Tool Of The Month — September 2026: Gamma+ Boosted Up
September brings back-to-school traffic and back-to-back fades. The Boosted Up's super-torque motor is the dark horse that keeps up when nothing else will.
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Absolute Hitter, Boosted Up, Alpha, X-Evo and the Wireless Prodigy — every Gamma+ tool you need on the 2026 floor.
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Editor's Choice Awards 2026 — The Tools That Won Their Categories
Eight categories, eight winners. The Barber Collectives editorial team's pick for every tool category that mattered in 2026.
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