I gotta give this channel props for teaching me the right way to do the neckline. I think Eric did a video on it last year. But to me the main reason to trim it the way Jeff shows is this: if you are aiming for any length longer than 1/2inch, you need the hair under your jaw and behind your chin to help your beard look full. If you trim the neckline too high your beard will start to look thin and wispy because there isn't hair behind it to fill it up. Great video and well demonstrated. Cheers!
ColoradoCamper Great point! I have trouble growing my beard under my chin and on my neck. I don't shave it to the chin line, ala George Lucus style but I do shave it about an inch lower. I'd like to go down to my Adams Apple but it just doesn't grow that great under my chin. Any suggestion? Good Products? Thanks!
Hey guys - thanks for the great video. However, I noticed that a number of us still seem to be struggling with the method of gauging the side of the neck cut. Jeff takes a finger from his jawline, goes parallel down, and then angles it. Then it shows him trimming above the line he just identified - can we get a little more clarification on this?
Thanks for the great advice in your videos. 3 weeks into growing my first at age 51 so lots of grey in the jaw line and an urge to trim it back, but your tips build confidence in how to get it right when I start trimming!
So glad you brought up regarding the neckline that is way to high up to the jawline that makes the face looks smaller. That really bugs me so much by looking at it. You know that some guys like them thinks that area above the Adam's apple is part of the neck but really it's from there and below is your neck and above is a part of your head.
Finally a good explanation to this! I hear all the time guys saying "you shouldn't trim like that" but never stating why. People aren't gonna learn without also getting the reasons.
Jeff, I totally agree. When I see those dudes with a beard trimmed to the jaw line I have to forcibly restrain myself from saying "dude, who trims your beard cause it looks weird!" Welcome back, you look great! Scott
My wife insists on the jawline beard. about 2 years ago she decided she could do a better job of grooming my beard. It look goofy. She has never touched my beard since. She offers advice and I say "ya". lol
I'm sorry Mark, the two kids commenting here will likely die alone. My wife doesn't like beards, but of course that hasn't stopped me. It took her a while of growing before she could see my "vision".
This channel is awesome, I have not had someone "teach" me how to grow out my facial hair so I had no idea this was the proper way. I myself had been growing it out the way that is not very suggested in the video and am going to trip everything up and grow it out so it looks much cleaner. Thanks!
Been trying to figure out how and where to shave the neck line and this video had all the answers! Hero! Saved me from a lifetime of 'weird looking' chin strap!
He is saying to find your jaw line, and kick that back a little bit and that is the mark below your ear and then draw a straight line from there to the spot one finger above your adam's apple. He also specifies NOT TO draw a straight line to your jaw line because then it looks weird (reiterating to make sure to kick it back inferiorly and laterally). In other words: Spot 1: one finger above your adam's apple as shown in the video Spot 2: draw a line down from your ear and another line at a 45 degree angle downwards and laterally from your jaw, and where these 2 lines meet is your second spot. -Shave with your razor and connect these 2 spots. I used a pen to mark these 2 spots to make sure that I don't fuck it up because I'm an idiot :D
I trimmed my beard along the bottom of my jaw once and it was a huge mistake it looked awkward and like I had two beards so I had to trim down the whole thing so that it looks even again, never doing that again.
Thank ya for this helpful guide just trimmed my husband’s beard after 3 glasses of wine (don’t tell him that) having no clue what tf I was doing and it didn’t turn out bad! Even if it did, we’re in social distancing mode so no one will see anyway hahahahhha.
I've been growing out my beard but never had a technique for trimming my neckline and this was so helpful! I understood everything completely, rewatched it a few times so I knew exactly what you were saying. Thanks! I don't want to look like a giraffe with a beard!
Loving this channel! I decided at the begging of this month that 2016 I was going to attempt growing out a beard. Your videos have been very insightful and helpful, not to mention motivational; seeing all these beautiful beards on this channel. Subscribed!
I did everything that you outlined as being wrong for years.... then I picked up a small beard and neck trimmer and figured out it looks better when trimmed near the adams apple. I was also able to to grow it out longer without looking like a neck with a beard. lol The jaw line beard is why I can't stand looking at George Lucas. It's like his neck is trying to eat his head. I get nightmares.
+PersonalGeek We've all been in that boat, myself included. In fact for my wedding day I had my beard trimmed up too high. I think most guys go through that phase at some point. -Eric
Video is so necessary with all these new guys getting into beard growing without doing any research. They want to give themselves the jaw they never had and end up looking awful.
Just started growing a beard after a few year of trying... time to get serious. Got about 3 months growth n went to a gents barber I had recommended.... what a mistake. Had to sort it (damage limitation) at home afterwards and as per usual it got higher n higher towards jawline... managed to get it sorted just below. Thought I was gonna end up completely shaving it off n starting from square one again... very upset. Not what I wanted as trying to get the Greg Berzinski style of square beard.... semi happy now so time to continue growing out the lost bits n get it blending in ASAP 👍
Hahaha I do the jaw line trim, didn't realize just how wrong I was doing things lol. I'll have to let it grow in underneath and trim it like you have here. Thanks for saving me lmao.
