Brio BeardScape Beard and Hair Trimmer

The plug is unfortunatly an american standard and not the european ..... bad ... bad

I've trimmed my head, beard and body for my entire adult life (I'm 42) so I've had a few trimmers, some were ok, some not and I know what I'm talking about. Presentation: The Beardscape arrived in a nice, magnetic opening box that you can reuse to store it and its accessories or you can use it to store other stuff. Each compartment comes covered with cardboard lids printed with the shapes of the parts underneath it. In it you'll find the Beardscape, two combs with two different lengths each, a charging base, a long USB power cord, an iPhone-like 110-220 Volt power adapter, a brush, a bottle of oil, a small instruction booklet and a warranty card. Design and construction: The Beardscape is made of high quality plastics in light and dark grey tones, the blades are made of ceramic for the moving blade and titanium for the static blade. The static blade has smooth, rounded teeth. It has an adjustment lever to change the height of the cutting blade from 1 to 1.9 millimeters in 4 steps for very precise cutting lengths. It has a rocker switch to change the speed of the motor between 5000 and 7000 RPMs in 4 steps and a power on/off button. At the bottom of the Beardscape is an LCD screen where you can see the speed setting, the remaining battery time, an indicator to oil the blades, another to show if it is plugged and charging and a burden meter to show if the blades are moving freely or not. The Beardscape feels hefty and solid in the hand with no creaks when you grab it firmly, the blade height lever has firm locking positions and the rocking lever and on/off switch have a nice, clicky action with no rattle. Usage: After charging the battery for the first time and turning it on, the sound of the motor makes you wonder if it will be powerful enough, even at the highest speed it sounds less than half as loud as my one year old Phillips Multigroom but as soon as you start cutting you realize that it is not underpowered as it cuts decisively and without pulling hairs even at its lowest speed. It is a strange feeling for the first few uses that this thing that vibrates so little and is so quiet, cuts as well and with such precision. The Beardscape can be used wirelessly with the integrated lithium battery or plugged to the wall with the power adapter and USB cable which plugs to the charging stand or directly to the trimmer. The battery lasts a long time and I hope that with good care it will stay this way. Lithium batteries are very different from standard Ni-Mh or the older Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries, they are very powerful and could even be dangerous if not cared for properly but with basic care they can have a long life and are perfectly safe. They don't like to be totally discharged or overcharged but they don't have a memory-effect so try to keep the Beardscape in a medium state of charge, it is ok to charge it completely and let it run out from time to time but try to keep it between 20-80% of charge, especially when storing it. Don't leave it charging on its stand or at least disconnect the stand so the battery is not kept at 100% charge all the time. The blades have to be oiled from time to time to reduce friction and maximize battery life but the choice of titanium and ceramic already reduce friction and heat. Trimming my head, beard and neck at a medium speed for 30 minutes barely produces any heat on the blades or the motor. Comparing again to my Phillips Multigroom, the blades of the Phillips get quite hot in this amount of time. It is not waterproof or even splash proof but if it were, you would have to oil the blades more frequently. This is the only thing that I think that could be improved in a future model. Conclusion: As I wrote in the title of this review, this is by far the best trimmer I've had by far. It is a solid, high quality product with great design and good choice of materials. It feels much more expensive than what it costs, I recommend it highly.

I have been using Panasonic for a couple of years which worked well until the top cage broke the trimmer is still fine. This one at first was kind a hard for me to use at first and I almost returned it. Then I changed the angle for the trim and it was a breeze. It feel great in hands and is so quiet compared to anything I have seen. The cut is smooth the plastic heads are premium quality and is worth spending on this one for a little experienced users.

Arrived very quickly! Product is just as advertised. Good quality.

Excellent battery backup.... Precision cutting