I wonder why Gillette has never made a foray into the electric shaver business. It would be an immediately recognized name. As far as I can tell, yes it is true that electrics can “shave closer than a blade” (especially the rotaries). They do so by compressing the top layer of skin as they shear the whiskers. A blade shaver who switches won’t see the difference for about a month, however, as the scars from blade shaving disappear.
Do you have any recommendations as to a good electric shaver? As many blades as I go through, it would be cheaper to buy one.