I hear you! Sssoooo many times I've encountered dudes with great beard coverage potential, except they trim their beards at the jaw line, and the beards appear incomplete (like shaving one side of the head), though they think they look super, they would look fantastic IF they would push their beard growing into the ZONE, by extending it to a proper neck line! Come on guys, you're so close to a slam dunk! Rock that beard, and own it baybeez!
+Matthew zzz I have the little bald spot under the chin. I think it's something I'll just have to live with until my beard grows longer and ends up covering it lol
Just watching this video for the first time. Thank you for putting these videos out as I embark on a journey to grow my beard out. I am guilty of shaving at the jawline starting just below the ear and about three fingers up from the Adam's apple. The question I have is, should I trim my current beard back down to a stubble or the proverbial 5 o'clock shadow or should I just start letting my neck hair grow and when it catches up, shape it up? I know either way I'm going to have to go through an awkward phase.
Especially on tremendously fat people. It's like they do that thinking all of the sudden everyone will think they look like some Calvin Klein model. hashtag notfoolinganyone
PastorOfMuppets Agreed...I think men who severely chop up their beards in order to look "cool" need their beard cherry's popped so they can become a man.
Everything you said is true. I have been messing with my beard for years. on the jaw line did looks weird once it grows. When its only a bit of stubble it's ok. By the way I never looked as bad as any of those examples. The two beard thing also true so I end up trimming it all the same length which is kinda irratating because it's like I'm starting over. Right above the Adams apple is good. lately I've been doing something in between the jawline and Adams apple. Not too low, not too high and it looks fine I think.
Great video. Just started seriously growing my first beard. It's been about 3-4 weeks now. Unfortunately, I have shaved just below my jawline, up a bit higher than where you mentioned to shave it. Is it best to just shave everything off and start fresh or let the bottom grow in a little bit? I work from home so it's ok if it doesn't blend in right away.
Haha, interesting choice of music in the video. I really liked it! And yeah, the jawline beard is not a good look. It's basically a chinstrap, and no one outside of a Jersey Shore guido should ever have a chinstrap.
Hi jeff, thanks a lot for this video mate. I am able to grow a decent amount of facial hair. But my mustache and beard is not connecting and my beard on my cheek is somewhat patchy. Any solutions that you can give me?
Attention! Guys I just realized: skin is flexible/stretchy and you can move it around! This means you can pull it up with the neckbeard a bit to "preview" your new neck line before you cut it! Hope you understand what I mean.
Thanks for the video, I learnt more from you than any other video. I have a problem with my new beard. Would you shave a 3 month beard off to start again?, I have the adams apple line grown in, but then shaved up the jaw line to the ears, what would you do?, Thanks.
well , i shaved my beard today because i did not know how to shape it , now i am pissed of because i i finally learnd how to shape it and now i don't have nothing to shape ahahahhaha well i gues i had to wait another 3 month to get at the point where i was today . And yeah , you got yourself a subscriber ;)
Agreed. My brother is in really good shape, but I think there's this weird stereotype on the Internet, about neck-beards, even when people don't actually have quote only "neck-beards". He shaves a bit under the neck, so that you can see his beard kind of hang like a goatee, and I'm just thinking that he's not growing his beard to its fullest potential.
I struggle with my stache in general. It is not as dense as it should be. It gets like long strands of hair which keep dangling lose because they're soft. Anyway, my question is, is it better to shave the neckline with a classic blade or a machine? Which is safer?
+Pajtim Hasani You can do either. Personally I prefer using the beard trimmer, like Jeff does in this video, for the neck/Adam's apple area. Then I use a razor to clean up the strays around that area and just keep it looking well-groomed. -Zach
What should you do if you've been following the same neck line, but your growth is starting to make a single curl where you bend your head down and up and such?
thank you Jeff ... i have a question: when i let my beard grow a year ago i didnt make the neck line at the jaw, its a little below but not how you were showing, however it is just above my adams apple like you showed, but was this a mistake? should i let the side part of my neck start growing out and stop shaving it? is their benefit to having the neck beard besides not having to clean it up once a week?
Awesome video! Thank you so much! But i have a question. I didn't understand very well the neck line. Can you explain more clear? (P.s. i'm not a english speaker so maybe that's why.) If it's a dumb question, sorry for that. Any way, thanks for the video!
+AMANIIX Yeah, you want to follow these steps even as your beard is growing out. It keeps the beard looking neat and groomed even as it gets longer and fuller! -Zach
I did exactly what you said not to do ive been growing my beard for about 2 weeks but i shave my neck cause it itches i see i can use oil now to help but my question is should i shave and start over or not shave my neck let it catch up some then trim it all to even it out?
