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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

A Beginners Guide to Styling & Growing a Beard

Introduction

Growing and Grooming Your Beard

Phase 1: Waiting For Your Beard To Grow

Phase 2: Growing Out Your Beard

Phase 3: A Full-Grown Beard

Beard Growing Tips:

The Mind of a Beardsman

1. Handling Other People's Reactions

2. The Key Is To Communicate

3. Getting Your Loved One On-board:

4. Strong-arm Your Buddies

5. Dealing With Criticism

6. Gaining Acceptance

7. Bearded Camaraderie

8. The Fulfillment of a Beard

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The 18 Styles of Beard

The Medium Stubble:

The Perfect 5 O’ Clock Shadow

The Long Stubble:

The Transitional Beard Style

The Full Beard:

The Classic Beard

The French Fork Beard:

A Distinctive Beard Style

The Ducktail Beard:

Well-groomed and Rugged

The Circle Beard:

The “Standard” Beard

The Goatee:

The “Chin-Only” Beard

The Extended Goatee:

The Hollywoodian Beard Style

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The Imperial Beard:

Beard Royale

The Van Dyke Beard:

Sleek & Stylish

The Anchor Beard:

Uniquely Stylish
The Balbo Beard:

Well-shaped and Minimalist

The Mutton Chops:

Sideburns on Steroids

The Friendly Mutton Chops:

Sideburns, less the Steroids

The Verdi Beard:

A Classy and Full Beard

The Garibaldi Beard:

A Longer, Natural Beard

The Dutch Beard:

Like an Amish

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The Bandholz Beard:

The Hardcore Beard

Conclusion

Recommended Products

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A Beginners Guide to Styling

& Growing a Beard

A Beginners Guide to Styling & Growing

a Beard

To grow anawesome beard requires patience.

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You simply put away your razor and trimmer and wait.

That’s all there is to it - or so most men would have you

believe.

But if you’re into style, which I know you are, there’s a lot to
learn about growing a beard.

Introduction:
This guide is for those of you that are first-time beardsmen
and who don’t know what to expect.

I’ll help you overcome common pitfalls and issues that arise
with having a beard and after reading this e-book you should
have all the tools you need to sport a beard that makes you
proud.

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Since this will be the most

epic, comprehensive e-book
on bearding on the internet,
I’ve broken it up into three
sections:

1. Growing and
Grooming Your Beard

2. The Mind of a Beardsman

3. Picking a Beard:
The Beard Style Guide

There are any number of

reasons to grow a beard:

 looking more manly

 bucking the cleanshaven

trend

 hiding a weak chin

 impressing your
girlfriend/women


 protecting your face from harsh weather

 cultural reasons

 it’s really awesome

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But ultimately the reasons you should grow a beard are totally up
to you as an individual. What you shouldn’t be thinking is that
you’re lazy and couldn’t be bothered to shave - a good-looking
beard takes time and effort.

Personally I’ve found incredible friends through beard clubs, gotten

tons of compliments from random strangers and have had my
career skyrocket thanks to growing and maintaining a good beard.

Your results will vary but what I can promise you is that when you
grow a beard, it won’t be the same old status quo.

Growing and Grooming Your Beard

Before you get started, have a look at our “A Man’s Guide to Beards”
Infographic. It’ll be a while before you have to worry too much
about actually shaping your beard, but it does help to know where
you’re going with your beard.

Phase 1: Waiting For Your Beard To Grow

The best thing to do when growing a beard is to put away the
razor and put your patience to the test.

A beard is not actually measured in length, but in months, so one of

the most impressive traits you’ll gain as a beardsman is patience.

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As a beardsman your regular

milestones will be:

• a 1 month beard

• 3 month beard

• a yeard (year long beard)

Once you reach these lofty

goals, you may be tempted
to try for the holy grail of
beards – the Terminal

Beard, which is the

maximum length you can
genetically grow.

With each length you’ll be

presented with slightly
different challenges.

1. No Longer Beardless: The Itchy Phase

As a beardless to about 2 weeks beardsman, you may notice

that your beard gets pretty itchy, may appear patchy and is
generally shaggy.

The reason your beard is itchy is that when you shave you’re
essentially creating little spears on the tips of each hair.

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Eventually they get long enough to bend around and poke at your
skin. Your neck is very susceptible to this because of the angle
where the neck meets the head and this explains the itchiness.For
this stage you have several option:

1. Man up and wait. It’s only temporary and will pass shortly.

2. Apply ample amounts of moisturizer like a beard oil or other

applicable product. Avoid moisturizers containing alcohol as
they’ll dry out your skin and worsen the itchiness.

