I gotta say, I am very glad I decided to watch a few of your videos. I am 38 and growing out my beard for the first time. I have struggled with feeling insecure about how my beard is being perseved by others. Just prior to viewing your videos, I was literally in the mirror - clippers in hand, ready to cut off the majority of what I have accumulated over the past 2.5 months. Typically I do not watch tutorial videos completely. Either I lose interest or get bored quickly by the Host. I must applaud your ability to be thorough and descriptive, yet remain brief enough I do not lose interest. Unlike what I have just written you in my comment. Thank you for all the information. I will definitely be utilizing most, if not all of the recommended care products as well as trimming/styling tips. Again thank you, I am subscribed and look forward to viewing more.
Great video Dan! Appreciate the shout out! Totally agree with everything you said. I continually do maintenance trims just to keep the shape and length I want. It’s nice to do that, so it keeps it fresh. And you are right on about letting it grow past the point you want, it allows you to get the perfect shape. Great job Dan!
You really are my trusted teacher on all things bearded. I have searched and searched so many channels for beard advice and I've come across some pretty bad advice from said channels like applying heat to the beard or using a clipper to trim regularly but you sir have given me the best advice I could possibly ever ask for.
I just started down the bearded path again after about 10 years. I always have a small patch that never really fills in and I've gotten disappointed about it before and end up shaving and wearing a goatee instead. This time I'm all in and about 3 months into the process. I'm glad I found your channel! Great advice!!
My beard is on the smaller side of 'medium' in this video, and the method of growing it out longer and then trimming it like a hedge was the key to building my confidence with a pair of clippers in my hand. You cannot go wrong with some basic hedge shaping at the bottom of the beard. Now that I've reached my beard goals in terms of length, I trim it about 1-2 times a month to keep it neat but let it grow fuller. Great video as always, Dan!
Great information! I agree with you on when to trim. I cannot stress enough how important it is to grow the hair on your neck if you plan to grow a longer beard. In my mind the term Business Beard can apply to several beard lengths (short - medium) as long as they are extremely clean and styled. Great video!
@@DanCBearded Dang, I wish I knew about not trimming neck hair if your going for a long beard. I just trimmed about 2 inches off the neck line the other day and I'm approaching nearly two years of consistent beard growth. My wife hates beards so I only had a 2-5 year beard growing plan.I need all of the thickness I can get! @beardfancier on Instagram.
my biggest challenge is my mustache such as how to separate it from the beard and how to take are of that one side that grows longer than the other. I've really only started looking at videos today and so far I've learned a few lessons. 1. Rock what you've got 2. Get a comb 3. Don't jack off. It reduces T levels and T helps your beard grow.
I have held off on trims for about 3 months. I will give it another month and then trim on the bottom area of beard. I have a great routine on keeping MY beard well hydrated and skin of face is nourished as well. I have a bad habit of over grooming that I focus on getting rid of. Family just enjoy your journey and focus on the pure joy of being a beardsman. Reach out, watch videos, ask questions and be engaged in proper care of your glorious man mane
Patients is super important and when you’re going to trim don’t look at it and say you messed up and cut more and more and more until you have no beard it’s super important to put those trimmers down if you feel like you’ve messed up. Also a multiple day trim is super important don’t do it all in one day it’s a mistake waiting to happen if you do that and also I definitely agree with what Dan said every 2-3 months maybe 4 months for some a maintenance trim to keep that beard healthy. Great video Dan keep up the great work!
Hey Dan - this is my 1st time seriously trying to grow a beard. (1st time I "tried" I made the mistake of trimming up to my neck line) I wasn't too sure why it looked so weird until I started watching your videos. Since then I have adjusted my neck line to the natural crease of my neck - and now it looks really full and healthy. Also I love your product reviews - very helpful! I've been using oil and balm from Badass Beard Care - and I have never had a healthier beard! Thanks to you and all of your tips and words of encouragement. YOU ARE THE MAN DAN!!!
Great video, at 5 1/2 inches occurred to me about a couple months ago to stop shaving anything off my neck, oh well it will catch up. Best beard channel on TH-cam.
Fine job! When I started my beard, I trimmed my neck, but not along my jaw, to look neat and not homeless. As my beard grew down I let the neck hairs alone to keep that appearance. Now my neckline is about at my Adam's Apple and fortunately nothing below to be trimmed. I like your suggestion to trim every 2 or 3 months, and will do that. I trim recurring flyaways when they seem disruptive but don't use a calendar for care. However, I think I'm done with monthly barber visits, even when things normalize.
I am loving where my beard is at right now and hoping to stretch it to 3-4 months between trims. I think the deeper you are in the beard journey, the longer you are able to stretch the trims.
I would only add something I heard in one of your previous videos… Whether you trim it yourself or you go to a barber, trim it the way you wear it. Before I regrettably shave my beard off, I did not do that when I went to the barber. And when I got back I didn’t like the way it looked so much… I shaved it. Lesson learned the hard way. Now I’m starting over
Thanks Dan! I think a lot of people need to hear about trimming the bottom to let the under beard catch up. I took what you have said and really gotten my trimming dialed in to when the bottom starts to look thinner. IF I think I need a trim, I wait a couple of days and make sure, then I do a very light trim with scissors. I can always go back in and take a little more off if necessary.
