1 Trim with a beard trimmer every 5-10 days.
After waiting for your initial grow-out period, when you've got the beard to its desired length, it's important to start trimming and shaping it. Most men should trim their beards about once every two weeks or so, depending on your speed of growth, and the style of beard you want to have. If you hope to end up with a Gandalf-style wizard's beard, it's still good to shape and trim using a beard trimmer, or scissors, to keep things growing evenly. If you want a very short beard, and have especially coarse hair, you might find you need to trim it more regularly, like every two or three days. Always keep your neck trim, up to your chin-line, or at whatever point along the neck looks best to you. If you don't trim the neck hair, beards typically look pretty caveman-like. The worst way to grow a beard.
2 Use a beard trimmer.
While it's possible to trim longer beards neatly with a pair of hairdressing scissors, it's very difficult to keep a beard orderly without an electric trimmer, or at least regular hair clippers. The only difference is typically the size of the guards and of the clipper itself. Use a regular beard trimmer for shorter beards or the first few months of beard growth, and try a more hefty hair trimmer for thicker beards. A common mistake is learning to use a trimmer for the first time and shaving off too much. If you have some stubble, practice with the trimmer before you shave, to get a feel for how it works, and which guards are most appropriate for you. Start with the longest setting first, you can take more off if you want but can't put it back on. The worst way to grow a beard.
3 Choose a beard style that fits your face shape.
There are many ways to style and shape your beard, but a lot of the choice will depend on your face and your personal sense of style. If it looks good to you, go for it. But in general, if you have full cheeks, plan on keeping it shorter on the sides. If you have a narrow face, you can keep some length to fill it out. Decide on a cheek line. You will need to choose how high the beard should go on your cheeks. Most people leave this section to natural growth, but if it seems to be creeping up to your cheekbones, you should trim the upper section. The worst way to grow a beard.
4 Use tapered settings on your trimmer, if possible.
On most trimmers, you can use a tapered setting, which will allow you to trim the beard in even strokes, tapering it down to your neck as you go, without having to change the height of the trimmer itself. You can taper the cheeks, the neck, and the chin, if you desire, for a nice, clean look.The worst way to grow a beard.
5 Consider less usual beard shapes.
If you want to go with a more complicated beard style, there are lots of options available for you to style. Try any of the following beard styles: Goatees involve trimming off the cheeks, leaving your chin beard and your mustache. Pencil-line beard involves leaving only a thin line of beard along your jawline, connecting to your mustache. This typically looks best with very short hair or a bald look. Pharaoh beards typically involve shaving everything but the chin and growing out the chin, sometimes braiding or beading the beard as it grows. Wizard beards or American Civil War-type throwback beards will take some time to cultivate, but essentially involve growing the beard out as long as possible, but still trimming the neck periodically, as well as the mustache, so it gets out of the way of your lip. The worst way to grow a beard. part 1
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