A stubble beard is quickly achieved and is easy to maintain. It adds just those accents that give you face more power. It creates a tough look and you don't have to show your ID card immediately when buying a six-pack of beer at the Appie.
But if you're not careful, it quickly becomes a real beard, and you want to avoid that. The perfect way to keep your muscular stubble beard quickly, easily, and stylishly in shape? We'll briefly explain it to you below.
How long is a stubble beard?
A light beard growth is characterized by fine hairs, and they don't all grow evenly. These thin hairs are less noticeable, so you need to let your stubble grow a bit longer for the visible shadow effect.
With a heavy beard growth, you have thicker beard hairs. These generally grow evenly and provide better coverage on your facial skin. Keep in mind that you'll need a powerful beard trimmer because these hard hairs offer more resistance.
Stubble beard lengths:
- Short stubble beard (5'o-clock shadow): 0.1 mm - 2 mm
- Medium stubble beard (medium stubble): 2 mm - 4 mm
- Long stubble beard (long stubble): 5 mm
How to trim a stubble beard?
With a beard trimmer, it's a simple task, but let's take you step by step on how to achieve the best result as easily as possible to trim your stubble beard smoothly and accentuate it as neatly as possible.
Step 1: Choose the right length
Make sure to attach the 1-10 mm comb and set it to a setting of 3 to 5 mm. You can always adjust the comb of your trimmer shorter to reach the exact stubble length you desire. Make sure to trim your entire beard to one length.
Step 2: Use a precision trimmer
With a precision beard trimmer, you can perfectly trim your stubble beard to one length and catch all the corners.
Move your beard trimmer from bottom to top, against the direction of hair growth, so it smoothly catches all the beard hairs. Check carefully in the mirror to see if you've reached the entire beard. Besides trimming your entire beard, also trim your sideburns so that your stubble beard is fully trimmed to the same length.
If you're still looking for a good trimmer to easily trim, contour, and style your stubble beard, the Phillips OneBlade is an excellent choice.
Step 3: Shape your stubble beard
Once your stubble beard is trimmed to one length, it's time to address the hairs on your neck. Remove the comb from your beard trimmer so you can carefully trim the hairs on your neck from bottom to top with the blade of your trimmer.
Trim up to above your Adam's apple to below the jawline to create a sharp line. Do this in a half-circle from earlobe to earlobe. Be careful not to overdo it.
Step 4: Add contours
Now it's time to use your safety razor and fresh double edge blades the areas to smooth your stubble beard. This type of razor gives you the opportunity to see exactly how you can symmetrically shaving your contours.
To keep a good view of the lines of your stubble beard, a transparent shaving gel is just right. Shave the area bordering your stubble beard carefully. So along the edges of your beard and moustache and from neck to jawline.
How do you care for your stubble beard?
There are a number of steps you need to take to keep your stubble beard beautiful, healthy, and neat. With a good care routine, you also prevent a common irritation when growing a stubble beard, namely beard itch. With a good beard oil, your beard hairs will become softer and cause less irritation.
- Daily: clean skin and beard hairs with a facial cleanser
- Daily: hydrate skin with a moisturizing face cream
- Daily: nourish beard with 1 to 2 drops of beard oil
- 2 - 3 times per week: trim beard length with a (precision) trimmer
- 2 - 3 times per week: touch up contours with a razor
One last tip: read our article ‘What can you do against bald spots in your beard’ so you can do everything possible to grow your stubble beard as healthy as possible.
If you still have questions, we would love to hear from you. Otherwise, good luck with cherishing and caring for your rugged stubble beard!
Your friends, The Alpha Men.