It depends how much time I have. I had bad acne as a teen an into my late twenties, and only now at 28 am I able to shave with a razor without breaking out. I prefer the closeness of a razor but also prefer not irritating my face if at all possible. I have a Norelco that has a skin softener that comes out of it while you shave with it, and it works pretty well as far as softening my skin goes. I've been using that a lot lately. BTW, good to see someone from RI posting here once in a while 4824guy. Is that your real name?😉