Panasonic Arc 5 Palm Bleach reviews: Japanese steel

That said, performance is still admirable compared to most travel shavers, as long as you do not let hair grow too long. Like many leaf shavers, ARC 5 does not like to cut hairs longer than a few millimeters. Shaving longer than a large number of passes and almost certainly will suffer a few painful hair pulls. ARC 5 is a neat, clean shaver for those who are neat and clean.

ARC 5 is also not a detailed shaver. This is a device without attachments to do what it does: it suits a large surface area of ​​your face and neck. If you are a person with a strictly maintained beard or geometric line on your sideburns or mustache, this shaver will not serve you as a daily driver without a separate costume.

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Shell game

But the lack of sharp edges of the shaver can also be virtue. The palm of ARC 5 is very wide, unattractive, very squishy in its shaving, so much that I feel comfortable using it in the bathroom without mirrors. (If you are the type of mirror in the bathroom, don't offend it, but I don't understand.) Heck, I think I may even feel okay when shaving when walking.

But now we return to the full circle on the reason why I still like the palm of White Arc 5, although the case of using narrow and shaving and high price. I just like the feeling in my hand. Enjoy is a rare quality among the shaver.

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Nag Nagori, the name of the new material from Mitsui Chemicals provides ARC 5's strange organic structure, is the type that people often like to call it unchanged. Nagori refers to an instant nostalgia, you can feel a season when it passes or a last dish of the meal. It originated from an old Japanese phrase, the rest of the waves, he refer to the shell and the rails were left behind when the tide returned.

The name of this material is almost certainly derived from the ocean minerals to form its foundation. But it also described the feeling I had when I pulled out the shaver out of its packaging: A nostalgia that could not be explained to an object right in my hand. Over time, I know, this feeling will be boring. ARC 5's light grain shell plastic will begin to seem a bit more beautiful.

But now, I was able to have a small emotional experience with my travel shaver. Even if that feeling is worth $ 300 between you and your accountant.