Hey I've been using this for a few weeks I really like it. I use it after a shower and it's ok to use with shaving gel which I find helps with the redness on the scalp. It's the first balding shaver I've used so I will experiment with others in the future

@@ciaranbrady2592 shaving gel or a bit of shaving oil could really help. Thanks Ciaran, do you have sensitive skin too?

Havent used this, but im looking at it. Ive been using the rx5 for nearly a year now, and im quite satisfied with it. To answer your question, i shave in lines. Across the grain, and then against the grain. Im also able to get the points behind the airs and above the sideburns. I sometimes rotate the shaver while trimming behind the ears. Not sure if it makes a difference. Some minor touchup with the fold out straight clipper, above the sideburns is sometimes required. My tip for you. Shave in the shower. No foam or gel needed. It reduces irritation, and saves you from the cleaning the foam out of it, several times throughout the shave. And it gets as close a shave as with foam. On a side note, my skin is sensitive aswell, so i hope this will help you.

Glad I could help. What other shavers are you looking at? I can highly recommend the Wahl Balding clippers kzfaq.info/get/bejne/or6DrbeW2dWdcnU.html although not quite as short as the Remington RX7 all the best with your search and let me know what you decide ✌️

Glad to help 👍

Thanks for sharing 👍

Great point. The blades get hotter the longer you use them.

thanks for watching and for sharing 💈😃

Appreciate you watching and the comment 🙌🏻 I hear you regarding the cost prohibitive blade replacement 😔 i would prefer a more environmentally conscious option. How long have you owned it before you noticed the blades getting dull? Regarding RX5 vs RX7. I have a mate with the RX5 and he’s happy with it. When I purchased the 7 there wasn’t much in price difference. Plus I prefer the green 🤩

@Owen Jackson it wasn't a gradual thing, it was just the last time I used it, it didn't feel great, pulling hair a bit which it has never done in the past. On Amazon right now the 7 is only £4 more expensive than the 5

Respect to you my shaved friend 🙌🏻 🪒👨🏻‍🦲

Great to hear your positive experience Mikhail. Thank you for sharing. Have you tried any other shavers before trying the RX7? I agree that the portability is a major plus point 👍

Sounds like it suits your needs perfectly. Thanks for sharing 👌🏻

thanks for watching Babul. a bald head really suits you 🤙

Sounds awesome. Will check it out. Thanks for watching and the comment 🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing Diogo. great beard 👏

Thanks mate :D@@OwenJackson

Very welcome. Beard bros 🤙🏻

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience 👍 🪒

thanks for sharing your experience Alfred 👍

Hi Nicholas, sounds great for travel and hope you get the hang of it. I’m sure you’ll be bossing it in no time 👍 💈 I’ve been hearing great things about the Leaf range. I’ll look into it. Cheers for the comment and your real world feedback ✌🏻

Ian, you sir are a solid gold human 🙏🏻 super appreciate your real world feedback 🪒 the Braun 5 does seem a great proposition [I have a vague memory of yourself or someone mentioning it] and currently around £62 in the UK, cheaper than the RX7. The Braun 9, wow, £220 😅 it had better be a great shave. I’m very tempted and will investigate more when funds allow. Have you tried wet shaving? How does it compare with the Braun?

May I also ask, the difficult areas behind the ears and below the temple. How does it cope with the contours of your head?

@@OwenJackson Honestly, I find the final result between the series 5 and series 9 pretty much the same. The big difference is how quickly and easily you can get there. For head shaving, the stronger motor of the series 9 combined with the fancy computer chip that supposedly responds to hair density and the pivoting head are all very nice to have and all make quick work of a head shave. I'm serious man, I can go from 3 days growth to a near glass smooth finish (think a couple hours after a blade shave) in minutes. Regarding wet shaving, I'm not a huge fan with electrics. I don't ever see any benefit from the time spent and honestly end up with a better final result when dry shaving. There are a few good videos regarding head shaving with the Braun, especially the series 9. You can get a cheap series 3 but the old battery and motor styles burn out quick from head shaves. My series 9 is a wet/dry model but I opted for the shaver only, not the fancy cleaning base model and was able to get it for around $140 US via Amazon during a sale. You can split the difference and look at the series 6 or series 7, not much more expensive than the series 5 but they include the pivoting head. The motion of using a foil shaver like a braun is more of an up/down and is much more precise, getting behind ears is especially easy and they work especially great on the back of your neck. I absolutely guarantee you that if you try one of these styles of shaver you will throw out everything else. I keep my Wahl balding clippers around for when I randomly let my hair grow for a few weeks and keep my braun to get the smooth daily shave.