Thanks for this content DanC. I know I'm 2 years late on my journey of a long beard to this content but found this on your channel and hits home to my man mane challenge. I'm a Yeard + 4 months into my first beard ever and I'm beginning to see some transparency. Always fade the sideburns to match the above ears haircut in a professional environment. However, very nervous as next week looking to trim an inch on the bottom for the 1st time. Appreciate all of your content. You ARE the Bearded Master!!
Hi Dan, My beard is slowly growing back to how it was before. I am in my 7th month of regrowing my beard and will not touch it with any clippers until I get to 12 months, then I will only trim the bottom of it. Last time I tried trimming it, I took a chunk out of it and had to shave it all off and start again, so I learned my first lesson when growing a beard: be careful when trimming your beard.
What a great video Dan, it's the first video that actually helped, I am a new beardsman and am going for the long beard and your videos are a really help and my beard had never been so bloody fantastic thanks to you and my wife loves the Beard, so it's now a win win.
Mines going fine im wanting to have different styles of beard as I have no hair on my head. I want a duck tail. Been growing for 5 months. And its only about 2" long but hopefully slow and steady wins. I trim mine about once a month because it just gets out of control and don't over do the product because it can make me get spots. And I wash it 2 times a week.
The silver lining of this quarantine is that I am able to grow without concern about the look. The neck hairs are lagging a bit but I’m not trimming the bottom until I make my return to civilization! Thanks for that advise brother.
My father and uncle love to give me tips lmao... all the wrong tips cause they never had a long beard so ive never listened to them and always ask them so how many times have you grown a beard ... they dont seem to understand im going for that super long crazy lookin beard ... and im doing a wonderful job at it lol absolutely love my man mane 😁
Good advice. I’m 7 months into my yeard. I started clean shaven & I’ve not trimmed anything. My goal is a medium beard but I think I’ll have a long beard after 12 months. Then the trim & shape will happen.
Just wish I could fill in. Mostly my mustache is lacking and can't get it to attach to the lower part and my chin doesnt grow anything but a soul patch but even that's not thick.
I'm due for a maintenance trim...actually overdo to be honest. I've got some transparency at bottom half inch or so. But I have been doing the same thing I haven't trimmed anything about 4 to 5 months now because the quarantine started just as I was gonna do a trim but figured why not just let it go lol
I've just started keeping a log so I can accurately track trimmings, otherwise I tend to forget when the last time was. Good to know to aim for 3-4 months for long beard growth. 👍
You hit the nail on the head with me when it comes to that transparency. I'm almost st that long beard length. Thinking about just doing 1/4th trim on the bottom and not touching anything else. Gotta be patient for my neck! Thanks Dan! - Joe
Loving the vids! I've always had some kind of facial hair and decided to start down my path of growing out a long goatee (currently got it to about 4") not sure if the goatee puts me in the bearded club :) BUT your vids have really put me on the right path on how to treat my "beard" and im seeing a BIG difference! I've always struggle with wiry coarse hair which is why i never wanted to grow it out and kept it short and now after watching your vids and investing in beard oils, balms, butters, comb and even a heated brush things are looking great! My beard is softer, getting straighter and smelling awesome. I'm glad i stumbled upon you vids and just wanted to thank you for all the great tips and tricks! Keep on rockin.
Sadly the beard right on my chin grows slower than the beard underneath :P and mine doesn't grow as much in the middle, I get the vikingr fork beard:P Its crazy, I'm 42 and have been growing a full beard, trimming down really short every so often for about 20 years and I STILL have yet to truly figure my beard out to get it looking its best, i want it as long as possible haha.
I been growing my beard for months an I have to say u gave me the best info an how to help me out with growing a nice long beard in the future goal is to have something like ur beard so I’ll be tuning in for more stuff u the man
The amount of amazing information in this video is mind boggling. I learned the word tweard today and couldn't be happier about it. Great as always Dan. Thank you.
Dan, your beard is definitely a goal, I just can’t seem to get it to grown downward instead of outwards. It’s weird, but I don’t know what to do brush wise to train it properly
I made the mistake of trimming my sides to early. Now waiting on them to catch back up. I was trying to make it look kept up so my owner didn’t make a comment. If you can, be patient it will go through different awkward stages as it grows in from moth to month.
I always say every man should grow a yeard at least once in his life!!!! Especially now with so many of us being confined to our homes for weeks, let those beard grow gents and enjoy it. Growing my yeard again!!!!
I am going the route of a long beard with a fade from the sideburns. To me it looks more professional. I have a grey beard. And with a more rounder type face. I like the look so far lol!
I'm new to the beard world, having spent 28 years in the army, I vowed to never shave again. I found that taking vitamin D every morning has made my hair growth go nutz. I've been growing my Deere for approximately 8 months and it's 5 1/4 inches. Now I assume that's pretty good. I'm going for more.
I trim the side burns and a little down the sides until just before the jawline. It keeps it nice and neat. If I didn't it would be way way too bushy. BTW, my beard is only at 7 inches but full, the goal now is to let it go to 12 inches but still maintain the upper sides as short. That maintenance is done on a monthly basis.
