Growing a broke beef. In the 1970s, wearing a Bakkebaard was pure lifestyle. It often involved flamboyant hair strips that made their way down above the ears and mixed with the wild bearded hairs.
Now, partly due to the entry of clocks and trimmers, sideburns are often tight in cut. In addition, Barbers have made a contribution in the hair follicle by preferably shaping the Bakkebaard tight and hip.
Although there are always lovers of those bombastic tough Johny Cash sideburns. However, the trick is to shape the right Bakkebaard styles and to end it exactly symmetrically so that your face is perfectly balanced.
On the way to a full Bakkebaard
Growing your sideburns is the least work. They automatically come to full maturity. With one a bit faster than the other. Before a bakkebaard has some volume, you are about 4 weeks away. When the hairs are about 3 inches, it will be time to steer the sideburns with refined scissors, trimmer or a good hair clipper in the right tracks.
Then the question: how long do you want your sideburns styles? Your sideburns run parallel to your ears and the jaw line down. Often up to the top of the neck or to neck height. But until that area you probably do not want the sideburns to grow and you must therefore determine where you want them to end and how wide and thick you want them.
What is the best way to sty my sideburns?
There are many brokeberry styles that help determine you. With short hair, a bakkebaard until just halfway through the ear is aesthetically tight. In the case of medium to longer head hair, the length of a broke belly to the top of the earlobe is a stylish view. Although it also hangs together with the width and length of your face.
And then you also have to determine how thick you want the Bakkebaard. Note: with a thick bakegaard you get a fuller, wider face. Let you stand a tight narrow bakkebaard you get a slightly more stretcher face optically. Which accent do you want to put. Short sideburns give you a balanced appearance. A broke belly is also tasteful. Often a hip design to mask starting baldness.
If a bakkebaard does not suit you, you can remove the Bakkebaard. However, there is a basic principle that when you let your head hair grow, the Bakkebaard increases the same volume in more or less. The longer and fuller the head of the hair the fuller the Bakkebaard. And if you have the coupe on your head short?
Then you cut the bakkebaard just below the top where your ears start and trim the Bakkebaard to a maximum of 2 to 2.5 centimeters. Although it is certainly not cast in concrete. Test gradually what you like.
How do you trim your Bakkebaard?
Update your Bakkebard. Fortunately there are various instruments to make it easy for you. As soon as the length and the volume of your bakkebaard allow it, you can get started. When and with which instrument?
With a good trimmer or hair clipper for sideburns you can realize a tight lines of the Bakkebaard in a short time. You can easily put the beard trimmer in the standing position. Usually an inch or 3 is a perfect length to give the Bakkebaard the right shape.
If you want to come up with something more artistic, you can also opt for a wider position. With a trimmer or hair clipper you have a perfect result in no time.
Tips & Tricks how to trim the sideburns:
- Make sure the hairs are clean and none pomad, gel or stick other hair products.
- If the Bakkebaard is rather confused, then first forward it and cut the hairs outside the line of the Bakkebaard with scissors. You can also comb the hair backwards, towards the ears, and carefully cut the unguided hairs there. With a good comb you ensure that the sideburns are then tightly modeled.
- Make sure you use a good trimmer with attachment. This allows you to set the centimeters exactly so that you can determine exactly the desired model and thickness of the Bakkebaard.
- The trimmer keeps you upright and places it against the Bakkebaard. Trim the bakkebaard by sliding down the hair with the device.
- Trim, without attachment, the two undersides of the Bakkebaard exactly the same. The trick is to trim your sideburns exactly to the same height in front of the mirror. Handy tool are your index fingers by placing the tops against the Bakkebaard. In such a way that your index finger on both sides of the Bakkebaard indicates a certain line where you want the Bakkebaard to stop. You can just mark those places on your face so that you can clearly see where the bakkebors can be trimmed tightly and get the right symmetry.
- Should the Bakkaard be widely measured, it is best to take the scissors. Fuller sideburns match perfectly with a little longer hair so the cutting beer is cut an excellent way to styles without removing too much and in line it is with fuller head hair. Of course it requires some practice before you shape your Bakkebaard just as tight as the barber.
Immediately razor You can keep track of the outer lines of the Bakkebaard. Anyway if you are already busy with shed In this way you can perfectly update the Bakkebaard in terms of lines. Although it is sometimes difficult to determine the correct length. Especially if the face is full.
Then afterwards a trimmer or hair clipper is a solution to get the length and symmetry in order afterwards. Of course you can do with a good one Henson Safety Razor the Bakkebaard also a certain sharp Give design.
NB: Never use the line or position of your ears to mirror the Bakkebaard. It is often the case that your ears are positioned on the head. So it is a bit of a skill with the index fingers and of course to look sharp in the mirror.
Only with the right tools do you get to the best results. Of course we have perfect products to perfectly maintain your Bakkebaard. Check the instruments below and try them out!
Braun - Beard trimmer
Enjoy an extremely precise but effortless, trim turn with this Braun beard trimmer. With its German ergonomic design, the trimmer is fine in the hand and you get the optimum control during trimming.
With the help of its precision turning button and the supplied headline, the trimmer offers you 20 length settings from 0.5 mm to 10 mm. This makes the trimmer perfect for exactly trimming almost every short to medium beard and hair styles. Then use the trimmer without a head to create clean lines along your beard.
The trimmer has a lifelong sharp knife that effortlessly cuts through your hair and is also faster, sharper and more efficient than the previous versions. A full battery guarantees no less than 50 minutes of trim pleasure and then you can charge the trimmer with the supplied smartplug. The trimmer is fully charged in 10 hours.
Bossman - Barber Schaar
This scissors from Bossman is the perfect scissors to maintain and trim your beard, mustache and hair. The separate forms of the scissors ensure that the scissors are perfectly in the hand and that you have full control during cutting or trimming. The scissors are made entirely of 4CR stainless steel so that the scissors last a very long time and is even used by professional hairdressers. The scissors are supplied in a modern, luxury packaging with magnetic closure.
Foligain - Baard Kam
The Foligain Baard Kam is a sturdy and compact comb that is suitable for all beard types. The comb is an all-in-one tool. It is equipped with measurement poets and a double comb to refine your beard style. With this comb it is possible to make clean lines and polished edges. The Foligain Beard KAM can be used to shape your neckline, jaw line, cheek line, mustache, sauce, sideburns, etc.
Of course we hope to support you with these tips, tricks and necessary instruments so that Bakkebaard trimming, shave a lot and cut your bakkebaard a piece of cake becomes a penny.
Good luck!
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