Weren't you supposed to start working out ? :) Bodyweight fitness is really fun! If you want to start check out this routine and it's free! www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine plenty of videos on youtube explaining it!
Excellent tips. I love the "no right or wrong" thing . Of course there are fast track learning curve tips and tricks that save some beard heartache but l love the whole experimenting thing. Regrets? Of course there's a few. If we consider it a journey as opposed to a destination, it makes it more fun too! Thank you for a great vid.
Ya, I think that's the thing. There are so many guys out there who be in a better shape by just leaving the beard untouched and it's advice that I think is good. But that's the best advice for those guys who tend to be inpatient and and end up trimming after just a few weeks. Always appreciate your wise words Gray! Keep on growing!
The Sultan of Silver and the Great Eric Bandholz. YOU GUYS are both my role models. Love you dudes, you're both bad ass. Best beards men in my book. Keep rocking with your positivity and AMAZING beards bros! (Greg Berlinsky is also definitely getting up there for a top 3 for sure, though)
Thanks Eric. We need more videos with you and Jeff Buonchristiano providing tips like this. You both do a great job on camera and are so incredibly authentic. I have learned so much from both of you which has helped me in my own beard journey.
I have to commend your channel for all the help you have offered me....I am lucky to be growing mine in this time....bought my first oil last month, some domestic Indian brand because yours was out of my budget after the extra charges.....anyways I am happy to be growing mine and thanks for all the help.....cheers and all the best:)
I love how your mustache fits! When your mouth is closed it completely covers the patches under your lip (patches on lip aren't an issue really but looks cool), I have the same patches so I think this may be the look for me! Cheers Eric!
I empathize with you on the beard community several years ago. With my situation, going to the barbershop would have been awkward due to what was the norm was the very carved out look, which was what I did not want. Watching videos on this channel and beard board helped educate me. Ironically, I learned more about hair care with a bald head and full beard than when I had hair on my head and no beard.
I absolutely love all of these videos and beardbrand in general. 3 months into my first real beard and Ive just got my first bottle of beard oil, beard wash and a beardbrand pocket comb. Excellent products to say the least!! Keep up the great videos and Beard on!!
Hi Eric, great video. Can you do a video where you teach us how to groom our beard at home? I mean every step, trimming the side, the neck, etc.. Each step for grooming our beard to make it look better, even if we want keep it grow.
Hmm, I don't really have one video, but if you watch these two videos, it'd pretty much accomplish it: Grooming: th-cam.com/video/-hevQm59JzU/w-d-xo.html & Trimming: th-cam.com/video/6t6DbOFF1v8/w-d-xo.html & Neckline: th-cam.com/video/HBcFFOw6x2E/w-d-xo.html
I'm 30 years old & currently 5 months into my first ever beard. I've not trimmed it yet as I don't want to mess it up. But it just looks wild. Thank you guys for all the videos.
i'm facing the same thing here, i can't find a barber shop who can trim my beard as i want, so i'm doing it myself, thanks for all the videos that you share, keep growing...
Wise words, great outlook. I am on the cusp of that realization after 2 years or so of trial and error. I have grown it out 1 1/2 times and am now beginning a seasonal approach to see how I like that.
Hey Eric! I got to know this channel probably about a year ago, since I grow a beard. The things you talk about in this video are exactly the same that I have experienced. At first, I was too scared about trimming and shaving because I don't wanted to do something wrong, so I decided to search for help here on TH-cam and educated myself to a level where I was able to get the basics done by myself. I think the most important thing is to be patient and start slowly. The thing about trimming your beard at home is that you learn more about your beard growth and beards in general, so as you learn you are also getting more confident about having a beard. In a week or so I will shave mine off, because I finished my school here in Germany (Abitur) and I decided to shave it for some photos at the ball. But I think the whole development of my beard will be much easier and quicker this time because I know what I'm aiming for. I can only recommend everyone to try to get the best out of every stage of your beard growth! It takes longer to get a long beard, of course, but you also get to know what looks best on you and what you really want. Nice video and great advice, like always!
Spot on. I shaved off my first yeard because it looked a mess and regretted it instantly. I’m now 6 months in to my second one and I get a tidy and shape up once a month. It might take me 2 years to grow a yeard. But I’m enjoying having a beard so much more this time round.
Kerney H this channel is for men and that comment was very small minded and boyish. if someones beard isnt a great beard they can grow whatever tf they want.
Some brilliant advice which has helped me keep my beard through the tumultuous 6-7 weeks. Everywhere online says no trimming at all for the first 12-13 weeks...but as much as I like the idea of just leaving it for months, the reality is that it increases the likelihood of me having one too many bad beard days and just shaving due to the disproportionate growth rates/scraggly look. Instead I've found that if I have minor trims every other week it helps me stay commited and enjoy the beard NOW, instead of constantly holding out for the future and being frustrated with the current look. As long as I keep the trimming to a minimum - like a few mm here and there - it really helps make it looks more like a beard and fuller at these early stages.. The progress might be slower, but there's no rush really and I don't currently aspire for a huge bushy beard anyway. As for the 'stache though, I'm much preferring to leave that untrimmed. I think a longer, fuller moustache helps bring the different beard areas together nicely.
Trimming as I grow has been awesome, start out with a beard stash and go from there. I use clippers and I just keep going to the next number guard against the grain through 16mm. After that go to a size 9mm and trim with the grain. Maintain your cheek and neckline as you go and it will be a neat growing process, never really any Awkward stage.
Yay, someone who agrees with me! ;-) The first time I grew my beard longer I did what most videos tell you to do, which is to just let it grow without any trimming. But I hated the process; my beard is fairly curly so it looked a right mess all the time, and in the end I disliked it so much that I went right back to a short beard. This time round however, I'm trimming it as I go, so it looks good all the time. Yes, it takes longer, but, as you say, I can enjoy the process because my beard never looks awful. Definitely the way forward for me!
