How to Trim Your Beard At Home (FULL TUTORIAL), by jjaybeardedbarber on YouTube. 36 min 4 s.
- Video length
- 36 min 4 s
- Time to do it
- 25 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Wash your beard with warm water and a mild soap, then pat it dry with a towel. Clean hair is softer and easier to cut evenly.
Comb the beard straight down with a fine-tooth comb. This shows the true length and any uneven patches before you cut anything.
Choose your guard. For a short beard, start with a longer guard than you want, such as 10 mm, and work down. You can always cut more.
Trim the sides and cheeks against the grain in short strokes, moving from the jaw up toward the ear. Keep the guard flat on the skin.
Trim the chin and front with the grain, going down. Go slowly and check the length in the mirror after each pass.
Shape the cheek line by removing only the stray hairs above your natural line. Follow the line your beard already grows in.
Trim the neckline just above the Adam's apple, then curve it up toward the ears. Do not shave the whole neck.
Take off the guard and use the trimmer edge to clean the outline of the cheeks and neck. Keep the blade flat and go slow.
Comb again and check both sides in the mirror. Even out any spots that look longer than the rest.
Rinse off loose hair, pat dry and apply a few drops of beard oil or a small amount of balm. Finish with aftershave on the shaved skin.
Tips and common mistakes
Start with a longer guard than you need, since you cannot put hair back once it is cut.
Trim when the beard is dry, because wet hair looks longer and shrinks as it dries.
Keep the trimmer flat against the skin to avoid digging in and leaving a bald patch.
Clean the trimmer blades and oil them after each use so they stay sharp.
Questions
How often should I trim my beard?
Most short beards look neat with a trim every one to two weeks. Clean up the cheek and neck lines more often, about every few days.
Can I trim my beard with a regular hair clipper?
Yes, a hair clipper with guards works for the bulk of the beard. A smaller trimmer is better for the edges and the neckline.
What if I cut too much off one side?
Stop and even out the other side to match, or take the whole beard down one guard shorter. It grows back, so keep it simple.
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