VS Sassoon The Beard Buddy VSM703A

Stopped working pretty quickly – I bought this about 8 months ago and it already stopped working. I kinda expected it because of the low price, but I was still a bit disappointed. I took apart the shaver after trying many batteries and found the motor had corroded. I never got it too wet but perhaps more than I should. If using, be careful to keep it bone dry or it'll break quickly. Offers a good close shave though. Show details

Great beard trimmer for the price – This is a sturdy little trimmer that sits nicely in the hand. It uses 2x AAA batteries which is great as you can take it anywhere and don't need the charger. It shaves well with all attachments. Just to mention, the ear/nose attachment gets a bit hot after being on for about a minute, because of friction. Another cool thing is that you don't to… Read more

oil the blades and can just rinse them after use.

The only frustration I had was with removing the shaving head to replace it with nose trimmer. That process is not clearly described in the user manual. So I made a quick video that shows how to change shaving head attachments.

Overall, this trimmer performs well at a very reasonable price.

Good basic product - let down by poor 'product instructions.' – Lower price range beard trimmer quite functional for the price. Supplied with 6 position comb guide, rotary trimming attachment for nose and ear hair, 2 AAA non-rechargeable batteries, and a booklet called Tool Tips. The unit works well for light trimming and shaping. The comb guide in the shortest setting apparently maintains a stubble look. Use… Read more

in this instance is using the trimming blade without the comb guide to shape a pointed circle beard/moustache. It's compact enough to handle and maneuver easily for accurate shaping. The unit fits comfortably in the hand and is exceptionally light, so suited for travel. No clear instruction on how to change from the trimming blade to the rotary trimming attachment. 'Changing the trimming blades' instructs 'place both thumbs at the top of the trimmer and push the blade head away from you . . . ' There does appear to be a bit of a join visible between the blade head and the power handle, but was unable to budge the blade head. Not prepared to risk damage to a new unit so the rotary trimmer is going to be an ornament. The 'Tool Tips' booklet supplied with the unit has four diagrams for the most obvious uses, ('neck trimming,' 'sideburns trimming' and 'moustache trimming') and showing the rotary blade ATTACHED . . . but where diagrams would be REALLY handy, (a picture is worth a thousand words), like showing how to remove blade head . . . nothing useful! Checked the internet and the version of the manual online is the same as the booklet supplied with the unit. Pity that the full usefulness of the product is compromised by support literature that omits necessary instructions about an attachment that would influence many buyers purchase decision.

Good for the price – Only had for a little while but it seems to do the job. The ability to change the length of the trim with one plastic guide thing is really good whereas with other razors you have lots of individual lengths guides which creates clutter. You're not going to get the same quality as you would with a $100 razor of course, but if you're on a budget it… Read more

will work fine. I would recommend if you have a low price range. It uses disposable batteries instead of an inbuilt rechargable which could either be a positive or negative for you, for me I don't mind it. I don't have too much facial hair so it works fine for me. Can't say if it would struggle with thicker hair, but I think if you go slowly it works well.