Wahl Professional 5 Star Magic Clip Corded Fade Hair Clipper for Men

I am a long-time practitioner of cutting my own hair at home with clippers. I have been doing it for about 25 years since high school. Not only does it save money, it's also kind of relaxing and there's a certain satisfaction in DIYing it. This is not to take away from folks who do this for a living; these people are skillful enough to take a new client (who isn't themself) and give them a flattering haircut on the first attempt. My self-haircut has evolved to a fade that transitions up to something a little longer on top. Usually I go for a #1 on the back and sides and a #6 on top, but sometimes I'll vary it. I use a hand mirror in conjunction with the bathroom mirror to be able to see the back while I'm working. The Magic Clips were an upgrade from wired Wahl USA Color Pro Clippers. The Color Pros still work and I still keep them around as a backup. They do a decent job and have been reliable, but the Magic Clips definitely feel a bit more professional. The build quality feels higher overall. The cable is thicker. The motor is noticeably more powerful and the blade also seems more effective. I am a white guy with finer hair - with very cheap clippers I used in the past, the blade would kind of just pass over hair without cutting so that a lot of passes were needed. The Color Pros were a huge improvement, and the Magic Clips are even better. I adjusted the Color Pros by zero-gapping the blades and applying loc-tite to the lever screw so that the lever wouldn't slide out of place too easily; these adjustments were not needed for the Magic Clips, if I recall correctly. Reviewers have mentioned that the staggered teeth of the Magic Clips assist with fades. They also mention that the Wahl Legends can get better results but require more skill. This is what helped me to settle on the Magic Clips over the Legends. Professional barbers tend to use a flick-out technique to fade, but I find this impossible to do on myself so I use a much simpler technique. I think the staggered tooth blade helps to still get a good result with this. The Magic Clips came with most of the guides I used with the Color Pros, except excludes some of the odd numbered ones like #7. They also came with a few extras like clipper oil and a little brush to clean hair out of the blades. They didn't come with a carrying case, so I purchased a dopp bag (ASIN: B09WCTHMBF, medium) to serve this function. If you regularly cut hair at home and have been frustrated by performance of your clippers, it might be worth treating yourself and stepping up to the Magic Clips.

