Cutting your own hair

Paulyh

Ok, i cut my own hair, usually just a blade #3 all over. Now i am in the market for a new hair clippers as my old won is loosing power......and i am terrified of it breaking down halfway through a cut :eek:

So, what's the best hair clippers out there???

A mate in work has just got one of these, and it looks quite interesting
http://www.babyliss.co.uk/men_easycut.html

Or are there others out there that would be much better??

LegacyUser

I do my own as well.. My latest cutter is a Boots own brand one and it's as good as any I've had. Cheap as chips as well, so I'd definitely recommend it.

OldGoat

Seems a bit gimmicky to me. You'd be better off with one of the more traditional trimmers that will give you a lot more options - guide sizes, precision trimming, sideburn cutters and so on.

feelpablo

my father has that and he isnt very impressed with it.... He says that it catches and pulls at the hair :eek:

Paulyh

Yea, i have always used the traditional ones, but thought this might be something different.
I'm thinking it's a bit gimmicky myself though. I've have my old one for a long time now, what does anyone else use, and how do you find them?

cgarrad

Wahl

Argos have em

Paulyh

cgarrad wrote: »

Wahl

Argos have em

It looks good from the link, can't find it on the Argos website though.

Can't find it on Amazon either

cgarrad

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4422622.htm

uk site has everything, irish site has only th e big sellers.

It will be in the book

Paulyh

cgarrad wrote: »

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4422622.htm

uk site has everything, irish site has only th e big sellers.

It will be in the book

I'll check the book at home, the above link is'nt the one linked before. I like the idea of the litium batteries giving more power for longer.........or so they say.

Mint Sauce

i have a remington, got mine in boots, not a bad job, battery life could be a little longer

source

I have a Phillips head shaver, which has a rotating head, makes for easier head cutting, if you don't have anyone around to help.

hobochris

Paulyh wrote: »

Ok, i cut my own hair, usually just a blade #3 all over. Now i am in the market for a new hair clippers as my old won is loosing power......and i am terrified of it breaking down halfway through a cut :eek:

So, what's the best hair clippers out there???

A mate in work has just got one of these, and it looks quite interesting
http://www.babyliss.co.uk/men_easycut.html

Or are there others out there that would be much better??

Try take if apart, clean and oil it and put it back together.

Mine was the same until I did this, now it is like new again.

Paulyh

hobochris wrote: »

Try take if apart, clean and oil it and put it back together.

Mine was the same until I did this, now it is like new again.

I did that a while ago and i did work for a while, but i think i have lost faith in it now, if you know what i mean.
Years ago a razor broke when i was halfway through my hair before going out!! had to deserately ring around friends houses to call over and finish it off!! So i am always a bit paranoid about now

Rubik.

I got the Phillips QC5055 from Argos. The power and cutters are fine but the attachment combs are very flimsy. I would give it a miss.

PogMoThoin

Spend a god few quid on a proper one and it'll last for Years if You look after it, I got a hairdresser to get me a proper Wahl one (not the cheaper ones Argos sell), cost me £60 punts, its lasted me 12 years so far

changes

I use the philips QC5055 also, having been through a few over the last 10 years they are the best yet by far.

Sticky_Fingers

I use the Philips QC5170 rotary clippers. The head rotates so you don't have to contort yourself to get a clean cut at the back of your head. They may seem gimmicky but I highly recommend them, they reduced my hair cutting time nearly in half.

Star Lord

Sticky_Fingers wrote: »

I use the Philips QC5170 rotary clippers. The head rotates so you don't have to contort yourself to get a clean cut at the back of your head. They may seem gimmicky but I highly recommend them, they reduced my hair cutting time nearly in half.

+1 for those clippers, been using them for a couple of years now myself

MajorMax

Paulyh wrote: »

Ok, i cut my own hair, usually just a blade #3 all over. Now i am in the market for a new hair clippers as my old won is loosing power......and i am terrified of it breaking down halfway through a cut :eek:

So, what's the best hair clippers out there???

A mate in work has just got one of these, and it looks quite interesting
http://www.babyliss.co.uk/men_easycut.html

Or are there others out there that would be much better??

I cut my own hair, I like it short and neat. It's good in theory but not in practice. I got one of these for Christmas and I've only used it once. I ended up with patches shorter in places. I went back to my clippers.

Nemanja91

What are peoples views on cutting your own hair, I'm thinking about starting cause I'm sick of paying 12euro each month for a 2 all over, is it actually easy or would you want to get someone to help you, I don't want to try it and having different length hair in different places!

Rubik.

If you want to just cut it the one length all over its pretty straight forward really, I do 4 all over myself. The only tricky bit is the neck line, you could get someone else do that bit, but it is easy enough to do yourself with 2 mirrors.

Otis Driftwood

I was a skin head for many years so had lots of practice.Once you get used to it it will take no time at all but when you are doing it for the first few times its better to have someone there just in case you miss any bits.

trebor28

this looks like a pretty good one.

http://consumer.wahl.com/Products/HairClippers/RechargeableBattery/9655

Ormus

i cut my own hair regularly but find it a major problem to do the back of my neck, as its hard to see, even with 2 mirrors on the go

anyone have a way around this, other than getting someone else to do the back?

RoryMurphyJnr

+1 for Wahl, have had mine for about 10 years now never let me down
R

Gillo

Have the Philips QC5170, it's pretty good and the rotary head makes it easy enough to use. Only complaint I have is it's not as tight as I'd expected it to be, I use it on a one but figure it's more of a two or three at best.