Beard trimming made easy

If you want to have a beard, you have to take care of it, so that the full beard, moustache or 3-day beard also looks good. In our hip time, cutting your own beard has become a trend again.

Beard cut, trim and trim goes with the right equipment every beard wearer soon as well from the hand as a barber. Before the full beard frays and the upper lip beard is decorated with food residues, you should take action. The following applies to a full beard: As soon as the beard gets out of shape or individual hairs protrude, a full beard should be trimmed.

What do I need to cut beard?

The most important accessory is a beard trimmer. High on the list are trimmers with different attachments for different cutting lengths, which can also be used without an attachment for the contours of the neck and cheeks. Those who dare, can also draw the contours with a wet razor or the razor. The higher the quality of the shaving head of a beard trimmer, the longer you will achieve satisfactory results when wet shaving beard. Good quality is shown at least by a shaving head and blades made of stainless steel. A longer full beard is brought into shape with sharp scissors, at best beard scissors, which are around five centimeters long. This length is considered ideal, is neither too short nor too long and is easy to handle. You will also need a fine-toothed comb to comb through the beard, transparent shaving gel and a wet razor or razor. For the care afterwards, a beard oil is recommended.

3-day beard trimming in a few steps

1. Wash your face with an exfoliating scrub.
2. Dry the beard with a towel.
3. Comb the beard in and against the direction of growth so that you catch all the hairs of the beard.
4. Set the desired length on the beard trimming machine and run the trimmer over the entire beard against the direction of growth of the beard hair.
5. Ensure clean contours with a wet razor.
6. Remove the separated stubble by washing the face with clean water after shaving.

Cut mustache yourself

First choose the longest setting. When cutting beard yourself, you can always trim later.

1. Comb the mustache so that the whiskers lie properly.
2. Provide the trimmer with the correct attachment and adjust the length.
3. Apply the trimmer from a slight angle downwards, against the direction of growth of the mustache, to catch every whisker.
4. Remove the trim attachment and draw a clean line on the lip and between the beard and nose.
5. Cut beard yourself with scissors.

Tip: Cut beard yourself with scissors
Comb the hairs of the mustache down and cut the hair just before the upper lip.

Cutting long beard

First wash your full beard with a shampoo and dry the beard hair with a towel. Then define the beard contours with a wet razor. For beard trimming on the neck, apply transparent shaving gel or shaving oil below the Adam’s apple and on the cheeks. Hair outside the desired line is then trimmed with a razor. If you want to trim the full beard afterwards, you will need a comb. Comb through the beard. All hairs that stick out above the comb at the desired length are cut away with the beard scissors. In this step, you can also cut the beard pointed. The rule here is: first cut away less than too much. Finally, care for the trimmed beard hair with beard oil.

Tips and tricks for cutting your own beard

If beard washing takes too long, the beard hairs will soften. Stubborn care products can be removed with beard soap. When cutting 3-day beard can be dried with a towel after washing. Longer beard hair is blow-dried or air-dried. It is useful to brush the beard into shape before trimming. This will give you an idea of what needs to be removed. For example, with a swirl, the beard hair in this area is not trimmed to the same length
If you want to conceal a double chin, you can place the contour line above the larynx. The face appears more pointed if the beard hairs on the chin are longer than the beard hairs on the cheeks. If you want to trim the beard to a point, leave the cheek hairs shorter. Narrow lips are balanced by a longer upper lip beard, as long as the whiskers do not hang into the mouth. The whiskers are kept as long as the rest of the beard hair. A longer mustache is more noticeable than a shorter upper lip beard. With the mustache, the most important thing is a neat finish above the lips. To do this, close your mouth and smile to cut a line about one millimeter wide with the bar trimmer without comb attachment.

Cut beard – the tutorial

Henriquatre beard trim

A Henriquatre beard is a combination of upper lip and chin beard. For a Henriquatre beard need a lot and long beard hair. So you need to let your beard grow vigorously beforehand. The best way to cut the Henriquate beard is from a full beard. For fans of this beard shape, there is a template for the correct shape to cut yourself. Those who do not dare to do it themselves should have the beard cut at the barber, because the Henriquatre beard only looks good in perfect geometry.
More and more men go to special barber store. These men’s barbers specialize in beard care for male customers.

1. Shave off all but the whiskers around the mouth.
2. Leave two connecting lines between the upper lip beard and chin beard. The choice of the width of the connecting lines ranges from even to becoming wider or narrower towards the bottom.
3. The upper lip beard can be kept longer or shorter, as appropriate. The length depends on the thickness of the beard.
4. The beard under the mouth is oriented to the rest of the beard.
5. Take care of clean edges last, because only with exact contours the Henriquatre beard unfolds its full effect.

How long should be the Henriquatre beard?
Three to five millimeters are recommended as optimal.

What tools do I need for Henriquatre beard?

Before you cut your beard yourself or have it cut, you need a razor or a razor plane. An electric razor is also suitable, but the contours often do not succeed as perfectly as with wet shaving. To trim the contours perfectly, rub them with transparent shaving oil before shaving. So you can see exactly where you cut. Larger facial areas are treated with shaving foam or shaving soap before shaving. After shaving, care with an aftershave helps to prevent razor burn and pimples.

Viking beard cutting

The Viking beard is a variation of the full beard including the upper lip beard. The ends of the upper lip beard merge into the full beard. For the Viking beard you need above all many long beard hairs. So first grow a full beard. During waxing, regularly trim the beard contours. To braid the full beard Viking style, small braids should be 7-10 centimeters long and a large braid should be at least 15 centimeters long. Before braiding, divide your full beard with the beard comb into individual strands, from which you braid the braids.

Wolferine beard cutting

A Wolferine beard is a whisker in combination with a mustache. For this you let the sideburns grow down to the chin. The zones to the side of the nose are shaved smooth in a Wolferine beard. Depending on how strong the whiskers are, the more or less but the upper lip beard comes into its own.

Hipster beard cutting

A hipster beard is basically a full beard, just a little longer and fuller. From around five centimeters in length, people like to talk about a hipster beard. It is important not to simply let the beard grow, but to care for it properly. Initially, it is worth cutting the beard in the barber store to trim all hairs to the same length and define the contours. After that, the beard can grow in peace for two to three weeks. During this time, the contours must be regularly re-shaved with a wet razor. After three weeks, you bring the main beard with the beard scissors like a full beard in shape.

What helps against the itching when growing beard?
A good moisturizer can reduce the itchy skin irritation.

Anchor beard cutting

The anchor beard combines a moustache with a chin beard. The chin section is pulled up a few centimeters at the sides, so that an anchor shape is created on the chin. The mustache tapers to a point at the ends in this beard. To cut the beard contours properly, you need a razor plane, a beard trimmer and shaving scissors. The regrowing stubble outside the beard contours must be shaved off every few days with a wet razor. For styling, beard wax helps.