3. In the early stubble phase (day 1 or 2) use Soft Goat scruff

softener. This product is designed to help make stubble softer and
more kissable.

During this time you shouldn’t be using a shampoo on your beard

as the length is still fairly short.

I’d recommend using a natural bar of soap that doesn’t have

irritant chemicals in them (like sodium laureth sulfate).

There are a lot of soap options out there, and one I’ve personally
used and enjoyed is Rocky Top Soap.

Once you get through the itchy phase you’ll get to the point
where your beard will look untidy.

To neaten up your look I recommend trimming the neckline,

upper cheeks, and mustache lip. However, If you’re going for the
yeard, or natural beard, you should leave your beard untouched.

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2. Your First Trim

This is the point when we lose the most beardsmen. Men will
typically get a little ambitious with their razors, cut too much off
and then simply shave their entire beard off in frustration.

Because of the risk of mistakes I recommend waiting at least

a month to trim if possible.

Most new beardsmen also tend to trim the neckline too high.

The ideal location for the line is where the neck meets the head. So
wherever your beard area is parallel with the ground you don’t trim
and whatever is parallel with the world in front of you, you trim.

You should be trimming very little of your beard for this part. An
easy way to accomplish this is to simply shave what you can see in
the mirror (on your neck). If you’re looking up to trim, you’re
cutting too high.

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Once your beard comes out a little bit you also have to start paying
attention to keeping it clean - Your beard is not a food storage
area. For now simply rinsing it on a daily basis should be enough
to keep it clean.

When trimming your mustache I recommend you use a pair of

scissors instead of clippers. This will give you a little more control
and it only cuts a few hairs at a time so a small mistake is not a
big deal.

With the cheek line, try to go with the natural curvature of your
face and only trim off the one or two stragglers that are outside
that line.If the beard on your cheek is very dense cheek you should
trim no lower than the bottom of your nose.

3 . Picking Your First Style

For the “euro-style, corporate look” I’d go with a 1 day to 2 week
look.

Wait till you have a nice stubble and then trim your beard, using the
clippers on the lowest setting, as needed. Do not trim up the
neckline or cheek line, as the natural stubble look is what you
should be aiming for.

If you’re looking for a “corporate beard” I would aim for about 1 to

2 months of length. In the meantime make sure to keep everything
trimmed and tidy as mentioned above.

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4 . Care and Maintenance

To keep the length I’d
recommend you use scissors
instead of clippers as this will
help prevent wrong guard
mistakes and give you more
control.

Use a comb to pull out hairs to

the desired length and trim
away.

Remember that less is more

and you can always trim more
another day. For maintenance
at this stage

I’d recommend rinsing the

beard thoroughly every day in
the shower and to apply
beard oil daily.

You can also wash your beard

with a beard wash anywhere
between 1 and 3 times a week.

Phase 2: Growing Out Your Beard

For those growing out your beards, this is where all the fun starts
to come in.

After about 2 months you’ll notice your beard does some really
funky things.

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What was once a straight and neat look becomes wavy, curly and what
you may think is wild.

This is natural and it should be embraced as your natural beard.

1. Grooming Your Beard

At 3 months and longer you’ll only want to wash your beard about
once a week or as needed, but a thorough, daily rinsing is also
recommended.

Apply beard oil daily for moisturizing and trim only with scissors.

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Never trim or shave off your beard if you are depressed or under
the influence of alcohol.

A good rule of thumb is that for every month of growth, give it a

day to think about it before shaving it off.

So if you’ve been growing for 6 months, think about it for a week.

This will prevent any errant beard losses.

2 . Drying Your Beard

With a longer beard, you may find that using a blow dryer will
help your beard look more full and tidy.

When using a blow dryer on your beard, blow from the neck up
as this will essentially “poof” out the beard.

If you want to use styling products I’d recommend applying a

beard balm while your beard is still damp and then blow-drying.

After the beard is dry, use the blow dryer to blow the beard
down into its final resting place. For grooming your beard use a
nice acetate, wooden, or metal comb and finish off with a boar’s
hair brush.

You can watch this video: How I Style My Beard.

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Phase 3: A Full -Grown Beard

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By now you should have a

full-grown beard of several
months’ age. You can see
what type of beard is likely
to work for you and what
you can expect from your
beard. Now you get to the
big day:

1. Picking Your Beard

Style

The beauty with beards is

that you can style it in
many different ways, but I
recommend that you “grow
what you got”.

