6 Best Beard Trimmers (2025): Full Beards, Hair, Stubble

A beard grows approximately a millimeter every two or three days – an eighth inch per week on average. Thus, testing the barns can take a long time.

In general, we are testing each barbed barbar once a beard has grown enough for a good garnish, using at least two cutting lengths. Weight and balance are important, as is the capacity of the blade to go to the clumsy areas around the neck. We check the ability of the cut to operate as a razor, whether for baldness or on the neck.

Our testers check how much the attachments are well made and easy to use, and we check the manufacturer’s claims over the lifespan and the power of the battery. We also check with professional haircuts, in particular to check the allegations of sustainability and reliability between brands and models.

The tester Matthew Korfhage has coarse and angry hairs, with their own mind. The tester Andrew Williams has a relatively full beard, with a straight growing thatched. We have tried to reflect all possible problems – wrapping with thick hairs, for example – in our opinions, so that you can be sure of the best possible filling with the least effort. And we could run a blade in a horse’s broom, to test the power of an engine and its probability of getting bogged down in front of a thick and full beard.

To select pearl cutters who deserve to be tested, I have consulted a certain number of barbers in Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon, as well as recommendations for Hair Supply store staff. I also consulted a certain number of guides by other examiners, including publications from the industry for barbers as well as other specialized sites devoted to beards and mowers. And quite simply, some names have acquired their good reputation. A new Trimmer model from Wahl, Philips Norelco, Panasonic or Andis will almost always deserve tests.

Some beard cutters were sent by manufacturers as exam models; others that I bought and passed. Our examiners keep first-rate beef models for sustainability and comparison tests, often over the years, and test to test the lifespan and battery performance during this period.

Here is an aid on the choice of good features for your facial fuzz.

• Ceramic pares against steel: Ceramic blades can maintain their sharpness better than steel, but the smallest teeth of premium bencut blades tend to be in stainless steel.
• Barrel control: Some beard cutters have torsion controls on the devices. For an easier life, choose one with a minimum of attachments. But there may be a precision compromise and added an inhabitant. Such dials also add a point of failure to the cup guard.
• Ni-MH against Li-ion: Avoid cutters with excessively long charge times and those using old batteries of nickel-metal-hydride. They do not hold their charge as long as lithium-ion.
• Waterproof? Cutting the beard in the shower is not a process as precise as wet shaving, but a water-resistant design allows you to wash your cut-off under the tap with confidence.
• USB load: This has taken too much time, but USB load cables for barcakers have now become fairly standard, often in addition to owner charging ports. A major bonus for travel.
• Small teeth against the biggest: The larger blade teeth can cut thick and dense hair, but smaller teeth allow a narrower and more precise cut. The latter is illustrated by the Philips Oneblade family.
• Blade wide versus narrow versus: Haircutors have wider surfaces than bar cutters. The narrower style of the bencuts offers greater control, with a minimum waste of time for those who have shorter facials.
• Should the blades be replaced? Use blade oil (often included) to avoid rust and blades should last for years. The Philips Oneblade Cup hybrid will however need more regular replacements.
• Empty? Some beard cutters have a vacuum feature, to avoid getting hair trim everywhere. It is often a gadget, but it is a gadget with a reason: the beard tops are the worst. We will add a blanket of the beard hair vacuum cleaners to a future blanket.