A clean-shaven face makes you stand out. I know some of you have had bumps after trimming your beards. Even the use of a good bump-control at times cannot remove them. The solution to this is to use a good shaver for your facial and neck hair. After reading this review you will have a clue about the best shaver for you or your man.
Top 12 Beard Trimmer
- The all in 1 trimmer for your choice of beard, head, body, and/or face hair styling with 23 pieces for...
- The DualCut technology offers maximum precision and includes 2x more self sharpening blades that last up...
- Stainless Steel Blades – Our high-carbon precision-ground blades stay sharp longer, use in conjunction...
- 14 Cutting Lengths - Achieve a range of beard styles with 14 different trimming lengths from 1/16 inches...
- 13 attachments for all of your grooming needs: Full size steel trimmer, a steel precision trimmer, a nose...
- Maximum precision with DualCut technology, which includes 2x more self-sharpening blades. The steel...
- 14 Settings for All Your Grooming Needs Full Size Trimmer; Nose, Ear, & Detail Trimmer; Detail Shaver; 8...
- Self Sharpening, Surgical Steel Blades for Long Lasting Precision and Durability
- 【5 in 1 Multi-Functional grooming kit】Precision shaving system design including beard/hair/nose...
- 【Moving and standing blades run together】The stainless steel moving and standing blades with...
- 12 attachments for all of your grooming needs: A full size steel trimmer, extra-wide hair trimmer, a...
- Self-sharpening steel blades: The trimmer's precise steel blades create clean, straight lines and evenly...
- 【Adjustable Precision Dial Beard Trimmer】: 19 precision length settings in 0.5 mm steps provide...
- 【Trim Cleanly and Fast】: The powerful 3.6V DC motor working with the ultra-sharp 211 stainless steel...
- All in 1 trimmer for face, head and body styling: 18 pieces for all your trimming needs
- Maximum precision with DualCut technology includes 2x more self sharpening blades that remain after 4...
- 9 precision styling jobs in one device: stubble, short, medium and long beards, body grooming, ear and...
- 4 combs for 13 precision length settings from 0.5-21mm
- BEARD TRIMMERS: Wahl beard trimmers provide a smoothly precise trim, so you can get the beard style you...
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Stubble Trimmer vs. Beard Trimmer – Is there Much Difference?
It’s important to clear up one issue first: a beard trimmer is not necessary the same as a stubble trimmer. Most beard trimmers can create great stubble, but not all stubble trimmers can trim longer beards effectively: and then some models are great all rounders.
So understanding your requirements will help. Do you want to look like Ryan Gosling (great stubble), tame a much longer beard, or do you want the option for both?
Stubble – It is all in the Length!
What makes a stubble trimmer different to a beard trimmer? Length settings. A stubble model should be able to trim your facial hair extremely short, as short as 0.3-0.5 mm (about 1/64 of an inch) for the 5 o’clock shadow look.
The longest setting you’ll need will depend on your preferences, but a maximum of 5 mm (about 1/5 of an inch) will give you plenty of flexibility for trimming and shaping terrific five – or ten-day stubble.
If you want really short stubble then you want to be sure that the trimmer can cut safely without a guard comb. This doesn’t deliver the same close shave you’d get with a razor, but it can leave a layer of fine stubble without having to deal with stubble attachments.
Beards – Short and Long
Since we’ve already been discussing hair length, let’s continue. Shorter beards will require a trimmer that can adjust from 2-5 mm, you’ll want to be able to trim up to 10 mm for medium beards, and Lumberjacks will need to be able to hit 20 mm or more.
Interchangeable Guide Combs or Adjustable Zoom Wheel
Trimmers fall into 2 main categories: those with interchangeable guard combs, and those with fixed combs that you move with the help of an adjustable Zoom Wheel.
Interchangeable guard combs work well when there are lots of length options, and the guard combs are well made and stiff. Guard combs are designed to pull each beard hair tight as you trim, ensuring that the hairs are cut evenly. Combs with too much bend to them will leave you with an uneven and ragged trim – the look you’re trying to avoid by using a beard trimmer. You will need very stiff larger combs to handle long, thick beards.
Intermediate Trimming Lengths
The number of intermediate settings on a trimmer might also be something you want to consider if you will not be growing your beard to exactly 5, 10 or 20 mm. This is where trimmer models with a fixed guard comb and an adjustable zoom wheel can shine – some will give you more than 20 plus settings to choose from.
Interchangeable Blades – Detail Trimmer, T Blade, and Shaving Heads
Some trimmers come with additional blades and detailing attachments, that you can swap out for outlining or detailing your beard or goatee. They add to the overall price, of course, but can make the difference if you want to give your beard that extra bit of attention.
Beast Beard Trimmer – Performance and Convenience
Durability, and Self-Sharpening Blades
Naturally, performance plays a major role in evaluating a beard trimmer, and blades are the key to performance. Carbon steel blades are sharper and will give you a cleaner shave but are prone to corrosion in moist environments, while stainless steel blades hold up better and are better choices for thick beards because they’re a bit stiffer. Carbon steel coated with titanium is the high-end choice for the best of both worlds.
The closeness and comfort of the shave is the most important factor, but some of the best models go further with patented or proprietary technologies to gently lift hair before trimming it, self-sharpening blades which ensure peak performance over time, and even vacuum systems to catch almost all of the stray hairs.
Corded, Cordless or Both
Convenience is almost as important as performance when you’re shaving, and the biggest decision you’ll have is between cordless and corded models. It’s certainly easier to trim a beard when you’re not tethered to the wall, but most battery-powered models aren’t as powerful as the best-corded trimmers. They’re more powerful than cheap plug-in trimmers, however.
The majority of cordless beard trimmers get their power from rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which hold a charge for a longer period of time than the other popular choice, nickel-metal hydride (NiMH). You’ll get an average of about 50-60 minutes of run-time from a lithium-ion trimmer compared to about 30 minutes with a NiMH model. A welcome feature on some cordless trimmers is a “quick charge” function that gives you a few minutes of extra runtime to finish up.
You may also want to award brownie points for models that are easy to clean, and also if a trimmer is a wet/dry model, if it has a low battery indicator (for cordless models), or if the trimmer/charger can operate on dual voltages for overseas travel.
Beard Trimmer vs. Hair Clipper
Beard trimmers have thinner blades and are designed to work with shorter hair and do the fine detail work necessary to shape the perfect beard. By comparison, clippers have thicker blades that are used to cut longer and thicker hair, usually in conjunction with attachments that are much larger than the ones that sometimes come with trimmers. Hair clippers simply can’t do the close-in trimming required for most beards. You need a beard trimmer for that.