What I mean by this is that,

based on your beard genes,
try to grow a style that fits
how your beard grows. If you grow a full thick mustache – don’t
trim that bad boy off.

Of course, if your cheeks are very sparse and patchy then go for
the goatee.

The full beard is timeless, but other styles will come and go
into fashion.

2 . Consider Your Beard Genes

Your genetics determine pretty much everything you can do
with your beard growing potential.

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That being said, things like stress, bad diet, and physical damage
can hurt your full potential.

If you want to grow the most epic beard possible, follow these tips
to make growing a one the best it can be.

Beard Growing Tips:

If you have a perfect diet, top-notch workout regimen and
optimum stress levels these tips won’t help you, but if you aren’t
living the ideal life you’ll want to read on:

1. Shaving your beard will NEVER make your beard grow faster –
that’s just an urban legend and anyone who says it makes your
beard grow faster is just trolling you.

2. You can take supplements to make up for any deficiencies in your

diet.

My regimen usually consists of a multi-vitamin, biotin, and fish oil.

Biotin will help your hair and nails grow faster.

In other countries it’s called vitamin H for hair. In addition to these

basics, you can add zinc, vitamin B (specifically B6), and magnesium.

3. Testosterone will help your beard grow better. To boost

testosterone you need to eat more red meats, avoid soy based
products and lift weights.

Other good foods are spinach, nuts, avocados, olives, broccoli and olive
oil.

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Brett wrote an excellent article over at Art of Manliness about

naturally boosting your testosterone.

4. When growing your

beard you need to focus on stroking the beard rather than picking at
the beard.

Picking split ends or simply focusing on single beard hairs can

lead to patches, more split ends or other damaging effects.

5. The final thing you need is patience.

Beards take time and they will get longer, but you just need to
wait. Hell, the best things in life take time, right?

The Mind of a Beardsman

If you’re new to the beard-growing process you’ll find the
most challenging part of growing a beard is handling other
people’s reaction to your beard.

1. Handling Other People's Reactions

If you were left on a desert island by yourself you wouldn’t have

this issue, but going for a different look will without a doubt get
comments from other people.

The first and most difficult challenge will be communicating with

those who are closest to you, but I’ve found that if you reach out
and ask for support you’ll usually find success.

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2. The Key Is To Communicate

This is especially true if they’re understanding and considerate of

you as an individual.

(If they aren’t perhaps it’s time to find someone who is more
supportive – but that’s another e-book)

3. Getting Your Loved One On-board:

For a loved one, I like to say something along these lines,

“[Loved one], I’ve decided to grow a beard and I know it’s going
to be a little bit different. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do
for a long time, but never had the confidence to do. I’m hoping
to grow it for [length of time] months and can really use your
support. Please help me through the hard times and help me
reach my goal.”
If they’re a little resistant or aren’t 100% supportive, I like to
drop something like this:

“[Loved one], I’m [Age] years old and am looking to spend

another 50 years with you. Please give me [length of time]
months of these next 50 years where I can try something that
is very important to me.”

If that doesn’t work you can use the whole “I’m growing a beard
– it’s my body” reasoning, but an argument may ensue.

4. Strong-arm Your Buddies

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Once you get beyond your close loved ones, you’ll have to get
past the peanut gallery at work or with your buddies.

You can go with the sappy: “I need your support” strategy, but I
think with them I’d start busting out the confidence card.

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Whenever they make a

comment about your beard
you should follow up with a
“Hell yeah! I’m growing a
beard and it’s going to be
bad-ass.”

People feed off your

confidence and will quickly
accept that’s your choice.

5. Dealing With
Criticism

One thing I always like

keeping in the back of my
mind is the phrase
– “Haters gonna hate.” You
can’t please everyone and
you can’t control their
actions and emotions.

What you can control is your own actions and emotions. Remember
that in the end you also need to do things that make you happy.

After all, you won’t be able to please everyone – but you can
please yourself.

6. Gaining Acceptance
After a while of growing your beard, you’ll find that as you meet
more and more people they will only know you as the guy with
a beard.

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The hurdles of dealing with comments from the peanut gallery

will decrease and you’ll just be who you are – the awesome man
that you are (with a beard).

7 . Bearded Camaraderie
There are a lot of groups on the internet that will provide support
if you are having a bad beard day.

