I gave up on electrics. Tried everything. My beard is tuff, grows really fast, has a swirl pattern to it and eats them up or doesn't get close enough. I have found the best combo to be, shaving in the shower , last thing, with any hair conditioner and the cheaper Gillette 3 blade deal. Using hair conditioner really makes a difference. I've tried all the shaving cremes known to man. Conditioner is best and cheapest. I only shave every other day for work or else I bleed alot. I even saw a dermatoligist for all the bumps and bleeding on my neck and he recommended a bump fighter blade black folk use but it shaves you to a 5 o'clock shadow at best. Having a lady friend or yourself pick out all the ingrown hairs on your neck with a needle identified by a little red bump before shaving works better in the end also..Traveling is a nightmare to shave without a shower mirror. The shower heat/humidity softens you up before shaving.