a good shave but the price is not quite right [SEP] i have had a cool skin razor for several years and always liked it i finally got around to replacing the heads and the difference in shave quality was dramatic my old blades were at least years old however i only give this product three stars because the blade kit is expensive to replace yearly as recommended and only includes new blades not an entire new blade assembly i did not expect this but for it would have been nice especially since as other reviewers have pointed out the blades and assembly have a tendency to accumulate residue particularly if you do not use the special nivea shave cartridges i want to be able to use a big cheap can of barbasol dam manufacturers are entitled to charge what they wish for their products but i do not have to like it