Short and smart (Babyliss 7052U)

Member Name: Donf18

Product:	Babyliss 7052U
Date:	10/04/09 (226 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Does a great job

Disadvantages: none it's pretty much perfect

The Babyliss 7052U is more frequently called the 10 in 1 groomer. It's currently available on Amazon for £15 with free super saver delivery. At £15 quid t is an excellent buy for those like me who like to keep their beard or indeed any facial hair in trim. I used to just let my beard live a life of its own with the odd tidy up now and then. Equipment to keep it smart and looking pretty good always seemed to be way overpriced usually I the £50 -£60 quid bracket, so the odd scissor trim was all it got.

I've had this Babyliss model for around 2 months now, and in all honesty I love the little beauty. It's easy to use and clean; it performs its tasks with ease and gives excellent results. I'm really pleased with my purchase.

The unit arrives in an attractive box, which has several descriptions of the contents, and several pictures dispersed upon it surface. The groomer and accessories are stored in a plastic tray, which has mouldings of each item if you choose to use this for storing in future. Once unpacked the whole system can be left on display in the recharging station, and in doing so you are left with an attractive display and easy access to each and every component of the system. The only slight problem I had was that there were no actual instructions or pictures which clearly defined the positions of each item, and it did take a shot while to figure this out, even so I'm still not convinced I have each accessory in it's correct position, but it looks fine so that's all that counts.

The complete kit comprises of

1. A charging base which holds all the pieces of the kit for easy access
2. 1 main rechargeable hand unit which requires the fitting of one of the cutters for use
3. A 1.25" cutting head with ceramic cutter
4. A 1.5" cutting head with ceramic cutter
5. 1 .25" cutting head
6. 2 cutting guides for the 1.5" 1 being 3/8" and the other .5"
7. 2 cutting guides for the 1.5" cutter. One basic 3mm cutter with no adjustment and 1 sliding guide with 6 settings
8. 1 cleaning brush
9. 1 small beard comb
10. 1 small bottle of oil to keep the heads in pristine condition
11. 1 charger, which connects direct to the mains.

1.
The charging base is sort of oval shaped and is perhaps 4.5 inches across and 3 inches wide. At its centre front point is the location for the main unit. There is a small hole in the base of this portion. The charger connector is fitted under this hole and secured using a small plastic clamp. The clamp is a simple swivel type so no tools are required for the fitting of the charger.

2.
This is the heart of the system and is rechargeable through the base unit. It simple is pushed firmly into its position at the front of the base, whereby it will locate with the charger. A red light will indicate success. The first thing you might notice about the main unit is the weight. It feels quite heavy and solid, and in my experience this usually means a quality product. The unit has an adjustable switch on its underside, which has three positions. These are used as an addition control over the length of cut. On the front of the unit there are two switches well actually one switch and one button. The switch is simple the on on switch whilst the button is a Turbo button. The Turbo button can be used on stubborn hair and doubles the speed at which the cutters cut.

3.
The 1.25" cutting head is the one, which I have come to use most. It, as do the other cutting heads are simply push fitted on the main unit. Removal is by a firm backward pull on the head from the cutting edge area. A fair bit of effort is required here and you will be forgiven for thinking you might break the unit, but it is a very strong unit so you are quite safe. Using the adjustable switch on the main unit you will see the ceramic blade move backward and forward. I use the 3mm cutting guide here and with a little care and attention every hair on my beard is 3mm long. There is as mentioned in the supplied list another guide. This simply clicks onto the cutting head and from here is slide adjustable to select the desire length of cut. This guide would be most advantageous to those who prefer their beard slightly longer, but still uniform in length. A small comb is supplied to aid it getting that perfect cut, but as of yet I haven't really required to use it since the unit works very well and efficiently without the use of the comb. Using the head without any guides and reducing the size of cut with the adjustable rear switch you will achieve the shortest cut possible with the unit. This option is best used for neck shaves, where those odd straggling hairs suddenly appear from nowhere, or grow at a prolific rate much faster than the other hair.

4.
The 1.5" cutting head is identical top the previously described head apart obviously from its width, which is 1.5". The same process of adjustment can be used here, as can the supplied guides, which simple click fit onto the cutting head. This cutter is extremely useful for those with short hair. It can be used to maintain a certain length of cut, and again with a little care excellent results WILL be achieved.


5.
For those with really short hair and the desire to be unique the last cutting unit might be their favourite. It is the .25" cutter. This as the others can be adjusted using the rear switch to get a shorter cut than the one used for the main cut. The reason for the shorter cut is to add those increasingly popular designer patterns on you hair. The design and the creation of it are complete up to the individual, I had thought of engraving a large D on the back of my head, but then thought your 55 not 5. Anyway the option is there for those so inclined.

6.

The last two pieces of the kit are two cleaning utensils. The brush is small and gets into all the small places to remove pieces of short hair that might clog up the system. A quick brash after each use should to suffice, just ensure all the hair is removed. After the removal of such hair a few drops of the oil on the cutting head an a quick switch on and off is all that is required to keep the unit in perfect working condition.


I have had loads of fun using my Babyliss, and to be honest I really don't know why. Cutting and trimming your beard really ought not to be the most exhilarating experience, but using this unit has made me a little more aware of how much it can do and how well it does it. More so I find myself using it perhaps more often than is required, there is a certain satisfaction in doing something well, and when one sees there beard uniform and smart, there is indeed a sense of achievement. Thanks you Babyliss.

Summary: A great littl cutter which performs very well