I spent about 10 days trying to get "used" to this shaver. No matter what I did, I could not get a close shave. That's an understatement actually. The shave was just terrible and uneven. I spent at least 10 minutes on each attempt and every time I would have to go over and over and over and over again the same area and not get any closer. I tried two different razor blades with same result. I am surprised to see all the high marks from everyone else. I must have gotten a bad one, or maybe my skin type is so different from everyone else. I decided to give another shot to Merkur and ordered an adjustable Merkur Futur razor. My hope is that I can get a closer shave with that one since I'll be able to adjust for a closer shave. The only upside with this razor was that I never got cut or any irritation - again, b/c the shave was not even close to being close. Definitely was not worth the money I spent on this junk. You'd be better off with a BIC razor.