beard or moustache, I would find it more useful? I keep my old razor (with a new cartridge in it) around to trim my side burns 2 or 3 times a week. It will take another 9 or 10 months before I know if the heads last a year as advertised.

For the price, this razor delivers a smooth shave. It is easy to clean, and the battery lasts several days.

Use it for travel mainly. Razor shaves pretty close on first pass long as you patiently rotate it on face as you go. So far, very satisfied with ease of use and ease of cleaning. Bit more power than your lower end ($50-80) range and also has that booster speed which helps in a rush. I compared two other razors (one lower and one higher end) and like this one better.

This is the best electric shaver I have owned very smooth shave from the very start. I am replacing an older model Remington with this Norelco and this is such an upgrade its not even funny, I actually look forward to shaving now. The lights on the razor for battery, status and etc are great and the battery standby time is great as well. The only complaint is it does not have a stand, but I knew that when I bought it.

I prefer my old architect to this model. The design flaw is the handle is too thick. This one does not pivot as well. It us very easy to clean though.

My husband truly likes this shaver, so much that he uses it way more often than he used to shave with a razor. It's convenient and easy to clean and he says it's one of the closest shaves he's ever had by an electric shaver.

By far my favorite thing about this razor is how easy it is to clean. The battery lasts long too. Only thing I miss is the pop up trimmer my last Philips had.