How To Trim Your Beard

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Unless you're actively going for that caveman look, it's a good idea to keep your beard in good trim. Otherwise, good luck finding a decent loincloth and club these days. . .

To complete this How-To you will need:

A beard in need of trimming
A mirror
A pair of barber's scissors
And a wide-toothed beard comb
An electric beard trimmer with guard attachment
A razor
And some water

Step 1: Dry beard

Make sure your beard is dry. Wet hair is more relaxed and therefore longer, so trimming it wet will leave you with a shorter beard than you expected once it dries.

Step 2: Comb down through beard

Comb down through your beard several times, in the same direction your facial hair grows, to get all the hair facing in one direction.

Step 3: Comb up through beard

Now comb up through your beard, against the direction your facial hair grows, to fluff up your beard as much as possible.

Step 4: Begin trimming

Concentrating on just one side of your face at a time, begin trimming. Do this by angling the comb slightly outward from your face and clipping any hair that sticks up beyond the outside surface of the comb. Work from your ear down toward your chin.

Tip: If you are using a beard trimmer, you don't need the comb—just set the trimmer's guard attachment to cut the least amount of hair possible, then decrease the setting to remove more hair with each pass as desired.

Step 5: Repeat process

Repeat the trimming process on the other side of your face until the two sides match.

Step 6: Trim outline

Define your beard edges and neckline by trimming the outline of your beard into clean, even lines and removing any stray neck hairs outside your beard shape.

Tip: Wetting a razor and shaving along the edges and neckline of your beard will give you a sharper outline than scissors.

Step 7: Comb through & touch up

Comb down through your beard once more, touch up any spots that require it, and get on with your day.

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[killodoggy]

How do they know cavemen cut their beards for combat. Maybe they did it for the cave ladies.

[SoylentBacon]

I feel three times as manly for having the act of trimming my beard being related to caveman combat.

[Lunarvx22]

I'm straight, but that guy has a sexy fucking beard.

[saggoh]

gosh.... are they really talking about finding women on a beard timming video ? WOOOOOOORLD

[MrBuch169169]

What kind of caveman literature / documents are we getting this information from?

[ILOVECHICKEN69]

Dawm i dont got a beard so am good ;)

[the86thcreator]

Step1. Throw away your scissors and buzzer, Step 2. let your man-flag fly

[shithappens116]

lol ! u need beard ..

wtf :D:D:D:D

[Dannyisgreatful]

Winter vacation as just aboot to start for me so I'm growing my first real beard :)-

[truespence]

Going to try this today. Growing the first full-face beard of my life now. It's getting a bit shaggy, though.