3. Enjoy a Chin Curtain

Chin curtain is not as popular as a goatee but it’s still one of the most wanted beards among men. The goal of a chin curtain is not to hide your cheeks and chin but to shape your face. This beard can do wonders for your face shape. If you believe you have a weak-looking chin, only a smartly shaped chin curtain can give it a macho appearance.

• Wait at least one week for the hair on your face to grow long enough to make at least a chinstrap.
• You have to start by outlining the chin curtain shape. Some people keep it really thin while others are ready to let the hair stay above the chin. All depends on how much shaving you want to do in the future. If you hate the daily shaving of your cheeks, allow yourself to enjoy a full chin curtain. However, since you’ll need to be shaving your cheeks daily anyone, a few more razor strokes shouldn’t be a problem.
• Shave all the skin around the chin curtain outline clean. The hairline should start at the sideburns, go to the jawline and then continue to the chin.
• The closer you are getting to the chin, increase the width of the chin curtain. Right now, you can alter the shape of your chin, making it wider and more masculine.
• Go on to shave the mustache and any other hair you have around your lips. If you’d like to leave a mustache, make sure its shape suits the chin curtain.
• Take a trimmer and scissors to keep the whiskers and the beard all the same length. Here you can choose between a chin curtain and a chinstrap.

4. Fight for A Full Beard

If you have enough hair and enough patience to grow a full beard, you need to learn how to shape it. These few simple steps can make shaping faster and easier while taking the hassle out of beard maintenance.

• Before attempting any shaping, you need to let the beard grow freely for at least a couple of weeks. In order to avoid a mad scientist look, you can keep the neck hair shaved and the beard brushed. Shave any stray hair or whiskers on the upper part of your cheeks.
• Wash and fully dry your beard before trying to shape it. A wet and dirty beard can lead to improper shaping.
• Trim the hair on your neck. Work the trimmer from the middle outward to the sides. The beard should start about half an inch above your Adam’s apple. Anything lower should be shaved off mercilessly. When shaving, try to create a rounded hair outline to make the beard appear neater.
• Trim the stray hair on your cheeks. When trimming, following the natural pattern of your hair growth. Stop for a moment to think where your beard should start. It depends on your preferences. Fuller beards need to be maintained more often but there is much less regular shaving. If you can’t decide, start tapering your cheek hair underneath your cheekbone.
• Continue to trim the rest of the beard with your face shape in mind. If you have a narrow chin, consider making the beard wider and more prominent. If the width of your chin is too impressive and you want to tone it down, create a smaller beard.
• Comb your beard to see if any more trimming is needed and use beard oil to improve the growth.