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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.

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A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.

Style Selector

Test drive hair and facial hair styles with the Wahl Style Selector

A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.

How to Trim Your Beard

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 using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.

How to Fade Your Beard

Use different guide comb lengths to achieve a faded beard look. Fading your beard keeps your beard hair in line and consistent.

A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.

Lining Your Beard

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

A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.A man using a brush to work out tangles from his curly beard.

How to Trim (and Tame) a Curly Beard

Whether you embrace your curls or struggle to control them, a curly beard provides a certain fullness that many guys without curls would love to have.