Review (4/5): Works great for me -- I like the smell of the lotion, and the smoothness it brings to the shave
This is another excellent shaving product from Philips -- it cuts like an ordinary shaver, but with the added benefit of lubrication that helps it to shave smoothly. My skin doesn't get irritated or dry, and the lubrication seems to help the shave to go more quickly. I've tried other brands of shavers and this one seems to work the best.
This package comes with a squeeze bottle full of a very pleasant smelling lotion, that you inject into the back of the shaver. Then, when you are shaving, you just press a button and it releases enough lotion to lubricate about one third of the face. When it starts to feel like a dry shave, you press the button again and finish up.
I have found that the amount of lotion you can inject into the shaver is enough for about 5 to 6 shaves. The shaver comes with a small sample bottle of the lotion -- and I guess one drawback is that you have to keep buying the lotion, unless you want to use this like an ordinary dry shaver. I've tried that too and it seems to work as well as any other shaver I've tried. I prefer, though, to use the lotion. It feels good and has a nice aftershave smell that my wife also likes -- that's good enough for me.
Because the system is water resistant, you can shave in the shower, and you can wash it off in water when you are finished. The extendable trimmer isn't very useful, but I've never seen a shaver where they are. It comes fully recharged and after about two weeks of using it about every other day it is still working well -- I haven't charged it yet. I do wish there was some kind of indicator on the unit that would let me know how much charge remains, but all in all I am quite happy with this.