Best Electric Razors For Women 2023

The best electric razors for women deliver smooth, stubble-free skin or evenly trimmed body hair with zero nicks or irritation. They’re faster and more convenient to use than a manual razor or scissors, too, since they don’t usually require shaving cream, soap or a super steady hand. Their cutter blades and foils are made of hypoallergenic, rust-resistant material, and they move easily over curves and crannies; they’re also not tedious to use or expensive to maintain. You can grip and maneuver a good one easily with wet or dry hands, charge it quickly and count on the battery to last for multiple sessions. Smart, sturdy attachments streamline all-over grooming.

After testing eight models, I found the Philips SatinShave Prestige Women’s Electric Shaver to be the best electric razor for women overall because it has a unique pivoting head for close, comfortable hair removal, plus the fastest charge time. The Finishing Touch Flawless Nu Razor Hair Remover is my top value pick because of its simple, lightweight design that makes it feel like a traditional razor, effective single blade that’s easy and affordable to replace and nifty built-in LED light. (Read my in-depth reviews of the Philips SatinShave and Finishing Touch Flawless Nu shavers here.)

These are the winners from my testing process:

• Best Electric Razor For Women Overall: Philips SatinShave Prestige Women’s Electric Shaver
• Best Value Electric Razor For Women: Finishing Touch Flawless Nu Razor Hair Remover

My Expertise

I’m a veteran lifestyle journalist and editor who’s been covering beauty topics, including personal grooming, for more than a decade for outlets such as Elle; O, The Oprah Magazine; Martha Stewart Living; and Allure. I’ve tested pretty much every hair-removal method out there, from epilators (ouch, IMO) to waxing, sugaring, at-home IPL devices and refillable safety razors.

To report this story, I scoured the websites of major retailers including Ulta, Walmart and Target to find their bestsellers and read dozens of real users’ online reviews, taking note of complaints about not-so-smooth results—irritation and battery life, in particular. Then I reached out to aestheticians and skincare educators who have special expertise in hair removal to learn more about why someone might want to use an electric razor and how to select and use the best one for you. Katie Sobelman (aka @the_organic_esthetician) answered a dozen of my questions about what qualities the best electric razors for women should have and how to use them.

How I Tested The Best Electric Razors For Women

For starters, I read the user manuals’ operating and cleaning instructions, noting anything particularly tedious or inconvenient. (For example, one razor I tested called for sewing-machine oil to lubricate the blades regularly; I actually have a sewing kit and not even I am willing to do that!) I also recorded how long each takes to charge and how long its battery and blades last, as well as the return policy, warranty and the process for getting replacement blades and parts.

I fully charged the razors to ensure they were as powerful as possible and tested two at a time on neighboring areas of my legs, underarms and bikini line. That way, I could directly compare the smoothness each delivered and eliminate the one that didn’t perform as well for my relatively fine, blond hair and sensitive skin. I continued testing the razors and all of their attachments this way, single-elimination-style, until I had narrowed the field to four contenders that gave me similarly smooth results. I then tested those four on my husband’s darker, coarser leg hair to ensure they worked well on at least one different hair type. (What a trooper; thank you for your service, Jim.)