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5.0 out of 5 starsWorth the price
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020
No doubt many others are experiencing a bit of a dilemma with their hair stylist or barber being closed until the COVID-19 situation resolves. In the meantime your hair could care less and continues to grow - so what can you do? You can wait it out until your barber or stylist decides to reopen to see you but that could be awhile depending on what state you live in. And you still risk the possibility of exposure. So what do you do? Why you cut your own hair of course, that's what you do!
Admittedly, if you've never cut your hair before it can be intimidating. And everyone has different expectations and hair type so there's not exactly one way to go about it. However if you feel anxious as I did about tackleing the job yourself take a look at some Youtube videos to get an idea and develop a bit more confidence. Unless you have very unique requirements or expectations you probably can do a good enough job until you can get you your favorite barber or stylist. I decided to take the plunge, or clippers in hand, and try to do it myself. I was pleasantly surprised at how relatively easy it was to cut my own hair which is naturally curly.
This Remington Hair and Beard shaver is a bit more expensive than many you'll see, though there are others that are double its price. However, this shaver comes with an assortment of comb attachments, a very solidly built hair brush, a barber's comb and a small container with oil for the cutter's blades and a handy pouch to keep all items in.
The instructions that come with the shaver are, as you would expect, minimal, and with the exception of two points to be aware of, the instructions are almost useless. The most important thing to keep in mind is that you must never clean the blades with water since they can rust, and that after each trim session you clean the blades of loose hair as thoroughly as possible and re-lubricate the blades with about two drops of oil, then run the trimmer for couple of seconds which is supposed to spread the oil along the blades. And if you were expecting any instructions on how to cut your hair or beard, you won't find it in the instructions.
The vendor I purchased from (gr8iphones) got my clippers to me days ahead of the expected date which was great.
Overall, this is a very well designed basic clipper, makes no noise, and it comes with all the necessary items to begin cutting your hair or beard.
It was an investment I wasn't sure of but it was worth the price and yes, I would recommend it to a friend.
And, you just might decide to do it on your own going forward.
