Category: Beard

Beards make men not only more attractive but also healthier, according to a scientific study

The Bradys are on the roll right now, and there are no signs of that changing anytime soon. However, the most, it seems, is in Australia.

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However, the findings, unsurprisingly, do not apply to men who only keep a beard or mustache. If you proudly grow a beard and feel that the findings about the attractiveness of men with beards do not apply to you, it will probably be better to shave your beard or grow a full beard. At least from a scientific point of view.

In addition to the fact that a beard makes us more attractive, science suggests that it also makes us healthier.

By tucking in the chin, regular shaving falls off your to-do list, and unpleasant rashes can disappear completely over time. In our opinion, in a win-win situation, what do you say?

However, do not forget to take good care of your beard and keep it clean. Regular washing with a quality beard shampoo should therefore be an absolute necessity.

Consequently, the shorter or thinner the beard, the lower its level of UV protection is naturally. Stubble provides the same protection as clean, shaven skin, and therefore none.

Well, we don’t know about you, but we are putting away the razors for the foreseeable future.

3 Simple Instructions On How to Cut Your Beard Yourself
Is your beard losing its shape? It’s time to lend a hand! With these three simple instructions, you will become your barber
Beards need to be well maintained and trimmed regularly to keep them looking good. Otherwise, a full beard will fray, and mustaches can become an involuntary dirt trap. To style your beard, you can either leave a bunch of money with the barber or simply do it yourself.
Read here about how you can trim your beard professionally at home.
How do I trim my beard?
Before you start, you should make sure you have the right equipment at home. For your beard to end up looking like it went to a professional, you need the right tools. Here is a short checklist for all hobby barbers:
- What you need most is a beard trimmer with a length-adjustable shaving attachment or different attachments.
- For the contours, you need a transparent shaving gel (so you can see the hair through) as well as a wet razor (particularly gentle) or a professional razor (thorough, but requires skill)
- Washing gel, peeling oil, and beard oil are also part of your private barber equipment.
How do I cut my beard myself?
Everything you need at home? Then you can start now. Below, we have put together three instructions for the most common beard types for you. Are you looking for a completely new beard style? These are the coolest celebrity beard trends. Does your hair have to get longer? How to grow your beard.
How do I trim a three-day beard?
Your three-day beard is slowly turning into a full beard, and you want to turn the tables again. Nothing could be easier than that. In this case, you can simply trim your beard with a shaving attachment on your electric shaver. Nothing can go wrong if you follow the instructions below the picture.
You can easily trim your three-day beard with a shaving attachment on your electric shaver. Photo: Dean Drobot / Shutterstock.com
1. Prep first, then trim: Wash your face thoroughly. Best with a peel. If you use this regularly, you will prevent ingrown beard hairs.
2. Then pat the beard dry with a towel.
3. Comb the beard hairs in both directions before using the machine. This way you can ensure that you trim the entire beard.
4. Run the razor over the entire beard in the opposite direction of growth.
5. You can then use a wet razor and transparent shaving gel (so you can see what you are doing) to shave the contours cleanly. The cheeks and the area under Adam’s apple should be free of hair.
6. Wash your face after trimming (clear water is enough this time) and remove stubble from your equipment. This is how you avoid annoying pimples. Here are more care tips for 3-day beards
How do you cut a mustache yourself?
This is where things get a little more complicated. With a little practice, skill, and our instructions, you will soon be able to do it like a pro. And no one will ever notice that you trimmed your beard yourself.
1. Comb your mustache and shape it for trimming.
2. Set the desired length on your trimmer or put on the right attachment.
3. Trim against the direction of growth, i.e., from the bottom at a slight angle upwards or from the lip to the nose, so you get all the hair at the same length.
4. Remove the trimming attachment and the hair between the mustache and nose for a clean outline.
