Customer Reviews

Philips Norelco 6701X Cool Skin Lotion Dispensing Shaver

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I've had this for a week now. I have a very heavy beard that goes in all directions. This unit is at the bottom of their Coolskin line and uses their older shaving head technology, by the way (all slots vs their new technology which uses a combination of slots + holes). I use it with shaving foam, not their expensive Nivea packets. I get a reasonably close shave, though it's difficult to shave under my nose and under my chin, thos areas never get as close as I want. The unit feels cheap and uses NiCad batteries -- this is the biggest problem I have with it. NiCads suffer from memory effect unless you frequently let it run down all the way (and as you can't run this unit while corded that presents a problem! They actually recommend that you let it lose almost all its power before recharging, I guess you're supposed to turn it on and go away). On other products that use NiCads the charging unit itself will first dishcarge the battery thus eliminating the memory effect, but not this charger. Also, the charger will not prevent overcharging -- you can't leave it in the charger more than 8 hours or it will shorten the battery life! In my view these are fatal flaws. I'm sending it back. By the way, it does NOT include a trimmer.

Note: I've since discovered the Remington MS3-3700 and recommend that shaver. See my review of it

It takes more than one shave to determine the quality of an electric razor. The manual tell you to give it three weeks for your skin to adapt to an electric razor. Ive used the Norelco 6701X for about a month now and it works great. Close, comfortable and very convienent to shave in the shower. No more cutting my face with the Mach III razor.

I purchased 4 of these razors 6 years ago. They are still operating. I bought this additional razor to give to my grandson. Hope he can use it for as long as the other four of us have used ours. I recommend for anyone that wants a long lasting razor that gives a good shave - in or out of the shower.

My only other experience with electric razors has been with the Braun 1775 and I believe this is definitely a better shave.

PROS: Great close shave, love the norelco shaving gel/lotion, it's quieter than my Braun 1775, and the 3 pivoting heads are perfect for where your neck/chin curves.

CONS: Shaving in the shower doesnt give you as close of a shave, it supposedly takes 8 hours to charge and charge only lasts 40min, and you can't shave while it's plugged into the wall.

Even with the cons, it's a great razor, especially for the price. Buy it!

This model lasted one year for me before I dropped it for about the fourth time and now it is no longer water proof. Now it only works if I charge it after every use and then only as long as it remains dry inside. One would think that if they design it to be used in the shower that they would make the casing more grippable as well as durable. The other con is that this model doesn't come with the trimmer attachment. You have to spend at least another $40 for a higher end model for that convenience. Frankly I am debating whether to buy another one. This model replaced my Norelco Advantage wet/dry model which lasted about four years before the switch stopped working. Somedays it wouldn't start and somedays it wouldn't shut off. So in five years I have spent over $200 on Norelco wet/dry razors but I am beginning to wonder if the convenience of shaving in the shower is worth the cost. I have no complaints about the quality of shave but it appears that Norelco has done little to the design of these razors over the past five years to improve the quality of the construction.

I hate shaving. I loathe it. It may be the worst part of being an adult male (which is, you know, not such a bad thing but still...) and I am fortunate that I really only have to shave a couple of times a week for work and such.

After reading the reviews here about a year ago, I went for it and bought the CoolSkin.

I decided that I would follow the instructions to the letter for the first couple of weeks. I shaved every day (horrible!!!) and then after about 10 days, something 'clicked' and it became an actual pleasure to shave.

It takes longer than using a conventional razor, but when you're finished, your face is smooth from the moisturizer and you have no more whiskers. Yay!

If you "let yourself go" for a bit and have longer whiskers, don't worry, it will still work. Don't hold the razor at the ends of the whiskers or it will simply PULL THE BEARD OUT OF YOUR FACE and no one except for a small yet vocal type of person wants that sort of pain in their life. Instead, begin shaving at the edge of the "beardline" and use slow, deliberate circles and you will achieve a nice, smooth, comfy shave.

Make sure you rinse the blades

Do it. You know you want it. Do it...

I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my soon-to-be son-in-law, who shaves his head. He wanted a razor he could use in the shower. I can't personally say this is a great product but he says so, so I'll take his word for it. His head and face look as smooth as a baby's bottom, and he especially loves the shower feature.

Christy

This line of Norelco is the best you can buy for the money. If you follow the directions about getting used to using it, you'll never go back to a blade.

I have to admit that using a shaver with the built in lotion is great. Far less mess and I don't have to carry around extra bottles of other lotions. Battery lasts forever and the charger is good anywhere in the world with a multi voltage automatic selection. Absolutely will buy another one if or when this one dies. Last one was good for eight years, my fault it died then.

This works great in the shower. I have dropped it a few times without it breaking. I just snap the parts back in place and start shaving again. I would definitely buy it again.