Philips Micro HQ40

-- Background -- I have always been one for a wet shave, I've always believed the sharpness of a true razor gives much better cuts than the rotating blades of an electric shaver. I received the HQ 40 as a birthday present from the wife so I felt I had to give it a fair crack. -- In the box -- The shaver comes in a nicely compacted box which simply contains the shaver, some instructions and perhaps surprisingly the two AA batteries that are required to operate the shaver. Fit the batteries into place and away you go. The shaver is no more than 4 or 5 inches in height so would be ideal for carrying around in a pocket if you ran out of time ...  Read the complete review

When most of my mates are travelling there’s never a question of which shaver to take, even though I have never personally asked them, they usually have an electric rechargeable or battery powered electric shaver on show or casually assume that this is what they are going to take for the long haul. Whilst I usually wet shave, for a few years now as a student and being rushed in the mornings I was more accustomed to using an electric rechargeable type shaver. My history with Philips spawns a few good years too, starting off with a red Tracer shaver in the mid 1980’s to a Micro head twin silver rotary Philips shaver I use now; put simply despite trying out ...  Read the complete review