Can I ask you, does a beard absolutely have to have a neckline in order to look good? I am regrowing my beard from a goatee, and so far I'm almost at 2 weeks. In times past I have always given it a neckline. This time I am just letting it grow without a neckline, just because it's easier. I do make a slight cheek line so as give it a little definition, but the neck I'm just leaving natural. My only concern is, that due to being a young guy, in my mid-twenties, I'm afraid I'll look like a slob, that I'll look unkempt, and therefore unattractive. So that's why I ask, does a beard absolutely have to have a neckline in order to look good? Or can you make it look good without giving it a neckline, and if so, how can that be done? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but not giving my beard a neckline is new territory for me.
Good tips, thanks Jeff! Curious if you have tips on someone with a more fuller beard that has more growth towards the ears versus the chin. I have a round face.
hey guys I'm always watching your videos , you guys are the best beard videos makers on UA-cam. I have a question does just for men can demage your beard I'm only 18 and have a full beard I only like to use just for men to make it look fuller is it bad for your beard ? and stops it from growing it ?
It's not necessarily bad for your beard, but it's definitely not necessary for you at 18. Your beard is still young, and if it's already filling in and getting dense, it will only continue to mature as you reach your 20's. Dying your beard a lot can lead to dry, brittle hair, and at your age you really don't need to be concerned with breaking out beard dye. If you can go without it, skip it and let your beard breathe and develop naturally for a few more years! -Zach
@Beardbrand, have been growing beard out for 2 months and 10 days...I need to go to a barber and shape it up, no length taken off, just need shaping up. Currently, I've been following your tips and have NOT shaved too high up on the neckline or too FAR DOWN on the cheeks...any tips on what I should tell the barber to do with my beard? Last time I went there, it was a nightmare and they messed the whole thing up and had to shave it all off. I think it was because I didn't really know what to ask for so any advise would be greatly appreciated? Thanks & beard on!
Awesome video! Would love one of these for the cheek line! Got a question though. I have a bald spot in the middle where the soft bottom part under my mouth meets my neck above my Adam's apple. I have some decent thickness around it, but the bald spot still shines from every angle. I'm around 1 month in, and I'm looking for 2 months or so of length. Any tips on neck trimming to make the bald spot less obvious? Thanks in advance, love the videos. Wonderful resource for a younger, growing beardsman.
+Josiah Robinson hard to imagine, however just wait till about two months when the hairs start to lay down instead of stick out and you'll see they start covering patches or thiner areas as a measure for how it may grow into.
If I've gone a little high on my neck line but the rest is longer and I want to grow out the neck line would it be better to trim back the rest while the neck part grow in more?
Awesome Video. I like the concept video its hard to get tips on beards thanks for supplying the tips Beard Brand. Good reasoning Jeff , I thought giving reasons on why you think this style is the right way helped your video's credibility. Keep up the videos and I will be watching them. Beard on!
hi, what should I do about having a "curly" beard? I'll let it grow for a month then end up drimming it because it just looks unkept. Should I continue growing it and brush it down?
Hey again Jeff, getting concerned about how to trim. Will end up with a billy goat beard and thick side cheeks like Bluto. I don't know if I use an electric trimmer do I aim to 'thin out' the beard or just make all of them shorter? I can't believe I've got this attached to my first beard. Started growing a few days into November and it's getting pretty well full on now. Always had thick strong stubble. i'm not 45+. Any tips appreciated. If I had the money I'd fly you over, your beard suits you well you have a very good eye Thanks Jeff
To answer the question on why people trim their neck line too high, along the jawline, is to create the illusion of actually having a jawline. I did this for years. My main reason for a beard originally was to hide my double chin. I then cut along the jawline to make it appear that i had one. I realized my mistake when i saw another portly fellow doing the same thing and realized it looked ridiculous, like a chin strap.
Went to get a haircut today and told the barber to just trim my cheek and neckline, not mess with my heard at all. Well, he went too far up my neck line and I'm pissed. Thoughts? It's about 1/2 inch higher than I want above my adams apple. Should I grow that part out awkward for a while?
+PlantbasedAthlete Yes, my barber made the same mistake about a year ago and I was in the exact same position. Grow it out awkward until you can trim the rest of your beard down even and it all falls back in line together. It's really only that bad for about a week.
warning shaving without a guard on clippers will damage your beard permenantly this is the reason men’s necklines look less dense than the rest of the beard . Look at the back of your head after not getting a haircut for a couple weeks you notice that some hair where the barber touched it up when they took the guard off the clippers is less dense . If you grow a longer beard it will be smaller and less dense- do not make this mistake!
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I loved the song. It gave me a smile. Great video. I agree with everything about the neck line trim, it looks like you have fat neck with a weird looking beard trim hahaha
I think it depends on the person. I have a reasonable strong jawline, and I just go straight down along the sideburns, and then put the jawline 1 cm below my actual jaw (with a slight tilt). You get a sorta ''L'' shape that way, and it works for those that have strong jawlines.