Thanks Ian. A super thorough and in-depth reply. I’ll certainly look into it and who knows… maybe I’ll do a video about it 😊 What sort of videos do you like watching? All the best and thanks again for your support and for this community ✊🏻

Thanks Jake. You’re totally right, maybe it was my technique but I couldn’t make the flip out trimmer cut well and found the whole shaver cumbersome whilst navigating the area. And I was worried about catching my beard as it twizzled round trying to find the angles 😆 How are you finding the RX7 overall?

Like you I used the Wahl balding clippers for years…I find the RX7 shaves noticeably closer, so I prefer them to the balding clippers…however one concern I have (and I’ve seen many others say the same issue) with the RX7 is there’s doesn’t seem anywhere that you can buy replacement heads…I don’t understand how a company can release a shaver but no access to replacement heads! The shaver has been out for a long time now so you would expect to have replacements available…surely at some point they will have to release replacements just like the RX5 has???

Thanks for watching and sharing. It's great you're utilising different tools for different jobs 💈🪒

Thanks for the valuable response Dave. It sounds like the additional cost maybe worth the investment. How’s your recovery from your head injury? Wishing you all the best 🙏🏻

@@OwenJackson Thank you for your reply, Owen. I have keloid growth on the head which caused the hair loss, but perhaps no fracture had occurred at the time when I sustained the injury (a few years back now). I’m glad it didn’t happen when I was young and handsome. I shave the head most days of the week - I actually enjoy it. 😀 Thanks again. 🇦🇺 PS I use my Braun Series 9 at the neck first (after shaving my face) as well as at the top front of the ears. Better capture and less irritation.

You’re still handsome and scars tell our story. Thank you for sharing and big respect ✊🏻 In other news I tried a razor for the first time yesterday. Still getting used to it but it’s all a learning experience 🙏🏻 happy Easter and all the best to you and your loved ones 🐣

thanks for watching Jeremy. I had to google the rapid cut, what a quirky little design. if it works for you, go for it. I've since ditched the RX7. for me, the irritation dint get better and I found it a flawed design, in my personal experience. all the best 🤙

No feeling like a fresh and clean cut 🧼 🙌🏻 thanks for sharing Yasir 🙏🏻

Cordless balding clippers would be pretty perfect for me. Thanks 👍

Thanks Ben, I’ve been hearing good things about Leaf and their products. How long have you been using it? Is that the Twig the referring to? I like their plastic free ethos ✊🏻 💚

high bob, i believe the RX7 has a more mobile head [+30%]. Revised and slimmer ergonomics in the hand ,and better LED battery indication 👍

Hope it gives you great value for money. Let me know how you get on 👍

@@OwenJackson the rx7 is definitely a closer shave then the skull shaver that I can’t use any more, I noticed that where the rx7 is such a close shave its a lot less comfortable for me to use as the rx7 feel likes it’s literally scratching my head and I did end up with a fairly sore neck, I’m going to try it with some sensitive shaving foam and see how I get on with that, I am absolutely chuffed with the end result though as like I said before, it’s a closer shave

When you get it right, I agree, shave is great. Just battling the sensitivity issues too 👍 hope you find what you’re looking for 😊

Thats for the question mate. I'm afraid I haven't tried the pickup gold. I've heard you can get replacement blades directly from Remmington for £25 i believe

I’m afraid I don’t have any wisdom. I switched back the wahl balding clippers and wet shaving occasionally 🪒 💦 hope you find a solution 🙏🏻

Thanks for the insight. Will try that 👍

@@OwenJacksonDid you end up trying it? am contemplating getting the RX7 but not 100% sold as yet

hey Samuel, thanks for watching and the comment. I just didn't get on with this shaver. I've been alternating between the Wahl Balding clipper [review here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/or6DrbeW2dWdcnU.html] and wet shaving with a razor. I find the Wahl clippers and wet shave are much more consistent. There is a learning curve with wet shaving, but I think the result is better 😊

hey Stevie, the RX7 gives a noticeably shorter cut compared to the Wahl Balding clippers 👍

