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And another nose trimmer bites the dust!
Pros
None
Cons
Doesn't work
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Don't bother with it. It doesn't work!
OK, if you've read my 3 other reviews on nose trimmers, you might think I was obsessed with them. Well, not really. All I've tried to do is find one that works. All, with the exception of the Panasonic ER411, did not work satisfactorily. The ER411 is reviewed at: http://www.epinions.com/content_210229628548
I saw this thing on TV but I did not succumb to it, although I was curious. When I saw it at Walgreen's for just $10, I thought to myself, "OK, I haven't done anything stupid, yet, today!" and bought it.
I rushed home to try it out. It's powered by one AAA alkaline battery. I inserted it into the barrel and turned it on. It "purred," quietly. OK, so far so good! So, I stepped up to the bathroom mirror and with the aid of a hand-held 5X magnifying mirror, I proceeded to stick it up my nose! It continued to whir and purr but it didn't do much cutting. I turned it off and put it down and read the instructions, thoroughly. There was nothing contained in the printed material that helped me better understand how I could improve the performance. I tried it again with the same disappointing results!
The design is pretty slick. It's a long cylindrical barrel device that houses the battery on one end and the reciprocating cutter assembly on the other end. The diameter is just a little thicker than the diamenter of a AAA battery and only weighs a few ounces. It is 5-1/4" long with a 3/4" reciprocating blade at the tip. It has a rubberized surface on the barrel to make easy to hold. There are two blades - one stationary and the other that moves parallel to the fixed blade. It operates on the same principle as conventional hair cutting clippers.
I think the problem is the blade operates on an axis parallel to the barrel. When inserted into a nostril, it can be rotated to try to catch the hairs inside the nostril. This means the reciprocating blade is on the same basic axis of the longer nose hairs - parallel. You can't get the hairs to enter the slots in the reciprocating blade!
It's pretty obvious that success of this device is dependent upon TV advertising and not by performance! I will admit that it does a good job of trimming stray eyebrow hairs but that's not the intended purpose for which I bought it.
I strongly advise against purchasing this unit. Instead, go with the Panasonic ER411!
Jim
I saw this thing on TV but I did not succumb to it, although I was curious. When I saw it at Walgreen's for just $10, I thought to myself, "OK, I haven't done anything stupid, yet, today!" and bought it.
I rushed home to try it out. It's powered by one AAA alkaline battery. I inserted it into the barrel and turned it on. It "purred," quietly. OK, so far so good! So, I stepped up to the bathroom mirror and with the aid of a hand-held 5X magnifying mirror, I proceeded to stick it up my nose! It continued to whir and purr but it didn't do much cutting. I turned it off and put it down and read the instructions, thoroughly. There was nothing contained in the printed material that helped me better understand how I could improve the performance. I tried it again with the same disappointing results!
The design is pretty slick. It's a long cylindrical barrel device that houses the battery on one end and the reciprocating cutter assembly on the other end. The diameter is just a little thicker than the diamenter of a AAA battery and only weighs a few ounces. It is 5-1/4" long with a 3/4" reciprocating blade at the tip. It has a rubberized surface on the barrel to make easy to hold. There are two blades - one stationary and the other that moves parallel to the fixed blade. It operates on the same principle as conventional hair cutting clippers.
I think the problem is the blade operates on an axis parallel to the barrel. When inserted into a nostril, it can be rotated to try to catch the hairs inside the nostril. This means the reciprocating blade is on the same basic axis of the longer nose hairs - parallel. You can't get the hairs to enter the slots in the reciprocating blade!
It's pretty obvious that success of this device is dependent upon TV advertising and not by performance! I will admit that it does a good job of trimming stray eyebrow hairs but that's not the intended purpose for which I bought it.
I strongly advise against purchasing this unit. Instead, go with the Panasonic ER411!
Jim
