Philips Norelco QC5055 Power Hair Clipper

Money is tight and I'm trying to save pennies wherever I can. My son and I need haircuts every 3-4 weeks, so the dollars add up.

These clippers make a lot of sense (cents? sorry). :)

There's not a ton of difference between me telling the girl at Supercuts to "use the #3 clippers on the sides and blend it on top" versus doing it at home, except maybe the mess. These clippers surprised me though, because they don't throw the hair all over the room the way other clippers do.

These clippers come with three different attachments: two for different hair lengths and one for a "stubble" finish. The attachments impressed me, because they were rigid enough to maintain a consistent length. I've had other trimmers where they were flimsy enough that applying pressure to the attachment would force it to cut shorter, which can be disastrous. I was also impressed with how well they clicked from setting to setting; the settings don't matter much if you can't...Read more

Let me start out by saying I'm really starting to love Philips Norelco products. I was always a Braun guy but I'm starting to convert, based on amazon reviews and my own recent purchases. As an example, I'm a recent owner and very happy owner of the Philips Norelco BG2040/34 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Grooming System, Black / Silver.

What I like:
With that said, I want to love this product, I really do. It's (for the most part) high quality, its rechargeable, you can clean it under tap water (a must for me), its light-weight, it's a brand I trust. I love that there are no blades to replace (self sharpening), I love that the clipper attachments are built-in/adjustable (no swapping required for me) and I love that it comes apart easily.

My first haircut - too short!
You could call this my fault, or you...Read more

My wife is a professional hair stylist. She cuts my hair every 2-3 weeks and relies heavily on using electric shears to do so. This unit works very well. It can work plugged in, or with battery, which should give you about 40 minutes of time per charge.

The shears are sharp and do a great job of cutting through my thick hair. The attachments are also very nice. Unlike other units that have 6 or 7 different guards depending on what you want to do. It has a fixed length one, a short variable one, and a long variable one. For my hair she used the short variable one. The settings go from 1/16 of a inch up to about 3/4 inch, and the long variable one goes up from there.

Having the variable length guards is great as it reduces the number of guards you need and allows you to change lengths on the fly.

Using the shears without the guard is also good for trimming to the skinline, edging and shaping.

The only complaint my wife had is that...Read more