Review (3/5): Cuts smooth but irritates my skin
well i've used regular razors for 20 years and never could find an electric that would cut the hairs on my neck...plus electrics irritated my neck alot...i found the arcitec for $50 brand new in the box so i thought i would try it out....it worked pretty good and cut all the hairs but it took some going over certain spots several times to get a smooth shave...it is almost as good as a regular razor shave....the closeness isn't the problem....it irritates my neck pretty bad leaving redness that takes a day or two to go away...i shaved with it for a month hoping my skin would adjust to it but it never did...i tried everything...i even ordered a sensotouch 3d head and tried it since it fits the arcitec razor...it seemed to irritate my skin even more...both heads cut pretty much the same...the 3d may cut slightly faster but it nicked my skin more often and caused more irriation on my neck...i tried using that nivea for men shaving stuff that is supposed to help with irritation and it didn't make much of a difference at all...my face, chin, and mustache areas were fine but my lower neck always got irritated pretty bad...i've used gilette mach 3, fusion power, and proglide power and they all would irritate my neck some but much less than the norelco....the best razor i've found that doesn't irritate my neck is the schick hydro 5....even shaving upwards...but it would irritate on each side of my lips if i shaved upwards so i was forced to only shave downwards leaving a not as smooth of a shave....the arcitec on the other hand does a great job on my gotee (chin/mustache) area...this part of my beard is really thick and the hairs are stiffer...it shaves it smooth as a razor with very little irritation...i kept trying things hoping i could stick with either an electric or a regular razor...but both have their faults...at least on my face....so i've found the best solution for me is to use both.....the electric on my gotee area (chin/mustache) and the regular razor on my neck and face...this way i can get a smooth shave all over without irritation...for now this seems to be the only solution i can come up with lol