Trimming Your Neckline

The neckline is the number one thing that separates a maintained beard from a neglected one. Getting it right takes two minutes and makes a bigger difference than any beard oil.

Finding the line

Place two fingers horizontally above your Adam’s apple. The top of your fingers is your neckline. Everything below that line gets trimmed to zero. The line should be a gentle U-shape from ear to ear, not a straight horizontal line.

Cheek line options

Natural: leave it alone, just remove obvious strays. Defined: draw a straight line from your sideburn corner to mouth corner. When in doubt, keep it natural. Over-groomed cheek lines almost always look worse.

Do not set the neckline too high

A neckline set at the jawline makes your face look like it is floating. Keep it at the two-finger mark above the Adam’s apple.