The Panasonic Beard Trimmer That'll Help Your Face Put Its Best Face Forward
SHOP $99.99, amazon.com
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More than a decade ago, when I first grew a beard, the novelty of just having one was sufficient enough that I didn’t stop to consider what to do with it. But that changed after a conversation I had with Nick Wooster, who at the time was the owner of menswear’s most famous mustache. I’m paraphrasing here, but The Woost essentially advised me to pay more attention to my facial grooming, since now that I had something to groom, everyone would be looking at it. With that solid advice in hand, I took a step beyond just having a beard and started thinking about what kind of beard I wanted—i.e. more Clooney, less Letterman.
If, upon reading this, you feel your beard quivering with an oncoming identity crisis, fear not, for the Panasonic Precision Power trimmer is here to help. Whether your facial hair icon skews more towards the maximalism of James Harden or the barely-there of Pitbull, the Panasonic trimmer will help your face put its best face forward.
So. Many. Settings.
You know how when you visit a new barber they always ask, “So what number on the sides?” and you (me?) say, “Short but not buzzed so I guess like a two?” Well the Panasonic Precision Power mercifully avoids all that uncertainty by giving you 19—that’s a one followed by a nine—hair length options. Are you a stolid five man or a raging, tempestuous 15? Friend, you don’t have to choose. Snap on the included attachment and the Precision Power goes from 0.5 mm to 10 mm with the mere flick of a dial. You can even run it straight up your sideburns and tackle that pandemic mane, which quite frankly has been spooking the neighborhood kids for nine months now.
SHOP $99.99, amazon.com
Just add water.
The hardest thing about grooming routines is that they’re just so goddamn routine-y. Use conditioner after you shampoo. Exfoliate your face before applying moisturizer. Don’t eat toothpaste like it was Easy Cheese. Enough! Bless the engineers at Panasonic then for making everything about this trimmer so easy. To wit, an ingenious design allows you to wash away your facial detritus simply by running the Precision Power under water. No really, the entire body is water-proof, so when you’re done simply hit it with some H2O and you’re good to go.
Power hour.
With this much flexibility and ease in your arsenal, you’re naturally going to want to take this show on the road, without yet another power cord to babysit. Thankfully, the Panasonic’s battery returns an hour of charging back to you with 60 full minutes of power. Not sure if you have enough charge left to tackle some, well, other hairy parts? Consult the trusty dual LED display, where you’ll quickly find out how much juice you have left along with the Precision Power’s charging status. In no time you’ll be as smooth as a Chinese Crested. You know...if that's what you're going for.
SHOP $99.99, amazon.com
Photography by Allie Holloway. Prop styling by Claire Tedaldi for Halley Resources.
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