The Best Buzz

A New breed of Beard Trimmers makes it easy to craft everything from five o'clock shadow to fashionable scruff. Conair i-Stubble - $70, www.conair.com This trimmer has a helpful LCD screen that displays battery life and settings, and its motorized head dials up and down through 15 different lengths. But its limit is 5mm, so getting a precise trim on a longer beard is nearly impossible. Braun Cruzer Beard & Head - $60, www.braun.com Braun keeps it simple with two removable combs(from 1mm to 11mm and 10mm to 20mm)and a pop-up sideburn sculptor. We loved its curved design and ease of use, but it was the least powerful of the lot, requiring twice as many passes as the best in out test. Remington Touch Control - $55, www.remingtonproducts.com With 175 different length options (from 0.4mm up to 18mm, in 0.1mm increments) this LED-touchscreen trimmer offers the most versatility of the bunch. It's a shame, then, that its screen is too sensitive - if you leave it unlocked, one tap can cause its length and speed to jump several levels. Norelco Vacuum Stubble and Beard Trimmer Pro - $60, www,usa.philips.com Its narrow head makes trimming tight spaces easy, and it offers a variety of lengths(18 settings from 0.5mm to 18mm), but this razor's best asset is an embedded vacuum, which sucks up clippings into a tap-to-clean compartment. Its length-setting wheel can be stubborn, but this trimmer kept scruff in check and our sinks clean, too. SMILE! BUY SOMEONES COFFEE & HAVE A GOOD WEEK :)