Braun Series 5 shavers provide close and clean shaving performance with their three flexible blades. These men’s electric shavers provide an effortlessly close and easy shave, even in tricky areas. They also come with trimer attachments that help you trim and style your mustache and sideburns easily. Series 6 electric shavers are waterproof, making shaving convenient even in the shower or dry.
If a manual clean of the Series 5 seems a bit fiddly that’s because it is. It takes a few good minutes to get all the hairs out and I was still not convinced that there weren’t any left. The Series cc comes with Braun’s Clean & Charge station, but you can also clean it manually if choose so. Cleaning our gear is an integral part of any shaving routine and ideally it should be fast and easy to perform. I will say it right off the bat, as far as shaving performance goes, they are very similar.
After watering the neck, the water flow will pressure the flaps inside the EasyClean head and remove the debris from inside to outside. If you do want to have a thorough clean, you also can open the foil chamber and clean it like the older head clean system. It features a premium precision trimmer that fits perfectly for final touch or precision trimming.
There are many options available for consumers to choose from and Braun is the market leader. It is always advisable to clearly understand your requirements and then make the best choice. As said, these models essentially have the same shaver which incorporates the same motor and same shaving head. Therefore, there is no difference in the shaving performance of these shavers. In terms of comfort, Braun shavers are arguably better than any other foil shavers and so is the case with 5050Cs. Its head remains perfectly cool during the shave and you won’t feel any extensive yanking on the hair or skin.
With that said, if you have a very fast beard growth, you could see a 5 o’clock shadow creep up sooner than you would like. I didn’t find the vibrations to affect the quality of my shave, but I definitely couldn’t ignore them. It’s also quite similar to the range-topping Series 9 in terms of design language and proportions.
It may not be the closest shave you can get with an electric shaver, it is not disappointingly bad either. You may have to go over some spots a couple of times but this is where you have some stubborn hair like below the lower lip or chin. The Braun Series 5 shavers use two outer foils, which are designed to catch the smaller hairs, and between these two foils lies the centre trimmer. The Series 5 cassettes are a big step up from the Series 3 shaving heads, and actually more closely resemble those of the Series 7 shaver head. These shavers come with the state of art and the one of its kind clean and charge station developed by the Braun industries.
First step cleans the shaver head with alcohol based chemicals to make sure that most of the germs are killed. The Braun 5018s is the initial model of the Braun Series 5 EasyClean version. The shaver comes with a rinsing friendly shaving head that allows cleaning it with direct running water without removing the foil chamber.
The status is shown by the cleaning program indicators in the C&C display . Stretch your skin and shave against the direction of your beard growth. Recommended ambient temperature for charging is 5 °C to 35 °C. The battery may not charge properly or at all under extreme low or high temperatures. If the appliance is marked 492, you can use it with any Braun power supply coded 492-XXXX.
The up and down swivel of the head that we’ve seen on all Braun models from the Series 5 and up was actually very useful in practice. The back of the 5018s is completely barren, with no slide-out trimmers or charging pins. It is very clicky and easy to operate, including when your hand is wet or covered in foam. The thumb rest area integrates the power button as well and it sits pretty much flush with the surface. Like all the other 2020 models, the Series 5 also has a thumb rest on the front part. Its position is just right and it’s covered in the same rubberized material.