Unless a guy has a flat-enough underside to their jaw, cutting a beard line lower on the neck can make it look too much like a neck beard with v-shape, unless they grow it bushy enough to fill that whole underside area, which many don't want to do.
Jeff-So apparently I've been trimming my beard along the jaw line all wrong! After watching your great vid I'm not sure how to fix my beard so it is correctly with my neckline. I have a 2 month beard growth. Do I just grow out my neck line till its ready to shape correctly or do I need to trim my entire beard to the length with my new neck line? Thanks man! Loved the vid! I can see now after watching the vid how going along the jaw line just looks like a glorified chinstrap and I can't stand it now. I want a nice full bearded look. Thanks.
+Lance Test Hey Lance, I'm sure Jeff will jump in here but I figured I'd give you some tips too. You can trim your neckline now if you want - you may want to just use clippers to follow Jeff's instructions in this video and keep everything below the Adam's apple trimmed while the rest grows and fills in. It'll take a little bit of time, but hey, patience is a virtue, right? Beard on! -Zach
One big thing that you missed is that the jawline is not the boundary between the neck and the head, so when a beard is edged there it just looks bad. The neckline must be located at the boundary between the neck and the head and every guy will have a division there. If the beard is edged before that boundary it looks weird. Why it is so popular to edge the neck at the jaw is a mystery to me since it looks terrible.
Dam you shape it exactly how i want but i dont understand the explanation for the bit i keep struggling with (the part from the centre of the neck out towards the ears.
+JeffHaugen23 It's not Jeff, but we have a video with Carlos taking through his tattoos over on our other channel: ua-cam.com/video/MbeGN_LAOE8/v-deo.html
Jeff is it two fingers for example looking straight like how you talking to us in your videos or am I lifting up my head tilting my head back and using two fingers ?? Ty
I gotta give this channel props for teaching me the right way to do the neckline. I think Eric did a video on it last year. But to me the main reason to trim it the way Jeff shows is this: if you are aiming for any length longer than 1/2inch, you need the hair under your jaw and behind your chin to help your beard look full. If you trim the neckline too high your beard will start to look thin and wispy because there isn't hair behind it to fill it up. Great video and well demonstrated. Cheers!
+ColoradoCamper Right on, thanks for the love, man! Beard on!
-Zach
ColoradoCamper Great point! I have trouble growing my beard under my chin and on my neck. I don't shave it to the chin line, ala George Lucus style but I do shave it about an inch lower. I'd like to go down to my Adams Apple but it just doesn't grow that great under my chin. Any suggestion? Good Products? Thanks!
All the sadness of the world is contained in this guy's eyes.
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Wow...nice to know I have some company. I've had people tell me the same thing.
3:09 Who else cracked up when they saw that?
Ain't no tellin' what he's goin' through.
Honestly sad eyes look beautiful imo
Hey guys - thanks for the great video. However, I noticed that a number of us still seem to be struggling with the method of gauging the side of the neck cut. Jeff takes a finger from his jawline, goes parallel down, and then angles it. Then it shows him trimming above the line he just identified - can we get a little more clarification on this?
Yeah, that part was not explained lucidly
Thanks for the great advice in your videos. 3 weeks into growing my first at age 51 so lots of grey in the jaw line and an urge to trim it back, but your tips build confidence in how to get it right when I start trimming!
So glad you brought up regarding the neckline that is way to high up to the jawline that makes the face looks smaller. That really bugs me so much by looking at it. You know that some guys like them thinks that area above the Adam's apple is part of the neck but really it's from there and below is your neck and above is a part of your head.
+Billy Widener thanks for the support
Finally a good explanation to this! I hear all the time guys saying "you shouldn't trim like that" but never stating why. People aren't gonna learn without also getting the reasons.
Jeff, I totally agree. When I see those dudes with a beard trimmed to the jaw line I have to forcibly restrain myself from saying "dude, who trims your beard cause it looks weird!" Welcome back, you look great! Scott
I'm just happy that Roy Keane mad an appearance on here.
I call that jawline cut "The Cheekbeard." It looks so ridiculous! Great video.
My wife insists on the jawline beard. about 2 years ago she decided she could do a better job of grooming my beard. It look goofy. She has never touched my beard since. She offers advice and I say "ya". lol
I'm sorry Mark, the two kids commenting here will likely die alone.
My wife doesn't like beards, but of course that hasn't stopped me. It took her a while of growing before she could see my "vision".
This channel is awesome, I have not had someone "teach" me how to grow out my facial hair so I had no idea this was the proper way. I myself had been growing it out the way that is not very suggested in the video and am going to trip everything up and grow it out so it looks much cleaner.
Thanks!
Hell ya man. That's what we are all about. Helping guys get things figured out. Thanks for the comments and watching.
Been trying to figure out how and where to shave the neck line and this video had all the answers! Hero! Saved me from a lifetime of 'weird looking' chin strap!
having trouble on what he is saying about side line from neck line. ( hope it makes sense )
I didn't quite follow either!