Doing the yeard since i have never grown mine over 4 months. Only thing i trimmed was my mustache and greatly regret it im back on track though. Once completed will trim it and find a length im comfortable with. As always great video.
Love the video. It touched on one of issues I have with my beard, the wispy and sparse hair at the end. The tip you gave sounds like something that might be worth a try. Thanks
My beard size is currently half the size of your beard in this video and is much fuller and lush since I stopped trimming the sides with the electric trimmer thanks to your advice. Fast forward to today the puffy ness on the sides subsided a lot because gravity and patience helped (just like you've said!!!) and only trim the bottom part of the beard when one or two weird uncontrollable curls appear. My beard is very curly and it seems it will take a lot of time to reach your length because it mostly grows horizontally and the chin has a slower rate of growth. but I'm enjoying this journey of discovery and we will see what awaits me at the end... Thanks brother! Greetings from Argentina!
Great video! I definitely chin strapped my first beard in my early 20's. NOT a good look when you then try to grow it out the same way. Learned a lot over the years, growing out the neck beard was one of them.
I shaved my beard off last year and have been growing it back out this year. But I have been trimming it to keep it shortish. But now I wanna grow it back out how it was, and I was wondering if trimming my sideburns would affect the length of my beard growing.
Good info and reassurance that I'm headed down the right path. Like so many others, I have a fear of the clippers and have been doing baby steps with my Brio. I have areas on my beard that grow faster than the rest of the beard and will stick out past the round beard shape that I'm trying to achieve. The only trimming that I'm confident in is the mid-ear fade to my bald head.
Most excellent video Dan! I see these questions ALOT on Command's Corner FB group. Can you touch on mustache options? What if you want a big beard, but the long mustache isn't preferred? How would you go about trimming the mustache without touching the beard? Love to see a follow up on mustache options!! Thanks, hope you have a great day brutha!
Dan, great video! I always enjoy the thoughful , teachful subject ones that way i can learn and not make mistakes or the same mistakes as someone who's been there before me and done that...I would say im in the business beard group right now, i got a trim at the barber last time to help cover a mistake i made myself, its been almost two complete months on May 1st. I have just let it grown, i havent trimmed the neck line at all, so i may fall into that category that mentioned unkept, but we are on quarantine so im growing as much as i can, to the point of over growing to get to point i want to, which is where your moderator is...wish me luck, 3000mcg of biotin at night. See you tonight for Commands Corner. Talk soon. Pete
Great info here. Some of the best advice I got from one of your earlier videos was about growing the neck out for a denser beard. I did it from the start this time and just put up with looking a little scruffier in the early stages and wow it's made a ton of difference now. Going for as long as I can go this time (hopefully 7"+) as long as I can keep it full and not wispy looking. Also liked the advice about watching the front for a trim to make sure it's not growing ahead of the hairs in back and looking transparent. I'll start to keep an eye on that now. A new perspective for me on that for sure. Great video!
Thanks Dan , Great video. It's a stretch for me but considering a long beard trim like you outlined. Long ago I have trimmed off the bottom and was initially unhappy with it but it did turn out looking fuller and healthier.
I've been wondering if I should trim back to get a fuller look or if everything would catch up eventually. Now I know I'm going to even things out for that fuller look. Thanks again for your advice Dan!
Loved this video Dan, very worth the watch. I completely agree with both you Dan and Adam, I also wanna prioritize density over length with transparency. But, I also am going for my very first Yeard, and I have stopped my trims and am just trimming split ends for now. In October I will have hit my Yeard, and then I will assess my beard at that time and chop off whatever whispyness I got goin 👍🏼
When I get my haircut once every 4-6 weeks, I had my person just even up the bottom, maybe take a just a small fraction of an inch to where I wouldn’t really notice it, and it looks more full with the clean lines
I actually just trimmed mine the other day. I can't grow my sideburns out they touch my ears and it bugs me so bad. I've been trimming about 1/4 in about every couple months. Just trying to even it out keeping it fresh I might do it myself once then let my barber do it the next. Great video.
Great info dan ! Great tips !! I’ve done a few small trims but nothing serious Still always nervous . I normally get it done at the barber . I really like how you showed different beards great aspects of it !! During this lockdown I’m taking advantage and letting more grow then touching
Hey Dan C! Thanks for the video. Always encouraging and informative. Less than 2 weeks to my yeard so your video is helping me fight the urge to trim! My beard is currently 6" and I'm looking to get to at least 9" but maybe longer. 🧙🏼♂️
This is good advice, thanks! I'm growing my beard long (it's at roughly medium length now) and it's still a bit of a learning curve to figure out what to trim, when and how much. However, I have been careful. Been growing it for almost a year now and trimmed it twice so far, at roughly 3 months and 7-ish months. I really haven't been sure how often to trim my beard, because I want it to not look terrible, but also don't wanna stunt its growth. But I think taking off less than half an inch every 3-4 months where it's uneven and whispy, has been working rather well for me. I ended up being quite fine with it looking kinda wild and unkempt, and have not felt a need to keep it super neat.
