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I've had this razor for almost a month and have shaved several times with it. Pretty underwhelmed. I received this product as part of a promotion from the brand, while I was really excited about it, I an not too impressed. I will break this review into small chunks to better clarity Design / Construction / Materials 4/5 It looks really nice. It fit really well in your hand. It feels very natural to use. Almost like a very large bladed razor. Handle is super bright blue, which is nice. High quality materials, overall, pretty nice. First shave 1/5 Note: This was a wet shave, with shaving cream, per the packaging, you can wet shave with this device. So I did. The photo on this review is from the initial wet shave, and I can tell you I did NOT like it at all. I started with about a week+ beard, which for me is like a 3 day beard. I used the clipper end to de-bulk, which worked pretty well. Then I applied the shave gel, and begun the 'normal' process of shaving. It was pretty bad. Hairs were pulled. Hairs were not cut. I went over areas several times without being able to remove the hair. It was very frustrating for a shaver of this quality/price. I expected a lot better. I ended up having to 'finish' the shave with a traditional bladed (disposable) razor. I am not sure how else to explain it. The shaver did not clean hair from my face as any razor/shaver should. Shave 2 3/5 This went a little better, I dry shaved for this one after about a day. I had barely stubble, which the shaver seemed to do fine with. Marked as 3/5 due to the irritation the blades cause, which truly is 'normal-ish' but when you have an option to wet shave, and you cannot due to the shaver not handling it well, you dock stars off. pretty basic normal shave. Apply lotion afterwards to ease irritation. W00t Shave 3 1/5 The Grandpa shave My father in law who was visiting (and conveniently forgot his shaver) needed to shave his starting Santa beard (he grows face-hair much faster). He hated it. It definitely could not debulk his hair with the clipper ends. He tried to clean shave after using my beard trimmers to debulk, and again, same complaint. Hair gets pulled, pinched, and irritated. The shaver does not handle the thicker hair. Another complain my father-in-law mentioned, was that with his shaver, the pucks collect most of the hair for him, where the Braun did not. He ended up having a ton of hair on him, after shaving. Short story, he did not like it at all. Subsequent shaves 2/5 Still pretty bad, I've shaved several more times with the device and all I can say is that is misses hairs, it pulls, and overall does NOT do a good job. I am pretty unimpressed about this. I will probably stick with my trimmers and bladed razors Cleaning and maintenance 4/5 This is actually not too bad. Device holds a pretty decent charge. It feels really durable. It is super easy to clean. Does not have the crevasses to collect hair and filth like other shavers. Overall I would say this aspect is pretty good. Final thoughts. I am pretty mixed on this. I feel like I need another couple of days/shaves before I make my final decisions. The shaver does work with minor stubble, and as with any dry shaver, one does need to give some time, for ones skin to get used to it. I will likely update this review with my final thoughts, after I give it a bit more time.