He is saying to find your jaw line, and kick that back a little bit and that is the mark below your ear and then draw a straight line from there to the spot one finger above your adam's apple. He also specifies NOT TO draw a straight line to your jaw line because then it looks weird (reiterating to make sure to kick it back inferiorly and laterally).
In other words:
Spot 1: one finger above your adam's apple as shown in the video
Spot 2: draw a line down from your ear and another line at a 45 degree angle downwards and laterally from your jaw, and where these 2 lines meet is your second spot.
-Shave with your razor and connect these 2 spots. I used a pen to mark these 2 spots to make sure that I don't fuck it up because I'm an idiot :D
I trimmed my beard along the bottom of my jaw once and it was a huge mistake it looked awkward and like I had two beards so I had to trim down the whole thing so that it looks even again, never doing that again.
This is a very high quality video. Probably the best and most helpful out of BB so far.
Props!
+Ben Reid Woo! We are always shooting for our most recent to be our best. Jeff does awesome work.
sweet! thanks
jeff you should make vids more often!
he has his own channel
I know
+Wangagat Jeff Buoncristiano, he just started if a little bit ago so I'm pretty sure there's only one video, but definitely more to come...
+Wangagat Subscribe to his channel here: ua-cam.com/channels/5B7wZTyd87MJ9TrEiPE50Q.html
thanks for the support everyone!
Thank ya for this helpful guide just trimmed my husband’s beard after 3 glasses of wine (don’t tell him that) having no clue what tf I was doing and it didn’t turn out bad! Even if it did, we’re in social distancing mode so no one will see anyway hahahahhha.
awesome, jeff's back the beard boss and also can you make a tutorial on shaping the mustache like that
I've been growing out my beard but never had a technique for trimming my neckline and this was so helpful!
I understood everything completely, rewatched it a few times so I knew exactly what you were saying.
Thanks! I don't want to look like a giraffe with a beard!
Loving this channel! I decided at the begging of this month that 2016 I was going to attempt growing out a beard. Your videos have been very insightful and helpful, not to mention motivational; seeing all these beautiful beards on this channel. Subscribed!
I did everything that you outlined as being wrong for years.... then I picked up a small beard and neck trimmer and figured out it looks better when trimmed near the adams apple. I was also able to to grow it out longer without looking like a neck with a beard. lol
The jaw line beard is why I can't stand looking at George Lucas. It's like his neck is trying to eat his head. I get nightmares.
+PersonalGeek We've all been in that boat, myself included. In fact for my wedding day I had my beard trimmed up too high. I think most guys go through that phase at some point. -Eric
4:46 Lmao, Lucas' beard looks awful.
+MerkinMuffly I saw someone in the gym a few days ago, it´s very weird indeed!
LMAO! Totally ridiculous.
That’s because he has no neck
You were the chosen one!
It was said that you would bring balance to the face.
great. I've been doing it the right way and now it makes even more sense. thank you.
Good video ! I like the full mustache. A lot of guys go for that thin mustache with a fuller beard. It's good to see someone different.
Outstanding explanation on how men should grow their respective beards. 😁
Video is so necessary with all these new guys getting into beard growing without doing any research. They want to give themselves the jaw they never had and end up looking awful.
I had to laugh at the guy at 2:51. lol Thanks for the info. Trimming now!
+Cichphreak's Reef thank goodness someone commented on this because I was dying when I saw that! lol
I'm not down with the tyrannosaurus necks look neither. Great video, bro.
Great job. Your explanations were spot on
+Michael Olsey thanks!
Watched this video one time and got my first neckline shaved pretty spot on. You rock!
Thanks for the tips mate, really appreciate it. Feel more confident about trimming the neck line.
+Simon Kerr That's what's up. Glad we could help, Simon, and beard on!
-Zach
+Beardbrand Beard on!!!
ha made this mistake a couple months in to my beard growth. My "second beard" is slowly catching up though.
Just started growing a beard after a few year of trying... time to get serious. Got about 3 months growth n went to a gents barber I had recommended.... what a mistake. Had to sort it (damage limitation) at home afterwards and as per usual it got higher n higher towards jawline... managed to get it sorted just below. Thought I was gonna end up completely shaving it off n starting from square one again... very upset. Not what I wanted as trying to get the Greg Berzinski style of square beard.... semi happy now so time to continue growing out the lost bits n get it blending in ASAP 👍
Hahaha I do the jaw line trim, didn't realize just how wrong I was doing things lol. I'll have to let it grow in underneath and trim it like you have here. Thanks for saving me lmao.
+justinvoorhees Glad we can help, man!
-Zach
I hear you! Sssoooo many times I've encountered dudes with great beard coverage potential, except they trim their beards at the jaw line, and the beards appear incomplete (like shaving one side of the head), though they think they look super, they would look fantastic IF they would push their beard growing into the ZONE, by extending it to a proper neck line! Come on guys, you're so close to a slam dunk! Rock that beard, and own it baybeez!