You inspired me Dan to go on that journey for a long beard , many thanks for that, our beards can look similar if I STAY on track [ I hope ] greetz, Henk The Netherlands
Once I started on Biotin, my beard grew about 4-5 inches. Unfortunately, as you mentioned, it's thin and see through at the bottom. Not too bad looking with a black shirt as my beard is white, but not the solid looking long beard I want. My issue is also the right side of the beard grows longer than the left. So I do have to trim the bottom right every month or so to have an even looking beard. I hope you are correct the the hair from the back will eventually grow as long as the bottom hairs to give me the full beard look. Thanks for your efforts, always appreciated ..............
Great video Dan! perfectly described for each length of beard. I'm still a medium length beard (worried I wont get past that the lack of growth I'm experiencing ). Going along with the slow growth I'm having after doing the "yeard", i find myself trimming more frequently. Like you said, different areas grow faster than others, so I keep trimming the transparent hair at the bottom because i also don't have a dense beard. I cant say enough on how this beard growing journey has taught me patience, which has crossed over to other aspects of my life such as my 3 toddler aged children (is 5 still a toddler?) Keep up the great work on these tips and tricks videos!
Looking at the business, medium and long choices.......I think I`m going for medium. I`m currently a bit shorter than the business type so I`ve got a fair way to go.
Thank you my man the school teacher or the barber perhaps both..! ! John 👍 .....I want to get a long beard, at age 61 just subscribed to your Channel thanks much , and I'm using Wild Willy's products which I like ,....later !!!
Another helpful and informative video helping me make my decisions. I want that long beard so I'm leaning towards no trims. I'll see how I feel when it gets a bit longer incase my opinion changes.
I wish my beard grew 1/2 inch a month,mine is about that much in 3 months and I’m guessing having a grey beard has something to do with that and probably being overweight doesn’t help neither but I’m not giving up on my goals,awesome video brotha and thanks for tips
I'm fat with a gray beard... I have noticed for me when I commute by bicycle my hair grows more than when I'm lazy... Just one more benefit to being active
Thank God i found this video, im sitting here googling "how to trim your yeard for the first time" and it keeps auto correcting me to "how to mow your yard for the first time"
I gotta say, I am very glad I decided to watch a few of your videos. I am 38 and growing out my beard for the first time. I have struggled with feeling insecure about how my beard is being perseved by others.
Just prior to viewing your videos, I was literally in the mirror - clippers in hand, ready to cut off the majority of what I have accumulated over the past 2.5 months.
Typically I do not watch tutorial videos completely. Either I lose interest or get bored quickly by the Host.
I must applaud your ability to be thorough and descriptive, yet remain brief enough I do not lose interest. Unlike what I have just written you in my comment. Thank you for all the information. I will definitely be utilizing most, if not all of the recommended care products as well as trimming/styling tips. Again thank you, I am subscribed and look forward to viewing more.
Man, that is an extremely kind comment. Thank you so much and welcome to the channel!
The trimming your bear like a bush outside your home just hit home. Wow. Ive never thought of it like that, but makes so much sense...Bravo
Thanks for this Dan, you've been monumental in my beard journey! Easily the best beard related channel.
Thank you brotha, that is awesome to hear the channel has helped!
Dan C Bearded
Hey Dan
I’m going to a barbarer.
Is every third week too often? Or once a month enough? I want the short beard
@@DanCBearded agree
@@viktor2694 Good question as I'm going to be trying to do the same of similar thing.
One of the best bearded TH-cam channels. Great information.
Great video Dan! Appreciate the shout out! Totally agree with everything you said. I continually do maintenance trims just to keep the shape and length I want. It’s nice to do that, so it keeps it fresh. And you are right on about letting it grow past the point you want, it allows you to get the perfect shape. Great job Dan!
Thanks Joel!!
So funny i was reading your comment and your face pops up on the screen, i thought my eyes were tricking me!
You should be a beard model!!
Grant Strieby haha! Thank you!
You really are my trusted teacher on all things bearded. I have searched and searched so many channels for beard advice and I've come across some pretty bad advice from said channels like applying heat to the beard or using a clipper to trim regularly but you sir have given me the best advice I could possibly ever ask for.
I'm glad it is useful!!
I just started down the bearded path again after about 10 years. I always have a small patch that never really fills in and I've gotten disappointed about it before and end up shaving and wearing a goatee instead. This time I'm all in and about 3 months into the process. I'm glad I found your channel! Great advice!!
I bet you cut it again since this comment lol hope not though
My beard is on the smaller side of 'medium' in this video, and the method of growing it out longer and then trimming it like a hedge was the key to building my confidence with a pair of clippers in my hand. You cannot go wrong with some basic hedge shaping at the bottom of the beard. Now that I've reached my beard goals in terms of length, I trim it about 1-2 times a month to keep it neat but let it grow fuller. Great video as always, Dan!
Great information! I agree with you on when to trim. I cannot stress enough how important it is to grow the hair on your neck if you plan to grow a longer beard. In my mind the term Business Beard can apply to several beard lengths (short - medium) as long as they are extremely clean and styled. Great video!