-----Bought in Sept 2016 still going strong----- It is June 2023 and I still love these clippers, I use them every month or so to keep things fresh between actual visits to barbershop every 4 or so months. They are still going strong and haven't failed me once. Never pulled hair, never choaked up still a beast. This is the longevity you can expect from a well made product. I stand by my original review below 100%. If you cut your own hair treat yourself and buy good clippers. It is a multi year investment that will pay off. Great Clippers for Home Users I bought these to replace an old set of Wahl (Wahl 9639) clippers that I have had for a very long time now for about 5 years. I picked them up from a Walmart because I got tired of being overcharged for a simple haircut when I could do it myself. I do my hair myself or if I am lucky my wife will do my hair for me. The set I bought a long time ago came with a plethora of guards as well as the left ear right ear guards. So I read a few reviews and heard these were lacking some of these guards, but operated on the assumption that the ones I have would fit on this set of clippers. I was right. I did a bunch of research on different clipper motors and honestly couldn’t even find what motor my old clippers used. This one came the all powerful V9000 motor which is basically the most powerful motor any home user would ever have use for. I wanted two things on my new set of clippers Power and Price, powerful yet would not break the bank and these clippers met those criteria for me. Pros -Fit my old WAHL guards, which was important because it seemed to be missing a few choice guards. -Powerful, I am seriously impressed with this set of clippers. Flipping the side switch on them immediately makes me want to start shaving neighborhood dogs. Hair doesn’t stand a chance against these clippers. Be prepared for the rush when you first turn them on. -Included guards are pretty high quality, I noticed a really good increase in the quality of the included guards from my old ones. (See attached Pictures) -The unit feels indestructible, they are heavy for clippers which I mainly noticed because my old ones are plastic instead of the metal these clippers are. So I noticed a HUGE increase in quality. -The included cord is neither short nor long, so depending on how/where you use these clippers you may have to plug in an extension cable. -Mine were obviously new never used and came undamaged. Just thought I would make this point being that some reviewers have made points that theirs were damaged on arrival and such. Cons -Included 8 guards, but was missing guards as well. Most notably the right and left ear taper guards. But quizzically it is also missing a few standard guards as well. (See attached Picture) It HAS the NO.½ (1/16”), NO.1 (1/8”), NO.1 ½ (3/16”), NO.2 (1/4”), NO.3 (3/8”), N0.4 (1/2”), NO.6 (3/4”) and the NO.8 (1”) along with the orange blade guard. MISSING are the NO.5 (5/8”) and NO.7 (7/8”) along with both the Left and Right ear Tapers. -Furthermore WHO is going to use the NO. ½ or NO.1 ½ clippers? Instead they should’ve had the NO.5 and NO.7 guides. I can’t think of a wide spread use for the 1/16” or 3/16” guides. But I CAN think of a use for a 5/8” and a 7/8” guide which are NOT included. Just seems odd to me is all. -The packaging is kinda horrendous for a clipper of this price. No included zip pouch which my cheaper clipper had when I bought it from WalMart all those years ago. This clipper basically came in a plastic clamshell and cardboard box. I was kinda expecting more but at the same time didn’t care. Just something to note. Conclusion In my honest opinion not having a nice case or missing a few guides should not prevent you from buying these clippers. I WOULD expect them to include these missing items, but I still love them. I guess one reason this isn’t a deal breaker is I have the missing guards from my previous Wahl trimmer and they fit this one. So if you are really needing the left and right ear taper or the NO.5 and NO.7 guides you may have to buy them separately if you don’t have them from a previous trimmer. There are a few items this set of clippers could’ve included and really beefed up the reviews on the product itself. The ear tapers could’ve been included as well as the missing NO.5 and NO.7 guides. I mean honestly less expensive all including clippers (Like my WAHL 9635 that Amazon still sells) include these items and cost half of what this set does. I guess the real question is do you actually NEED those missing guides/combs? My personal answer is yes on the tapers because I like the look they give me; but no on the missing 5 and 7 guides. They also could’ve included a nice zipper pouch like the one I included that I got when I purchased my Wahl 9635 clippers 4 -5 years ago. However it looks like they have discontinued including any kind of hard or soft case on any clippers they offer on Amazon. So if you want a good case you are gonna have to buy one, which kinda bites. These trimmers are a HUGE step up if you were just walking down the aisle at a WalMart one day and decided you would buy a trimmer to do your hair. I can honestly say I expected these things to cost 80$ easily, but was surprised when they were actually a really reasonable price. Especially since they are much more powerful and such a better build quality than my older set of trimmers. I expect many many years of consistent haircuts with these trimmers given how long my old Wahl lasted. My Wahl 9635 was good to me but it is time to retire it, but it will live on through the Left and Right ear tapers and the NO.5 and NO.7 guides I am carrying over.

Love it. Cuts like butter. Been using a rechargeable for years. Never again. Must buy if you are serious about hair. KUsing factory blades but will upgrade later. Probably not necessary tho. I've made no adjustments. I have not zero gapped. It might scalp you low key. Be careful.

I started looking for a clipper after receiving one too many shoddy, overpriced haircuts from the chain locations. I also hadn't had much luck with local places where I live, so I decided to start cutting my own hair. I looked around at a few other clippers, comparing Wahls to Osters, etc. I constantly found that people were recommending models that were 100+ dollars. If you are like me, and just wanting a simple haircut, this is way overboard in the price department. At the same time, I was skeptical of the cheap generic style clippers that you'd find at any big-box store. While I didn't need a gold-lined clipper of Olympus, I didn't want something that was going to scalp me either. After some searching, I finally decided on this relatively obscure model, largely because of the price. The Pros: -The price is very good for what you get. Many more expensive models appear to actually be of lower quality. -The V9000 motor (Which this model has) is a noticeable upgrade over the V5000. (I have a close friend who owns a model with that motor). It has not snagged or tugged, or anything on me, and I have exceptionally thick hair. -Comes with 8 attachments, a bottle of oil, a comb, cleaning brush, and a carrying box [More on these in a second] -Is surprisingly not-loud. I wouldn't say its quiet, but its not nearly as bad as some clippers. -Has a balanced weight, I have no problems using it and the clippers are neither fore, or rear heavy. -Tapper adjustment is smooth. Cons: -It does get hot. This might be because I am still slow, but after a while it really warms up. -The plastic attachments are pretty "cheapy" feeling. I'll likely end up trading them out for a better set. But they are a good start and haven't broke or gave me uneven cuts. -The comb and brush are pretty low end. -The plastic carrying box is a joke. The first time I received this, the box was shattered. The second time it was cracked in three spaces. I kept it and just duct-taped it. I know this isn't a huge issue, but really, that is why I can only give four stars. The box is pretty low quality. -The included oil bottle is prone to leaking. -The clipper does not come at max power, you need to manually adjust it (Which thankfully is fairly easy). Final Verdict: As you can see, most of my cons are about the accessories or deal with minor issues. I'd say the clipper's heat is my only real complaint. The V9000 motor is a real improvement over the V5000, it's not just marketing. For the price, you really can't go wrong with this model. Just don't expect much out of the accessories, and you will not be disappointed.

