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Trimming 101

The key to great facial hair: know the basics. These tips should be a foundation for how you prep, trim and manage your preferred style. Learn them. Apply them. Look your best, with help from Wahl trimmers .

A man trimming his beard with a Wahl trimmer.

Trimming with and without Guide Combs

Trim your beard with your trimmer and guide combs. For detailing and cleaning up stray hairs, use your trimmer without a guide comb.

A man fading his beard with a Wahl trimmer.

Fade Your Beard

Use different guide comb lengths to achieve a faded beard look. Fading your beard helps blend the hairs together.

A man lining his beard with a Wahl trimmer.

Lining Your Beard

To start lining your beard, begin trimming just above the Adam’s apple. This helps shape your beard.