The Wahl 5 Star Fade & Line Duo Kit pairs the two tools a barber cut actually needs: the Magic Clip Cordless Red takes the fade on a 46 mm Stagger-Tooth blade with a variable taper, and the Cordless Detailer Li sets the line on a 40.6 mm T-Wide blade that adjusts to zero-gap. Both run cord or cordless on their own lithium-ion battery, both give up to 100 minutes, both are made in the USA - two full retail boxes.

In the box

• Wahl Magic Clip Cordless Red clipper: 8 cutting guides, styling comb, blade oil, cleaning brush, blade guard
• Wahl Cordless Detailer Li trimmer: charging stand, 3 attachment combs, Pro-Set tool, blade oil, cleaning brush, blade guard
• Two power adapters with cord - one per tool, for charging and corded use
• Both tools in their own sealed Wahl retail box

Why buy them together

A fade and a line are two different jobs, and one blade cannot do both. The Magic Clip runs a 46 mm Stagger-Tooth blade whose teeth sit staggered rather than in one row, with a lever that walks a variable taper from 0.5 to 1.2 mm under the thumb - that is the blend. The Detailer runs a 40.6 mm T-Wide blade, T-shaped so the corner reaches a hairline, adjustable to zero-gap with the Pro-Set tool in its box - that is the edge. The pair also settles the practical question: two batteries and two adapters, so a flat tool never stops the cut.

Key features

• Magic Clip Cordless Red - chrome-plated Stagger-Tooth blade with Wahl 'Crunch' Blade Technology
• 46 mm cutting width, variable taper 0.5 to 1.2 mm, set on the lever mid-cut
• Cordless Detailer Li - extra-wide T-Wide blade that adjusts to zero-gap
• 40.6 mm blade width, with the bonus Pro-Set tool that sets it
• Two independent lithium-ion batteries, up to 100 minutes each - no shared cell
• Both cord or cordless, both 100 - 240 V, each with its own adapter
• 8 cutting guides with the clipper; 3 attachment combs and a stand with the trimmer

What to expect at the chair

The two tools handle nothing alike, which is the point. The Magic Clip sits in the palm for long blending passes and clears a wide path at 46 mm; the Detailer is held like a pen and works the corner of its T into a temple or a beard edge. Neither waits on the other to charge.

Who it is for

• Barbers setting up a chair who want both tools in one purchase
• Anyone who owns one already and knows what the other adds
• Barbers who want cordless freedom without a shared battery
• Experienced home users cutting their own fades and edges

Who it is not for

• Anyone who only fades - the Magic Clip Cordless Red alone is the buy
• Anyone who only lines and shapes beards - buy the Cordless Detailer Li alone
• A close skin finish - a foil shaver's job; neither tool here shaves
• Anyone who wants one tool to do everything - this kit is deliberately two

Professional tip

Work the kit in one direction: take the fade down first, then set the line. Blend with the Magic Clip while the head is still full, so you can read where the weight sits, and only then bring in the Detailer for the outline, neckline and beard - a line set too early gets cut away twice.

How to use

1. Charge both fully before the first cut - the Detailer on its stand or cord, the Magic Clip on its cord.
2. Oil both blades: a drop at each end of the cutting edge and one in the centre, run briefly, wipe the excess.
3. Fade with the Magic Clip - bulk first with a guide, then blend on the bare blade, opening the lever as you climb.
4. Set the Detailer with the Pro-Set tool if you want zero-gap, then outline, neckline and beard edges.
5. When either battery runs low, plug that tool's own cord in and keep going.

Care and maintenance

Brush both blades out after each client and oil both every day you use them - a drop at each end of the cutting edge and one in the centre - with the Wahl oil that comes in each box. Wahl specifies its own oil, and a cleaning spray always gets a drop of oil afterwards, because it leaves the blade dry. Never soak a tool or a blade in any solution: a dry blade is the usual reason a clipper starts pulling, and on the Detailer you feel it first on a lineup. Refit the Magic Clip's top blade slightly behind the bottom blade and parallel to it; reset the Detailer with its Pro-Set tool rather than by eye. And for sectioning hair while you work, add the XanitaliaPro SalonPro hair clips.

In short

• Two 5 Star tools: Magic Clip Cordless Red for the fade, Cordless Detailer Li for the line
• 46 mm Stagger-Tooth blade, variable taper 0.5 - 1.2 mm; 40.6 mm T-Wide blade that zero-gaps
• Two independent lithium-ion batteries, up to 100 minutes each; both cord or cordless
• 8 cutting guides, 3 attachment combs, Pro-Set tool and charging stand included
• Two complete retail boxes, each with its own oil, brush and guard; made in the USA

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