For sure, agreed on all fronts
How many months growth before my beard hair catches up with my neck hair in length and comes together?
@@DanCBearded Dang, I wish I knew about not trimming neck hair if your going for a long beard. I just trimmed about 2 inches off the neck line the other day and I'm approaching nearly two years of consistent beard growth. My wife hates beards so I only had a 2-5 year beard growing plan.I need all of the thickness I can get! @beardfancier on Instagram.
my biggest challenge is my mustache such as how to separate it from the beard and how to take are of that one side that grows longer than the other. I've really only started looking at videos today and so far I've learned a few lessons.
1. Rock what you've got
2. Get a comb
3. Don't jack off. It reduces T levels and T helps your beard grow.
I have held off on trims for about 3 months. I will give it another month and then trim on the bottom area of beard. I have a great routine on keeping MY beard well hydrated and skin of face is nourished as well. I have a bad habit of over grooming that I focus on getting rid of. Family just enjoy your journey and focus on the pure joy of being a beardsman. Reach out, watch videos, ask questions and be engaged in proper care of your glorious man mane
Well said Swag!
Patients is super important and when you’re going to trim don’t look at it and say you messed up and cut more and more and more until you have no beard it’s super important to put those trimmers down if you feel like you’ve messed up. Also a multiple day trim is super important don’t do it all in one day it’s a mistake waiting to happen if you do that and also I definitely agree with what Dan said every 2-3 months maybe 4 months for some a maintenance trim to keep that beard healthy. Great video Dan keep up the great work!
Great comment, thank yo!
I'm shooting for a medium beard! Live bearded brothers!
Hey Dan - this is my 1st time seriously trying to grow a beard. (1st time I "tried" I made the mistake of trimming up to my neck line) I wasn't too sure why it looked so weird until I started watching your videos. Since then I have adjusted my neck line to the natural crease of my neck - and now it looks really full and healthy. Also I love your product reviews - very helpful! I've been using oil and balm from Badass Beard Care - and I have never had a healthier beard! Thanks to you and all of your tips and words of encouragement. YOU ARE THE MAN DAN!!!
I really appreciate that, thank you!!
Great video, at 5 1/2 inches occurred to me about a couple months ago to stop shaving anything off my neck, oh well it will catch up. Best beard channel on TH-cam.
Thank you brotha!!
Thank you! I so agree...I edge my beard underneath where the crease is where my neck & head meet.
Dan I'm so glad I found your channel!
And I'm glad you're here!
You really have a video for everything man you rock!
I try my best to!
Awesome video!!🙏🙏👊👊
Thank you, as always Ryan!
@@DanCBearded 🙏🙏👊👊
Fine job! When I started my beard, I trimmed my neck, but not along my jaw, to look neat and not homeless. As my beard grew down I let the neck hairs alone to keep that appearance. Now my neckline is about at my Adam's Apple and fortunately nothing below to be trimmed. I like your suggestion to trim every 2 or 3 months, and will do that. I trim recurring flyaways when they seem disruptive but don't use a calendar for care. However, I think I'm done with monthly barber visits, even when things normalize.
I am loving where my beard is at right now and hoping to stretch it to 3-4 months between trims. I think the deeper you are in the beard journey, the longer you are able to stretch the trims.
I go about 4 - 6 months then slim down the sides then trim the bottom cause some hairs grow faster than others
I would only add something I heard in one of your previous videos… Whether you trim it yourself or you go to a barber, trim it the way you wear it. Before I regrettably shave my beard off, I did not do that when I went to the barber. And when I got back I didn’t like the way it looked so much… I shaved it. Lesson learned the hard way. Now I’m starting over
Enjoy the journey back!
With your help, information and excellent advice I’m doing just that! Thanks for everything
Thanks Dan! I think a lot of people need to hear about trimming the bottom to let the under beard catch up. I took what you have said and really gotten my trimming dialed in to when the bottom starts to look thinner. IF I think I need a trim, I wait a couple of days and make sure, then I do a very light trim with scissors. I can always go back in and take a little more off if necessary.
Great approach!
@@DanCBearded Thanks Dan! You really taught me to not trim to perfection. It's a beard not a statue as we say.
Thanks for this content DanC. I know I'm 2 years late on my journey of a long beard to this content but found this on your channel and hits home to my man mane challenge. I'm a Yeard + 4 months into my first beard ever and I'm beginning to see some transparency. Always fade the sideburns to match the above ears haircut in a professional environment. However, very nervous as next week looking to trim an inch on the bottom for the 1st time. Appreciate all of your content. You ARE the Bearded Master!!
Thank you so much!!
This is the best beard advice I have found on the tube. Thanks man 👍
Awesome to hear, thank you!
Good advice Dan C. Thanks
Hi Dan, My beard is slowly growing back to how it was before. I am in my 7th month of regrowing my beard and will not touch it with any clippers until I get to 12 months, then I will only trim the bottom of it. Last time I tried trimming it, I took a chunk out of it and had to shave it all off and start again, so I learned my first lesson when growing a beard: be careful when trimming your beard.
Sooo true!
What a great video Dan, it's the first video that actually helped, I am a new beardsman and am going for the long beard and your videos are a really help and my beard had never been so bloody fantastic thanks to you and my wife loves the Beard, so it's now a win win.
