Panasonic ER224S All-in-One Hair Clipper and Beard Wet/Dry Trimmer

Update: It's 1/17/22 and I'm about to buy another one because one of my two does not hold a charge well at all. Still works....just does not hold a charge long. But....I'm debating if it is time to switch....they've tripled the price and I am thinking this is not because of popularity but because they are phasing this model out....it's a great trimmer....but at 100 bucks....I'm going to look at other options.Previous post: I've used these things for 8 to 10 years. I'm a man and I do a lot of manscaping. On a hairy scale with 0 being no hair and 10 being chewbacca, i'm a 5. But hair is hair. I trim my legs, beard when i'm growing one, my arms, my underarms, my butt, my buttcrack, and my pubes with this thing. Why do I trim all that? Because, years back my wife said I was the cause of the pubic hair that gathered around the toilet and under the covers in the bed. Kinda gross. I was a clean freak then and did not understand how all that hair could be mine. She's not hairy but I could not understand how I was shedding like that. Anyway, I figured I would show her and trimmed everything and sure enough, the hairs went away. And, I liked the way I looked, the way it felt, and so did my wife. So, began my manscaping. This product has never nicked me and depending on the area I go as low as 2 on the setting. I'm pretty careless with it and press into the cracks, but like I said, never been nicked. In fact, I'm on setting 2 on most sensitive areas. A few years back, I bought another one to go with the one I already had. I leave one in the shower always. If I need to trim, I get in, trim and wash all the hair down the drain. The other one is sitting on charge by the sink. When the one in the shower gets low, I swap it with the one by the sink. And I clean it up with water before I swap in the shower.....see, I'm still clean!. One in the shower gets wet everyday. So, they are definitely waterproof. You can take the guard/height adjuster off to get to the blade and it pops off too. All of it cleans up well. They last about 4 to 5 years before they get where they don't hold a charge. I don't oil the blades much but I have done it before. Anyway, they trim good, the hair height adjuster stays put, and it adjusts easily with a quick turn of a dial. The charger does not sit on the sink but plugs directly into the outlet and acts like a cradle on the outlet. So, vertical/normal positioned outlets are best. I think these things are great. I see that Panasonic has newer ones out that look fancier.....but you know what, I'm going to stick with what works great for me and I have no complaints with at all. Until they quit making it, I'll keep buying it every couple of years........just like right now, going to buy another one, because one of mine now does not hold a charge too well. Been a good one like the rest and it lasts 4/5 years. Oh, one more thing, it has a built in close cut trimmer that pops out for fine grooming. It works, but I never use it as I am trimming, not shaving with this thing. What i need for close shaves, which I also do in a couple of areas, face, chest, and privates, I just use a blade. Much quicker than using the little fine shaver on this thing. That's my review and I hope it helps you decide what you want.

I see some reviews mentioning that this isn't for body grooming. I'm from a region of Earth where we men grow very large and thick beards pretty much all over the body. I regularly trim my armpits by removing the plastic guide so it gets very short and clean. For the "other" region, I use the plastic guide and go against the grain at 5. I'm a man, I like to flaunt my chest hair, I like to BBQ, I like to court women, and I like beer. IF I wanted to, I can either move it to "1" or take off the guide as I do for my armpits and simply make it look practically bald and thus awkward. My hair is very tough and it doesn't get tangled at all. I DO take off the guide when trimming the "base" as I don't think that should have any hair.For my face, I got this in the winter as I grew a beard. It trimmed very evenly and nicely. I'll say this, going against the grain will cut MUCH shorter than you anticipate. Just go with the grain at a high setting. Lately I've just been doing it against the grain without the guide and it gives me a nice stubbled look. I used to use a 1939 Gillette Tech with Treet Blue Special blades and my badger hair brush with Ingram or Speick cream because Mach III's left me with razor bumps and tugs. This Panasonic does NOT irritate my tough as nails beard hair.As for taking the guide on and off, WATCH DANIEL WILL-HARRIS' VIDEO REVIEW RIGHT HERE ON AMAZON. When taking it off, go to 20 and then pull it off. When putting it back on, go to 1 and push it back in place smoothly. ALWAYS oil up the blades before you use it or after a session, this is the same concept of keeping your motor oil topped off, it prevents unnecessary wear and tear. It charges an insane amount. I went to New York for two weeks and used this to trim my face to stubble nearly every day and my "body grooming" twice a week (try walking around in the summer heat with a bunch of hair). I never took my charger out of my bag. I've never tested how long it lasts but another preventative maintenance tip, don't keep it on a charger. Charge for a day and then let it sit until you need to use it a few times. Constant charges are bad for the batteries.