not even close [SEP] having read the glowing reviews from others i was anxious to receive this shaver when it finally arrived i made sure to charge it up takes a long time initially hrs then finally tried it on a day stubble well i was not impressed with the shave it was irritating uncomfortable and the gel dispensing gadget was awkward to use i decided to give this unit the benefit of the doubt because it does state to give it at least weeks for your skin to grow accustom to shaving by this methodwell here i am weeks later and i am still not impressed with the shave i particularly get skin iritation along my neck burns quite a bit and it is hard to taper shave near side burns i have also tried different methods of shaving fromummmit looks coolcons terrible shave weak charge lift and cut system is not effective very irritating along neck area takes long to fully charge lubricating feature very awkward to use and can get expensive cleaning is tediousin my opinion go with a foil system instead like a braun panasonic or even remington this system is much more effective and although primarily expensive it will more than make up for the price in a closer shave and not having to buy lubricating lotion shaving cream and razor blades