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11-15-2012, 11:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis/Knoxville TN | | | Is there a proper way to trim a beard?
So I've grown out my first fairly legit beard over the past month and a half, and it has begun to get pretty... well... nasty looking lol. I was wondering if there are any good tips or tricks out there to help tidy it up a little bit. I haven't touched it at all yet, and I still plan on growing it out more, so no worries  |
11-15-2012, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya  So I've grown out my first fairly legit beard over the past month and a half, and it has begun to get pretty... well... nasty looking lol. I was wondering if there are any good tips or tricks out there to help tidy it up a little bit. I haven't touched it at all yet, and I still plan on growing it out more, so no worries | Comb it in the direction you want it to lay for starters. Trim any wild hairs that stick out first of all. Check in a mirror to make sure the shape is even across the whole face, and using small scissors, trim those hairs till it is straight. If your going for a certain length, a good thing to remember is that it will need to be a bit shorter as you get to your sideburns and hair so that it looks even. Does your beard grow straight or is it curly? Or a mix? On my cheeks mine comes in curly, but on the neck and chin line its straight. The curls you just have to keep the right amount of fluffyness to them so as not to make it look thin and teenaged. The straight ones just need to be trimmed to length to look their best. If you shave any off the bottom of the beard make sure to keep that line nice and even across your face; symmetry is the key.
Hope that helps. |
11-16-2012, 12:29 AM
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11-16-2012, 02:22 AM
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Or go to a barber. |
11-16-2012, 04:04 AM
| | | | I use a beard trimmer. I comb it all out straight and moderately crispy with a comb & hairdryer, shag it out, re-comb it out, then start trimmin. Either attachments for length, or if I'm goin for specific facial topiary, freehand...no french curves.
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11-16-2012, 05:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Portland, Oregon USA | | | I'm hopeless with scissors in a mirror. Wahl Lithium Ion clippers. About $30 and work great. Use mine about three times a week and only takes a minute.
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11-16-2012, 07:09 AM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | I would always run the trimmer in the up direction on my cheeks and down around my chin. It keeps the sides shorter and the chin area a bit longer that way. I don't remember what the length of the guard was though. I have it someplace, but haven't had a beard in years.
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11-16-2012, 07:46 AM
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11-16-2012, 08:23 AM
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11-16-2012, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya Is there a proper way to trim a beard? | With an Axe.
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11-16-2012, 08:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I use 1/4" guard on buzzer and then clean up the edges with some scissors and a comb. Same for head, I look like one of those old GI Joe toys after I'm done. |
11-16-2012, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by IPA I use 1/4" guard on buzzer and then clean up the edges with some scissors and a comb. Same for head, I look like one of those old GI Joe toys after I'm done. | With a plastic sheen and with a kung fu grip? |
11-16-2012, 09:29 AM
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11-16-2012, 10:15 AM
|  | Pardon my driving, I'm reloading | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego/LA | | Beard trimmers are so easy to use, it would take an idiot to really mess it up.  |
11-16-2012, 10:53 AM
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11-16-2012, 10:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leander, TX (outside Austin) | | I'm on my 3rd or 4th set of beard trimmers and they keep getting better, easy to use. Joe Gress pretty much outlined my procedure. http://www.wahlhomeproducts.com/Prod...umIon/9854-600 |
11-16-2012, 10:57 AM
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11-16-2012, 10:58 AM
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11-16-2012, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Phalex I would always run the trimmer in the up direction on my cheeks and down around my chin. It keeps the sides shorter and the chin area a bit longer that way. I don't remember what the length of the guard was though. I have it someplace, but haven't had a beard in years. | That actually sounds really smart. I'll try that! |
11-16-2012, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya That actually sounds really smart. I'll try that! | Thats exactly how I trim my beard as well.
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