Thanks Richard!
This is SUPER helpful Dan! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!! All I need now is the new Blacked out Brio and its ON.
Mines going fine im wanting to have different styles of beard as I have no hair on my head. I want a duck tail. Been growing for 5 months. And its only about 2" long but hopefully slow and steady wins. I trim mine about once a month because it just gets out of control and don't over do the product because it can make me get spots. And I wash it 2 times a week.
The silver lining of this quarantine is that I am able to grow without concern about the look. The neck hairs are lagging a bit but I’m not trimming the bottom until I make my return to civilization! Thanks for that advise brother.
This is the perfect time for that, truly!
My father and uncle love to give me tips lmao... all the wrong tips cause they never had a long beard so ive never listened to them and always ask them so how many times have you grown a beard ... they dont seem to understand im going for that super long crazy lookin beard ... and im doing a wonderful job at it lol absolutely love my man mane 😁
Heck yeah, keep rocking it!
Good advice. I’m 7 months into my yeard. I started clean shaven & I’ve not trimmed anything. My goal is a medium beard but I think I’ll have a long beard after 12 months. Then the trim & shape will happen.
Just wish I could fill in. Mostly my mustache is lacking and can't get it to attach to the lower part and my chin doesnt grow anything but a soul patch but even that's not thick.
I'm due for a maintenance trim...actually overdo to be honest. I've got some transparency at bottom half inch or so. But I have been doing the same thing I haven't trimmed anything about 4 to 5 months now because the quarantine started just as I was gonna do a trim but figured why not just let it go lol
Now is the perfect excuse not to trim!
I've just started keeping a log so I can accurately track trimmings, otherwise I tend to forget when the last time was. Good to know to aim for 3-4 months for long beard growth. 👍
Oh very cool!
You hit the nail on the head with me when it comes to that transparency. I'm almost st that long beard length. Thinking about just doing 1/4th trim on the bottom and not touching anything else. Gotta be patient for my neck! Thanks Dan! - Joe
Thanks Joe!!
I definitely made the mistake of over trimming the neck early on, had to lose some length and regrow just to get it looking fuller. Lesson learned!
I think most of us have!
Loving the vids! I've always had some kind of facial hair and decided to start down my path of growing out a long goatee (currently got it to about 4") not sure if the goatee puts me in the bearded club :) BUT your vids have really put me on the right path on how to treat my "beard" and im seeing a BIG difference! I've always struggle with wiry coarse hair which is why i never wanted to grow it out and kept it short and now after watching your vids and investing in beard oils, balms, butters, comb and even a heated brush things are looking great! My beard is softer, getting straighter and smelling awesome. I'm glad i stumbled upon you vids and just wanted to thank you for all the great tips and tricks! Keep on rockin.
Sadly the beard right on my chin grows slower than the beard underneath :P and mine doesn't grow as much in the middle, I get the vikingr fork beard:P Its crazy, I'm 42 and have been growing a full beard, trimming down really short every so often for about 20 years and I STILL have yet to truly figure my beard out to get it looking its best, i want it as long as possible haha.
Excellent information!
Just what I was looking for- my beard hasn’t been trimmed since 7/3/20
I been growing my beard for months an I have to say u gave me the best info an how to help me out with growing a nice long beard in the future goal is to have something like ur beard so I’ll be tuning in for more stuff u the man
That's awesome to hear, thank you! Hopefully you subscribed!
Just trimmed today. Went from 11" to 6". Used my new Conairman trimmers. Not bad at all for $20.
Awesome Gus!
The amount of amazing information in this video is mind boggling. I learned the word tweard today and couldn't be happier about it. Great as always Dan. Thank you.
Tweard is fun to say! Haha thanks Brian!
Great advice on the big beard 😎👍🏻
Dan, your beard is definitely a goal, I just can’t seem to get it to grown downward instead of outwards. It’s weird, but I don’t know what to do brush wise to train it properly
I made the mistake of trimming my sides to early. Now waiting on them to catch back up. I was trying to make it look kept up so my owner didn’t make a comment. If you can, be patient it will go through different awkward stages as it grows in from moth to month.
I always say every man should grow a yeard at least once in his life!!!! Especially now with so many of us being confined to our homes for weeks, let those beard grow gents and enjoy it. Growing my yeard again!!!!
I really hope guys take this time to see what their beards are made of
Thanks for the positivity and knowledge
You're welcome brotha!
Great video Dan quarantine has help not touching my beard since theirs no barbers 💈 open in NYC till about June
I am going the route of a long beard with a fade from the sideburns. To me it looks more professional. I have a grey beard. And with a more rounder type face. I like the look so far lol!
I'm new to the beard world, having spent 28 years in the army, I vowed to never shave again. I found that taking vitamin D every morning has made my hair growth go nutz. I've been growing my Deere for approximately 8 months and it's 5 1/4 inches. Now I assume that's pretty good. I'm going for more.
Really enjoying rewatching the old videos. I love the green shirt, I have that one in grey. That green though l!
Thanks Nick! They are bittersweet for me, given the improvements over time, but still proud of them!
