Braun Old Spice Wet & Dry Shave & Trim

I have been looking for something like this for along time. I have used electric shavers for almost 20 years. Through that time I have found that my skin/facial hair type prefers the foil/screen shavers over the circulars. Everybody has a different thickness, grain and pattern of hair as well as different pores and skin sensitivity so different things work best for different people. That being said, I keep a short goatee with smooth sides. I have most recently been accomplishing this awesome look with 3... count them, 3 different appliances. One interchangeable head trimmer/clipper to keep the sideburns and edges neat. One adjustable length beard trimmer to make sure the goatee doesn't get away from me. One electric razor to keep the sides smooth for my lady friend. I was fed up, and so was she. These 3 things, with chargers, took up a lot of counterspace, and made for a lot of little hairs (x3) all over. Also, I would forget to rotate the 3 chargers into my 2 plugs available and inevitably wind up with one dead and not be able to complete my routine.Enter the Braun Cruzer series. I can't believe more companies aren't putting out some sort of all in one to accomplish these tasks, but there isn't much out there. Also, this unit isn't really just easy to find in stores... or online for that matter. I came across it after much searching and was hopeful that it might be my solution. I read all of the reviews, I made my decision, and I ordered the old spice version because it looks cooler on my counter top. I assume the Cruzer5 and Cruzer6 would be just as good. Here are my impressions:Taking it out of the box it came with a nice little charging stand (helping solve the cluttery countertop issue), the charging cable (nice coily type vs the long straight ones so, again, better for clutter and space), a brush and a few little attachments and things. In playing around with it (since the instructions are all cartoons with no words) I found that one is a guard that just barely covers the foil to make stubbly shave (the wife won't like that one) one is the beard trimmer attachment you see in the picture, and one is a little tiny guard that covers the smaller/detail side of the slide up trimmer so you can to eyebrows or something similar...I plugged it in, charged it up, and used it the next morning. Wow. I love this thing. It shaved my sides smoother than my last one (per the old lady), has 4 length settings for the beard trimmer... one being perfect for my style, and the edge trimmers worked wonderfully for the detail. Some notes I will give that I think could have helped some previous reviewers.I read a couple that said the beard trimmer didn't really do much..... you have to actually slide the trimmer up to meet the bottom of the guard before you turn it on. If you are expecting the foil shaver to catch your beard hairs you will be sorely disappointed. Also read some where people were complaining about having to go over the same area more than once.... have you ever used an electric razor? It's not a barber's flat razor that mows everything down in one pass. Most electrics will tell you to use a circular motion or pass the same area from different directions to achieve your desired results. Also, if you have a day or 2 growth... no problem... if you have let it go a week and have some longer stuff going on... maybe razor it this time or trim it short with the detail trimmers first and then hit it with the foil.... no problem. As far as the longevity of this unit... It seems well built and I feel that if I treat it with respect I should have no problems. Some have said the guard adjustment for the beard trimmer gets loose.... if so I'll just glue it in place. I don't really trick up my length much.... or ever. so....Overall. 5 stars for everything from design, to build quality, to usefulness, to innovative thinking on the part of Braun. bravo

I have always used braun shavers for 30 years. They provide a great shave and keep a good charge. However, I have been less satisfied with them lately as they seem to be trying to get all fancy rather than just having a good solid shaver at a decent price.Then comes along the "Old Spice" shave and trim, made by Braun. It was exactly what I was looking for! It has the pop-up trimmer for sideburns, etc that has been missing from many of the recent Braun models. It feels even better in the hand than the old Braun I used to use 20 years ago, and works just as well, if not better.I love this shaver!! You cannot beat the price! I ordered another one for my son for his Birthday since I loved it so much, and he too thinks it is great. You really will love this shaver, it is the best shaver I have owned in 20 years hands-down since the others were not exactly what I was looking for, but were the best I could find. This one is it!!

I had previously owned many Norelco dry shavers which were not very good and left me with cuts and bruises and did not give me such a close shave. as a result of the aforementioned fact i decided to buy this Old Spice Wet & Dry Shave & Trim. when i pushed order i didn't really know what to expect, I've heard great feedback from braun in the past but never tried it myself...Well, let me just say, out of the box this shaver looks beautiful. This shaver is basically the equivalent of the braun Cruzer 6 with a red old spice twist so if you wanna find reviews and videos about the shaver just search "BRAUN CRUZER 6" on youtube or google. In this review i would like to point out four great things about the shaver and two faults which i noticed in this shaver which is why i gave it four stars.Great things:1. This shaver gives a much closer shave then the Norelco shavers and does not leave any nicks or cuts.2. This piece of hardware has a great wide trimmer for getting rid of a lot of hairs and style your beard and the trimmer also turns into a thinner smaller trimmer which can allow you to style with greater perfection and get to harder to reach places.3. This shaver comes with many add on pieces, it comes with a custom 4 length brush for the the wide trimmer and a one length brushfor the thin trimmer. It also comes with a one length brush for the shaver itself.4. The machine takes about 2 - 3 hours for a full charge which is allot faster then most of the electric shavers out there.Faults:1. The shaver does leave some hairs unshaven, so i sometimes have to go over the same places two or three times.2. The shaver cannot be used while charging which is quite an annoyance considering the battery only lastes about 30 minutes.All and all, if you need a good every day shaver and good trimmer is important to you than this is a very good buy for a very good price, however i am sure for some extra cash you could probably get yourself a more powerful shaver with a longer lasting battery.