Beards 101
Brad Pitt in world war z, Chuck Norris, General Lee, Jesus. What do they all have in common? Thats right, facial hair. There is something about a beard that says " I am a man that will stop at nothing to achieve my destiny". It is more than a weird hipster fad, it is an honor, a virtue, a right to every man, growing a beard is a lifestyle.
Today I will teach you "beard basics", how to grow and maintain your face pet. So before we get started let me give you a few rules.
1. Any one can grow facial hair, quit making excuses.
2. Razors are like anything in life, they are to be used in moderation. Unless you are like me and you stay away from them all together.
3. All women love facial hair to a degree, grow it, shave it and she will ask for its return.
4. Haters will hate, primarily your mother, but who cares, you are a man not a boy, right?
So lets get started. You have a fuzzy man peach of a face and you are ready to upgrade to full mountain man, how do you do it?
1. Shave, I know is counter intuitive but the more you shave the thicker and fuller your beard will grow out, so when you are first getting started shave every day, even the parts of your face that you want to have harry but dont seem to have any, be patient it will come.
2. Endure, once your face rug begins to sprout things will get itchy, you will begin to look like a hobo and that razor that once was your great ally will become a backstaber along the ranks of Judas, resist the temptation to rake your face and look like a prepubescent child.
3. Gear up, you will need a beard trimer, beard comb and wax. This are simple tools that will separate you from the weirdo that lives in his mothers basement and will make your beard look purposeful and distinguished.
4. Inspiration, do you want Chuck Norris, or a Leonides? Pick a look and aim for it, use it as a guideline to trim.
5. Trim, go easy now, last thing you want is to end up with stubble because you were trying to even your beard out. If you want short beard use a 3inch guard or less, and shave following the growth of your hair, dont go against the growth it will end up shorter than you expected. If you are rocking a Jesus beard then skip the guard and only mow down the crazies sticking out, think thriming a hedge, shape it up.
6. Be real, dont be a beard snob, nobody likes them. Why are you spending $20 on beard wax when a decent $8 hairwax will do fine and will serve both purposes.
7. Every day, make it a practice to shampoo and condition every day when you shower, comb it to take knots out, and after you fix your hair use the residue of wax to shape and tame your beard, if you need a little more go on and get dab, what ever it takes to get a righteous beard.
Thats it, you now are a bearded man, let me know if I missed anything or if there is any other tips you may know.
Today I will teach you "beard basics", how to grow and maintain your face pet. So before we get started let me give you a few rules.
1. Any one can grow facial hair, quit making excuses.
2. Razors are like anything in life, they are to be used in moderation. Unless you are like me and you stay away from them all together.
3. All women love facial hair to a degree, grow it, shave it and she will ask for its return.
4. Haters will hate, primarily your mother, but who cares, you are a man not a boy, right?
So lets get started. You have a fuzzy man peach of a face and you are ready to upgrade to full mountain man, how do you do it?
1. Shave, I know is counter intuitive but the more you shave the thicker and fuller your beard will grow out, so when you are first getting started shave every day, even the parts of your face that you want to have harry but dont seem to have any, be patient it will come.
2. Endure, once your face rug begins to sprout things will get itchy, you will begin to look like a hobo and that razor that once was your great ally will become a backstaber along the ranks of Judas, resist the temptation to rake your face and look like a prepubescent child.
3. Gear up, you will need a beard trimer, beard comb and wax. This are simple tools that will separate you from the weirdo that lives in his mothers basement and will make your beard look purposeful and distinguished.
4. Inspiration, do you want Chuck Norris, or a Leonides? Pick a look and aim for it, use it as a guideline to trim.
5. Trim, go easy now, last thing you want is to end up with stubble because you were trying to even your beard out. If you want short beard use a 3inch guard or less, and shave following the growth of your hair, dont go against the growth it will end up shorter than you expected. If you are rocking a Jesus beard then skip the guard and only mow down the crazies sticking out, think thriming a hedge, shape it up.
6. Be real, dont be a beard snob, nobody likes them. Why are you spending $20 on beard wax when a decent $8 hairwax will do fine and will serve both purposes.
7. Every day, make it a practice to shampoo and condition every day when you shower, comb it to take knots out, and after you fix your hair use the residue of wax to shape and tame your beard, if you need a little more go on and get dab, what ever it takes to get a righteous beard.
Thats it, you now are a bearded man, let me know if I missed anything or if there is any other tips you may know.
My wife, my beard and I.
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