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My favorite places to hang out are:

• Beardboard.com

• BeardedGents.com

• growabeards.com/blog

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How do others perceive facial hair? Click here to watch the video.
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8. The Fulfillment of a Beard

Growing a beard is a wonderful experience that I recommend all

men try at least once in their lives. If it’s not for you don’t feel
any worries about shaving it off, but you should at least try it.

Through the journey you will have a more open mind

towards others, more patience, and more confidence.

Ultimately, it’s one of the items that helps you become a better man.

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Picking a Beard: The Beard Style Guide

Beards.

Take a look at the latest street style photos, leading guys in TV shows
and movies and even off the street and you’re bound to find a man
(or several) with one.
The beard is officially back.
For definitions sake, the term “beard” is used to refer to any style
of facial hair.
However, not all beards are one and the same.
There are specific beard styles.

Do you happen to know the differences between each?

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To help you understand the science behind facial hair, the

different styles of beards are listed next.

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larger

infographic.

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The 18 Styles of Beard

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The 18 Styles of Beard

1. Medium Stubble

2. Long Stubble

3. Full Beard

4. French Fork Beard

5. Ducktail Beard

6. Circle Beard

7. Goatee Beard

8. Extended Goatee

9. Imperial Beard

10. Van Dyke Beard

11. Anchor Beard

12. Balbo Beard

13. Mutton Chops

14. Friendly Mutton Chops

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15. Verdi Beard

16. Garibaldi Beard

17. Dutch Beard

18. Bandholz Beard

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The Medium Stubble:

The Perfect 5 O’ Clock Sh

As the name suggests a
medium stubble is a beard
style slightly longer than the
short stubble.

While the short stubble can be

achieved by growing the beard
for 1 to 2 days, a medium
stubble may require a couple
of days more.

A medium stubble can be

anywhere from 3 to 5 mm
long. Any longer and it begins
to look unkempt and sloppy.

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As w ith the short stubble a medium stubble looks best when

kept at the bottom third of a man’s face and right above the
Adam’s apple.

The upper cheeks must be left clean-shaven so that the overall

look appears neat and deliberate.

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The Long Stubble:

The Transitional
Beard Style
The long stubble style of
beard may be trickier to
maintain than its shorter
counterparts.

It is also referred to as the

perfect five o’clock shadow as
it presents as an even
darkening in the lower third
of a man’s face.

The long stubble is slightly

longer than the medium
stubble, measuring about 6
mm and to achieve this

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look an adjustable beard trimmer, set with the built-in guard at the
back will work best.

A beardsman who chooses to sport the long stubble style is also

encouraged to trim the stubble just so that the overall look remains
consistent. Stray hairs must be removed using scissors or a
precision trimmer. Again, any hair that grows above the lower
third of the face and below the top of the Adam’s apple must be
gotten rid of.

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The Full Beard:

The Classic Beard

The Full Beard is considered a
classic style and THE classic
way to actually grow facial hair.
The full beard can be difficult to
achieve as not every man has
the ability to grow one.

A full beard has a very distinct

shape: It starts at the cheek
line and everything below that
is left to grow naturally.

Beardsmen who have cheek

lines that are naturally too
high, or have trouble defining
the cheek line, are advised to
draw an imaginary line from
the angle of the side burn in
front of the ear up to the outer edge of a mustache.

A full beard takes time and it’s recommended beardsmen who

want this style start growing their beards while on leave to get past
the first phase. There may be strange reactions from other people
during the growing phase.

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After 4 weeks beardsmen who are successful in growing a full

beard can start shaping it and start defining a neck line. For this
process a professional stylist or barber comes highly recommended
and can usually spell the difference between success and failure.
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The French Fork

Beard:

A Distinctive Beard
Style
A French Fork beard is a very
distinctive style.

It’s still considered a full beard

look, but is characterized by
hair extending past the chin and
splitting down the middle in
two segments and is named for
the fact that original French
forks only had 2 prongs.

In recent times, fictional

character Jack Sparrow has
been credited for making the
French Fork look cool again.

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The Ducktail Beard:

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Well-groomed and
Rugged
The Ducktail style of beard is
another twist off the original
full beard and gets its name
from its appearance.

By looking at it you can easily

see how much the bottom part
of this style of beard
resembles the tail of a duck.

Many beardsmen consider

the Ducktail a perfect
compromise between the
wild characteristic of having a
beard and well-groomed
sophistication. It’s possibly
for this reason the Ducktail
continues to be one of the
most popular styles of beard
today.

