Customer Reviews

Braun 5612 Flex XP Shaving System

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I am very happy with this razor. It does a great job shaving my face and actually is much less irritating to my skin compared to my old corded Braun shaver. ...

... The 5612 shaves pretty close, although a few passes are required to get that really "smooth" skin feeling. It has a long hair trimmer sandwiched between the two foil blades. This is great because you can run it over a pretty thick beard and it chops off the long hairs before shaving them close in 1 pass. It also comes with a nice hard travel case so it is easy to pack.

The other thing I really like is being able to rinse it off under water when finished. That saves me a lot of time compared to my old corded razor. It was such a pain to brush it out all the time - the hairs would get all over the sink and then I had to clean the sink. Now, I just run the razor under hot water for 30 secs and I'm good to go.

For the price, this has most features anyone would need. I couldn't see spending over [a dollar amount]for a shaver. This one has a nice "middle-of-the-road" price and gives a great shave.

I'd describe this shaver as very middle of the road. The better Braun shavers give a much closer shave. What is great about this one is the cleaning. Just run it under hot water and it's as clean as when you took it our of the box. If I had to do it again, I'd spend a bit more and get the next model up. By the way..allow plenty of time to open the package.

I've used this shaver for only a couple of months after using (2) cheap Panasonics over the last 10 years. The Braun shaves closely and handles 2-day-long stubble pretty well. It takes twice as long and still can't get some neck stubble, but that seems normal for a foil shaver. Maintenance is easy. Rinse under hot water, rinse with liquid hand soap once in a while, and apply some oil to the blades once in a while. The saver is heavy and has a big charger, but holds a charge quite well. The most annoying part is that the blades are far narrower than the foil. This makes shaving close to the ears and sideburns more difficult.

I've had mine for a little under a month now and it does a very good job. It does state clearly in the manual that it will take your face a bit of time to adjust to the razor and the way it cuts. It also helps if you make sure you clean it well after every shave. My girlfriend always hated the fact that I'd shave in the morning and by 4:30 or 5 in the afternoon I already had noticable stubble. I can shave with this razor early in the day and even late that night my face will still be pretty much beard-free. Good product.

I bought this for my husband, he likes it. He has a very tough beard and his face feels baby smooth after he shaves. He likes the fact that he can rinse it clean with water and it comes along with a recharging stand-as opposed to a cord. Only disadvange is that he can't travel with it internationally because the voltage is just for the U.S. We've now had this razor for 2 years and it's still going strong.

Best Shaver I have ever owned. It cuts as close as any. It cuts longer hairs without using trimmer - a big plus. Much better than foil cutters only.

This is the third electric shaver made by Braun that I've owned. The others were 1980's models and more expensive, but they were well worth it. The motor on this seems underpowered and I do not like the double cutter/foil system at all when compared to the old models. This double foil system seems more like a marketing ploy than an answer to a better shave. Double blade manual razors like the Gillette Trac II are long known to be far superior to the old single edge razors. The same theory does not seem to apply to electrics. The main problem is probably the cutter. A very small and light weight thing that does not have the heft of the much larger cutters that would go on a single foil razor.

In a nutshell, the shave is not as smooth and fast as it could be. Battery life is just average and the trimmer is pretty useless. Wet/dry feature is nice but not enough to make me love this thing. Still, it is a Braun and not bad for the price, hence the 3 stars.

the Braun 5612 Flex XP Cordless shaver is very good but a little bit noice, your advertising shows 110 & 240 watts can be used, according the charging stand it shown for 110 only. for i have a lot of travelling like Europe South East etc. can i use it at that countries?
thanks

kclam

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS LIE FROM GILLETTE. I'VE PURCHASED THIS PRODUCT ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD HAVE WORLDWIDE AUTOVOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT. A BIG LIE. THIS IS WHAT IS PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE BOX (100~240v), BUT WHEN OPENING IT, I FOUND OUT THAT THE SHAVER CHARGER WORKS ONLY IN 110V!!!

SO, IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL, THIS IS WORTHLESS (REMEMBER, ALL COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND IN MANY OTHER PLACES ARE 220V).

I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT BRAUN SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ANSWER OR TO ASSUME THEIR BIG MISTAKE!

BRAUN PRODUCTS USED TO BE GOOD, BUT THIS WAS PAST.

I knew I was in trouble when it took me about 20 minutes to get it out of the packaging. Get ready to use brute force to just tear open the plastic packaging because there's no easy way in.

On the other hand, don't bother. This shaver simply doesn't get the job done. I have a few days growth on a very patchy beard, and it barely makes a dent in it. It's like using a lawn mower with a very dull blade, you keep going over the same patch about 10 times before it does anything. I haven't regretted a purchase this much for a long, long time. I'm glad I didn't throw away my shaving cream and disposable razors. Too bad there's not a zero star rating.