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Most people apply makeup under the worst possible light. A single overhead bathroom bulb throws a shadow under your chin and your nose, and a dim bedroom lamp in the evening shifts every color warmer than it really is. Both distort what you see, which is why the same foundation that looks perfect at your…

Short answer: the best brush cutters for overgrown lots are a cordless brush cutter attachment with a three-tooth steel blade for light woody growth, a walk-behind brush hog for wide acreage, and a straight-shaft gas machine for thick saplings. Pick the format that matches how much ground you have and how thick the stems get,…

The best cordless edger for flower beds is a tool that pairs a real vertical metal blade with a guide wheel and enough voltage to push through compacted soil without bogging down. Our top pick, the EGO Power+ 8in Carbon Fiber Edger Attachment, leads this list of the best cordless edgers for flower beds because…

The most common reason an older adult gives up on a string trimmer is not power. It is the starter cord. Pull-starting a gas engine takes a hard forward yank with one hand, and for anyone with arthritis, a shoulder that aches, or a grip that has weakened, that single motion ends the conversation before…

The best walk behind string trimmers for fence lines are the wheeled, high-clearance machines that cut a 22-inch swath while you push them along the row, because fence work is a volume job rather than a detail job. A hand-held weed eater covers a few feet of grass before your arm gives out and every…

Yes, robot mowers can handle uneven ground, but only the right ones. A standard two-wheel-drive unit on a lumpy, rooty, sloping lawn high-centers on divots, loses traction mid-hill and needs a manual rescue, which defeats the whole point. The best robot mowers for uneven terrain combine all-wheel or four-wheel drive, a rated climbing slope well…