To create it the upper part of the beard is trimmed shorter while

the hair on the chin area is allowed to grow as long as the man
wants it to grow, providing that perfect blend of styled and rugged.

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The Circle Beard:

The “Standard” Beard

The Circle beard is the style
for beardsmen who want a
neater appearance.

While having full beards may

appear untidy, wild and
unkempt to some, the circle
beard is a good compromise
that allows a man to still keep
some facial hair.

The circle beard derives its

name from its shape. It
combines a mustache and a
rounded goatee to create the
distinct round shape.

Part of the circle beard’s popularity stems from the fact

that it is relatively easy to maintain: As long as the beard retains
its round shape and short hair it’s perfectly acceptable. Sporting
circle beards have a number of benefits. It’s a great way to conceal

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a softer jaw line or even skin breakouts and also works well on
beardsmen who have squarish faces and jaws.

The Goatee:

The “Chin-Only” Beard

A goatee is a type of beard
worn on the chin, much like a
Billy Goat’s beard and is never
supposed to be connected to a
mustache.

A proper goatee should have

hair right below the lower lip
and the standard size for a
goatee has to be the same as
the width of the beardsman’s
mouth.

To grow a goatee a beardsman

must allow the hair below the

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lower lip to grow down into the part of the beard growing on the
chin.

The sides are then defined as vertical lines or slightly curved,

based on the beardsman’s preference and the hair is then rounded
off at the bottom of the chin.

The Extended Goatee:

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The Hollywoodian
Beard Style
The extended goatee is also
called the tailback or the
Hollywoodian and it’s a
combination of the goatee
and the mustache.

Even more variations on this

style can be attained by
simply adjusting the shapes
and angles of the hair
extensions.

In appearance it looks like a

mustache connected to a
beard, but with the sideburns
removed.

To grow an extended goatee it’s suggested the beardsman allows

a larger area of hair to grow than the preferred size. Once there
is enough growth it becomes a simple matter to trim the
extended goatee into the desired shape and size.

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The Imperial Beard:

Beard Royale
For the man who really wants
to make an impression with
his facial hair, the Imperial
style is certainly one that will
do that!

The Imperial beard style is

not really a beard but rather a
mustache and was popular in
France during the period of
the Second Empire, where it
got the name Imperial,
instead of the former Royale.

It is not to be confused with

the Napoleon III Imperial but
has similarities wherein the
actual moustache is connected to the hairs that grow on the
cheeks and the fact that the tips curl over while with the Imperial the
tips simply point upward. The chin and sideburns are left bare when
donning the Imperial, allowing it to be the center of attention.

The Van Dyke Beard:

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Sleek & Stylish

The theory behind the Van
Dyke beard style is simple: a
goatee combined with a
mustache.

The Van Dyke beard style gets

its name from the 17th Century
Flemish painter Anthony Van
Dyke and this beard style was
his signature look, but has
recently experienced a
resurgence in popularity.

When sporting the Van Dyke,

the rest of the beardman’s
cheeks have to be completely
smooth and free of facial hair.

A Van Dyke also looks better if it is more defined, so those who

choose to wear this style are advised to pay close attention to the
shape of the chin beard, making sure that the lines remain clear
as time passes.

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The Anchor Beard:

Uniquely Stylish
As you may have already
guessed, the Anchor style of
beard gets its name from the
nautical anchor and the overall
shape should resemble one.

To get the Anchor right, a

beardman’s face must be free of
sideburns, but have a beard
that extends along the jawline
and is then styled to a point.

This point should be

connected to a pencil
mustache so that the overall
shape is anchor-like. A word of
caution regarding this style: it
can be tricky to get right as it’s
a combination of many sty les, namely the
Chinstrap, the Goatee and the Handlebar.

The Anchor style suits beardsmen with square or oblong shaped faces
the best, so it’s not a beard style that anyone can just pull off

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The Balbo Beard:

Well-shaped and
Minimalist
The Balbo beard style has an
interesting history in that it
used to be closely linked to
fascists.

The specific beardsman who

made it popular was Italian Air
Marshall Italo Balbo, who was
one of Mussolini’s henchmen
during the Second World War.

In recent times the Balbo

seems to be synonymous with
actor Robert Downey Jr.

The Balbo style can be broken

down into three main sections.

Firstly, it requires one to grow a moustache.