Very good point regarding the warm shower and hot towels. There’s something nice about the experience of a barbers, although I haven’t had my head shaved there since purchasing my wahl balding clippers. By far my favourites [review here: Wahl Balding Clipper Review kzfaq.info/get/bejne/or6DrbeW2dWdcnU.html ] I have been experimenting with a razor 🪒 and using it whilst having a hot shower so makes a lot of sense. All the best and hope you find a good solution. The Oneblade is good for tidying up but I found the blades too costly for permanent use. More of a tidy up job

Interesting. I was under the impression the pitbul was better but lots of anecdotes such as this are surfacing. I don’t have personal experience of it so always curious to hear from people such as yourself ✌🏻 thanks for the comment

@@OwenJackson I'm picking up the RX7 today after work 🏆

Let me know what you think 💭 🪒

hi Doug, thanks for the real world feedback. what are you currently using to shave your head? Hope you have more success in the future

@@OwenJackson Remington Balder Pro. So far so good

I’ve had 2 pitbull they don’t last not sure what my next shaver will be

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@dwa3093Hi. Is Pit bull any better vs Remington?

Hi Andy, super appreciate you checking out this video and others on my channel. I really enjoy the no nonsense Wahl Balding. I can whip my hair down to almost razor smooth (equivalent of one-two days after a razor shave) in minutes. I've recently started incorporating razor shaves. I Love the feel after using a razor, but it is far more time consuming. So just for special occasions, or when traveling and I don't want to carry the bulky Walh; clippers. That's the only downside to the Wahls, quite cumbersome. But they've more than paid for themselves considering the amount of uses they've had. Excellent shout on the toe socks. Any recommendations? I've been meaning to get some and this might be the persuasion I need 😃 All the best with your adventures and barefoot journey. It sounds like you're well on your way after 8 years.. .there's no going back to 'conventional' foot coffins after experiencing the joy of barefoot shoes right!!🦶

Thanks for watching Rich. I believe the differences are mainly the design and slightly smaller and ergonomic profile in hand, the additional flexibility of the RX7 head 30% more movement and revised LED battery indicator. I haven’t used them both back to back but when I purchased the RX7, it wasn’t a lot more than the RX5, and I preferred the look and aesthetics. Their cutting length is identical at 0.2 mm

That sounds perfect 🤩 💈

Hey Yang, I haven't heard of that shaver before. How long have you been using it? Would you recommend it over an electric shaver/ How was the process learning to shave your head, I find it daunting 😅

@@OwenJackson yea I recommend it. I used to shave with a double edge and a straight razor. It took a long time to shave with those two. With the Omnishaver there’s really no learning curve. Just use light pressure and swipe up and down, left and right. And the blades are very quick to change. I don’t use it for the face though. Their touch up one can be used for the face. I still use the double edge and straight razor for the face.

Great real world experience. Thank you 🙏🏻 I’ll check it out 🪒

@@OwenJackson you might not use any other shaver for the head; once you start using it

Great to know thank you 🙏🏻 and happy Easter 🐣

Thanks for the tip. Any suggestions for the brand or type of mineral oil you recommend?

Rushed should read rashed

Hey Larry. Try utilising a two mirror method. One positioned in front of you and another one in your hand so you can see the back of your head. Once you get the technique nailed you can be autonomous. Even the most understanding partners can’t always be bothered to deal with our head stubble flying everywhere 😆 My favourite clippers are the Wahl Balding Clipper Review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/or6DrbeW2dWdcnU.html

Thanks very much!!!

Wet welcome. Let me know if I can help further ✌🏻

Thanks for sharing 👍 enjoy the proshaver 🪒

Hey Peter. Love hearing how the community are tackling their shaves. What an ingenious solution. I wish they did a cordless Balding clipper but you’re onto a winner by the should of it. Can you recommend a wet razor? I finally tried wet shaving 🪒 wow. What a clean feeling 👨🏻‍🦲 I used a disposable razor so it wasn’t the best experience, nor do I like the idea of single use plastics, but I needed to try-before-I-buy. That fully bald feeling 🙌🏻 I’m still using the Wahl balding when I don’t need a super smooth head. The RX7 is seeing less use currently and agree I don’t think after a full wet shave would you be smitten with the electric result Thanks again for checking in and your experience mate 🙏🏻

