Product Reviews for Philips Norelco arcitec 1090 Men's Shaving System

Philips Norelco arcitec 1090 Men's Shaving System

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Product Reviews of Philips Norelco arcitec 1090 Men's Shaving System

Product Review: Good razor
Summary: 4 Stars

This razor is very effective at giving a clean, close shave on your face.

Cleaning the razor is a breeze, just rinse it out under a little hot water.

The charge lasts for about a month, with regular use, and the time indicator seems to be very accurate.

It's light, gets into tight areas of the face with relative ease.

My only complaint with this razor, along with every other electric I have tried(which covers every brand) is the neck area. I was really hoping that I had found the answer to the neck going through the meat grinder issue. This razor is like any other electric, it's murder on the neck. I HAVE to use Lectric Shave. I have no option, if I am going to use an electric. I have tried everything known to man and nothing works as well as Lectric Shave on my neck. I use it everyday. I do not skip a use, nor do I resort to trying a blade in between shaving with the electric. Before/after showering, morning/night, before/after breakfast. It makes no difference. So if you are looking at this razor as an answer to shaving the neck area with an electric you will be disappointed.

Product Review: Good technology, poor results
Summary: 2 Stars

I have a skin very sensible and bought that norelco believing that it would resolve my problems and give me good shaving. I was disapointed, the product has very good quality, but the results aren't what i expected. I waste about 5 minutes for shaving but my skin was very bad after that with large irritated areas. The necessity of pass the shaver many times was terrible for my skin. I tried sometimes like recomended by the manual, but notice no change nor improvement. I think that it would be a great shaver for those that don't have sensible skin, not my case. Besides that i don't think that the flexible heads helps a lot, in fact i get the impression that fixed head it would be better for closer shaving. The display indicating time remaining is great.
It can be a great product for those who already use eletric shavers succesfully, but i don't think that should be your first norelco if you're thinking trying eletric shaver.

Product Review: Good, but not excellent
Summary: 4 Stars

I bought this to replace a Philishave 8000 series razor. Boy, is this a cool looking razor, with the carbon-fiber panels, the neat countertop stand, and the spaceship-like "power pod" (which is too hard to get the razor in and out of). The shave is closer than my previous electric experience, and does not irritate my fairly sensitive skin. However, the razor definitely has trouble picking up long hairs and hairs that lie flat against the skin. I used to shave every other day and find myself having to hit areas multiple times if I do that now - but the flip side of that is that now I can shave daily and not suffer horrible skin irritation. I feel I chose the right razor, but can't shake the feeling that it could be better.

A final note - it really does take 21 days, maybe longer, for your skin to adjust to the new razor, EVEN if you are ALREADY using a different electric razor. Wait it out before giving up.