The Beard Care Blog
Honest, hands-on guides to growing, grooming, and styling your beard. Start with the latest, or jump straight to a category.
All my beard knowledge, in one place
I started this blog to put everything I’ve learned about beards somewhere useful. Every guide here comes from actually growing, grooming, and living with a beard, not from rewording what is already on ten other sites.
If I cover a product, I have either used it myself or done the homework on it properly. If I cover a style, I have broken down what actually makes it work and who it suits. The goal is always the same: help you make a confident decision and get on with your day.
How I figure out what’s worth your time
Whether it is a product or a style, here is what goes in before anything gets published.
I use it, or I dig in
Where I can, I test products on my own beard. Where I can’t, I read the full ingredient list and look at the patterns across a lot of real buyer reviews before I say anything.
I check the details
Real prices over time, what is actually in a formula, what buyers say after weeks of use, and which beard type and face shape a style genuinely suits.
I tell you straight
The honest pros and cons, including when a popular product or style isn’t worth it. Nothing here is sponsored, and no brand pays for a place on the list.
Browse by what you need
Every post is sorted into one of these, so you can go straight to what you are after.
Beard Styles
From stubble to full beards, sorted by length, type, and look.
Browse styles →Goatees & Mustaches
Goatees, van dykes, handlebars, and every partial and shaped style.
Browse styles →Fades & Haircuts
Beard-and-fade combos and the haircuts that pair well with a beard.
Browse fades →Celebrity Beards
Recreate the looks, from Jack Sparrow to Tony Stark to Drake.
Browse looks →Care & Products
Oils, balms, butter, combs, tools, and how to actually use them.
Browse care →Tips & Guides
Mistakes to avoid, beard etiquette, and color guides for every shade.
Browse tips →Beard Styles
Top 20 Beard Styles for Men
→15 Handsome Beard Styles for Men
→15 Best Beard Styles for Men
→Popular Beard Styles
→Short Beard Styles
→Medium Beard Styles
→Long Beard Styles
→12 Hottest Full Beard Styles
→11 Stubble Beard Styles for Men
→Scruffy Beard Style
→Faded Beard Styles
→Patchy Beard Styles
→Curly Beard Styles
→Short Boxed Beard Styles
→8 Modern Viking Beard Styles
→8 Buzz Cut With Beard Styles
→Beard Styles for Bald Men
→Black Men Beard Styles
→9 Asian Beard Styles for Men
→Italian Beard Styles
→5 White Beard Styles for Men
→9 Thin Beard Hacks & Styles
→Beard Braids
→12 Badass Braided Beard Styles
→Beard Beads
→Goatees, Mustaches & Partial Styles
Goatee Beard Styles
→Extended Goatee Beard
→Van Dyke Beard
→Top 9 Balbo Beard Styles
→5 Unique Circle Beard Styles
→9 Ducktail Beard Styles
→Anchor Beard Styles
→9 Soul Patch Beard Styles
→Chin Strap Beard
→Mutton Chops Beard Styles
→Monkey Tail Beard
→French Beard Guide
→Imperial Beard
→Beard Without Mustache Styles
→What Is a Neck Beard?
→Handlebar Mustache
→Fu Manchu Style
→Beard Stache Styles Guide
→Vince McMahon Mustache
→How to Apply a Fake Mustache
→Care & Products
Beard Oil for Growth
→How to Use a Derma Roller for Beard
→How to Comb Your Beard
→Beard Straightener Guide
→Beard Balm vs Beard Butter
→Beard Butter vs Oil
→What Does Beard Butter Do?
→Beard Butter Recipe
→How Much Beard Butter to Use
→Should I Use Beard Butter at Night?
→14 Best Beard Trimmers for Men
→8 Best Beard Straighteners for Men
→12 Best Beard Balms for Men
→Best Beard Butter
→Best Beard Comb
→Ask me anything beard
If there’s a style or problem you want covered, tell me and I might turn it into a guide.