I'm buzzing my beard tonight and starting over after seeing this.
I think younger guys insist on doing that because they have a phobia of being labeled as a "neckbeard"
+Aladdin i know some people who do it because of a thin or bald spot under the chin too but i think your onto something with the neck beard thing lol
+Matthew zzz I have the little bald spot under the chin. I think it's something I'll just have to live with until my beard grows longer and ends up covering it lol
+johne goodman i used to have that same bald spot but it fills in with time
@@footballplayer0512 ye I have that shite baldspot under my jaw
Its uncomfortable for me
Just watching this video for the first time. Thank you for putting these videos out as I embark on a journey to grow my beard out. I am guilty of shaving at the jawline starting just below the ear and about three fingers up from the Adam's apple. The question I have is, should I trim my current beard back down to a stubble or the proverbial 5 o'clock shadow or should I just start letting my neck hair grow and when it catches up, shape it up? I know either way I'm going to have to go through an awkward phase.
Chinstrap beards look terrible.
Especially on tremendously fat people. It's like they do that thinking all of the sudden everyone will think they look like some Calvin Klein model. hashtag notfoolinganyone
***** Nope. If you're a fat person it's kinda hard to keep that a secret wouldn't you say? And I don't have a chinstrap beard either.
PastorOfMuppets Agreed...I think men who severely chop up their beards in order to look "cool" need their beard cherry's popped so they can become a man.
The really thin ones look stupid but thicker ones can look cool. eg. Oberyn Martell from GoT
@@DarthQueefious
Look at old pictures of DJ Khaled where he had awful chinstarp.
Now he looks good with full beard.
Everything you said is true. I have been messing with my beard for years. on the jaw line did looks weird once it grows. When its only a bit of stubble it's ok. By the way I never looked as bad as any of those examples. The two beard thing also true so I end up trimming it all the same length which is kinda irratating because it's like I'm starting over. Right above the Adams apple is good. lately I've been doing something in between the jawline and Adams apple. Not too low, not too high and it looks fine I think.
Fan number 1 from Venezuela, great vids dude!
Jeff you are an awesome rep for beard brand...thanks for your tips
Great video. Just started seriously growing my first beard. It's been about 3-4 weeks now. Unfortunately, I have shaved just below my jawline, up a bit higher than where you mentioned to shave it. Is it best to just shave everything off and start fresh or let the bottom grow in a little bit? I work from home so it's ok if it doesn't blend in right away.
going for full beard 1 month in need help with neck line I'm not happy with the trim style I have need help brother
Haha, interesting choice of music in the video. I really liked it! And yeah, the jawline beard is not a good look. It's basically a chinstrap, and no one outside of a Jersey Shore guido should ever have a chinstrap.
+megagene Saw a guy at work with a chinstrap once, scary sight to behold in daylight.
Hi jeff, thanks a lot for this video mate. I am able to grow a decent amount of facial hair. But my mustache and beard is not connecting and my beard on my cheek is somewhat patchy. Any solutions that you can give me?
Attention! Guys I just realized: skin is flexible/stretchy and you can move it around! This means you can pull it up with the neckbeard a bit to "preview" your new neck line before you cut it! Hope you understand what I mean.
When should you start trimming your neckline? At about week 3 or 4?
If you are going for a full beard,is there anything wrong with cutting your neck line straight across rather than at an angle?
Thanks for the video, I learnt more from you than any other video. I have a problem with my new beard. Would you shave a 3 month beard off to start again?, I have the adams apple line grown in, but then shaved up the jaw line to the ears, what would you do?, Thanks.
i never watched beard-videos or something like that but i shave it almost exactly the same way.you learn from the beard boys
well , i shaved my beard today because i did not know how to shape it , now i am pissed of because i i finally learnd how to shape it and now i don't have nothing to shape ahahahhaha well i gues i had to wait another 3 month to get at the point where i was today . And yeah , you got yourself a subscriber ;)
Welcome to the channel and we'll be around to help you as your new beard grows out!
Agreed. My brother is in really good shape, but I think there's this weird stereotype on the Internet, about neck-beards, even when people don't actually have quote only "neck-beards". He shaves a bit under the neck, so that you can see his beard kind of hang like a goatee, and I'm just thinking that he's not growing his beard to its fullest potential.
I struggle with my stache in general. It is not as dense as it should be. It gets like long strands of hair which keep dangling lose because they're soft. Anyway, my question is, is it better to shave the neckline with a classic blade or a machine? Which is safer?
+Pajtim Hasani You can do either. Personally I prefer using the beard trimmer, like Jeff does in this video, for the neck/Adam's apple area. Then I use a razor to clean up the strays around that area and just keep it looking well-groomed.
