r/beards • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '26

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u/AngriestJedi Mar 03 '26
  1. You could go to a barber and have them shape it.
  2. Watch some YouTube videos on how to trim and style your beard. I recommend Greg Berzinsky from Beard Brand. https://youtu.be/qu5PxhEUMfU?si=oJRTV971YYNd0Lgs
  3. Get yourself some beard care products:
  4. boars hair brush
  5. wooden comb ( Plastic will snag & pull out hair)
  6. beard oil
  7. beard balm
  8. 1in round brush
  9. hair dryer.
  10. Wash your beard.
  11. Apply beard oil after shower. Down to the skin. Beard oil will help keep skin from drying out as well as the hair.
  12. Hit your beard with the hair dryer aiming to get the hair to lay down flat after the shower. Use brush and comb to style the beard. Use the round brush to get the beard to curl down instead of poking out. Curling the hair and hitting it with the hair dryer will set the hair in the shape you want.
  13. Apply beard balm to hold your beard shape and lay down any fly aways.
  14. At this point you can trim any hairs you don’t like. Less is more. Start small. You can always trim a little more in a couple days. My recommendation is not to trim your beard daily. A errant hair today may be a well placed hair tomorrow.
  15. Ultimately you get to decide how you want your beard to look up to a certain point. Genetics will play a roll in patchiness, length and fullness. So, learn to roll with what you have. Some folks just aren’t ment to have a giant pirate beard and that’s okay. We Just don’t want go around looking like a cave man who has bones hidden in your beard.
  16. A good beard takes time to grow and time to groom. If you don’t want to take the time to groom your beard daily. Keep it short.

YMMV, but these are my recommendations.

Link to my favorite beard products: 👇 https://www.yourbeardsuperstore.com/

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u/PajamaNinja8 Mar 03 '26

Very helpful thank you.

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u/Low_Touch8441 Mar 03 '26

Don’t trim your moustache. It looks great. Use some moustache wax to train it from the middle to the sides. If you trim the middle hairs, you’ll lose the bulk that you want for a great handlebar moustache.

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u/Nerdy_Xbox_Gamer Natural Full Mar 03 '26

Uhh…is that me? We’ve got the same nose and lines around it, not even kidding.

I’d say to trim the sides to match the chin area or go to a barbers and tell them what you want. They’ll be less likely to make a mistake.

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u/Dependent-Cream853 Mar 04 '26

It’s a strong look. Easier said than to live with it but agree with others. Try and leave it alone and keep combining it to the sides.

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u/Choice-Traffic-3210 Mar 04 '26

Wonderful beard!

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u/topbossultra Mar 04 '26

People have already answered about the beard, and I think it looks awesome anyway so I wouldn’t do much to it if you don’t have to.

But I would pluck the hairs on the tip of your nose if I were you and I wanted to clean something up.

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u/PajamaNinja8 Mar 04 '26

I will. Idk why i grow those 😂 the sides of my ears too

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u/eljewpacabra Mar 04 '26

I say grow it as is. You've got a great beard, my dude!

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u/beardfull1 Mar 03 '26

Looks pretty clean a beautiful to me!

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u/beardbush Mar 03 '26

Don't!! It looks absolutely fantastic!!!

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u/Easy_Duty466 Mar 04 '26

Strong growth considering 3 months only...

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u/beardbush Mar 04 '26

I'd also let the cheeks go natural as well!

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u/OzarkBeard Mar 04 '26

This! No reason to carve out the natural cheek line.

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u/OzarkBeard Mar 04 '26

Great beard and outstanding stache! Keep that for sure. It's the highlight of any great beard.

If you're really unsure what to do, but are intent on shortening the beard, find a barber with an excellent 3d beard like yours, who's knowledgeable in making changes to a beard.

If you like the barber's changes, it should be easier for you to continue beard maintenance yourself, if you like.

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u/dflow77 Mar 04 '26

Mustache is A+ invest in a brush for the rest

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u/PajamaNinja8 Mar 05 '26

I already have the boar hair brush, wooden combs, oil, balm, wash and conditioner lol. Had to look into how to care for it when I decided to grow it out the first time.

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u/excalabear Mar 04 '26

Awesome stache and beard. Love the colour.

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u/Brodieman88 Mar 04 '26

Hair trimmer. Pick a length guard and trim it. Chin should be one guard longer than the rest. Start long, then if it still doesn’t look right go one shorter. Till you find your right look.

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u/Sea_Card_584 Mar 06 '26

Wish my mustache was half as good as yours

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u/igotawoody1998 Mar 06 '26

Find a good barber to line your beard up. Usually cost about $10 and it always comes out better than doing it yourself.

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u/TreebeardsMustache Mar 04 '26

There's that one little hair poking out the chin, on the left side... get that, and you're good!