Beards 201

A look in to deeper beardom

A while ago I wrote "Beards 101". If you have yet to pass that course, I recommend you go back and read up before attempting to dive in to the depths of masculinity that we will experience today. "Beards 101" was  meant to be a catalyst to many baby faced men out there, it was designed to awaken, encourage and instruct men in to allowing themselves to grow their masculinity not only trough their souls and character, but trough their face as well. Today is different, today you are here wanting to enrich your face pet, to raise your chin scarf to another level, today you will learn how to go from some weird guy that that looks like a hobo to getting nods from other respectable men and making it known to the world that  "yes, I have a glorious beard and yes, I am to be trusted".

A well kept beard is always appropriate, no mater the occasion.

Lesson 1. Your beard is to make people trust you more, not assume that you have strange intentions.

A beard that is unkempt, dirty and shabby will only make people question your motives, children will run, women will clutch their purses and babies will cry. However a well kept beard will create the opposite effect. A nice beard coupled with a smile communicates security and protection to a child, women will smile as you politely hold doors for them and babies will in fact enjoy getting their little fingers all up on your beard, this part will be painfull by the way.
With that said one of the first tools you need to acquire for your beard is some hair shears. Not clippers, to many times have I attempted to trim just a few hairs with clippers only to have my hand slip and have a large portion of my righteousness get loped of. This happens too often, learn from my mistakes and get shears instead. You will have more accuracy and control. 

Once you have acquired your scissors. You need to decide the length and depth you desire for your beard. I personally prefer a bushy deep beard like the apostle peter has in most children cartoons. Other guys prefer a close trim beard, and some others simply want length but no depth. Once you decided what you are going for, you are going have to stretch your artistic muscles a bit. you will now sculpt your beard to your desired shape and length. trim a few hairs at the time and stop often and look at your beard at all angles. This will ensure that you are getting the results desired.

 Extra tip: if you are a bigger guy like me, focus on trimming your cheek area close and allowing your chin to have the length, this will keep your face from looking even rounder than it is.

 Nothing is more official than a guy with a serious beard and a camera.

Lesson 2. The care that you put in will equal the glory you get out.

You cant wash your beard with your teenage scented axe body-wash/shampoo and expect to be respected brother. Its time to man up, throw those ridiculous marketing scheme shampoos away and treat your beard right. You will need quality shampoo and conditioner. Yes, you heard right. I am expecting you to condition your hair and beard. If you somehow think that this is feminine then more than likely don't have a lady friend to scratch your head and beard, and let me tell you, you are missing out. For you, the man that already practices this most holy habit, I congratulate you and may your head be scratched more than a Labrador's.

After you shampoo and condition you should towel dry your beard and while is still damp drop some healthy beard oil on your palm and work it from your face out. Once your beard is all covered in healthy oils, I recommend an extra step. I don't always do this, but it is not a bad habit to develop if you have the time. Take a small brush or comb, get a hair dryer, set it on cold, and dry your beard as you work the knots out, there shouldn't be many since you use conditioner but non the less. You will notice that when you take this extra step your beard will be fuller and actually will have a firmness to it, my wife loves it when I do this. I know this may seem like a lot of work, so I must remind you. The care that you put in will equal the glory you get out.

adventure Beard.

Lesson 3. Anointing your face.

Oils! there is so many of them. Don't even type it in to Google, you will be overwhelmed. Actually you should totally type it in , its actually fun to see all the crazy creations people come up with. As for me I use a very humble and amazing oil. I use the mighty grape seed oil, who knew those nasty things where good for something? I been using it for a while and It works great. A dime size on my palm is all I need to cover my whole beard. I love this oil for two main reasons. One, its supper accessible, you can buy it at Walmart. Two, its dirt cheap, I am talking only a couple of bucks for an 18 oz bottle. I must say one weird thing is that your face will smell like french fries after you apply it, however, once you blow dry and comb you beard as instructed in lesson 2, the smell goes away. I have heard of companies making mint scented Beard oil and to be honest that sounds very appealing, however I have never tried it so I can not say how good it is.

Mentor Beard

Beards don't make a man, but they do make it obvious that he is one. As always it is a blast writing for you guys and I hope these 3 lessons will launch you in to a whole new facial hair experience. Let me know of some oils you use or if there is any other Lessons you would like for me to cover. thank you for reading and see you soon.

Loved Beard