Philips Norelco OneBlade Pro Hybrid Rechargeable Hair Trimmer & Shaver (Chrome) Expired

I was born "blessed" with very thick facial hair. I shave my face and head very regularly, and thanks to my crazy schedule, usually end up missing days very regularly. That said, when my stubble goes past the 5 o' clock shadow to 3 day shadow, I like to pre-shave with an electric clipper so my razors last more than a few uses. Needless to say, my face is hell on shavers.

I ended up ordering the one blade on the Amazon truck deal cause I have heard lots of great things. It arrived promptly and I honestly felt a bit bamboozled. I appreciate that it has gazillions of positive reviews, it honestly feels like a cheap Chinese toy and the performance didn't do anything to wow me. In fact, I was shocked how how well I hear it works for everyone, cause I certainly didn't see it. Even worse, it kinda felt like a con to me: the blade is designed to resemble a mesh guard for a surface blade, which I thought was part of the performance and very high replacement blade cost, but it's just an aesthetic print, likely there to give you that idea.

I appreciate this thing is quite cheap, which is cool and all, but I really don't believe in its ability to hold up to my facial hair for any extended period of time. I'm also not in the mood to have to buy replacement blades regularly, and given that they are sold it multipacks and they include one right out of the gate, I'm assuming you're supposed to change them on the regular instead of once a year or so.

My previous clipper was the ShortCut from Remington, which performed way better for me, but ended up crapping out after a couple years of use. I'll probably go back to that one, given how much quicker and more efficient it was with its large cutting area.

I just wanted to share my experience, cause I don't hear much about the negatives, and it totally caught me off guard when I received it. Reviews speak for themselves, though, so it's likely you'll like it.

Black guy here. I'm not particularly susceptible to razor bumps so I normally use a 3 blade Gillette razor but this thing is great in a pinch.

It doesn't irritate my skin and cuts pretty close even after about a year of use. Would recommend.

There are so many models, comparison is difficult.