Braun Pulsonic 9595 Review
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We Pirillos are a hairy bunch. I’ve had to shave ever since I was a young teen. I hate straight razors, and being a Geek… I need gadgets! I’ve tried nearly every brand and razor out there, and am happy with the line of Braun electric razors.
For years, Braun has served me well. They give me the success, comfort and speed that I want out of an electric razor. I’m Italian, and I have a LOT of facial hair. Not only is it thick, it’s also curly. That makes it much harder to get a good, close shave. The hairs curl inwards, back towards my face. I’m also prone to ingrown hairs.
Any time Braun comes out with a new razor, I have to buy it and try it. So, of course, I had to try this new Pulsonic. Right out of the box, I can tell the difference in weight with older models. It’s contoured differently, and definitely lighter. Turning it on, it definitely is louder and vibrates differently. I guess it would have to vibrate differently though, since it boasts a different type of blade rotation called Sonic Pulsing.
Doing a small test run with it, it’s not half bad. I’ll have to give it more time, and get it adjusted best for my face. It appears to get my face nice and smooth in most places, but did leave a few rough patches. The way I measure a good electric razor is by how many times I have to go over my face with it to get it completely clean and smooth.
An excellent little Geeky feature to this razor is the LCD readout. It tells you how much charge is left on the battery, and also what the hygeine level is. That way, you know when the razor is due for a cleaning. Every Braun razor comes with a little cleaning case that you pop it in, and let it do its work.
Before I sign off, I have to link back to an old video of the time Ponzi convinced me to try Waxing my face. Why any sane human being would do this more than once is beyond me. Trust me… don’t even try it once.
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48 Comments
Tyler S. Miller
November 3rd, 2007
at 3:49am
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dcastx
November 1st, 2007
at 3:08pm
nice what operating system is it for?
scottwatt47
November 1st, 2007
at 3:08pm
haha. Electric Razors can pull ur hair when its too long. It hurts me from time to time cuz I should shave more often
TheGnomeLocker
November 1st, 2007
at 5:28pm
Toga! Sorry had to say it.
I love Braun shaver’s, I love there self cleaning pulsating shaver they seem to work very well.
M8tRiX
November 1st, 2007
at 7:53pm
Love the shaver but a bit pricy in the UK @ £199.
I used electric shavers before but they always gave me a rash.
Can anyone recommend a good shaver, that does does give you a rash ?
Thx
H2Glitch2007
November 1st, 2007
at 8:25pm
most of the time hes on around midnight central standard time give or take a couple hours but the chat room is open 24/7
flynnm666
November 2nd, 2007
at 12:41am
hey just to say all electric razors give you a rash and i can take up to 3 weeks for your skin to get used to it then the rash shouold stop
another cause could be a metal alergie so if you watch gives you a rash well you know whats causing the rash on your face
touchbone
November 2nd, 2007
at 12:52am
grow a beard.
prob solved!
johnaiton
November 2nd, 2007
at 2:40am
Remington MS5800
it’s ok i guess, not as close as a wet shave
steve-oh
November 1st, 2007
at 9:42pm
Wow, Chris…an interesting article for a change that doesn’t include a Vista slam. I’m proud of you. Btw, love my Braun self cleaning shaver. It’s amazing. Braun, may I have a free one too? :)
dance2noise002
November 2nd, 2007
at 4:45am
WE’ll shave ya later LOL!
touchbone
November 2nd, 2007
at 7:52am
grow a beard.
prob solved!
johnaiton
November 2nd, 2007
at 9:40am
Remington MS5800
it’s ok i guess, not as close as a wet shave
Ivashchuk303
November 2nd, 2007
at 9:53am
nice video 5 stars
dance2noise002
November 2nd, 2007
at 11:45am
WE’ll shave ya later LOL!
dabrace1984
November 2nd, 2007
at 4:47am
The waxing video is found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlT9hF7eOdk.
CoffeehouseSchmuck
November 2nd, 2007
at 1:06pm
beards still need to be trimmed
Ivashchuk303
November 2nd, 2007
at 4:53pm
nice video 5 stars
alphaxion
November 2nd, 2007
at 11:24am
I got an electric razor from my parents one christmas (it was a real “you’re an old git” moment for me >.
acedotcom
November 2nd, 2007
at 7:06pm
only boys use electrics….
be a man…get a fucking broadsword
CoffeehouseSchmuck
November 2nd, 2007
at 8:06pm
beards still need to be trimmed
acedotcom
November 3rd, 2007
at 2:06am
only boys use electrics….
be a man…get a fucking broadsword
Guglielmo Plain
November 2nd, 2007
at 8:11pm
I have had the Pulsonic 9595 for over 1 year now (i bought it in Japan when it first came out) i have to say that i am supremely satisfied with it. I use to shave with a normal manual shaver and use to hate it. i would get sore tingly skin, frequently cut my self, spend lots of money on shaving blades after shave and cream. I will have to admit that the shave from a manual blade is a fraction smoother than that of the 9595 but because of the time wasted and the pain and discomfort i would only shave 2-3 times a week meaning that i had stubble almost all the time.
as for the 9595 it is very soothe and only takes about 1 min or less in the morning to get a pretty decent shave meaning that i do it every morning rather than once in a while. The cleaning solution you put in the base works very well and saves a lot of cleaning time, it is not particularly expensive costing around 20 bucks for 2 cartridges (that is here in Australia where that sort of thing is expensive in Japan its much much less). Over all i think you use 1 cartridge every 4-6 weeks using it every day. Apart from the actual razor the maintenance cos is lower i think that buying all the shaving apparatus and saves time.
