I heard clippers and trimmers on Amazon and eBay can be fake. How can I tell if clippers/trimmers are fake or not? What are some reliable websites to buy from?

First of all, can I achieve this by just letting it grow or would I need to be doing specific and difficult haircuts for it to look like this? (My hair is thin and blond). Second, how much product would I have to use? Once grown how would I go about maintaining it by myself with no barber, or is it too difficult? I'm scares it would just grow to be a big pile of hair with no shape, especially in the back, and look nothing like this.

First time trying, hopefully get better with practice. Used a foil shaver into the fade . Got tired of paying someone $30 every 10 days. Any tips?

Are they all the same just rebranded? Or is there actually a difference in quality. LMK.

I just have grown out curtain bangs from a couple years ago so my bangs are basically as long as the rest of my hair but I want short shaggy layers in the back (rockstar kind of look) but I want my bangs to stay the same length. I went to a hairstylist requesting this but she left it way too long. (Medium/long hair. I’ve never cut my own hair before)

Been cutting my own hair for a little over 2 years now with some older wahl clippers and wanted to finally invest in a good set. Price isn’t too much of an issue as long as I’m getting my moneys worth. So wasn’t sure with so many options out there if someone could shed some light on some good sets that’ll last.

I read online that the difference is 1.588mm or 1/16”. Is this correct?

Also I’m wondering if a #1/2 guard is 1.5mm and a #1 guard is 3mm then wouldn’t the #1/2 guard being longer (in the open position) than the #1 guard. 1.588mm + 1.5mm is slightly longer than 3mm. I know it’s a minuscule difference but I’m just curious.

In general is the lower guard (in the open position) always shorter than the guard just above it? For instance is a #3 in the open lever position shorter than a #4, etc.

The blades on my babylisspro lo-profx trimmers (attached) feel dull and don’t cut well, they just don’t hit despite being new and zero gapped. I’m trying to get my money right so I prefer replacing the blades rather than buying other trimmers. However, I don’t know what blades fit these trimmers. I would like to put the blades from the SC flex trimmers or the OG goldfx blade but don’t know if either would fit. Anybody here know if either of those blades fit these trimmers? Alternatively, do you have recommendations of any replacement blades that fit these babyliss lo-profx trimmers? Thanks!

So rn I’m only practicing on my family members not a proper clientele.

I’m thinking of only buying Clipper cide Blade wash Clipper oil

Is this okay?

It came pretty zero gapped and I’m not sure if I should zero gap it especially considering it’s a soft trimmer?

Hey y'all.

I'm wondering how everyone's feeling about the new Wahl Vapor.

While everyone here has always held the Senior as the GOAT clippers, a lot of people have been complaining about Wahl not adopting brushless motors like BaByliss and JRL have, but now the Vapor's been out for a few months, and I'm wondering if it's scratched that itch.

I'm most curious if anyone's finding it to be a worthwhile upgrade to the Senior. The Senior's already got tons of power, and the build quality, so are you really finding the brushless motor in the Vapor to be noticeably better? You guys gonna stick with your corded/cordless Senior, or make the switch??

self taught barber doing mid fades for me and my 2 lil seeds. Been using Wahl Magic Clips for last 5+ years but even with new blades they don't hit like they used to.

Scored the Babyliss Van Da Goat red influencer Lo-Pro FX clippers for $70 at Ross, but today I jus found the Gold FX BOOST clippers for $70 as well.

Which one to buy to replace my Magic Clips with and why?

it's like 25$ in my local store, I don't know what I should expect from a cheap clipper but I thought I'd at least give it a shot by asking here!

I see a considerable difference in price between a cordless Wahl Clipper set without a taper lever, and a corded Wahl clipper set with a taper lever.

I want to know if it's very important to use it while trying to give myself a haircut without a fade.

Hi everyone,

I have been giving myself a haircut for 3 years now, and I am ready to buy a long-lasting hair clipper that beats all the other ones. I understand that there are so many factors to take into account, so here are my priorities:

1. reliability and build quality

2. fading (I mostly care about the fade and not the de-bulking)

3. use straight out of the box (I might do some modifications to the clipper but not at the moment)

there are some other factors that i don't care about such: as how loud the clipper is and how long it lasts (I am only using it for myself).

after doing some research, I came down to 4 options: JRL Onyx, TPOB PLAY, Stylecraft Rebel, and Wahl Senior.

which one is the best for me, or are there any other options I can look at? Thank you so much for your time!

i want to start cutting hair but have a budget of like 100€. is this a good set to start with or should i get another one?

Hi,

I'm new to cutting my own hair. I currently have a $50 "Chicclly" that I use to cut my own hair with a #8 guard giving me around 1 inch of a hair cut, but it feels kind of cheap and I'm not convinced this device will hold up over the years.

So with that said, I have two questions:

1. Does anyone have any recommendations for a nice beginner friendly (ideally waterproof) clippers, ideally with the ability to have a #8 guard for around $100-150 USD as my budget?

2. Is my understanding of guards correct: no matter how bad my self hair cutting techinque is, I can never never cut shorter than 1 inch even with the worst technique possible? Is that the point of edge guards?

Thanks!