In this hands-on review, I’ll take a look at the Philips Norelco 2300 electric shaver. Read on for all of the details!

If you’ve ever looked for an electric facial hair shaver, you’ve probably come across Philips Norelco in your search (among many other types of razors).

They’re a big name brand that makes everything from entry-level trimmers, like the OneBlade, to high-end models that cost nearly $300, like the S9000 Prestige.

In this review, I’ll look at the Philips Norelco 2300 which costs around $40.

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The 2300 seems like an awesome entry-level electric razor, but after using it, I can’t really recommend it to anyone.

We’ll get into the nitty-gritty details shortly, but to put it simply, this shaver doesn’t do a very good job at, well, shaving.

What’s in the Box?

The Philips Norelco 2300 is packaged nicely. I like the color of the box a lot, and it displays the trimmer well.

In the box, you’ll find pretty standard stuff like the shaver itself, a blade cover, a charger and an instruction manual.

How Does It Work?

One of the first things you’ll notice about the 2300 shaver is that it looks odd. The blade doesn’t look like a standard facial hair trimmer at all.

Instead of having a visible blade similar to a regular razor, it has three blades that are covered by circular pieces. You’re supposed to rub the trimmer in circles on your face so your hairs go into the little blade covers and get trimmed by the blades.

Philips Norelco 2300 Review

Now, I’ll get into the functionality of the trimmer.

When I tried the 2300, I hadn’t shaved in a couple of weeks so I had a light beard.

The trimmer didn’t work very well at shaving it off. After going over my face several times, I still had a lot of stray hairs that hadn’t been trimmed. I mean, it was looking pretty patchy.