tips to trim your beard

Growing out your beard seems easier than it actually is. You would think that if you just do nothing, you will get a nice long beard. Your beard will indeed get long, but not necessarily beautiful. You need to do something extra for that to happen.

Also a short beard needs to be trimmed, especially when you want to look your very best. If you are trimming it and you are suddenly distracted and mess it up, there is not much you can do except shave it because your beard would look weird.

To avoid these mistakes I will give you 3 useful tips to focus on when trimming your beard.

Cheeks

The first thing to focus on are your cheeks. Your beard has certain lines, like the line on your cheeks and your jawline. When you trim your beard it is important to keep an eye on this cheek-line, because you do not want your beard to shift downwards every time you are trimming it.

So, keep an eye on this every time you are trimming your beard.

If this is a recurring problem for you, then let your barber know where you want to have the cheek-line, so they can take it into account if you let them trim your beard.

Jawline

The second important tip is to focus on your jawline, because this can also shift every time you are trimming your beard. Your beard can go further apart from your ear for example of your beard is suddenly above your actual jawline or far below and then it becomes a neckline.

Try to figure out where you want your jawline and make sure you keep it there every time you are trimming it while growing it out. Also this is important to tell your barber if you let them maintain it.

A downside of a beard that stops right on your jawline is that when you move your head, your beard not always matches your actual jawline. In those cases it can be better to have your beard go slightly lower, around the neckline.

Neck

Some men choose to have their beard end at the jawline but others choose to end it at the neckline. So, tip three is to focus on your neckline as well. You want to avoid a double chin. If you have a little bit of a double chin, it is best to have some beard hair there to cover it up.

Do you have your beard go over into your chest hair and you do not know where to end your beard? In that case it helps to pick your adam's apple as the line.

When you tilt your head back, you can create a line that goes from your adam's apple to your jawline.

What can you do when you do not want a hard line? In that case you can use different settings on your beard trimmer to create a gradual fade where your beard is shorter at the neck and longer on your face.

When you have a long beard it is also important to maintain the neck. Especially because you neck and jaw beard hairs can sometimes fight each other and that will decide how your beard looks.

When you experience it is hard to deal with this, then you can decide to keep your neckbeard shorter.

Did you accidentally created a hard line in your beard? Do not worry about it too much, because within a week this line will have faded already.

Best way to trim your beard

There are all kinds of tools to trim your beard and one of them is a beard trimmer with guards that help you to style your beard up to 1 millimeter long.

When you decide to grow your beard out it is important to start trimming it when it is about half a centimeter long, let's say the length of your nail.

Before you decide to trim your beard yourself, it is important to wash it with special beard products. This will soften your beard hairs and make it easier to comb through.

Dry your beard with a towel. It does not have to be completely dry, it can be slightly damp.

Comb through your beard with a beard comb. If your beard is still short, you can use a comb, but when it becomes longer, a brush could prove more useful.

The Billy Jealousy Original Gangster Beard Kit contains a comb. This kit contains three great beard products to perfectly take care your beard. The Original Gangster Hydrating Beard Wash 60 ml. help you to clean your beard on the go. With the Original Gangster Beard Oil 60 ml. you can hydrate and nourish your beard. Both Billy Jealousy products are paraben and sulfate free.

And to style your beard there is a great titanium beard comb in this kit that can even help you open a beer for you.

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After you combed or brushed your hair you should first cut the annoying flyaway's that clearly do not want to work with you. They can jump to the side or even up instead of joining the remainder of your beard hairs.

You can do this with scissors or by using a beard trimmer. Some say that a trimmer makes it easier in comparison with scissors.

When you have done this, then you can start the actual trimming of your beard. This usually requires a few guards of different lengths. Especially when you want a longer beard but not a ZZ Top beard.

Keep the trimmer in a 90 degrees angle on your face and move it down in a straight line. Try to follow to growth direction of your bears hairs. This helps to trim your beard more equally and to make thinner spots less obvious.

Is your beard too long to use guards? In that case you should use scissors.

Cutting your beard

When your beard is pretty long, you will need scissors to maintain it properly. You will need scissors and a comb actually. At some point you can also consider getting help to trim your beard. A barber is specialized in men's hair and bears and they will be able to take care of your beard at your next haircut appointment.

Do not forget your mustache

Your mustache is a very important part of your beard in most cases. Trim your mustache at the same length of your beard, especially when your beard is shorter. You can also cut it right until the edge of your lips. When your beard gets longer it sometimes is better to keep your mustache shorter compared to your beard length.

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