Stuff - UK (2020-12)

What’s the story?

A long time ago Remington

used to make guns, but

the main thing it’s got in

its sights these days is the

hair sprouting from your

body – with shavers, clippers

and ear/nostril trimmers in

its ever-expanding arsenal.

This is its range-topping

beard-cultivator.

Is it any good?

With its black and gold paint

job, this whisker-tamer

looks the part. It feels like

it means business too, with

a grippy material covering

the back and a textured

patch under your thumb

to stop it slipping. The power

button’s round there, with a

locking slider to stop it going

off in your bag and shredding

your favourite pants.

The Precision Stubble

Comb takes care of anything

up to 5mm, with nine fixed

guards going up to 25mm,

but not every length in

between is covered. It does

come with a full-size foil

attachment, though, so you

don’t need a separate shaver

to go down to the skin.

If you press the power

button twice it activates a

Turbo mode, which is meant

to provide an extra level of

oomph for scything through

particularly dense beard

thickets. It seems a little

unnecessary – “Why not

just make 10 louder?” – and

even with it turned up to the

max the Remington left a

few more stragglers than the

other trimmers on trial. Still,

the 38mm T-Blade is nice

and wide, while the comb

guards feel solidly made

and attach securely.

Price £80/ stuff.tv/RemT

O Max 25mm O 11 attachm’ts

O 300min O Waterproof

What’s the story?

With a whopping 58 cutting

lengths, plus a webpage

plastered with pictures of

geezers who look like they

ride vintage motorbikes

to their jobs at cold-brew

coffee shops, Panasonic’s

ER-GB86 clearly isn’t afraid

of even the most hirsute

chins. You get three comb

attachments in the box, the

longest of which extends to

30mm – or ‘Viking mode’ as

we like to call it.

Is it any good?

The GB86 is solid without

being chunky. A barrel-style

adjustment dial makes it easy

to alter the attachment’s

length in 0.5mm increments

that click reassuringly into

place; combined with some

nice textured areas on the

chassis, plus robust plastic

combs that don’t flex easily,

that means there’s very little

chance of it slipping and

ruining all those months

of follicle-fostering.

The high-torque motor

makes light work of even the

thickest tufts – and while the

cutting head isn’t the widest,

that allows you to be more

precise. The attachments

fit very snugly and do clog

up with beard detritus quite

quickly, but that’s better than

having it scattered all over

your bathroom.

The ER-GB86 is entirely

waterproof, so cleaning it

is as easy as rinsing it under

the tap. But the battery only

lasts for about 50 minutes

between charges so you’ll

have to keep on top of

charging it fairly regularly,

especially if you like to give

yourself a daily trim.

Price £80/ stuff.tv/GB86

O Max 30mm O 3 attachm’ts

O 50min O Waterproof

Remington T-Series Panasonic ER-GB86

Stuff says +++,,

Feels great and looks smart, but others offer a tidier trim

Stuff says ++++,

No matter how bushy your beard, the Pana means business

KEEP GLOWING
The Remington
takes 4hrs to
charge, with lights
below the power
button to show how
much power is left.

COMB CLOSER

The Precision

Stubble Comb’s

adjustment wheel

doesn’t lock into

each length – check

it before you start.

SLOW JUICER

With a 1hr charge

time, the ER-GB86

actually takes

longer to refuel

than it does to run

out of juice.

SPLASH DANCE

The Pana has a

little hole below

the blades that

lets you rinse the

mechanism out

with water.

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