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How to Grow and Maintain the Perfect Tailored Beard

A well-done tailored beard can define your jawline and looks great on men with a square face shape. Follow these steps to grow and style a tailored beard.

1. Grow out your facial hair.

A tailored beard is in the short-to-medium category, so you’ll want to grow your hair out somewhere between 1-3 inches. This may take several months, but you can help speed up the process with right products. Add a growth supplement to your daily vitamin routine, and try using a beard serum that will strengthen your facial hair and promote strong, healthy growth.

2. Clean up the edges.

The secret to a great tailored beard is clean lines and edges. A shaping tool is your friend. Hold the curved part up against your cheek and use a safety razor to get a close, clean shave. You should also shave the area along your neckline to keep stubble away.

3. Keep it at a reasonable length.

Once you have some growth, you should maintain a reasonable length, keeping your beard no longer than 3 inches or so. You can use your trimmer along with the comb portion of the shaping tool to get a uniform, even trim throughout. If you prefer a bit of a longer beard, you may choose to get a closer shave around your cheeks and leave a bit more hair around your jaw and chin.

4. Hydrate your beard to keep it soft and tame.

A tailored beard is a well-kept beard, which means you don’t want brittle, scruffy hair. Use a beard shampoo when you wash your face. A shampoo specifically for your beard will cleanse your hair and skin without stripping away natural oils.

Here are some of our favorite product recommendations to help you get the perfect tailored beard:

• Wild Willies Beard Oil- Cool Mint: to soften hair and promote healthy growth.
• The Edge Shaping Tool: to maintain clean lines around your cheeks.
• PROGRO Beard Shampoo: to cleanse and moisturize your face and hair.

How to Grow and Maintain the Perfect Braided Beard Style

As you can see, there are a number of ways to rock a braided beard. We’re going to show you how to grow and maintain a long braided beard like you see with the hipster style.

1. Grow a super long beard.

If you want to try a braided beard, we’re going to assume you already have a decent start on a long beard. Now, keep growing it. Like, for a long time. To get this look right, you’ll need a good 12 inches or so of hair below your chin. With a beard this long, it’s important to keep your hair healthy to prevent dryness and breakage. Your daily skincare routine should include a beard shampoo, a conditioner, and a beard oil to hydrate and soften your facial hair.

2. Trim up the sides.

You want the sides of your beard to be long, but not quite as long as the part directly below your chin. After your sides have grown out 5 or 6 inches, you can start trimming them up as needed so your facial hair angles downward toward your chin. You can use trimming scissors to keep the side length in check.

3. Braid your hair. 

Once you get enough length below your chin, you can braid the hair. Start by using a beard brush to brush your hair downward and remove any tangles. Then, section it off into three equal sections, and then begin weaving them together, placing one section on top of the other until you reach the end.

4. Add some bling.

If you really want to be extra, you can add a bead to the end, like you see in some of the photos above. Then, tie it off with a rubber band. 

Here are some of our favorite product recommendations to help you get the perfect braided beard:

• PROGRO Beard Shampoo & PROGRO Beard Soft Conditioner: to cleanse and soften facial hair.
• Wild Willies Beard Oil: to hydrate your beard.
• Beard Brush: to style and remove tangles.

How to Grow and Maintain the Perfect Pointy Beard Shape

Growing a pointy beard will take a few months to grow out, but it’s a unique look that can accentuate a triangle, diamond, or heart-shaped face.

1. Grow out your beard.

You’ll want a good bit of length at the bottom of your beard; somewhere around 4-6 inches. To do this, make sure you have a skincare routine that supports healthy growth. We suggest using a stimulating beard shampoo that promotes hair growth, followed by a beard conditioner to soften hair.

2. Keep the sides trimmed up.

As your beard grows, keep the sides trimmed shorter than the bottom part on your chin. This will give the slanted illusion of that “V” shape you need in order to get a good pointy beard. Use the wide-tooth comb side of a beard shaping tool and angle it so you’re removing more hair from the area towards your ears, and leaving it a bit longer as you get closer to your chin.

3. Style it daily.

To style your pointy beard, simply use a beard brush and a beard butter to comb your hair downward in a point, toward your chin. First, rub the beard butter into your palms and then run your fingers down your facial hair, starting at the root. Then, use the brush to smooth it out.

Here are some of our favorite product recommendations to help you get the perfect pointy beard:

• PROGRO Beard Wash: to cleanse your facial hair and promote growth.
• PROGRO Beard Soft: to soften facial hair.
• The Edge Beard Shaping Tool: to help you trim the sides of your beard.

How to Grow and Maintain the Perfect Ducktail Beard Shape

The ducktail beard shape can be fun to grow and looks great on the right facial type. Here are the steps to grow one out.

1. Grow Out A Full Beard

To begin growing out a ducktail beard, you will need a full beard; at least enough hair on your chin for the right effect. You can keep your jawline and mustache shorter if you’d like, but you will want enough length on your chin and neck hairs to bring them to a point. Use beard serum as you grow out your beard so that you can get it nice and thick.

