We also have a $30 secret: Wirecutter’s budget-pick hair clippers, the Wahl Color Pro Plus Haircutting ... and the top pick has metal-plated black plastic combs while the budget pick has color ...

To regularly give haircuts at home, we’d reach first for the Wahl Elite Pro High Performance Hair Clipper Kit ... metal-plated, black plastic combs is ultimately a matter of preference.

The Wahl Rapid Clip hair clippers’ design harps back to the more classic aesthetic of traditional barber clippers, and we love it. The silver accents on the black body are a nice touch.

Over this time, we’ve had the chance to test out two of the industry’s best hair clippers: the Wahl Rapid Clip and the Philips Series 9000. If there’s one thing our reviews have shown ...