A lady shaver is an electric shaver specially designed for use by women mainly on legs and under arms. Most are wet and dry shavers meaning that they can be used in and out of the shower on wet or dry skin. This makes them particularly useful. The main advantage of using an electric ladies shaver for hair removal is that you can’t cut yourself in the same way that you can with a normal razor. Like any kind of shaving, lady shavers are a quick method of getting rid of unwanted hair and pain free too (but unfortunately it grows back just as fast whether you use an electric shaver or a manual razor). In any case, it is convenient to be able to use the shaver on dry skin so you can “tidy up” quite quickly if you tend to leave things until the last minute.

If you have not used an electric lady shaver before you may be wondering how to choose one. There are so many on the market and to be honest, there is not an awful lot to distinguish between them. Here are a few things to consider when you buy a lady shaver:-

1. Shaver Head

The head of the lady shave is the part that comes into contact with your skin when removing hair. The lady shaver will have either a foil or trimmer type head. It is useful if the head is changeable as different shaver heads may suit different parts of you body and that way you get to experiment and find the best combination of head to use. Also a removable head helps with cleaning your lady shaver.

Panasonic Lady Shaver with Bikini attachment (click image for details)

For the most part this is purely personal preference. If you’re going to use your shaver in the shower look for a shape that will be easy to grip.

3. Battery or Mains

Battery operated shavers are useful if you want to use your shaver in the shower or bath (mains power is not advisable in that case) and you can get shavers with normal batteries and those with rechargeable batteries. A rechargeable shaver means you will not run out of batteries and it will be less expensive to maintain.

4. Waterproof

Can the shaver be used in the shower and on both wet and dry skin?

5. Any Extras Included

You usually get items such as a travel pouch, cleaning brush and batteries along with your lady shave. The extras generally don’t provide a compelling enough reason to buying one shaver over another. Some have attachments for different parts of the body such as a bikini attachment (see the Panasonic lady shaver pictured) which may be useful to you. Some shavers have a lubricating system which may be useful if you have very sensitive skin. If you are looking for an epilator (a kind of hair plucker machine) you can sometimes get one which has an alternative head which can be used as a lady shaver. This will only be worth it (in terms of price) if you will use the epilator regularly along with the shaving head as epilators are generally more expensive than lady shavers.

6. Guarantee

You will generally get a one year guarantee with your shaver. Check that you do.

7. Brand

Look for a well known brand you trust and pay a bit more or pick up an unknown make for very little Some well-known brands other than the Panasonic are the Braun lady shaver and the Remington lady shaver.

8. Price

Most well-known brands of ladies electric shaver are around the same price but look for special offers and discounts where you can save quite a bit. You’ll find a whole selection here.