Growing a beard, looking for advice on beard care

Mr. Ed

Mr. Ed

Be what you is not what you what you ain’t
Location
Central NY
Basically first time growing a beard to this length and would appreciate some advice on beard products and moisturizers. Anything that I don't have to kill or sacrifice to the gods.
 

Make sure your wife likes it 😉 Personality I don't like the long, scruffy beard look but rather a nicely trimmed shorter one or a goatee.
 

Ed, when it's grown out pretty full, go to a barber and ask them to shape it and clean up the edges. Then get yourself a barber set, like Wahl or ManScaped, and do what the barber did. Might take 2 trips to the barber, but you'll get it down.
 
I grew a beard long time ago. The damn thing itched really bad when it was growing in. When it got pretty long, people started treating me like I was some kind of serial killer, like any moment I could snap. Plus my beard had two big gray streaks coming from my mouth- so then I looked like an old serial killer. I felt so much cleaner when I shaved it off. My beard wasn't a neatly trimmed thing- think woolly mammoth.
 
Nathan said:
Just curious: What length would that be???
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Beard is growing nicely, going to the barber today for a trim and advice on upkeep. Don't have any plans or destination of length, but I think it's cool.
 
Murrmurr said:
Ed, when it's grown out pretty full, go to a barber and ask them to shape it and clean up the edges. Then get yourself a barber set, like Wahl or ManScaped, and do what the barber did. Might take 2 trips to the barber, but you'll get it down.
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Yup
 
I got some caffeine bar soap from eBay for a little kick in the morning shower. I had my beard trimmed today, it's ok but I wish I had said something when the hairdresser decided to raise the baseline of my beard instead letting it be. That's the only Issue I have about somebody else doing what I should be doing for myself. My wife and I will trim it from now onward.
 
Mr. Ed said:
I had my beard trimmed today, it's ok but I wish I had said something when the hairdresser decided to raise the baseline of my beard instead letting it be. That's the only Issue I have about somebody else doing what I should be doing for myself. My wife and I will trim it from now onward.
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I've trimmed my beard for many decades
I built a custom three way mirror to see ALL the angles
That worked until I lost most my eyesight

My lady (she's my barber) now trims my beard

Not unhappy


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Started my first real beard at 42.
This went along with letting my hair grow out, so I would look 'normal'.
Wanted to experiment with both, now that no one could tell me I was out of 'REG'!
Settled on a fairly short beard and very long hair in my 70's.

Guess I was late for the middle-life crisis party...
 

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