How To Trim A Beard Like A Pro
Trimming your beard the basics. You must make sure that the hairs of your beard are at their maximum height and facing in the same direction. Comb the hair in the direction that it grows. Decide on the final look of your beard before you start trimming.Just shave as you always do and don’t forget the exposed parts of your neck and cheeks. Decide on the amount of hair you want to cut and set the trimmer accordingly. Till the moment that you are used to trimming your beard with a trimmer it’s better use a longer hair setting so you don’t trim off too much.
Trimming the length of your beard. Attach the guard to the trimmer firmly and hold the trimmer so that the front of the cutting unit is facing away from you. You will start on your chin. Move around your jawbone line and till you reach your ear. Finally trim your upper beard. The trimmer guard attachment needs to follow the contours of your face. You may trim either against or with the direction of beard growth, whichever you prefer.
Finding your beard line. Take off the trimmer guard attachment and keep the trimmer vertically with trimmer cutting blades facing you. Now trim the edge of your beard. The cutting blades should touch your skin lightly. Keep moving the trimmer along the edge of your beard till you reach the desired location.
The finishing touch trimming your beard. When the trimmer guard attachment is still attached to the trimmer remove this first. Use a small comb or the styling comb that came with the trimmer to hold your beard hairs in position. This gives the best control when using the trimmer. With the cutting unit facing away you hold the trimmer horizontally and move the trimmer along the comb.
Be trendy with the ‘Stubble Look’. Your trimmer guard attachment has different positions. Set it to 1(1.5 mm) or 2 (2.5 mm) to get the desired result. Hold the trimmer in a horizontal position with the cutting unit facing either down or up. Trim hairs applying an upward or downward motion, against or with the direction of hair growth, whichever you choose. Go through the previous two steps again, with the trimmer guard attachment removed, to create an even better looking “stubble look”. Avoid a blotchy look, take care that you don’t trim away too much hair.
Beard trimming final tips. Since you can use different settings on a trimmer to cut hairs at different lengths, a beard trimmer is easier to use that scissors. Now a warning for all beginners out there who bought their first beard trimmer. Set the the trimmer to a longer hair length. One of the major beginners mistakes is cutting too much on your first trim. Trim bit by bit as wet hair looks longer than it really is.
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