Over all a fantastic purchase which works wonderfully i would never go back to the old manual way. So thanks Chris for bringing that shaver up because its very close to my heart and i hope that you enjoy it as much as i did.
negativeeffect
November 3rd, 2007
at 8:45pm
LOLWUT?
negativeeffect
November 4th, 2007
at 3:45am
LOLWUT?
touchbone
November 4th, 2007
at 5:54am
a beard NEEDs nothing.
touchbone
November 4th, 2007
at 1:54pm
a beard NEEDs nothing.
Shatonmedeek
November 4th, 2007
at 2:35pm
why does it mute while he shaves? wtf
DeepFried
November 4th, 2007
at 9:00am
The first electric shaver I used was a Braun and I was fiarly happy with it at the time, however I found it was very difficult to shave the hairs on my neck which stick in all directions also if I didn’t shave for a few days it was quite uncomfortable to shave with the Braun.
My second shave was a Philips Which corrected the problems with the Braun, i.e. no problem getting the neck hairs and it didn’t have any trouble with a few days growth. But it came with a new problem which was razor burn, not great. So then I went for a more expensive model Philips which worked pretty well all round, still a little razor burn but I’ve found using a powder stick virtually eliminates that.
I’m tempted to try a Braun again, perhaps for my next model.
Shatonmedeek
November 4th, 2007
at 10:35pm
why does it mute while he shaves? wtf
Glendale1901
November 5th, 2007
at 3:26am
i bet he’s hairy underneath mmmmmm
Glendale1901
November 5th, 2007
at 11:26am
i bet he’s hairy underneath mmmmmm
banstaman
November 13th, 2007
at 6:09am
I use Philips Norelco
bone2thebone
November 15th, 2007
at 12:36pm
This freakin dude talks toooo much
ghostboyee
November 17th, 2007
at 5:42am
Why does he mute when he shaves? Isn’t this a review on the shaver or a review on how much he blabbers on? This is worst than spam. I do like the foil shavers more than Norelco. They shave closer, but are noisier. Used Braun 360, Panasonic Wet Dry lately.
DigitalMuse
December 11th, 2007
at 12:18pm
So do you still get ingrown hairs with this shaver?
mhsobhani
December 21st, 2007
at 1:26pm
you talk too much man! cut 5 minutes of talking and shave everyday!
MikeGutierrez
December 26th, 2007
at 8:25pm
Thanks for the review. I am looking to try this razor out. In the past I have been using Norelco’s but I am finding, like you, my hair is very coarse and curly and the Norelco irritating my skin easily. I have a Braun 7526 that I have recently switched back to recently.
Ferroman1
January 5th, 2008
at 11:45pm
WHO CARES IF YOU SHAVE OR NOT?!
jessup5
February 17th, 2008
at 10:24am
does this guy ever shut up…just get to the review already
decypher0
March 6th, 2008
at 3:47pm
lolz is this guy some roman aristocrat or something?
cajean1
March 16th, 2008
at 5:27am
yea, i’m like wtf? why am i listening to a review by someone like that???
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May 20th, 2008
at 4:43am
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at 4:43am
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Informant007
June 10th, 2009
at 4:24pm
I’ve been using Braun shavers since the late 1980’s. I started with the rectangular block-like Linear, went to the Syncro 7000 series, then the Activator 8000 series. The latest, Pulsonic series, is nice but… well, Braun seems to have gone overboard for little improvement.
I’ve tried the 9595 model and compared to my 8595 Activator (basically the 8995 360), the shave is no better. Plus, with the 9595 the sound is much louder. I do like the “hand grip” design, but… seriously, the 8595 design was just fine as it is. Probably not as ding/dent resistant, but I’ve never dropped it.
I once used a Philips Norelco triple head shaver and found that although it got to my neck hairs in fewer passes, the shave wasn’t as close with the Braun. After reading and hearing several testimonies of people who prefer Braun over Norelco, I decided to forgo getting the Norelco Arcitec and stick with Braun. Basically, I’m happy with it. In about 5 minutes, I’ve got a very nice clean and close shave. It’s not quite like a blade shave, but then I don’t risk any cuts. Plus, after about 2 hours from a blade shave, your whiskers are about on par with the electric shave. Not that big a difference.
The 9595 is expensive. An impressive design, but not worth the extra money. You can find discounted 8995 units for about half the cost, and they’ll deliver an excellent performance.
I understand the “geek within” craving a new gadget, but sometimes it’s better to stick with what works well. It’s now about a year and half later and you didn’t revisit your review. I do wonder if you’ve found it really much better than what you had before.