short beard styles

On the Moquer blog you can find a lot of information about beards and how to grow and trim them, but in most cases, we talk about longer beards. This blog post will be about shorter beard styles, but these subtle beards are great as well!

Just think of stubble beards, the 3-day beard or a 1 cm. beard. There are many great short trimmed beards to choose from. A shorter beard style does require some more frequent maintenance. Every 2 to 3 days you will have to trim your beard again to maintain a short beard style.

Benefits of short beard styles

Although many men might want to grow a longer beard, it is not always possible to do so. Some men just cannot grow a mighty beard, or the beard will be patchy and not completely even. That just does not look so great.

But you do not have to worry because shorter beards styles are very stylish and have many benefits. First of all, it is way easier to model and style them. You just need a little bit of beard oil or perhaps some beard balm when your beard is getting a little bit longer.

A shorter or subtle beard is also way easier when eating and drinking. Nothing will stay in your beard and your beard cannot tickle your nose. Shorter beard styles usually also do not get very dry or dull looking. But what are the best shorter beard styles to choose from?

Shorter beard styles

A short beard is a short beard, but yet, there are different styles and ways to wear them. A short beard usually means that the length of it is under 2 cm, but between no beard at all and a 2 cm. long one, there is quite some variety possible.

Stubble beard or 3-day beard

A stubble beard is easy to achieve. You just shave your beard and then wait a few days for it to grow back a little. Some men will right away already have a short beard when they shaved themselves with an electric razor because they do not cut off the beard hairs completely.

When you fully want to shave your beard you should do it the old-fashioned way, like a classic wet shave with a safety razor. Otherwise, you will always see some grey stubble on your cheeks. I do for sure.

The stubble beard is also called the 3-day beard. That is a very popular short beard style because after three days you will have some stubble and a subtle beard. Generally speaking, a stubble beard is never longer than about 0,5 cm. or 5 mm. You can even go shorter if you want to.

The 1 cm. beard

A 1 cm. beard does not sound very long, but yet, it is already double the length of most stubble or 3-day beards. It is an excellent example of a short trimmed beard that provides some hair on your cheeks.

When your beard length gets in the range of about 1 to 1,5 cm., it is time to start thinking about your neck beard as well. When you only have a stubble beard it will not be that important yet, but when your beard gets longer you can choose to shave your neckbeard and keep that area clean shaven. In most cases that will be right under the jawline.

That is a great way to enhance your shorter beard style of 1 cm. and make it look a bit more cleaned up. Many men with longer beards also choose to keep their neckbeard shorter or clean shaven. It just adds a bit more contrast and it does that for shorter beards as well.

It is very important to always shave your beard just under the jawline because above it can make it look weird. Make sure to pay close attention to it when you decide to trim your shorter beard and go for that perfect chiselled jawline.

Short beard styles of max 2 cm.

It is not very surprising that you can even go a bit longer, but not really longer than 2 cm. A shorter beard is always under 2 cm. If it is longer, then you definitely get in that medium length beard category.

So, the stubble beard or 3-day beard, the 1 cm. beard and 2 cm. beard are basically your options when looking for shorter beard styles. Within these categories you can have a lot of variety of course. Like, keep your neckbeard short or shave it completely, but you can also choose to create some beard fade. Faded beard styles are very popular and it means that primarily on your cheeks your beard is not the same length everywhere.

When you have a beard fade you usually keep the beard shortest at the moustache to ear line and longest near your jawline. A beard fade is very modern and chiselled but it requires some effort to pull it off and you might have to ask your barber for it.

How to trim a short beard?

As said before a shorter beard requires a bit more maintenance to keep it look sharp. A longer beard is more forgiving, but not everybody can grow a beard that long, and you do not have to anyway.

Depending on the length of your beard you will need a few things to trim your shorter beard properly. A must-have is a beard trimmer, and some beard scissors would also help to deal with difficult beard hairs.

And lastly, a comb can be useful when you start trimming your short beard and help you create that great beard fade as well. It makes it easier to blend different lengths.

Step 1: Beard line up

It does not matter if you have a long beard or short beard, you will need to line up your beard. Lining up your beard means figuring out where you want your beard to be. How high to you let your beard grow on your cheeks and do you choose to shave your neckbeard?

A beard line up is not easy, and you have to do it carefully or ask your barber to do it. A comb and a beard trimmer without any guards, or a razor, is recommended. Create a sharp line with the help of a comb and trim or shave the hairs under or above that line.

The best beard lines go from your moustache to the top of your ear and the other line ends just over your jawline, so your neckbeard is clean shaven. That way you really make that shorter beard pop out and look sophisticated and modern.

Step 2: Choose the correct length for your beard

In the second step it is important to figure out for which shorter beard style you are going. When you are thinking of a really short or trimmed beard, then you will need a razor. When you keep your beard slightly longer you can use guards on your beard trimmer.

Then you trim your short beard to the desired length. When you want to create a beard fade you will need to use multiple guards so that the trimming results in multiple lengths. Afterwards you can use the beard trimmer without any guards or some beards scissors to blend the different lengths and make it into one stylish beard.

Step 3: Perfecting your shorter beard style

Now you have a trimmed and sharp beard, so you are almost there. The final stage is perfecting your beard and make sure that all beard hairs are pointing in the same direction. There are always some beard hairs that are difficult. With some beard scissors you can remove any flyaway’ s and make sure everything is the same length.

Especially at the beard lines you usually will have some hairs that are not doing what you want. So, check your jawline and cheeks carefully and trin accordingly.

Step 4: shorter beards and beard care

After following the above steps, you have created a perfectly crafted short beard style, so now it is time for some beard care. A short beard luckily does not need much. A great moisturizer is actually already helping a lot, but you can also use a beard oil for short stubbles.

A beard oil is not only meant for your beard but also the skin underneath your beard, so even men with shorter beards can benefit by using a beard oil for hydration and to sooth the skin. So, when you go for a shorter beard style, the beard oil is primarily for your skin.

Are you looking to style your stubble beard or other short beard style? Then you can have a look at beard balms. These products provide some hold and can help to style beard hairs to the side you want. A short beard does not require a lot of styling, but when it comes close to that 2 cm. beard, you might want to look into it.

And for the areas you shaved, like your neck or part of your cheeks, you can just apply an aftershave to sooth and calm your skin to prevent irritation or redness.

Conclusion

Short beards styles are popular and for a long time trimmed short beards or no beard at all were the default. Longer beards only got popular relatively recently. That is why it is always stylish to have a subtle beard, like some light stubble beard, 3-day beards or 1 to 2 cm. beard.

It is important to maintain your beard to keep that beard nice and short. There are many ways to trim shorter beards, but a beard trimmer and some beard scissors will help you with most of the trimming already.

And lastly it is good to mention some beard care products to keep that short beard healthy looking. In the Moquer shop we have plenty of beard oils, beard balms, beard shampoos and even beards conditioners, so you will not find it difficult to get your beard the products it needs. Good luck gentlemen!

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