5. The same applies to the lip line: cut off any protruding hairs for a defined contour.
6. Finally, bring all the hair to one length at the edges, and you’re done! By the way: This is how you can stimulate your beard growth
How can I trim my full-beard contours?
The supreme discipline in beard styling! If you have a full beard, you shouldn’t snip it around at home. Your beard belongs in professional hands; too many things can go wrong. It would be annoying if your carefully cultivated beard became crooked. But what you can do yourself is clean out the contours. This means your beard will look much more well-groomed—and as if it had just been styled by a professional. That’s how it’s done.
1. Wash your beard thoroughly with shampoo, and pat it dry with a towel.
2. Apply transparent shaving gel to the cheeks and neckline below the Adam’s apple for precise shaving contours.
3. Trim the hair outside the contour with a wet shaver or straight razor.
4. Try to shave an even curve from the ear, over Adam’s apple, to the other ear.
5. Rinse the beard again. Clearwater is enough!
6. Put 2-3 drops of beard oil in your hands. Rub your palms together to warm it, and spread it through your beard and skin from the neck up.
It looks easy, but you shouldn’t trim your full beard with scissors. Photo: BLACK DAY / Shutterstock.com
If you don’t have a full beard, you can cut your beard yourself without any problems. With our instructions and a little practice, it will look just as good as if it were done by a professional. You now know what you need and how you should go about it. One more tip at the end: It’s better to cut off too little first. Then nothing can go wrong!
January 29, 2024
This Makes Your Beard Styling Look Casual and Well-Groomed
It looks masculine and sexy; a 3-day beard suits every man and is well received by women. How to care for your stubble beard
Masculine, sexy, and a bit daring: This is the effect everyone who wears a 3-day beard hopes for. And you’re right: A survey by the dating platform Parship showed that people with three-day beards appear more attractive to women.
2 millimeters of beard hair is usually enough for men to change their image: from soft to sexy, from adjusted to adventurous, from correct to robust. But only if the beard is well-groomed. We’ll tell you here how to turn your stubble into a cool 3-day beard.
When do you have a 3-day beard?
Under no circumstances should you take the “3 days” in the name as a guideline. Hormonal, genetic, and seasonal conditions influence when the typical 3-day beard length is reached.
By definition, with a 3-day beard, the facial skin still shines through; the beard hair has not yet changed its growth towards the chin but stands out pointedly from the skin. A typical 3-day beard is between 0.5 and 4 mm long. Which length suits whom best varies from man to man. As well as how long it takes him to grow his 3-day beard.
Who suits a 3-day beard?
- Men with strong and evenly dense beard growth are predestined for a 3-day beard. This is how you stimulate your beard’s growth.
- Even men whose beard growth has slight gaps can wear a 3-day beard. However, you should set your trimmer to no less than 2 mm. The slightly longer hairs can help conceal smaller gaps in your beard.
- If your beard has too many gaps, you should try a different beard shape.
- It doesn’t matter whether your beard is blonde or dark. The 3-day beard suits every beard color. But for very dark-haired men, the impression of a 3-day beard often arises from just 0.5 mm, while very light-haired guys sometimes need up to 5 mm of stubble. We’ll show you the coolest celebrity beards here.
How do you shave a 3-day beard?
On average, beard hair grows about 0.3 mm per day. This means that most men achieve the daring 3-day beard look in just a short time. Gaps in growth are no reason to panic. Each of your approximately 7,000 to 15,000 beard hairs has a different growth rhythm, which is why they are not all equally visible. Because the hair grows at different speeds, you should trim your beard every 2-3 days to get a uniform length and ultimately maintain it.
Tip: Set the beard trimmer to the shortest possible length, between 0.5 and 4 mm. Which 3-day beard length you ultimately choose is a matter of taste. But as a rule of thumb:
- 0.5 mm is still considered a beard shadow and not yet a 3-day beard.
- The classic 3-day beard is approximately 1.5 mm long
- Blonde hair needs 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm to be recognizable as a 3-day beard.
- At 5 mm at the latest, you can no longer speak of a 3-day beard.
