As a beard trimmer, the MultiShape works pretty well; I’d say it’s roughly comparable in cutting power to the Philips Norelco Multigroom 7000 MG7750, the top pick in our guide to beard trimmers. I prefer the MultiShape’s adjustable trimmer comb setup to the MG7750’s set of 14 single-depth combs. However, the 1.9-inch-wide trimmer head included in the MultiShape Ultimate All-in-One Travel Grooming Kit is rather large for precise trimming of goatees and mustaches. The MG7750 includes a large cutter head for hair trimming and a smaller one for detail trimming; with the MultiShape system, the detail trimmer is a $35 add-on.
The MultiShape trimmer pulled at my beard hairs a little on occasion, something that almost never happens with our beard trimmer picks. But what little suffering I experienced wasn’t a dealbreaker for me.
A flaw—and, for some people, a possible dealbreaker—is the MultiShape’s geometry. It’s bulky: The combination of the battery handle, the trimmer head, and the medium-size comb brings the MultiShape’s combined length to about 8.5 inches, whereas the MG7750 trimmer we recommend is 7 inches long. However, at 0.42 pound, it is a little lighter than the 0.48-pound MG7750.
Using such a large tool to trim my ear and nose hair felt especially weird, kind of like trying to cut my nails with garden clippers. But the trimmer itself worked great, cutting those elusive little hairs without painful pulling.