For years, I've used the Wahl Color Pro Plus but the magic bug bit hard. I ordered this Wahl Professional Magic Clip Corded Clipper and finally discovered heaven on earth. The motor has a beautiful hum sound, that glides like silk. I'm absolutely impressed and feel every human on earth should shave their head with this magic model! This beautiful, vintage look and lightweight unit adds to the pure ecstacy and will take you over the fluffy clouds, past the glittering rainbow to your special home where you belong! No other hair trimmer is this nice and comfortable. May the hair angels send love pellets to each of the workers and other hands who made this unit possible! We are truly blessed to have this Wahl product available to us; the common people. Luxury like this isn't just available to kings and queens but for everyone inside or outside the kingdom! Clip away and share the sheer magic to the world as we see less hairs on our fellow earthlings head.

I have been cutting my own hair for the last 16 years and have always used the "walmart special" Wahl clippers for all of my haircuts. Now, don't get me wrong, they got the job done but it was always a chore to go over certain spots on the hair to ensure that it was completely cutting it all correctly. It also felt like you had to apply more pressure/effort to get the blades to cut, almost like it was pulling the hair a bit. After 3-5 years they would always get super dull blades, rust out (even with adding blade oil), and the motors would crap out. I can honestly say that these Magic Clip clippers are the best that I have ever owned. They glide through hair and cut through it like butter. The motor is insanely fast and these just "feel" like a professional grade product. They're also fairly lightweight and easy to hold. The only downside that I have for this product is that it did get pretty hot to the touch while cutting my hair. I wasn't even spending that long on my first haircut with these, it was maybe running intermittently for an hour or so? That's really the only downside here. I don't think it being hot will affect the longevity of the product in any way, but I think it should be noted. Overall, the value that you get with these clippers makes this a 5/5 review for sure. Some of the other "professional grade" clippers you see on here are $2-$300 a pop. This is a made in America product for about $60 that will probably outlast you on this earth. The last thing I'll say is that if you get these clippers you need to take care of them and give them maintenance like any other machine in your life (air conditioner, furnace, car, lawn mower, etc). You need to clean them and oil them regularly to keep them in top working shape. As long as you know that going in, you'll be golden.

This Clipper has been used for roughly two years. I continues to cuts with the precision that demonstrated fresh out of the box. Since purchasing it, I have visited a hair cutting shop exactly twice: once when one offered free haircuts for veterans' Day and once to determine how to change hairstyle. The Clipper has saved me hundreds and I couldn't be happier.

These Wahl magic clippers are fantastic. I’ve been cutting my own hair for over 10 years and I’ve got to say this is the best machine I’ve ever owned. Not too bulky or heavy, nor is it too loud. The clips that came with the clippers were decent, but I purchased some in-between sizes and larger sizes as well.

It works very well and makes a good quality impression. Beware it's quite heavy so if you have muscle or joint issues it can get tiring after cutting a few people's hair.

Not working machine properly

Very professional

Kraften i maskinen är på en helt annan nivå mot den enkla Philips trimmern vi haft tidigare. där man tidigare kunde behöva gå över håret flera gånger försvinner direkt på första dragningen. Kan bara rekommendera denna maskin.

La maquina Funciona muy bien llevo usandola 2 años y como el primer Dia