-Zach
+Beardbrand thanks, Zach
What should you do if you've been following the same neck line, but your growth is starting to make a single curl where you bend your head down and up and such?
at what age did your beard really start filling in? underlip area, thick dense connectors and so on
thank you Jeff ... i have a question: when i let my beard grow a year ago i didnt make the neck line at the jaw, its a little below but not how you were showing, however it is just above my adams apple like you showed, but was this a mistake? should i let the side part of my neck start growing out and stop shaving it? is their benefit to having the neck beard besides not having to clean it up once a week?
Awesome video! Thank you so much! But i have a question.
I didn't understand very well the neck line. Can you explain more clear? (P.s. i'm not a english speaker so maybe that's why.)
If it's a dumb question, sorry for that.
Any way, thanks for the video!
Great Video Jeff. Very Helpful & straightforward. Just a quick question , would you still cut neckline when growing the beard out ?
+AMANIIX Yeah, you want to follow these steps even as your beard is growing out. It keeps the beard looking neat and groomed even as it gets longer and fuller!
-Zach
+Beardbrand 👍
I did exactly what you said not to do ive been growing my beard for about 2 weeks but i shave my neck cause it itches i see i can use oil now to help but my question is should i shave and start over or not shave my neck let it catch up some then trim it all to even it out?
Can I ask you, does a beard absolutely have to have a neckline in order to look good?
I am regrowing my beard from a goatee, and so far I'm almost at 2 weeks. In times past I have always given it a neckline.
This time I am just letting it grow without a neckline, just because it's easier. I do make a slight cheek line so as give it a little definition, but the neck I'm just leaving natural.
My only concern is, that due to being a young guy, in my mid-twenties, I'm afraid I'll look like a slob, that I'll look unkempt, and therefore unattractive.
So that's why I ask, does a beard absolutely have to have a neckline in order to look good? Or can you make it look good without giving it a neckline, and if so, how can that be done?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but not giving my beard a neckline is new territory for me.
“Look at my neck, it’s awesome!” 😂😂😂
it makes a huge difference
Good tips, thanks Jeff! Curious if you have tips on someone with a more fuller beard that has more growth towards the ears versus the chin. I have a round face.
well its a good thing that i found this video first cuz i was about to trim my beard at my jawline haha. thanks Jeff
hey guys I'm always watching your videos , you guys are the best beard videos makers on UA-cam. I have a question does just for men can demage your beard I'm only 18 and have a full beard I only like to use just for men to make it look fuller is it bad for your beard ? and stops it from growing it ?
It's not necessarily bad for your beard, but it's definitely not necessary for you at 18. Your beard is still young, and if it's already filling in and getting dense, it will only continue to mature as you reach your 20's. Dying your beard a lot can lead to dry, brittle hair, and at your age you really don't need to be concerned with breaking out beard dye. If you can go without it, skip it and let your beard breathe and develop naturally for a few more years!
-Zach
thanks for the help.
Love the pic of Roy Keane :)
@Beardbrand, have been growing beard out for 2 months and 10 days...I need to go to a barber and shape it up, no length taken off, just need shaping up. Currently, I've been following your tips and have NOT shaved too high up on the neckline or too FAR DOWN on the cheeks...any tips on what I should tell the barber to do with my beard? Last time I went there, it was a nightmare and they messed the whole thing up and had to shave it all off. I think it was because I didn't really know what to ask for so any advise would be greatly appreciated? Thanks & beard on!
this is classic jeff...good advice
Awesome video! Would love one of these for the cheek line!
Got a question though. I have a bald spot in the middle where the soft bottom part under my mouth meets my neck above my Adam's apple. I have some decent thickness around it, but the bald spot still shines from every angle.
I'm around 1 month in, and I'm looking for 2 months or so of length. Any tips on neck trimming to make the bald spot less obvious?
Thanks in advance, love the videos. Wonderful resource for a younger, growing beardsman.
+Josiah Robinson hard to imagine, however just wait till about two months when the hairs start to lay down instead of stick out and you'll see they start covering patches or thiner areas as a measure for how it may grow into.
If I've gone a little high on my neck line but the rest is longer and I want to grow out the neck line would it be better to trim back the rest while the neck part grow in more?
Awesome Video. I like the concept video its hard to get tips on beards thanks for supplying the tips Beard Brand. Good reasoning Jeff , I thought giving reasons on why you think this style is the right way helped your video's credibility. Keep up the videos and I will be watching them. Beard on!
+Dasan Widner Thanks, it's going to be part of my new direction.
hi, what should I do about having a "curly" beard? I'll let it grow for a month then end up drimming it because it just looks unkept. Should I continue growing it and brush it down?
Ive always done it the way this guy is explaining it. Cause I do not look good the other way I’ve tried it
Hey Jeff, how much time did it take to grow that stubble? Just comparing between you and me. About the same haircolor, coarseness and thickness.
So glad I watched this video, I've been cutting my beard just a little bit lower than my jawline but I'm going to let it grow out lower now.
I was actually one of those morons with it cut to the jaw line hahah only once dope video bro!!!
Great video, it helped me out a lot.