The sharpest way to shave the contours of a 3-day beard is with a razor. Photo: Shutterstock
Clean contours turn stubble into a beard hairstyle
Sorry, guys. If you think that letting it grow and trimming it regularly is enough for a sexy three-day beard look, we have to disappoint you. Without shaved contours on the neckline and cheeks, the 3-day beard quickly appears unkempt. And after all, you want a cool 3-day beard and not a shaggy “I’m too lazy to shave” mess. With a little practice and a few tricks, you can quickly create defined beard contours.
It makes sense to have the contours shaved at the barber to best match the shape of your face and then shave them every two days in the future.
This works as follows:
1. The cleanest beard contours are shaved with a razor. However, since their cutting edge is incredibly sharp and handling requires skill, you should first practice this extremely cool shaving method extensively with a professional.
2. The easiest way is to shave contours with wet razors or safety razors. Ideal for 3-day beards are 3-in-1 razors such as the Fusion5 from Gillette, which can be used to shave, trim, and style sharp, defined contour lines at the same time.
3. So that you can recognize the unaesthetic “frays” and always keep an eye on the contour line when shaving, you should use beard oil or transparent shaving gel (such as from American Crew) for contour shaving.
4. Dry shavers are also an option. There are precision beard stylers (for example, from Philips) that project red laser lines onto the skin along the cutting edge, thereby enabling precise cutting edges.
Which 3-day beard shape suits my face shape?
A beard shapes the shape of your face. Anthony Stölting from Eric-Barbier in Hamburg explains how the contours of the beard can influence the shape of the face:
- For round faces, clear contours are extremely important. The beard should be cut a little more angular towards the front so that the face also appears more angular and striking.
- If you have a rather angular face, you can make the contours a little softer. The beard should not be too pointed, especially on the chin.
A double chin can be easily concealed with a 3-day beard. The lower contour should then start as low as possible on the neck.
This is how you care for your 3-day beard
Well-groomed 3-day beards look casual and are less likely to itch. Photo: Laurence Cruz / Unsplash.com
Like your hair, you should also wash your beard with a mild shampoo. There are now even special beard shampoos for this purpose. They are particularly gentle so that the beard hairs retain the essential part of their natural sebum protective layer and do not dry out.
What helps if your beard itches?
Let’s be clear: beards don’t itch. It is the skin that reacts irritably to beard growth. The smartest thing you can do is not scratch or pull your beard hairs. Scratching only worsens skin irritation. And if you pull on the beard hair, you will damage the hair root in the long term, causing it to stop producing completely. The result would be irregular beard growth.
So, keep calm! It is also recommended to take careful care of your skin. With regular peeling, you can remove excess flakes from the skin that prevent the beard hair from growing. A light moisturizer also soothes itchy skin. There are no products specifically tailored to the 3-day beard, such as the moisturizing fluid for the 3-day beard from L’Oréal Men Expert or the sensitive 3-day beard hydro gel from Nivea Men.
The good news at the end is that, over time, the skin gets used to the beard growth and calms down.
What’s the point of beard oil?
3-day beards must be stubbly and trimmed every 2 to 4 days, depending on beard growth. Unfortunately, freshly shaved beard hair is usually hard, prickly, and sharp, like the ends of wire. Which is particularly likely to bother your loved one. Beard oil (for example, from Brooklyn Soap Company) softens the tough hair a little. Drizzle 2 to 3 drops onto your fingertips and massage in gently.
When in doubt, always use less rather than too much. Is oil not your thing? Special beard care products such as “Balea Men Fresh 3-Day Beard Care Gel” contain softeners that also make the beard hair more supple. Are you into DIY? Just make your beard oil!
A 3-day beard only brings advantages: annoying shaving and, therefore, skin problems such as shaving tape are no longer necessary. The stubble creates visually more distinctive and therefore more masculine features, provided that the beard is well-groomed and does not sprout wildly. So, wash and care for it every day, and don’t forget to trim regularly.
January 29, 2024