How to Trim a Friendly Mutton Chops Beard

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What are Friendly Mutton Chops?

One-of-a-kind sideburns that follow the natural growth of your beard and extend outward to your cheeks and to the edge of the mouth and connect to your mustache. Masculine. Modern. Fun. Flattering on rounder faces.

How to do Friendly Mutton Chops Step by Step

1. Start with a Full Beard

Grow your beard including your mustache for four to six weeks or until you have a good amount of hair growth. Ensure your sideburns extend down to your jaw and halfway to your chin.

2. Clean and Dry

Wash and dry your face before you trim your beard. Then, using a styling comb or brush, brush your facial hair so it lays in the same direction.

3. Clean Chin

Shave your chin and neck clean, leaving the mustache untouched.

4. Set the Border

Using your beard trimmer, create a top border by shaving a sloped line along the top of the natural border of your beard on your cheek to your mouth. This beard can be thick or thin, depending on the style you wish to achieve.

5. Define the Look

Make sure the sideburns connect to the mustache to create a triangular shape around the chin and mouth. Now trim the mustache to create a defined line and a tighter look.

6. Contour Jawline

Create a lower border by shaving a defined line along your jawline.

7. Maintain Your Look 

Allow your new Friendly Mutton Chops to grow to the desired length. You can keep them styled and tamed with a dab of beard balm.

Questions You Are Asking:

How to grow Friendly Mutton Chops?

Like any beard style, we recommend growing your beard and mustache out for four to six weeks before you start shaving. Then follow our step-by-step guide above

Who are famous Friendly Mutton Chops wearers?

Check out images of civil war general Ambrose Burnside. Today? Think Hugh Jackman in Wolverine.

What are other Mutton Chops beard styles?

So, you have the lowdown on how to create Friendly Mutton Chops, but did you know there are several variations?

Mutton Chops: Just the same as Friendly Mutton Chops minus the mustache. Does that make them less friendly? Who knows, they are just as popular!

Thin Mutton Chops: A little cooler. More sculpted. Frames the face. Perfect for a squarer jawline. Connect to your mustache. Faded into a perfect, edgy look.

Thick Mutton Chops: Thick. Wild. A low-maintenance style that spreads across both sides of the face. (Also known as the John Lennon mutton chops.)

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