Happy to help you out man!
-Josh
Hey again Jeff, getting concerned about how to trim. Will end up with a billy goat beard and thick side cheeks like Bluto. I don't know if I use an electric trimmer do I aim to 'thin out' the beard or just make all of them shorter?
I can't believe I've got this attached to my first beard. Started growing a few days into November and it's getting pretty well full on now. Always had thick strong stubble. i'm not 45+. Any tips appreciated. If I had the money I'd fly you over, your beard suits you well you have a very good eye
Thanks Jeff
Can you do a video showing progress from your college/highschool years till now
To answer the question on why people trim their neck line too high, along the jawline, is to create the illusion of actually having a jawline. I did this for years. My main reason for a beard originally was to hide my double chin. I then cut along the jawline to make it appear that i had one. I realized my mistake when i saw another portly fellow doing the same thing and realized it looked ridiculous, like a chin strap.
Went to get a haircut today and told the barber to just trim my cheek and neckline, not mess with my heard at all. Well, he went too far up my neck line and I'm pissed. Thoughts? It's about 1/2 inch higher than I want above my adams apple. Should I grow that part out awkward for a while?
+PlantbasedAthlete Yes, my barber made the same mistake about a year ago and I was in the exact same position. Grow it out awkward until you can trim the rest of your beard down even and it all falls back in line together. It's really only that bad for about a week.
+CaliCool91 Moral of the story... Get a decent trimmer and do it yourself. You don't need to waste money on no barber who may fuck it up,
Agree with all points. Thank you for the pointers
warning shaving without a guard on clippers will damage your beard permenantly this is the reason men’s necklines look less dense than the rest of the beard . Look at the back of your head after not getting a haircut for a couple weeks you notice that some hair where the barber touched it up when they took the guard off the clippers is less dense . If you grow a longer beard it will be smaller and less dense- do not make this mistake!
I loved the song. It gave me a smile. Great video. I agree with everything about the neck line trim, it looks like you have fat neck with a weird looking beard trim hahaha
oh man now I'm gotta need to grow out my neck line so it matches my current beard, I'm going to have 3 beards for a while...
I think it depends on the person. I have a reasonable strong jawline, and I just go straight down along the sideburns, and then put the jawline 1 cm below my actual jaw (with a slight tilt).
You get a sorta ''L'' shape that way, and it works for those that have strong jawlines.
Unless a guy has a flat-enough underside to their jaw, cutting a beard line lower on the neck can make it look too much like a neck beard with v-shape, unless they grow it bushy enough to fill that whole underside area, which many don't want to do.
Jeff-So apparently I've been trimming my beard along the jaw line all wrong! After watching your great vid I'm not sure how to fix my beard so it is correctly with my neckline. I have a 2 month beard growth. Do I just grow out my neck line till its ready to shape correctly or do I need to trim my entire beard to the length with my new neck line? Thanks man! Loved the vid! I can see now after watching the vid how going along the jaw line just looks like a glorified chinstrap and I can't stand it now. I want a nice full bearded look. Thanks.
+Lance Test Hey Lance, I'm sure Jeff will jump in here but I figured I'd give you some tips too. You can trim your neckline now if you want - you may want to just use clippers to follow Jeff's instructions in this video and keep everything below the Adam's apple trimmed while the rest grows and fills in. It'll take a little bit of time, but hey, patience is a virtue, right? Beard on!
-Zach
One big thing that you missed is that the jawline is not the boundary between the neck and the head, so when a beard is edged there it just looks bad. The neckline must be located at the boundary between the neck and the head and every guy will have a division there. If the beard is edged before that boundary it looks weird. Why it is so popular to edge the neck at the jaw is a mystery to me since it looks terrible.
Nice video, Jeff. Greetings from Brazil!
Dam you shape it exactly how i want but i dont understand the explanation for the bit i keep struggling with (the part from the centre of the neck out towards the ears.
shape it into a semi smiley face. not quite a full smile.
Jeff, Not a beard question but it'd be cool if you did a video of ur tattoos!
+JeffHaugen23 It's not Jeff, but we have a video with Carlos taking through his tattoos over on our other channel: ua-cam.com/video/MbeGN_LAOE8/v-deo.html
Can you redo this and clarify more ideas? Describing things as just "weird" is really not helpful.
Would you need clarification on why wearing a shirt inside out would be weird ? Things like this don't need clarification, it's quite simple.
Great video!
Very helpful. Thanks my friend 👍🏻
Lol... I plead guilty.. had to have this embarrassing fact pointed out by a good friend.
hey man my gangster chin strap looks good. I do see your point and I'm just curious on how to shave my neck line when I'm going to yeard
Once my beatd starts getting long do i continue with this same method?
Jeff is it two fingers for example looking straight like how you talking to us in your videos or am I lifting up my head tilting my head back and using two fingers ?? Ty
Not speaking for Jeff, but I use the two fingers while tipping my head back
-Parker