Electric Shavers

Electric Shavers at Night Owl

What is listed here is a foil shaver, the DSP 60334. A foil head holds a thin perforated screen over oscillating blades: hairs poke up through the holes and are cut flush against the screen, which is why foil heads suit short daily stubble and give a straight line along the jaw and the neck.

The other design, a rotary head with three spinning cutters, follows the contours of a face better and copes with a few days of growth, so the honest way to pick between them is how often you shave rather than what the box claims. Either way the head only works while it is clean: knock the clippings out after every shave, brush or rinse the screen, and count the foil and cutter as wearing parts, because a stretched foil pulls hairs instead of cutting them.

• Foil head for close, everyday shaving
• Brush or rinse the head out after each use
• A foil that tugs is worn, and it is the foil to change, not the shaver
• Go over a patch twice rather than pressing harder into the skin

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