Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Close as a blade? No quite, but almost...

I hate when electric razors tout they give shaves as close as a blade. They don't... ever. That said, this one does pretty good. I'd say at the time I shave, it feels almost as close as a blade, but I get a shadow around 1pm as opposed to 6 or 7pm. To get a really good shave with this razor, you have to use it for 21 days, as the manual will tell, to let your skin get used to it. Actually, I used it for almost a month before I was happy with the shave. I have also found it does better with regular shaving gel (like Edge) than it does with the Nivea pack it comes with. You will also get a closer shave if you shave more frequently. It seems to do better with shorter whiskers. If I shave at night after shaving in the morning, it is pretty darn smooth. If I wait a whole day, it does not feel as close after a shave. Couldn't give it a 5, but I would go 4.5.