Awesome video as always Dan. Keep on growing my bearded brothers. 🧔🏻
Thank you!
I trim the side burns and a little down the sides until just before the jawline. It keeps it nice and neat. If I didn't it would be way way too bushy. BTW, my beard is only at 7 inches but full, the goal now is to let it go to 12 inches but still maintain the upper sides as short. That maintenance is done on a monthly basis.
Oh awesome!
2:52 Joel looks great. Please bring him on the channel ...maybe for a medium beard demo.
That's a great idea! I will see what I can do 👊
Thanks Dan.
You're welcome brotha!
Doing the yeard since i have never grown mine over 4 months. Only thing i trimmed was my mustache and greatly regret it im back on track though. Once completed will trim it and find a length im comfortable with. As always great video.
That's awesome! Always the safest way, if you can do it
Love the video. It touched on one of issues I have with my beard, the wispy and sparse hair at the end. The tip you gave sounds like something that might be worth a try. Thanks
You're welcome Matt!
It's scary to think that you are going to lose some length, but it's so worth it to see it so much thicker and fuller
Precious advices Dan, thank you 👍
You’re welcome!
Thanks for the free info. Nice beard
My beard size is currently half the size of your beard in this video and is much fuller and lush since I stopped trimming the sides with the electric trimmer thanks to your advice.
Fast forward to today the puffy ness on the sides subsided a lot because gravity and patience helped (just like you've said!!!) and only trim the bottom part of the beard when one or two weird uncontrollable curls appear.
My beard is very curly and it seems it will take a lot of time to reach your length because it mostly grows horizontally and the chin has a slower rate of growth. but I'm enjoying this journey of discovery and we will see what awaits me at the end... Thanks brother! Greetings from Argentina!
Man that’s awesome to hear!!
Great video! I definitely chin strapped my first beard in my early 20's. NOT a good look when you then try to grow it out the same way. Learned a lot over the years, growing out the neck beard was one of them.
Has to be over 50% of beardsmen, that did the same exact thing!
@@DanCBearded no doubt lol.
I shaved my beard off last year and have been growing it back out this year. But I have been trimming it to keep it shortish. But now I wanna grow it back out how it was, and I was wondering if trimming my sideburns would affect the length of my beard growing.
Good info and reassurance that I'm headed down the right path. Like so many others, I have a fear of the clippers and have been doing baby steps with my Brio. I have areas on my beard that grow faster than the rest of the beard and will stick out past the round beard shape that I'm trying to achieve. The only trimming that I'm confident in is the mid-ear fade to my bald head.
Awesome comment, thank you Steve!
Love the advice! I'm going for terminal length just see how far that actually is for me. 4 months seems reasonable for a trim.
Most excellent video Dan! I see these questions ALOT on Command's Corner FB group. Can you touch on mustache options? What if you want a big beard, but the long mustache isn't preferred? How would you go about trimming the mustache without touching the beard? Love to see a follow up on mustache options!! Thanks, hope you have a great day brutha!
Dan, great video! I always enjoy the thoughful , teachful subject ones that way i can learn and not make mistakes or the same mistakes as someone who's been there before me and done that...I would say im in the business beard group right now, i got a trim at the barber last time to help cover a mistake i made myself, its been almost two complete months on May 1st. I have just let it grown, i havent trimmed the neck line at all, so i may fall into that category that mentioned unkept, but we are on quarantine so im growing as much as i can, to the point of over growing to get to point i want to, which is where your moderator is...wish me luck, 3000mcg of biotin at night. See you tonight for Commands Corner. Talk soon. Pete
Great info here. Some of the best advice I got from one of your earlier videos was about growing the neck out for a denser beard. I did it from the start this time and just put up with looking a little scruffier in the early stages and wow it's made a ton of difference now. Going for as long as I can go this time (hopefully 7"+) as long as I can keep it full and not wispy looking. Also liked the advice about watching the front for a trim to make sure it's not growing ahead of the hairs in back and looking transparent. I'll start to keep an eye on that now. A new perspective for me on that for sure. Great video!
Awesome, thank you Grant!
Grant, did you stick with your goals? How is your beard now?
Really stuck on where to go with my beard right now..........iv got balms oils and butters, its growing a different lengths and advice would be good.
Thanks Dan , Great video. It's a stretch for me but considering a long beard trim like you outlined. Long ago I have trimmed off the bottom and was initially unhappy with it but it did turn out looking fuller and healthier.
A trim is never fun and sometimes it takes time to appreciate it!
I've been wondering if I should trim back to get a fuller look or if everything would catch up eventually. Now I know I'm going to even things out for that fuller look. Thanks again for your advice Dan!
You're welcome Sam!
Really informative. Your helping me alot bud. Keep it coming.
Awesome!!
Loved this video Dan, very worth the watch. I completely agree with both you Dan and Adam, I also wanna prioritize density over length with transparency. But, I also am going for my very first Yeard, and I have stopped my trims and am just trimming split ends for now. In October I will have hit my Yeard, and then I will assess my beard at that time and chop off whatever whispyness I got goin 👍🏼
That's a great strategy!
