The stainless steel blades have a taper lever, which means you can tweak the length of the cut from 0.5 - 3mm, and with all eight grade lengths available you can practise your Peaky Blinder fade, go full Jason Statham, or stick to a short back and sides. Well built, with a reassuring thumb grip, they look the part and feel comfortable, even when cutting your own hair, and the motor runs surprisingly quiet, which isn’t always the case. It’s great for stubble and comes with two blades and three combs for accommodating your desired length. The pint-sized OneBlade charges up in 8 hours and can provide a solid 45 minutes of charge. If you’re after a beard trimmer for keeping things tidy on the go, when travel gets up and running again, the Philips OneBlade (£41) is the best option for portability and usability when you’re away from home. The attachments would be pointless if the results weren’t great but this beard trimmer produces strong results no matter the job. The Braun MGK7221 10-in-1 (£47) offers a plethora of different attachments – whether you’re aiming to get those lines razorsharp, tidy up a longer beard or, even, get at those pesky nose and ear hairs, this Braun has you covered. You can get beard trimmers in all shapes and sizes but we think the best is a fully-featured device from Braun. That’s where our WIRED Recommends best beard trimmers comes in. Grooming at home isn’t limited to haircuts and, if you’ve got a beard to tame, you’ll want to get the right one for your length, style and daily routine. Price: £92 | Check price on Amazon | Argos Pros: Stylish powerful taper lever 6-year guarantee Cons: Guards are sharp no comb poor instructions Under no circumstances should they use the instructions provided here. We recommend anyone attempting to cut their own hair – or someone else’s for that matter – heads to YouTube for a how-to video. It’s a widget found on professional designs, and worth considering if you plan on home cutting more than a couple of times. The Heritage comes with a taper lever which should appeal to anyone interested in very close fades– the unguarded blade length can adjust from around two to six millimetre in length. While not designed specifically for self-cuts, the handle shape, balanced design and grippy leatherette top means you can get to the awkward bits at the back without feeling like you’re going to drop them. The ends of the guards are also quite sharp, and if you’re not being gentle (or the appointed hairdresser has had enough of your guidance/panic) you might get spiked. The guards were easy to clip on and remove, and felt reassuringly secure, but the plastic used does feel a bit thin and flimsy. Pros: So much power stylish professional perfectly weighted Cons: Expensive combs sold separately not great for detail If you spend big on haircuts and demand the best chance of a decent at-home trim, you’ll not find better, but remember, a bad workman often blames his tools. These cost £33 for a set of 10, but for that you get professional grade guards made from premium plastic – no sharp points here - held securely to the blade with a metal clasp. They’re by far the best clippers on test, but price will put many people off, especially as they don’t come with a set of combs. The wide blade head wasn’t great for doing detail, but it isn’t really designed for it – your barber would have a smaller pair of clippers. In the 25 minutes it took to fashion a Zoom call appropriate short-back-and-sides, the battery didn’t slow, and the blades refused to clog. It might look old-school, but this most traditional design boasts a 70-minute run time from just a 70-minute charge. All the clippers we’ve tested cut hair well, but only the Wahl gave us confidence, as both (home) barber and (home) customer. It’s the sound of being sat in barber’s chair, and it makes home cutting all the calmer as a result. The solid metal body feels cool in the hand and reassuringly weighty and balanced, while the powerful motor purrs calmly even when removing piles of hair. Designed for professional hairdressers, and not typically available to the public, but with unprecedented pandemic demand, Wahl has made them available to all, if, that is, you’re willing to spend big. The short answer is unquestionably, yes, the Wahl 100 Year Anniversary Clippers (£185) are exemplary. This pair of clippers, released to celebrate Wahl's 100 year milestone, will almost certainly appeal to anyone who can differentiate between a high skin fade pompadour and a classic Caesar, but with 20 years on the Remington Heritage (below), is Wahl’s centurion worth the investment?
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