Wahl 9288-200 Comb'N Cut Hairstyle Maintainer

by Wahl

Product Features

• Mistake free haircut solution with TrueGuard Blade Technology
• Cuts without streaks, gashes or cut lines
• Gradually evens, shapes and trims while maintaining your hair style
• Perfect for trimming stray hairs, reducing fullness and blending length
• Accessories to compliment
• Storage case with handle

Product Description

Keep your just cut look. The mistake free haircut solution! If you can comb hair you can cut hair! 1. Turn it on. 2. Comb it thru. 3. Haircuts made easy. Save time. Save money. All hair textures! The in-between haircut solution revolution! With TrueGuard Blade Technology. How Does TrueGuard Technology Work? Unlike conventional clipper and trimmer blades, the innovative TrueGuard blades feature a new design to allow gradual cutting and trimming. Because you simply comb through your hair until enough is cut, it's virtually impossible to make a mistake! Cuts without streaks, gashes, or cut line. Gradually evens, shaped and trims while maintaining your hair style. Perfect for trimming stray hairs, reducing fullness and blending lengths. Use as often as needed to maintain that just-cut look for months. Sleek ergonomic design fits comfortably in the hand for easy maneuverability. Kit Includes: Comb'n Cut; Durable Storage Case; S Comb; Barber Comb; Cape (Fits adults and children); Scissors; Cleaning Brush; Oil; How-To-DVD (English/Spanish); English/Spanish Instruction Manual. 5 Year Limited Warranty. As Seen On TV. Made in China.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 2 x 6.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00068EXP4
• UPC: 043917928821
• Item model number: 9288-200
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,041 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars very different from regular clippers (Zeno's haircut?), August 15, 2005

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o-namae desu (From: the other side of forty) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wahl 9288-200 Comb'N Cut Hairstyle Maintainer (Health and Beauty)

The Comb'N'Cut works as advertised, but the picture and the description above are misleading: You don't hold it down like the picture; you hold the head up. And it doesn't work like clippers, despite the similar-sounding description. Imagine it like this: Take regular clippers, rotate the blade head, make the blades (and the spaces between them) triple wide, slow down the motor, and adjust the blades so they (apparently) don't all close at exactly the same moment. Now you have an instrument that, because it's moving through the hair, cuts each bit at a slightly different instant! At the small scale of the blades, this "jagged cut" gives you a finely layered trim! (Looked at another way: The blades are perpendicular to the scalp, unlike clippers which run horizontally. The hair lays against the scalp, unlike clippers where you use hands or comb to pull it straight out. Thus you can't mistakenly cut a swath with it, but no crewcuts either.)

However, you can screw it up. To avoid this: (1) Keep your hands moving; never stop pulling the clippers until they're out of your hair. (2) Start the stroke away from a part (or cowlick), not right on top of it. (3) Oil the blades before you start work. (This is particularly important because you're already "pulling" on your hair while cutting it, so you need for the actual chomp to be as clean and quick as possible.)

I gave the Comb'N'Cut only 3 stars because it works, but I only used it once! For my do-myself haircuts, I prefer the vacuum-based Flowbee. For a crewcut, regular clippers would be cheaper and better. To do someone else's hair, it's a toss-up: If you're a klutz or a first-timer, this will allow you to do multiple passes, approximating the finished result. But if you have any skill with a styling comb, you can do more different styles, and cut faster, with regular clippers. But remember -- they advertise this unit for between-cuts maintenance. For that purpose, it's just fine, maybe almost 4 stars.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied User, August 2, 2005

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greatgram (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wahl 9288-200 Comb'N Cut Hairstyle Maintainer (Health and Beauty)

Have not used a hair clipper since my two sons (50/52 yrs) were children. I used my new hair clipper and trimmed my own hair, with remarkable results. My hair looks good, I saved time, money and am very happy with the entire experience.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Comb'N Cut works for me, January 24, 2007

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L. Reville - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wahl 9288-200 Comb'N Cut Hairstyle Maintainer (Health and Beauty)

I am 69 years old and my hair is very thin on the sides and even thinner on top so the Comb'N Cut works very well for me. If you have a thick head of hair it will take quite awhile to remove much of it but it should work well to keep your hair neat between haircuts.

For people like myself who have thin hair it is great.