When I get my haircut once every 4-6 weeks, I had my person just even up the bottom, maybe take a just a small fraction of an inch to where I wouldn’t really notice it, and it looks more full with the clean lines
Sounds like a great cleanup trim!
Absolutely my neck hairs are slow 🐌 man it drives me crazy
Same here! Would be so much easier if they grow evenly
I actually just trimmed mine the other day. I can't grow my sideburns out they touch my ears and it bugs me so bad. I've been trimming about 1/4 in about every couple months. Just trying to even it out keeping it fresh I might do it myself once then let my barber do it the next. Great video.
That's pretty much what I do too! I noticed the bottom of your beard looking crispy, well done!
@@DanCBearded thank you I try to keep it crisp as much as possible
Good ideas. Very helpful!
Thanks!
Great info dan ! Great tips !! I’ve done a few small trims but nothing serious Still always nervous . I normally get it done at the barber . I really like how you showed different beards great aspects of it !! During this lockdown I’m taking advantage and letting more grow then touching
This is very helpful thank you for sharing this information
You’re welcome!
Just trimmed it today just a little to shape it. mine points out. Is not a business beard. Lol
Hey Dan C! Thanks for the video. Always encouraging and informative. Less than 2 weeks to my yeard so your video is helping me fight the urge to trim! My beard is currently 6" and I'm looking to get to at least 9" but maybe longer. 🧙🏼♂️
That is so awesome Doyle!!
Awesome thanks BIG HELP 😊
Super happy to help!
This is good advice, thanks! I'm growing my beard long (it's at roughly medium length now) and it's still a bit of a learning curve to figure out what to trim, when and how much. However, I have been careful. Been growing it for almost a year now and trimmed it twice so far, at roughly 3 months and 7-ish months. I really haven't been sure how often to trim my beard, because I want it to not look terrible, but also don't wanna stunt its growth. But I think taking off less than half an inch every 3-4 months where it's uneven and whispy, has been working rather well for me. I ended up being quite fine with it looking kinda wild and unkempt, and have not felt a need to keep it super neat.
Thank you. Helpful advice.
You’re welcome and glad to hear it!
You inspired me Dan to go on that journey for a long beard ,
many thanks for that, our beards can look similar if I STAY on track [ I hope ]
greetz, Henk
The Netherlands
That’s awesome! Keep me posted 👊
@@DanCBearded sure, wil do that
I would also like to add. That you make sure to remove any split ends your beard might have.
Yes yes yes, great add on! If anyone is unsure, I have a few good videos on split ends. Just search dan c split ends
Once I started on Biotin, my beard grew about 4-5 inches. Unfortunately, as you mentioned, it's thin and see through at the bottom. Not too bad looking with a black shirt as my beard is white, but not the solid looking long beard I want. My issue is also the right side of the beard grows longer than the left. So I do have to trim the bottom right every month or so to have an even looking beard. I hope you are correct the the hair from the back will eventually grow as long as the bottom hairs to give me the full beard look.
Thanks for your efforts, always appreciated ..............
You're welcome brotha!
Great informative video. Thank you DanC
Thanks Jeff!
Great video Dan! perfectly described for each length of beard. I'm still a medium length beard (worried I wont get past that the lack of growth I'm experiencing ). Going along with the slow growth I'm having after doing the "yeard", i find myself trimming more frequently. Like you said, different areas grow faster than others, so I keep trimming the transparent hair at the bottom because i also don't have a dense beard. I cant say enough on how this beard growing journey has taught me patience, which has crossed over to other aspects of my life such as my 3 toddler aged children (is 5 still a toddler?) Keep up the great work on these tips and tricks videos!
A beard will teach you patience, if you let it!
Looking at the business, medium and long choices.......I think I`m going for medium. I`m currently a bit shorter than the business type so I`ve got a fair way to go.
Awesome!
Thank you my man the school teacher or the barber perhaps both..! ! John 👍 .....I want to get a long beard, at age 61 just subscribed to your Channel thanks much , and I'm using Wild Willy's products which I like ,....later !!!
Welcome to the channel and thank you!
Another great video to help us achieve that on point beard!👊
Thanks Joey!
Another helpful and informative video helping me make my decisions. I want that long beard so I'm leaning towards no trims. I'll see how I feel when it gets a bit longer incase my opinion changes.
Thank you Dan
You’re welcome!
I was gonna watch a video by someone else, but your beard is better so I watched you.
Sounds like good logic to me!
I wish my beard grew 1/2 inch a month,mine is about that much in 3 months and I’m guessing having a grey beard has something to do with that and probably being overweight doesn’t help neither but I’m not giving up on my goals,awesome video brotha and thanks for tips
You're beard is phenomenal brotha, just keep going!
I'm fat with a gray beard... I have noticed for me when I commute by bicycle my hair grows more than when I'm lazy... Just one more benefit to being active
trimming scares me...... i want it to keep growing!!!
Thank God i found this video, im sitting here googling "how to trim your yeard for the first time" and it keeps auto correcting me to "how to mow your yard for the first time"
Thinking about buying a brio. But i am also scared at same time i screw it up lol. Gunna wait a few more months before a trim thanks DAN
It is a valuable skill to learn how to trim your own beard