the 4 essential gestures
Dear gentlemen, no more “oh, you sting”! In this article, you will learn the secrets and tricks of professionals to maintain your beard on a daily basis.
Tips for every type of beard
Whether you have a beard of 3 days or 30 cm, long or short, with or without mustache, with neglected or more careful style, your beard reveals your personality and can be a real seductive asset. This is why it is so important to take care of it!
The maintenance ritual will depend on the length as it will meet specific needs. For a short beard of 3 days to 1month, it will be necessary to soften the hair and restore tone to the epidermis. While for a long beard, it will be a question of fortifying the hair and sanitizing the skin to obtain a healthy and robust regrowth. And draw the contours of course!
Why is this important?
- To avoid tightness and itching
You’ve probably encountered this problem before. And We’re not even talking about the little dandruffs that can appear. The skin below the hair dries out, it only takes a few days without shaving… If you want to keep your beard long term, it’s simple: it needs to be hydrated!
2. Control dry and dull hair
Gentlemen, your hair needs nourishment to be soft and supple. A healthy and elegant look is all you need. No more beards that sting!
3. A healthy regrowth for a robust beard
A maintained beard makes it possible to have healthy hair, stronger and therefore growing faster.
4. To express your personality and character
You know, it’s one of the first things that other people see. Well-capped, neat hairs and a well-drawn outline are the bases for an elegant look.
But you can't spend hours in the bathroom... isn’t it?
We can assure you that the guide we offer here is simple, fast and effective. It’s just about getting into good habits every day. The minimum? Moisturize your face and nourish the hair.
A good hydration to avoid itching and nourish the hair foran elegant and clean beard. Bring him everything he needs to be healthy.
How?
With good products tailored to your needs! An oil or beard balm, nothing more. Now let’s look at their usefulness and what suits you best.
The oil moisturizes, nourishes, softens and protects your beard from external aggressions such as pollution but also the skin just below. It will be better if you want to grow your beard or hydrate it in the evening before going to bed.
Choose a product made from natural ingredients such as Mr. Beard Family’s Beard Brew made with jojoba, argan and almond oil. Apply to a washed and dried beard.
Balm now! It also moisturizes and nourishes your hair but its solid appearance will allow you to tame your rebel hair and place it as you wish. It will suit you better if you have long and/or thick beard but it also works for short beards, everything depends on your taste in texture.
The Beard Balm from Mr. Beard Family will meet your expectations perfectly with its composition based on shea butter, beeswax, jojoba oil, argan and a touch of vitamin E. To use with a comb to carve your beard.
When and how to use them?
The barber’s advice: use both and choose the product based on the time of day. In the morning, a knob of balm to give hold to your beard and a few drops of oil in the evening to moisturize it well during the night. All in the hand’s palm and heat for a few seconds before applying with a gentle massage.
Don’t forget to clean it!
An important step in taking care of his fleece. Just as you wash your hair, it needs to be refreshed and cleaned thoroughly to stay clean and healthy after having been subjected to numerous external attacks: cigarette smoke,pollution, sweating or food residues.
Many use classic shampoos or soaps for the body that are not suitable. There are products developed especially for beards, made of natural oils and vitamins, the perfect combination to gently clean and moisturize.
Among them is Mr. Beard Family’s Beard Wash. A gentle plant-based cleanser perfect for deep cleaning, soothing and moisturizing the beard for a healthy and elegant look of the hair.
It is applied 2 to 3 times a week on a wet beard or more frequently if you are involved in sports, for example.
Now that the beard is nourished, hydrated and washed,elegant contours are drawn.
A style well worked and in harmony with your face without rebel hair. Use a precision shaving gel every 3 to 4 days. It only takes a few minutes to remove unwanted hair on the cheeks or in the neck. A neat and elegant beard… just like you.
The best ally in your beard? Your barber, of course!
As mentioned earlier, a beard is easily chatted about on a daily basis but to have a quality basis on which to work,nothing better than to entrust it to your barber.
It is it who will make concrete your style desires thanks to his expertise and who will sublimate your beard according to your needs. But that’s not all: it provides you with expert advice on the beard that best suits you according to the shape of your face, your hair…
And besides, it’s not just about trimming your beard or sublimating it down to the smallest detail, it will also take you on a journey through its universe during a moment of relaxation just for you.
How to choose your barber?
It’s important to know who you trust with your fleece! Your barber must master his profession obviously but also have a personality and a universe that correspond to your image and your values. If you are a gentleman at heart, be sure that you will find your happiness at Marc Also called “The Maestro” in his Gentleman Barber Club salon in Brussels which is today one of the best barbershops in the city. He will know how to value you on the outside, as you are on the inside.
A short summary now.
- A little tour at your barber for a quality base
- 2 to 3 cleaning weekly with adapted soap; oil and balm morning and evening to make it healthy and robust
- We go back to the contours so well drawn by your barber with a razor every 3 to 4 days
- Untangling and brushing are carried out if necessary with suitable tools
- Good quality natural products such as those mentioned above are used and sold also at Gentlemen Barber Club.
There you go. That’s all there is to it, gentlemen.
