So this week saw the arrival
of the new Babyliss Boost+ clipper and trimmer.
The arrival on social media any way.
We've had one for a while ourselves.
But we weren't allowed to talk about it before.
But as of the 1st of April, we're allowed to talk about it now.
And seeing as when we've posted about it.
There's been quite a lot of comments in the comments section
talking about how it's just the same clipper as before.
It's not really.
And we just wanted to make a little video to explain the differences.
Now, before we get into all the specs and changes on here,
just a little bit background, this was probably the first
big clipper for Babyliss that really took off for them.
They had a couple of previous models as well, but certainly
this is the first one that I remember really seeing and being taken by
and since this one's come out eh, they've upgraded a couple
of their previous models that they have, like the FX2 and the Lithium clipper,
and they've also brought a brand new clipper in the LoPRO.
And while it's all great to bring all that new stuff out,
this would have been sitting kind of ignored for a while.
I know Custom FX have been a thing, but there haven't been any kind of
significant changes made to this.
And a lot of people like using this clipper.
I like using this clipper,
but when you've been upgrading everything else, you can't
then expect to just run this one exactly the same as it was before.
It's like if you had a model of Ford, for example,
if you had a Ford model car in the nineties, you pick what kind?
Because I know nothing about cars.
And then you went to get that same model now.
You would expect there to be changes to it because a car from the nineties
is probably far inferior to car that's made nowadays.
Well, it's the same thing with this clipper.
If you're going to have a new version of this clipper, it has to be different,
it has to be upgraded and that's what they've done.
So let's start with the clipper and we've got a couple of cosmetic changes.
We have the DLC fade blade on here, and we also have this diamond rubber grip
on the handle as well, which I prefer to the sort of knurled metal
one that you had before.
But the real changes are on the inside of this clipper
as we now have a brushless 6800
RPM, high speed, high torque motor.
Now I have found that motor to make quite a difference with things like bulk
removal in comparison to other versions of this clipper that I've used.
The other big change in this is to the high capacity
lithium ion battery in here now it gives you a two hour runtime.
Now, as we all know,
brushless motors are far more efficient because there's no friction in there.
And with that upgraded battery, there's less of a drain
on the battery life as you use this clipper.
So all in all, quite a big improvement
for the internals of this clipper So let's have a look at the trimmer now.
And much like the clipper, we have a couple of cosmetic changes on there.
We have a deep tooth DLC T-blade on there,
and we also have the diamond rubber grip instead of the knurled handle.
I've used a similar handle like this in a couple of the influencer ones,
and I've much prefer that handle.
But much like with the clipper there are also big changes on the inside
and that big change is in the battery because you are still getting the same
brushless high speed, high torque motor that gives you 7200 rpm, but you now
have a far improved battery life, doubling the runtime from 2 hours to 4 hours.
So the Boost+ in the case of the trimmer relates to the lifespan
and the battery life that you get for this trimmer as opposed to
with the clipper where the plus was not only in the battery life
but in the performance of the clipper as well.
A couple other things to mention with these now.
People have asked us if they are quiet, if they run quiet and
that seems pretty quiet to me.
Seems like you have a conversation over that
slightly higher pitch to that one.
It's not too bad, though.
So they seem like they're pretty quiet.
But as we know from previous Babyliss releases, they do start off quiet
and then they can get pretty loud after a while.
That's something we won't know until we've been using it for a bit,
but we are on the lookout for it.
So now on price.
So the Boost Plus clipper will come in at $239.99.
The Boost Plus trimmer will be $189.99
and both should be available in-store from the 1st of May.
So to wrap it up,
if you weren't a particularly big fan of the FX in the first place, I don't know
if I could go as far as to I wouldn't recommend it to you quite frankly.
I know that the Clipper has been a divisive one
among the certainly more divisive than the trimmer.
I know
we've been massive fans of this trimmer, and there's a lot of people out there
that do feel like this trimmer is probably the best trimmer out in the market.
The clipper mostly to do with the shape I found talking to other folks,
have found that a bit more divisive.
But if you like this clipper,
then you are going to love it with the upgrades that are on here.
And if you already liked this trimmer, then you are definitely going
to like the fact that it's going to last you an awful lot longer.
So I can recommend it.
But solely, solely, if you like this before,
because if you found this in any way to be not your thing, I don't think
the improvements that they've made to it are going to make it any better for you.
So thank you, guys.
So, so much for watching.
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