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It's been working pretty well, so far. I have a good vacuum cleaner so that's not a problem. Figuring out the correct attachments is taking some experimenting. Do like the overall effect and it's great to do the trimming on my schedule.
It seems there is a learning curve, but I'm pretty satisfied so far. And if I can learn to use this, anybody can.
It's awkward, heavy and slow. Shop vac or simular needed to have enough suction to pull clean, dry, straight hair up to cut. The type of brittle plastic used to make the spacers will easily break if dropped or handed to rough. Results are ok. I cut my hair myself, always have. I recommend getting someone to help you use this. Haircuts are expensive. You will save money.
Buy it as long as you aren't a "fussbudget" (a term from long ago)
My hair had gotten so long (7") and felt horrible. I used it to trim back all my hair to about 3" and then used the short extension for the sides. It looks just fine. It's not like a barber's cut but I'm still happy with it. My wife helped with the back where I couldn't see. I recommend using your own more powerful home vacuum because you need the maximum vacuum power to pull the hair up in to the cutting blades when you are using the long cutting extension and IF you have allowed your hair to get as long as mine did, The longer your hair is, the more power you need in the beginning. If your hair is basically short all over, all that power isn't required.
Really nice if the attachments weren't so flimsy...
The Flowbee does work and I won't be needing a hair stylist any longer.
I would have given it 5 starts, but due to the flimsy attachments I only gave it 4 stars. If they were more sturdy and wouldn't fall off, I'd have given it 5 starts. To ensure they didn't fall off, I had to use Scotch tape to hold them in place. If different people wanted different hair lengths, I wouldn't be able to use tape and my rating would be worse.
If the attachment issue was fixed, this would be a solid 5 stars.
While I have my doubts as to the usefulness of the Flowbee for cutting human hair, it is an outstanding tool for anyone who works with faux fur for teddy bears, mascot costumes, or puppets. There is no mess from cutting the fur, and the vacuum attachments fit standard household vacuum cleaners including the Dyson barrel.