Beard Tales

Hey - I own this thing! Actually, I own two of them.

Meh writer @skemmehs here excited to write about a product with which I have firsthand knowledge. Of course, Meh pays my bills so you can’t trust me 100%, but I’ve owned it since before Meh existed. I bought it on Amazon in 2013 because it was the best-reviewed one. Then I bought another when Meh sold them last year (before I was an employee) thinking I could replace mine when it broke. It never did break so I still have the extra tucked in a closet.

My short review, therefore, is: Would buy again (and have).

(Apparently our own code-slinger @shawn also owns a Trym which he uses on his head hair. Bug him if you want a second opinion.)

For a longer review, let’s break down the claims made by the Trym team on its Amazon page and see if they hold up:

Traditionally, beard trimmers are hidden in drawers or hesitantly placed on the bathroom counter … The minimalistic design of the Trym II looks great on any countertop & will enhance the look of your bathroom.

Ahh the old marketing trick of creating needs. “Wait, is my beard trimmer unsightly?” A concerned reader may think. “I don’t remember how I placed it on the bathroom counter, but it very well could have been hesitantly.”

This is mostly bullshit. It doesn’t “enhance the look of your bathroom” any more than a not-ugly shirt enhances the look of your body. But sure, it looks a lot better than most trimmers.

Trym II is one of the most reliable cordless trimmers on the market. The safe & ergonomic design is perfect for precisely trimming your hair, beard, mustache, and body.

It has certainly been reliable for me. It comes with a little eye-dropper sized bottle of lubricant and instructions for how to clean it. I promptly lost both, but daub it with bike chain lube every now and then to keep it Trymming.

As to the “ergonomic design” — meh. It seems to me like they intentionally sacrificed some of that in the name of “minimalistic design.” That said, I have never once been using it and wished it were more ergonomic.

Trym II ships in a retail-packed gift box…

It’s well packed, but gift box? Nice try.

Trym II will never snag or pull at your hair. The special compound metal blades are crafted for excellent cutting that lasts trim after trim.

This is true so long as it’s fully charged and lubed. If the blades slow down because they’re gunked up or the battery is low, it can start to do that annoying neck-hair-tugging thing.

Sidenote: Without a “trimming attachment” it can sometimes cut so closely as to nick your skin if you’re not careful. For this reason I always use an attachment, but if you’re looking for a super short trim and don’t want to use one, the Trym might be annoying.

Speaking of beard trimming accessories, check this out:

When are you going to sell something cool like that, Meh?

Oh wait, I am Meh now…