Reply With QuoteI use this. Not the best but great for the money.
https://www.johnlewis.com/remington-...ack/p230421142
I have a Babyliss beard trimmer but it's pretty awful, more than once I've had to completely shave and start again after trying to trim my beard. What do you use and recommend?
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I use this. Not the best but great for the money.
https://www.johnlewis.com/remington-...ack/p230421142
Philips Series 7000 - Bargain price at Argos https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7096378
Wahl dog trimmer.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
For daily maintenance I use a battery powered Gillette 'Styler' unit. It cost me £15 from Sainsburys.
Wahl Pocket Pro.
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Jim.
I have Ben trimming for 20 years, I have always had good service from wahl trimmers.
mike
Wahl Battery approx £15 boots. It's a whizz.
B
I've had a Philips 3000 for years and it still works just fine - even comes with a nose hair trimmer.
Now I'm self isolating I'm going to try it on my head. Don't trust Lynn with the scissors, so No 3 here I come!
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
I'm yet to find the right one but, so far, the best one I've owned is the Braun 5517 (BT3040). I have a more expensive and advanced Braun model but this is the better one IMO. Had several Philips and wasn't impressed at all.
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I've been using this one for the last 6 months https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/produc...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The way the guard is arranged takes a bit of getting used to but it does a good job and the edge trimmer 'pop-up' blade is great for getting those errant hairs on your top lip and neatening around the edges.
Another vote for the Philips - I use it to shave my head too.
maseman
Originally Posted by reecie
Great shaver and a bargain at that price.
Wahl are what the barbers use, so I have followed their lead with one in rechargeable flavour and the other mains. It's the one that does your head. If beardscaping is your thing then these would probably be too unwieldy. I just want to look unlike a derelict. I'm too old to be hip.
...that's why I recommended the Wahl Pocket Pro in post #6. It's small, lightweight & has an approx. 30mm blade/cutter.
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Jim.
+1 Archie and I shared ours, I used it more frequently than he did, ie fortnightly for me and every six weeks on his coat, although marked for animal use I couldn't see any difference between ours and my hairdresser sisters human model.
If not shaving my head it's clippers without a guard ie No.0, very short stubble.
Got to (belatedly) third this advice - Wahl's professional dog clippers are bloody excellent - HOWEVER - their models designed for human use are CRAP! I paid more for their "Aqua Blade 20 in 1 Multigroomer" than I did for the bloody dog clipper, and it's grossly inferior!
Bought a Wahl battery trimmer from Home Bargains last summer £4.99
brilliant bargain.
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"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
It depends what you are wanting as the end product
I have a “stubble beard” and that’s easily achieved with a steady hand with any cheap trimmer as no guard is really needed
If however your beard is longer of you need “a number 4” then guards obvs help so I’d look at Braun
I have this and brilliant, also great on balls and arse
RIAC
Yup. Philips 7000 here too. The vacuum doesn't collect all of the trimmings, but it is better than nothing. Does a super job on the face and, erm, 'other' bits.
I’ve tried a few over the years. The one I’ve got now is the Phillips one blade pro. Does a good job all over and Is better than a load I’ve had in the past.
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A vote for the Remington MB350L.
I've had mine for 4 or 5 years and the charge still holds for at least two trims. I do the barnet with it too.
The Remington Barba is great.
These are good - been using one for the last few years.
Had a Babylis I Stubble before but much prefer this
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ph...S-Lg5VCr4JgaNM
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I’ve got this one Eddie & never had any issues (aside from user error). Worked well for me for a couple of years until I went back to a long stubble & use the iTrimmer.
https://www.babyliss.co.uk/super-bea...mer-7897U.html
Which one have you been using?
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Philips BT 5200/16.
Had a few and this is a great mid price one. 100% recommend.
Panasonic gb86 best trimmer I have ever tried.
I had the philips 7000 but the cutter retaining lugs broke twice
I used the Babyliss I stubble for years, but now use Panasonic ER GB42. It’s miles better.
Tried johnlevis it was pretty good
I have a ton of experience with the Philips like on this website oneblade. The dry shave is surprisingly close and will cut closer then any regular bears trimmer you will find. If you then take the time to wet shave with it you will get a result as close (if not closer) then a foil shaver on your neck and almost as close as a foil shaver on your cheeks and chin.
My example/'scale':
If blade close is a 1, foil close is a 2, and beard trimmer close is a 3... The Philips oneblade is a 2.5 haha
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Another vote for the OneBlade here, echoing the comments above. It’s close enough with no graded guards that you could use it instead of a wet shave - your 5PM shadow might just arrive at 3PM though...
As a trimmer it’s very good too, and being so light and compact it’s very comfortable to use too.
One blade works pretty good.
I have a Philishave as well. Last month I replaced the circular blades. I'd only cleaned them over-and-over again in 7 yrs. The new blades make all the difference! Smoother, faster. I can recommend changing to new blades when you're under the impression that it's not as smooth as it used to be.
The Wahl corded clippers I got for home haircuts has been the best beard trimmer I've ever had. Use it once a week on a #1 and don't think I could go back to a little battery powered Babylis. I now use that for the neck line and around the ears now.
You cannot beat a good pair of scissors. The chances of you taking too much off is high with clippers but with scissors you are just constantly snipping away and the results are always much better, especially for a moustache.
Yep…. That keeps my face pubes in check… thumbs up here too
They are just standard clippers with dog written on it…. My wife trimmed my hair with one of these during lock down (after I had stripped it and put it through my vibrating water bath thingy)
Just put the right guard on…. How can you get it wrong?
Why would you apply deodorant?
RIAC
Scissors alway look better and that is why a lot of customers demand scissors over comb haircuts. It's all about the finish. Also you just snip away gradually away with scissors so you can leave some bits long and some bits shorter. The clippers just cut the same length.
It's like comparing having a shave with either an electric or a straight edge razor, we all know which one gives the better shave.
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A very fair point…. I wouldn’t let a barber near the top of fine mane with clippers!
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