Panasonic Electric Shaver, Special Edition Star Wars Stormtrooper Design, Wet Dry Men’s Shaver with 3-Blade Cutting System and Pop-Up Trimmer - ES-SWLT2W

Love this! Has a great design that any Star Wars fan would love! Also is a very functional shaver. Close shave, charged fully in an hour. I need to charge it about once a week. Does not irritate the skin. Makes a light buzzing noise (it’s an electric razor, of course it makes noise). Had it for a year and works well! Can easily buy replacement blades or screens that just pop into the razor shell). Highly recommend! Although price is a little high, it is worth it as a gift for your male Star Wars fan!

I've owned so many electric shavers for both my face and head. I most recently used a Braun Series 8 for my face and head, and prior to that used an old Braun 7 for my face and a Skullshaver Pitbull Gold for my head. Add to that an electric trimmer to keep the old goatee in shape, and I was traveling with more kit than I wanted. Seeing that this Panasonic razor had a snap on trimmer accessory, and having had an old ARC 3 in the past which shaved great I thought...maybe this is the razor that can do everything. I have seriously not beed disappointed. It gives a closer shave both on my face and head than either Braun and the Pitbull Gold. Shaving my face has never been faster, but it is slower than the Pitbull shaving my head (taking double the time...about 10 minutes compared to 5 for the Pitbull). I just tried wet shaving today, and my head feels like it was shaved with a safety razor...so smooth. The trimmer works shockingly well...I have had add on trimmers on other shavers before, but they all stank compared to my $15 remington dedicated trimmer, but this Panasonic's trimmer works just as well as the dedicated trimmer for my goatee. All in all...this is one heckuva shaver for not a lot of money.

The media could not be loaded. PROS-OK priceClose shaveEasy to cleanFast rechargeBuilt in trimmerTwo pop-on trimmer variable depth guardsVery gentle on your skin.CONS-Whiny soundNo charge remaining indicatorCheap feelI've used Norelco rotary shavers for 40 years, and this Panasonic does at least as good a job as the Norelcos with a lot less complexity.You get about a week plus a few days of maintenance shaving with this unit, and because there's no indicator to tell you how much charge is left a beeping after shutoff is how you know it needs charging.You can NOT use the shaver while its being charged like some others. It maybe be a safety featureThe cutting head is simple. Behind the screen a T shaped head with slots cut in it vibrates left and right, cutting the hairs as they enter the screen.The bulk of the cutting happens in the middle of the screen where the larger openings are. Finer hairs can enter the smaller holes above and below that area.I feel no grabbing or pulling from this cutter system. No redness or skin irritation.To clean, you just put a bit of liquid soap on the screen and run it while running water over the head. The screen pops offThis is FAR easier to clean than a Norelco triple rotary, with all the dismantling of the cutting head. Norelco replacement heads are also expensive and hard to find for models a few years old.The trimmer head pops up when you slide a button, and it does a good job of trimming.Depth control when trimming eyebrows or other delicate areas comes from two adjustable plastic guards that snap onto the extended trimmer. One guard has length settings of 1,2,3 and the other 4,5,6.My only complaints are that there is no battery charge indicator (not surprising at this relatively low price) and the Key of G whine that the shaver makes when its running. Norelcos have a satsfying whirring sound, and in a quiet house I think someone shaving with this unit would be heard in nearby bedrooms.The construction of this shaver comes off as adequate, but kind of cheap. I have not explored more expensive Panasonic models, but I'm betting that jumping up a model level would take care of that.This is a good entry level shaver, or a test case for switching from rotary shavers to this style.Based on my experience with this entry level model, my next shaver will probably be a more upscale Panasonic.

This shaver has continued to be a daily tool for shaving. No complaints.

I’ve been meaning to get a Panasonic shaver for a while now, and as a Star Wars fan, this was the perfect one. I use it every morning and it quickly gives me a nice smooth shave. The little water cleaning pass-through makes cleanup super easy. The pop-up trimmer is also great to have, and the shaver overall feels nice in my hand. I also like how quickly it charges, if I ever forget and let the battery run low, plugging it in for a few minutes has it ready to go for a shave. The Stormtrooper design is really nice and sleek, it fits the theme perfectly. I’d definitely recommend this shaver, especially if you’re a Star Wars fan!

After dealing with a couple others and being disappointed in various ways, this was a pleasant change. "It just works" sounds simple, and ought to be, but it fits. I've used this electric shaver for some time now and I am still impressed with it. If it's not as close as blade, it's not far off. And it just keeps on going.