shaves well. even close shaves provided pull a little on the skin with your free hand to bring out the hair (like a professional barber when he uses a cabbage cut). Nevertheless it will go 2 or 3 times in the same place for a perfect shave. I tested also in wet lather the face in the Aleppo soap, it works well. Namely, the instructions specify that you should not clean with hot water but with cold water, so I hesitate while shaving to spend with hot water to remove the soap which is shame because then heat the skin dilate and promote the release of the hair and still get a better result. Only disappointment of panasonic original box was not closed with a sticker showing that the box has never been opened before, so we do not know if we have a really new product firsthand.