How good is it at contouring? (Can it give a close cut beyond the beard line for goatee like styles). Thanks in advance.
1018432
Yes, gives a very close cut after removing the trimmer attachment. Also very agile for outlining between beard and close shave areas, even in the hard-to-reach and close areas.
1018433
My son loves it and he has a very short bruzzle like beard that he shapes very thin around his cheeks and chin so I'd say it is what you are looking for.
1018434
You must remove the guide, easy to do and easy to replace. But using just the cutter edge without the guide does not give as good a shave as a regular electric razor or a blade razor. From a distance it will look OK, but if you rub your hand over the skin, you'll feel the prickly hairs. Not as soft as a baby's bottom.
1018435
Yes, it's pretty good but build-wise isn't that sturdy. Loses it's finesse in close cut, if you drop it accidentally !
418684
It doesn't shave at all. Nothing even close to a clean shave. It purposely leaves "stubble". I shave most of my face with a blade. I trim my very large mustache with the QT4000/42 at a high setting for long length.The portion left (goatie) I use the lowest close setting for a stubble look. This shaver is NOT something that could leave your face smooth and clean. Made for what I use it for and nothing else. Hope this helps.
991990
honestly im a really hairy guy and this last about 3 shaves. after that it starts to get dull. If you want the closest shave possible on your back.. buy it. I wish it lasted longer but that's the price one pays for being hairy. :)
1218432
Actually it DOES have a trimmer in the back that pops up that works reasonably well. I use it when I need to quickly outline my beard. It doesn't trim\outline as crisp as my Andis T-edger or Wahl 3080 but it gets the job done. I purchased mine last August, so the only caveat with my information is that perhaps the newest model that the previous responder purchased could have been changed by the manufacturer. I would suggest going to Wahl's site and confirming.
807860
I purchased this trimmer from Amazon in March 2010 for $47.99. They obviously realized people were willing to pay far more. As to performance, it works quite well and that includes facial hair. That is, if you're looking to knock down a beard before shaving or if you're into the two day growth look. I believe their reason for the "not to use for facial hair" has more to do with preserving sale for products specifically for the face than it does for anything else.
906898
I love this. This was a very good investment. Now they are coming out with permanent hair removal, when they do I will buy that.Back to your question... my facial hair is only a small really not seen hair above my lip and it works great. I don't have a lot of hair on my face, sorry.
1382795
The machine doesnt work like a shaver. It will trim your goatee but the rest of your face will feel like a 5 oclock shadow. It wont cut like a shaver. Dont buy from weird dealers. Buy strickly from amazon. The machine comes with clips that other dealer wont give you. They take them out and sell the for extra profit.
31447
Oh for sure....mangroomer was horrible. This backspa back shaver offers more in that it allows for a quick shave without batteries or moving parts. Also, I have never had the opportunity to use a shaver that didn't require shaving cream but this back hair shaver does the job quite well. I had to trim my back hair down a bit b/c it was so long but after an initial trim I was able to use the backspa back shaver to get a close shave in literally 5 -8 minutes. I'm officially a lifer!
2281440
Yes! I primarily use it for trimming my goatee. It cuts a fine line and the head is small enough to reach tight spots.
685930
I have such a beard compounded with the fact that the hairs on my neck grow in several directions. The 1290 does a superb job for my face, far better than Brauns or Panasonics. The sideburn areas are a bit challenging for rotary shavers, but they are FAR superior shave on heavy, multidirectional neck hairs. There is no such thing as the perfect razor or a single best razor for every face....ignore anyone or any site that suggests otherwise.
503580
It's not a shaver, although there is a pop up mustache trimmer that does a good job. It could be used to trim the beard by the neck. In my case, my beard gets trimmed when I get a haircut. I hope this is useful.
720444
This is respond from my husband: " This trimmer works great for trimming beards to 3/64ths inch to inches long. It does not come with a comb that would go up to 1 inches. For a longer goatee, I would detach the comb and use it freehand." hope that helps.
2081432
Although I have not used a 2D for some years, my new 3D really does a truly great job - best shaver I've ever used by far and also the quietest. The ability of the 3D to follow the contours of the face and neck might need to be experienced to be really understood. The overall head not only pivots but each of the three shaving heads can shift angles in and out - so the whole shaving platform can flex between concave and convex.
420307
My experience is that it does not work like a razor. In fact, I didn't have much luck with it at all. It would work well for a very smooth surface like your face, but I was hoping to use it for my bikini line, and it didn't shave close enough to be used for rougher skin surfaces. Plus the shaving head is very small, only a fraction of the size of a razor. I used it for about two minutes and ended up throwing it away.
592271
i do not see any issues because it has an edge shaver on the back, and you can get a close shave by turning it. the edger you can fix the limits of your beard
2094857
From my two-month experience it is designed and works better as a body groomer. I tried it once on my face and din't like the awkward angles it allowed so I got a separate beard trimmer. You may with some practice and patience(which I lack) grow to manipulate it anywhere but for me, given prior history with a multi-purpose shaver, I could never quite get the feel I was comfortable with. Hope this helps...
2143040
I have not used it for facial hair, but do use it on bikini line. It works great in difficult nooks, cranies and corners. Having never used it on my face, I can't speak to how painful it is, but I would guess that it is certainly no worse than waxing. (For me, the pain really isn't bad so I may be insensitive, but I would definitely recommend this method of hair removal over all others that I've used.)