I've been using the Panasonic Arc IV for about six months. Before that I had used a blade for a year after growing frustrated with my older electric, a Braun. The Arc IV is awesome. Used dry, it's better than any other electric I had used in the past. Used wet, it's nearly as smooth as shaving twice with a blade (to get my smoothest shave with a blade, I always had to shave once down, relather, and once up). It's much smoother than shaving once with a blade, and far smoother than any other electric dry. It's much less likely to nick, and I seem less prone to bumps. I shave in the shower. My process is to wash my face in hot water. I then apply conditioner (Trader Joe's hair conditioner with tea tree oil) and let it sit for a minute. I rinse that, apply shaving cream, and shave. It's a great, smooth shave every time. I couldn't part with it. It's the first home shaving experience in my 22 years of shaving that's left me truly pleased.

I've been using the Panasonic Arc IV for about six months. Before that I had used a blade for a year after growing frustrated with my older electric, a Braun. The Arc IV is awesome. Used dry, it's better than any other electric I had used in the past. Used wet, it's nearly as smooth as shaving twice with a blade (to get my smoothest shave with a blade, I always had to shave once down, relather, and once up). It's much smoother than shaving once with a blade, and far smoother than any other electric dry. It's much less likely to nick, and I seem less prone to bumps. I couldn't part with it. It's the first home shaving experience in my 22 years of shaving that's left me truly pleased.