Secondly, there is the hair growing from the chin, taking note of the
patch under the lip. Thirdly, the hair that is allowed to grow
beneath the patch under the lip, resembling the low part of a typical
beard.

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For reference the Balbo should resemble an inverted “T”.

The Balbo will suit beardsmen who have narrow chins and it is a
go-to style for men who may have been aiming for the Van Dyke,
but have had a couple of
trimming mishaps.

The Mutton Chops:

Sideburns on Steroids
The Mutton Chops beard style
is actually a fancier term for
longer sideburns that are
allowed to extend down to the
corners of the mouth.

To grow Mutton Chops a

beardsman should let his
sideburns grow to the corner
of his mouth freely.

The beardsmen should then

terminate a part of the
sideburns, creating an
imaginary line defined at each
corner of the mouth.

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The bottom edge of the sideburns

should be clearly defined along the
edge of the jawline.

The Friendly
Mutton Chops:

Sideburns, less the

Steroids
There is only a slight variation
between the Friendly Mutton
Chops style of beard and the
regular Mutton Chops.

Friendly Mutton Chops still

involve sideburns but these
have to extend to the edge of
the mouth and have to be
connected to a mustache.
Keep in mind that the
mustache is the main
difference.

To grow Friendly Mutton Chops, allow your sideburns to

grow to the corners of your mouth, at the same time
allowing the mustache to grow too.

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Let them connect to each other and then terminate part of the
sideburns by drawing an imaginary vertical line defined at each
corner of the mouth. As with regular mutton chops, the bottom
line of the sideburns should be defined along the jawline.

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The Verdi Beard:

A Classy and Full

Beard
The Verdi is an example of a
full beard that has been
slightly styled.

It should be short and rounded

at the bottom and should be no
longer than 10 cm in length
when measured from the
bottom lip.

The Verdi also features a

mustache that is distinct from
the beard, but the mustache
must not grow more than 1.5
cm past the corner of the
mouth and must always appear impeccably groomed.

The Verdi style of beard is inspired by Giuseppe Verdi

(18131901), who was an Italian operatic composer who is best
known for masterpieces such as La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and
Rigoletto.

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The Garibaldi Beard:

A Longer, Natural
Beard
The Garibaldi is the type of
beard that will suit a man who
is looking for a slightly
unkempt style.

It is basically a wide and full

beard with a rounded bottom
and an integrated mustache
and should be no more than
20 cm in length.

While the mustache should be

kept neat, the beard can be
allowed to grow naturally.

In fact, the more natural the beard appears the better.

The Garibaldi is a good compromise as it appears as a bold and full

beard, but is actually shorter than most beards in the natural
category.

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The Dutch Beard:

Like an Amish
The Dutch or Old Dutch Beard
is known to be an oldschool
beard style.

It is commonly associated with

the lumberjack type of facial
hair and is a large and long
beard.

It is connected by sideburns
and is allowed to flare
outwards at the bottom, but
the most distinctive part of
this style is that it should not
have a mustache.

This is the style you’re most likely to see worn by the Amish
because they believe mustache’s have strong ties to the
military man and are linked to personal vanity, both of which
are concepts they reject.

The Old Dutch has also made a comeback in modern society and
is particularly popular among hipsters.

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The Bandholz Beard:

The Hardcore Beard

The Bandholz style of
beard has a very
interesting story behind it.

Eric Bandholz started out as a

run of the mill guy working in
the corporate world and in
2011 he felt a strong desire to
grow a beard, but always got
negative comments from his
corporate work environment.

He then ditched his job and

began to pursue what he calls
his “urban beardsman
lifestyle”.

Today Eric Bandholz is the founder of Beardbrand, a company

that specializes in beardsmen’s grooming products.

Thanks to his personal commitment to all things beard-related,

he became well known for sporting a distinct style of beard which
is now known as the Bandholz.

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The Bandholz features a mustache that is connected to a full beard

and unlike the Garibaldi, the beard does not stop at the 20 cm
mark, but is allowed to grow freely.

The Ultimate Beard Guide

Conclusion

Growing a beard is a unique combination of art and skill.

Most men who managed to successfully grow a beard appreciate

the hard work and dedication that goes into it and now you can too.

We hope this guide will be your reference point going forward. If

you learned a thing or two (or three) please do the beard justice
and let others know about this e-book.

The more beard advocates we can claim, the more the beard will
be universally accepted.

Respectfully,

Antonio Centeno, Real Men Real

Style Eric Bandholz, Beardbrand

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