Panasonic ARC5 Electric Razor for Men with Pop-Up Trimmer, Wet/Dry 5-Blade Electric Shaver with Intelligent Shave Sensor and Multi-Flex Pivoting Head – ES-LV65-S (Silver)

Excellent every day head shaver!
I shave my head completely to the baby skin point so this review will be from that perspective.First let me start by saying DON’T buy those gimmicky rotary razors with 5+ heads that make all sort of claims about ease of use and closeness of shave. I’ve tried them all – Remington, Pitbull Skull Shaver, Freebird – and they are all garbage. They take forever, do a terrible job, and always leave patches you have to clean up, and dang are they pricey for such a poor product. They suck, period.This razor is the real deal.I have extremely sensitive skin so using clippers or cartridge razors always left red blotchy spots on my head for days due to the irritation and took forever to get the close shave and look I wanted. That caused me to wait weeks to shave my head, letting it grow out to shave less frequently and save my skin. I wore hats and beanies way more frequently than I wanted to cover the growth, then the irritation. That’s a thing of the past with this bad boy. I use this every day, every other day, or every 2nd/3rd day depending on my schedule and I can keep the fresh shaved bald look with zero irritation in a matter of 2-3 minutes. And the shave is the closest I’ve ever had from an electric razor, it’s practically at blade shave level. I don’t use shave product and I go directly against the grain, however you can use product with this razor.As a note, this thing *can* handle slightly longer hair but it takes a while to get through it and it isn’t where this thing shines. If you shave your head, the best way to use this is to use clippers or a blade to shave your head once, then use this as your maintenance razor to easily keep your look.It’s super easy to clean!! Just a few drops of dish soap, a little water, and turn it on until the soap lathers through the blades. Rinse and you’re done!! This is comparable and, in my opinion, superior to Braun’s offerings with a slightly higher initial cost. This is offset by the fact that you don’t have to constantly buy cleaning cartridges for it like Braun requires.Pros:-Extremely close shave, very close to a blade-Long battery life-Great on sensitive skin, leaves no irritation marks-Easy to clean-Ridiculously fast shave if used as a head maintenance razor-Can be used with or without shave oil/cream-Excellent razor for my fellow bald kingsCons:-Not as great on longer hair-Slightly higher up front cost but offset by ease of cleaning-Not mentioned/discussed nearly enough in forums where men are doing the razor huntThis razor took my head shaving to a whole new level and is worth every penny. If you’re on the fence and this review resonates with your needs, take the plunge, you won’t regret it!*Update* – Almost a year later and this thing is still my favorite razor I’ve ever owned for head shaves. I’m in the process of filming a quick video to show how quick and effective this really is. I would add that getting a good Tea Tree face wash to use on your head, as well as a snail mucin moisturizer to rub on after shaving is excellent. For the Tea Tree I recommend Aromatica’s Tea Tree wash, and for the moisturizer I recommend Cosrx or Mizon’s snail cream.

Shaver good, price bad
Got a new rechargeable electric razor from Amazon today. A Panasonic Arc5. Model ES-LV65. Has 5 blades and a foil system head. My old razor is an Arc4 ES-LA63 with 4 blades. The new one shaves closer. I like it better already the first day. I was replacing the old blades every six months. Supposed to last two years. One year would be satisfactory. Expensive new razor, $173.99 including sales tax. The day mine was delivered the before-tax price dropped $30 to $129.99 from $159.99. Amazon won’t give a refund of the difference. I would have to return it and buy it again. Poor policy. I’ll give the shaver a rating of 4 of 5. Zero for Amazon policy. Razor is made in Japan. The only drawback to it seems to be that the switches for the trimmer and for freeing and locking the pivoting shaver head seem a bit flimsy. The sideburn trimmer is almost worthless. Is too narrow. Braun also has good electric shavers, but are even more expensive than Panasonic. I bought my old Panasonic in 2017 and it’s still going strong, but the replacement blades aren’t as good as the originals and are expensive at $61 for foil and blades. Replacement blades and foil for the new shaver is $104. Ridiculous. UPDATE: Razor works great. I was going to return it due to a price drop and buy it again at the lower price. But the price has gone up to the normal too high price for what you get. It’s not worth paying that much. Wait for a sale.

La calidad de esta máquina es muy bueno. Se ve y se siente fuerte, con acabados precisos y muy buenos materiales. Rasura completamente al ras sin ninguna irritación en solo tres minutos. Una carga de pila da para unas cinco o seis rasuradas. Su indicador de carga de la pila es muy útil . La limpieza es muy fácil debajo del agua corriente del lavabo. Totalmente recomendable.

Efficient, good, clean shave, good battery life. Good battery indicator. Fast charging. A bit bulky but otherwise very good shaving machine, as good as a normal razor, but much faster. Costwise better than other product of comparable machines/brands. It was imported and delivered right on schedule in nice secure packaging with secure OTP.