I stopped paying someone to cut my hair a few years ago , and wish I had done it a few decades ago. This was a few years ago when I decided to save money in as many ways as possible by learning to do as much as possible myself.
I though that it was idiotic for men to shave themselves but pay someone to cut their own hair. Why do you stop shaving at your sideburns and then pay someone to do the rest? Why not just pay someone to do everything? Even better, why not just do everything yourself?
So I started doing research into a machine that I can shave my face, will cut my hair and I can travel with. I looked at many brands like Braun, Wahl, Remington, Panasonic, Oster, Andis, but in the end it was a Philips that was the only clear winner.
Most hair clippers will only cut hair and will not do what an electric razor does and shave it off completely. Most electric razors will only shave hair off and will not cut hair unless you want it all 2mm long. Now they also have stubble trimmers, which will only trim hair to a few short lengths, but won't shave and won't give allow you to have longer hair. It is ridiculous that all these brands make different models that do different things, but not everything.
Philips has this amazing unit that does everything well. I bought it in 2011 and swear by it now. It's awesome because it will cut hair from 0mm up to 15 mm long and comes with travel pouch, hand strap mirror and it's cordless, rechargeable and has 100-240 volt power supply so you can use it anywhere, you will just need a plug adapter depending on where you are. It even swivels 180 degrees so cutting the hair on your back and sides is much more comfortable. Works great if you are left handed too. It also only has a few attachments and you select what length you want by turning a wheel that gives you length indicators in mm's. Some hair clippers have 20 attachments, this has 4.
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Norelco-QC...ips+qc5550
They say it's designed for guys that want a bald head, but I use that attachment to shave my face and it's an awesome electric razor, so good that I sold my old Braun one and even my wet razor and only use this one to shave my face and it makes it baby smooth. Once a week I cut my hair with one of the other attachments. It only goes up to 15 mm, so if that is too short, you can get this model which has no travel case or shaving/balding attachment but has another clipper attachment that goes from 18 to 30 mm.
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Norelco-QC...ips+qc5550
The best way to go is to do what I did. Buy the first model the QC5550, and then order that additional 18 to 30 mm clipper attachment as a part from philips.
http://philipsparts.fox-international.co...2203617941
Another thing that is really nice about it is that the replacement shaving cutter block and foil are only about $20. My old Braun was about $60 for these parts, ridiculous! Buy it here:
http://shaveroutlet.com/shaver-replaceme...-head.html
While you're at it, get this nose hair trimmer below. I can't live without it and it never needs batteries sharpening and has a lifetime warranty. My nose actually feels clean and clear and I can breathe better. I can't go more than about a week without using it, my nose just feels plugged up and gross after its gets too long.
http://www.amazon.com/Groom-Mate-Platinu...mer+manual
Anyways, thanks for reading and I highly recommend these products. They have saved me lots of $'s in haircuts and time also. If you want some tips on how to cut your hair, just do that I did and look at youtube videos. They have lots of tips and lessons on how to cut guys hair. I became a wizz pretty quick and now cut other guys hair from my friends and family.
I though that it was idiotic for men to shave themselves but pay someone to cut their own hair. Why do you stop shaving at your sideburns and then pay someone to do the rest? Why not just pay someone to do everything? Even better, why not just do everything yourself?
So I started doing research into a machine that I can shave my face, will cut my hair and I can travel with. I looked at many brands like Braun, Wahl, Remington, Panasonic, Oster, Andis, but in the end it was a Philips that was the only clear winner.
Most hair clippers will only cut hair and will not do what an electric razor does and shave it off completely. Most electric razors will only shave hair off and will not cut hair unless you want it all 2mm long. Now they also have stubble trimmers, which will only trim hair to a few short lengths, but won't shave and won't give allow you to have longer hair. It is ridiculous that all these brands make different models that do different things, but not everything.
Philips has this amazing unit that does everything well. I bought it in 2011 and swear by it now. It's awesome because it will cut hair from 0mm up to 15 mm long and comes with travel pouch, hand strap mirror and it's cordless, rechargeable and has 100-240 volt power supply so you can use it anywhere, you will just need a plug adapter depending on where you are. It even swivels 180 degrees so cutting the hair on your back and sides is much more comfortable. Works great if you are left handed too. It also only has a few attachments and you select what length you want by turning a wheel that gives you length indicators in mm's. Some hair clippers have 20 attachments, this has 4.
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Norelco-QC...ips+qc5550
They say it's designed for guys that want a bald head, but I use that attachment to shave my face and it's an awesome electric razor, so good that I sold my old Braun one and even my wet razor and only use this one to shave my face and it makes it baby smooth. Once a week I cut my hair with one of the other attachments. It only goes up to 15 mm, so if that is too short, you can get this model which has no travel case or shaving/balding attachment but has another clipper attachment that goes from 18 to 30 mm.
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Norelco-QC...ips+qc5550
The best way to go is to do what I did. Buy the first model the QC5550, and then order that additional 18 to 30 mm clipper attachment as a part from philips.
http://philipsparts.fox-international.co...2203617941
Another thing that is really nice about it is that the replacement shaving cutter block and foil are only about $20. My old Braun was about $60 for these parts, ridiculous! Buy it here:
http://shaveroutlet.com/shaver-replaceme...-head.html
While you're at it, get this nose hair trimmer below. I can't live without it and it never needs batteries sharpening and has a lifetime warranty. My nose actually feels clean and clear and I can breathe better. I can't go more than about a week without using it, my nose just feels plugged up and gross after its gets too long.
http://www.amazon.com/Groom-Mate-Platinu...mer+manual
Anyways, thanks for reading and I highly recommend these products. They have saved me lots of $'s in haircuts and time also. If you want some tips on how to cut your hair, just do that I did and look at youtube videos. They have lots of tips and lessons on how to cut guys hair. I became a wizz pretty quick and now cut other guys hair from my friends and family.