@@OwenJackson I was using a Mach3 on my neck at the time, so tried using that on my head. I then tried a few disposables, followed by a Headblade ATX. It was really good, but after a few shots of that I realised that a standard shape razor was more for me… so got a good deal on a Gillette Skinguard with 10 blades at Costco. Once I’d used them up, I tried the new Gillette Labs Exfoliating razor. I got one with 30 blades for £58… and am still working my way through those blades. The 5 blades make a much better job than the 2 blades on the Skincare razor. I generally wet shave my head every 3 days, and don’t really like the way it feels on the 3rd day. I don’t think an electric razor could compete… as my day 1 shave would probably feel like my day 3 of a wet shave. When I bought the Headblade razor, I also bought some of their Headslick shaving cream… which I’ve been using ever since. Tried a few others… but I really like Headslick. I think I’ll save my cash for something else and avoid the RX7 / Pitbull etc, and stick with my wet shaves!

Hi. I’ve had confirmation that replacement heads can be purchased directly from Remington for £25 including VAR and shipping. Hope that helps ✌🏻

Argos for the RX7

I’ve had a few people comment that the pitbull may not be worth the money. Hope you have better success with the RX7

Let’s us know if you find a solution. I think some have suggested a small amount of shaving cream or shaving oil to help. I haven’t tried it personally

@@OwenJackson It's better if I wet my neck with water during shaving, and if I don't press as hard. Makes sense, really.

It is very sensitive around the neck area and can get sore, I tend to avoid those areas now and use my wireless shaver that I use for my beard to go over this area.

hey, thanks for the comment. Yes absolutely, I briefly show the mini clipper at 1:26 but found it awkward to use. I realise I didn't show it in the video. I prefer the one blade for finer detail and tidying up and my sensitive neck

correct, just one height setting

Hey Zbigniew when I purchased there was only £10-£15 difference so felt like a worthy investment to get the newer model. Have you tried a traditional razor 🪒 do you have any recommendations? I recently shaved for the first time and really like the feel and agree an electric razor just doesn’t quite get as close 👍

What a load of crap. I've had a straight razor from a barber and my Rx5 done a way better job. I can get mine down to pretty that smooth skin feeling. Will definitely be upgrading

I think it’s the same issue I experienced. Try giving the shaver guards a good clean under the tap. I also used a small screwdriver to manually turn the blade heads. I think it’s when the motor senses friction and gets stuck. And rather than forcing it and frying the motor it has a bossy fit and stops. Preventative measures 🛑 See if that works and let me know if it helps ✌🏻

The RX7 feels very close, but agree a shaver would still offer a marginally closer cut 🪒 are you looking for an electric razor? Or do you prefer a conventional razor?

@@OwenJackson Somethin like RX7 would be awesome but what's bothering me is that you kind of need to replace the whole blade head. Would be hard to find replacements and they arent that cheap. I would really prefer somethin electrical but razor is just more accessible and cheaper too.

I echo your concerns and will be looking for a standard razor soon. Have you got any recommendations? 🪒

@@OwenJackson Just any safety razor tbh :) going to oldschool razors seems like the best idea. Those cartridge razors that i've been using really irritate the skin since they have so many blades. Something simple like for example Gillette King C safety razor should do the job without irritation

Grip the pivoting head in one hand and the mesh grill in another. Use your mail to loosen one of the sides of the mesh. From there just work your way around the final 3. It’s fiddly but manageable 👍

What’s best shaver to use?

Thanks for the insight Tony. I’ve heard a lot of things about Pit Bull and I did wonder if they were worth the premium over other similar products. It’s a shame you’ve had a less positive experience. Have you tried anything similar that you could recommend?

@@OwenJackson I’ve got a Remington X5,I’ve not had any issues with it. The Pit Bull gave a good shave but at a cost of £115+ not worth it. I also bought a spare blade head,which I can’t use now. Skull Shavers are all over you when buying a product but they pretty much ignore you after they’ve made the sale.

Remington is better than skull shaver,and now are providing blades

Same here I bought the Beast clipper too - same problem worked perfectly fine for 3/4 months then nothing. Dead. Pathetic company. No refund whatsoever.

Certainly are 👍 💈

that's reassuring to know. thank you 👍

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Hey Zion, I haven’t looked into replacement heads I’m afraid. I’m hoping the current head lasts a long long time. Anecdotally, I’ve read someone online emailed Remington directly about getting a replacement head. About £25. However, I don’t have first hand experience or can validate it. Have you tried any other shavers? You have an amazing head of hair by the way 🙏🏻

I just ordered,from customer service, Remington,two blades and they supplied.