Von Sander - The Beardmen What is a ring beard?
A ring beard is literally what it means. The facial hair is present in a ring around the mouth while the rest of the facial hair is shaved smooth. Think of the hair on the cheeks and sideburns. A ring beard can be combined with a moustache, goatee or full beard. This is apt for most good looking British men, but it is not just for anybody.
Does a ring beard suit you?
A ring beard is not for everyone. In fact, you should try it to find out if it suits you. Keep in mind that a ring beard lengthens your face and shapes the chin at the same time. If you don’t feel like maintaining the ring beard daily to once every two days, then it might not be for you.
How do you shape a ring beard?
First of all, you need a good beard trimmer and a shaver or razor. You use the beard trimmer in places where you leave facial hair. You use the razor or a shaver to shave the cheeks and sideburns.
- Trim the entire beard to 10 millimetres. You do this with the beard trimmer.
- Trimming lines: define the shape of your ring beard by trimming the lines around the beard. You do this with the trimmer.
- Shave smoothly: once the hairs on the cheeks, neck and upper lip are short enough, shave them off with a knife, razor or shaver. This way you let the ring beard stand out as much as possible.
Maintaining ring beard
Finally, it is important to maintain your ring beard properly. Wash it regularly with a beard conditioner and a good beard shampoo. This will keep your beard hair nice and soft. Before going out, use a little beard oil.
It is important to trim the beard hair and shave the rest of the face smoothly once every 3 days (depending on how fast the beard hair grows back).
Conclusion: ring beard or no ring beard?
You can always try a ring beard. If you don’t like it, shave it off or let the rest of your facial hair grow back.