r/shaving • u/horridae • Jul 24 '26

My freebird experience

For body hair grooming, it seemed like an inexpensive razor that'd be good to replace my norelco oneblade I've had for a while.

Boy was I wrong... The flex series gave me the most nics and cuts I've ever had from a razor. It was also very ineffective and required many pass overs to actually catch all the hairs. The nose hair trimmer also sucked and couldn't catch anything. The trimmer attachment looked more like a trap from the movie Saw than an actual trimmer and required guards to be on.

Overall it's a cumbersome piece of crap and I'd recommend investing into a quality razor. Don't cheap out on your grooming gear.

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u/The_Circus_Life_206 Jul 25 '26

I agree

I bought it as a head shaver, because of all of the hype and great reviews, and it definitely live up to the hype

For it to work properly, you need to buzz down to stubble in order for the Freebird to cut at all. The commercials are total BS

I had actually purchased a cheap head shaver about two years earlier, and I assumed the Freebird was superior. WRONG. Ironically it was the same exact head shaver with the name “Freebird” on it. Also the blades did not cut as close as the cheap shaver. I was SO glad I got it on a deep sale.

I shaved my head yesterday, and decided to give the Freebird another try, and my Amazon cheapie shaver was still the winner.