Keep In Trim

Many shavers are designed to deal with slightly longer stubble (the kind of stuff you get if you haven’t shaven all weekend). But if you’re switching from a beard to being clean-shaven, or have more than three day’s growth to tend to, it’s worth trimming stubble back with a beard trimmer before using your electric shaver.

Protect Your Assets

As with most gadgets, electric shavers have parts that require replacing occasionally. Check the instructions of your particular model for maintenance instructions but expect to replace the foil and cutter heads on a foil shaver and the heads on a rotary shaver every 18-24 months depending on use. If you really love your particular model, however, it’s worth buying a couple of replacement heads at once as they have a nasty habit of being discontinued after a few years.