I'm a lucky guy in that I only have to shave every other day and can even go 4 days without being too obviously unkempt.
But I did use an electric plug in norelco for a long time, and it worked fine for me.
Bought my son a braun last year at christmas and he likes it. It was an inexpensive one from Sears.

 

I've been shaving for a little over 20 years and I've always used electric shavers. I've used Norelco's, Braun's and Wahl's and they all work pretty good. For a first time shaver I'd suggest a Wahl. You can put different screens on the shaver that allow you to adjust to the different sensitivity levels. As a plus I believe all Wahl shavers are made in USA!

 

I am with the crowd that says a blade is best.

I find electric razors, both miss too much, and also fel like they are tearing some hairs out not cutting them off.

He will knick himself some at first, then once used to it, he should hardly ever knick himself.
The knicks do not really hurt anyways, they just bleed a little for a few minutes.

 

I have used braun wahl and remington and liked them all, I can only shave with electric, shaving with an electric razor has to be learned just as shaving with a blade. If I shave with a blade i look like a kid with zits everywhere and covered with rash. I would be better off using a torch than a blade.

 

My two teenage sons started with disposable twin blade razors with no problem. As long as they soap up and learn to pull the razor straight, instead of sliding it sideways, they don't get cut. Their beards are kind of fine haired so I didn't think the electric razors would work.

I have had best results of all for myself with twin blade razors, and the screen type electrics work better for me than the rotary Norelco types.

The remington screen types seem to be the best of the electrics for my beard, which is considered to be tough hair. Even the barber complains about my hair, he has to use the pull start lawn mower clippers.

I have had a couple Norelco types and they worked OK but would leave a bit more stubble than the Remingtons. Neither type works well with the fine hairs like on the back of my neck or near the bottom of my throat. That is why I don't recommend them for new beards, so just guessing they won't cut fine beards.

Also electrics pull hair and irritate the heck out of skin, even mine. So for the first month or so, a teenager is probably going to have a rash.

Twin blade razors do the best job on my beard. The triple, quadruple and quintuple blade razors also seem to work OK but not better enough to justify the cost of replacement blades. The twin blades with wash thru slots seem to be the best bang for the buck in my opinion. I do like my triple blade with a vibrating head even though it doesn't seem to cut better than the twin.


A right of passage, daddy show your boy how to shave right. If you do that, a blade isn't going to cut him.

Jim Henderson

 

I started out with a "safety razor" back in the late 60s and then tried an electric razor for what I thought was convience. My dad used both all his life and never had a problem. Not me!

I went back to a blade razor and never looked back. I hate shaving too and wish that I had stayed with the cheap disposable razors because after using the mach 3, I can't shave with the "cheaper" razors anymore.

 

Jake00 - Wax on - wax off ?? Go to a Beauty Salon & give a fine lady the "feel sorry for me" look and she may just give you the treat of your life for free. That would make her day - or week.

 

I'm kind of partial to Braun electric shavers.