best yet from phillips norelco [SEP] yes it is true this is a good switch from even the latest gillette multi blade wonder even the replacement lotion or gel cartridges are much cheaper than those blades or the multi pack whole plastic ones with a handle throws awayi recommend spreading the lotion or gel with a finger rather than relying on the glide rings as this will make it go further also any basic model without the bells and whistles will serve you just as welli suffer from a heavy growth sensitive skin combination and find this razor to be the best phillips norelco device yet i bought mine about eight months ago and even shave my head with it not quite as close as the naked blade but as mine grows to stubble within a few hours who cares my wife loves it too and cannot stop kissing and sniffing my face and head after i shavenow for the going shopping bit i highly suggest going for a factory refurbished unit this is by far the best value for your money at about one third the price of a new one i found mine at goodmans also available through amazon these are simply shavers that someone has tried and returned because it did not suit them mine is absolutely like brand new and arrived in the same sealed packaging as a new one obviously the heads and cutters have been replaced making them perfectly clean and safeyaba daba do i am a very happy camper shaving camper that is bon chance fellow hairys