2. Trim And Style The Facial Hair

Once you have a beard of two to four inches in length, you can trim and style it the way you want. Use a beard trimmer or scissors to even out the lengths of your facial hair, so it’s uniform. You can use beard butter to help shape your beard while keeping it soft. Make sure you let your chin hair grow out for the next step.

3. Bring Your Chin Hair To A Point

Finally, you want to go for the classic ducktail beard style by pulling your beard hairs into a point at your chin. A beard brush and a beard straightener will work wonders here. Use a beard brush daily to tame the hairs to the front of your chin. Use the beard straightener after a hot shower to flatten down those hairs and shape the ducktail beard style. 

Here are some of our favorite product recommendations to help you get the perfect ducktail beard:

• Beard Boost Serum: Promotes a healthy, thick beard with all-natural ingredients.
• Beard Butter - Original: It helps style your beard and keeps it hydrated so that it doesn’t turn hard and brittle.
• Beard Straightener - V2.0: The perfect tool in your arsenal to straighten out your beard hair and tame it into the ducktail beard point.

How to Grow and Maintain the Perfect Trimmed Beard Shape

Growing a trimmed beard will take time and proper care to ensure it’s groomed properly. Here are the steps to grow one yourself.

1. Grow A Full Beard

To get the best-looking trimmed beard you can, you will first need to grow a decently sized beard around one to three inches in length. You need to ensure that you have good coverage so that it won’t look patchy when you trim it. That means you should grow your beard out maybe an inch or so past the size you are actually aiming for. Daily beard supplements can help you grow your beard if you’re having trouble.

2. Trim The Facial Hair

Once you have passed the desired length that you want for your beard, it’s time to trim it back. This will make sure that all of the hairs are of a uniform size. Trimming can also help promote healthy growth in your beard, so to keep it maintained, you may find yourself trimming every one to two weeks. 

Use a good beard clipper, or get a grooming set with a comb and scissors to trim those hairs. The comb guides by letting in the hairs you want to trim. Then use clippers or scissors to cut off the unwanted hair. Do this for your whole beard, and make sure you are pulling through the same size length in the comb each time.

3. Shave Clean Lines

After you have trimmed down your beard, it is time to clean up your lines. That means shaving around the cheek and neck area, so give it a sharp look. Place a beard-shaping tool against your cheek or neckline and use the tool's edges to shave around. This flat area of the tool will give you a straight line, and the curved edges will help get a nice shape around your cheek and sideburns. We recommend a good shave lube, so your face doesn’t become irritated.

4. Wash And Repeat

Finally, you should wash your beard off of any cut hair. You can use a beard wash to clean it and then use a nice butter afterwards to soften it and make it smell fresh. Then take a beard brush and brush down those facial hairs uniformly. Your new trimmed beard looks great, and all you have to do now is maintain it weekly by trimming, shaving, and keeping it clean.

Here are some of our favorite product recommendations to help you get the perfect trimmed beard:

• Beard Growth Supplements: All-natural ingredients promote a healthy and thick beard.
• The Expert Grooming Set: This kit has everything you need to style your beard, including scissors, a razor, a comb, a beard brush, and a beard-shaping tool.
• Beard Butter - Cool Mint: This helps style your beard while keeping it moisturized so that it doesn’t become brittle.

How to Grow and Maintain the Perfect Salt And Pepper Beard Shape

To grow a salt and pepper beard, you must be old enough for white hair to come in. Here are some steps to make it look good and maintain it.

1. Grow Out Your Peppered Beard

To begin, you will need to get some facial hair going. Start by letting your wisdom whiskers grow to a point where you’d like. It can be short and stubbly or long and bushy. Either way, you will need to be ok with the white hairs changing up your beard color. Some people find this even more attractive than a solid-colored beard.

2. Style The Beard And Mustache

Once your beard has grown, you will need to trim and style it. We recommend grabbing The Expert Grooming Kit, which has everything you need to cut, style, and shave your beard. Use the included razor and beard-shaping tool, along with a nice shave lube, to get clean lines. Hold the tool up to your cheeks, jawline, or neckline, and use the tool's edges to cut around. This will ensure you have straight lines or perfectly curved lines for your face.

3. Nurture And Maintain Your Beard

Finally, make sure that you are taking good care of your beard. That means using healthy beard products like shampoos, beard washes, and beard oils to promote hair that is soft, clean, and marvelous. You will want to wash your beard daily, and you can use the oil once or twice a day, depending on how you like. Continue to trim, cut, shave, and style your new salt and peppered beard, and have a fun night out on the town.

Here are some of our favorite product recommendations to help you get the perfect salt and peppered beard:

• The Expert Grooming Kit: Comes with a razor, beard-shaping tool, scissors, comb, brush, and more to get your beard looking its best.
• Shave Lube: When shaving, you want a beard product designed to give you the smoothest shave around. This product does just that.
• Beard Oil - Original: Beard oil keeps your beard feeling soft and moisturized so that it doesn’t become hard and brittle to the touch.