Wahl Peanut Li Review: A Cordless Take on a Classic

It's thankless work updating a classic. Change too much, and the loyalists stage an uprising. Don't change enough, you can't capture a new generation who now expect more, new, better, or maybe even just pointlessly different. And make no mistake: Wahl's corded Peanut beard trimmer is a true modern classic. It remains one of my personal favorites, as well. Its reputation has been forged, in part, by its dogged particularity. The OG Peanut looks as goofy as a cartoon dog, short and bulbous, shaped and often textured like the actual shell of a peanut. It has just four guards, and they don't adjust. Though the trimmer seems shaped to the bowl of your palm, it's too short to rest there: It's an agile little trimmer, held only in your fingers. Its rotary motor buzzes like a hive of wasps. Photograph: Matthew Korfhage But the corded Peanut's reputation among barbers is no joke. In the 33 years since its release, the Peanut has ascended to standby status among haircutters who prize its tank ... Read full article.