Couldn't agree more... Trims are important... They clean you up, and as long as you do it sparingly enough (maybe once every 2-3 months give or take your growing speed and how much your actually taking off) then your beard will continue to grow longer anyways! As long as you cut less than you have grown, it'll get bigger. And it'll be a bit longer to grow bigger but it's a much more enjoyable experience. Thanks Erik great vid
Hey Eric, thanks for these videos, it is nice to be able to know other people's experiences with the growth of their beards, it's a shame (from my point of view) that here in Colombia there is no such community to talk about this (at least not around me). Today I complete 3 months growing my beard I'm happy with that, now and I am waiting to some products that I have bought you jeje
This is the first time in 8 years of beard growth that I don't completely shave my beard when I make a mistake. All to often I would go too deep or jack up a line and just shave my 2 or 3 month beard. A month ago I trimmed my cheek line a little too low for my liking and I decided to work with what I had and I let the cheek hairs grow back move the cheek line back up. It takes time but in the long run it's better than starting all over.
I went for a 3 month handle-bar mustache, it was looking awesome, it was more of a beardstache, anyway late in May I decide it's going too out of control, I shave it of. Now I'm about one month in, being patient, I know my expectations. You gotta know how long it takes for your beard/stache to grow.
My goal in the last year was to grow my beard to 10", the hardest part of this, is the waiting to see if the thickness will fill in as I keep the length at 10". Reason for 10"? Because the local comp/fundraisers are SO over saturated with beards 4"-8". Having the patience to let the beard grow in to the length is a huge challenge.
I can see why some people want to trim while growing their beard as I am at 8 months and it takes more maintenance throughout the day to keep it looking good without trimming but I set out to hit 1 year minimum without touching it. Only trimming I've done is a MM or two off the ends of the stache to even it up and I shave the base of my neck about the width of a razor cartridge. It's now normal for me to always have my stache comb, beard comb and a tin of wax on me at all times and is second nature to me now to give my stache and beard a good brush through a few times a day.\
Eric, big fan! Just started growing last month. My issue isn't growing the bread, it's growing the mustache. My beard hair is a couple of inches long already. My mustache is....few hairs. What can I do? I'm looking Amish here. I don't want that look. Any tips, any videos?
Ya, that foam wall has been a bit of a pain in the ass. I actually covered up some of the worst white marks with foam padding, but ran out of it. Good idea about the black marker. Will have to try that instead. Those giant white area on the top right is from where stuff had fallen down. But I thought it looked pretty cool half up.
Thanx Eric/Beardbrand för all your informative and helpful videos👍 Going through my first beard attempt and I find them very useful. I will keep on growing☺️
My moustache grows good but not beard its patchy, thin and what pisses me off is that it grows curly after few inches. Great channel great videos. Love from India 💪👍
I'm really surprised to hear that barbers didn't know beard trims even in like 2011, where I'm from every barber knows how to properly trim beards, in fact beards are probably like 40% of their income.
I wish I was from where you are from. I had a fairly gnarly beardstache. I wanted to shape it a bit more on the ends, but was afraid to cut it. Today I went to a barber to get it trimmed and despite my decent communication he immediately took half an inch off of the middle of my stache! I don't think I will ever be able to trust a barber with my moustache again. He set me back 4 months! aaaahhhhhh
18 months straight???? Thats insane, dedication and determinative wins you a beard style named after you I suppose. I get clients down here in Chile saying they want to grow a bandholz! Cheers Eric, thanks for all the material, and looking forward to these two weeks with you in charge of the tube and the gram!
Oh man that's awesome! Very humbling and even more special as I love Chile. Here's a photo from me in the Santiago Market back in 2012: i.imgur.com/M9VTfIZ.jpg
Eric Bandholz wicked awesome! Thanks for the link man. Any live chats on the gram today? I hope you had a great time visiting down here, I live close to San Pedro de Atacama so if you're ever headed there and need a beard trim or haircut I would be honored to fix you up in Chile's first Mobile barber truck! Shout out to us @mr.barbermovil
Thanks for speaking about what it's like to actually have a beard. I've had my beard for 3 years now, never really trimming it or doing anything to it. I want to say it's at its terminal length now, and has been this way for the past 6 months. I still love it but a lot of people especially women have said my beard has "turned" and that I should trim it. I'm considering it because to be honest my beard is starting to separate into two beards and it's a little scraggly. If you've heard of the phenomenon on beards "turning" maybe you can make a video about it. Because I've heard it from multiple people and it's made me reconsider what it means to have a beard. My beard is a huge part of me and I've considered trimming or even shaving because of it.
I think that grooming can help you fall back in love with your beard. I personally got the "french fork" with my beard around 14 months and it lost it's density and thickness. It was something that made me a little self conscious.
Freshman in college 19 years old and my facial hair is getting there. Everytime I've tried growing it out I always got frustrated by the golf ball sized bald spot under neath my chin. I've let it grow for a month now and it is showing no improvement 🙁
Do you guys have any tips on how to discreetly encourage the man you're dating to start doing some self-grooming? He seems to have next-to-no interest in a nice hair cut or decent clothes. I love him, but gym shorts and graphic tees are kind of getting old :/ As is the mid-2000's skater boy hair. Should I encourage him to put in a little more effort, or is it a lost cause? I don't want him to change who he is, but I want him to see the potential to be a powerful, sexy, stylish guy!
Borrowing a saying from another TH-camr: "Let it grow and let it flow" I grew my first beard while I was a junior in high school. Had a beard for my senior pictures. I've been letting mine grow now for a year and a half. I want to see how long it will get.
Yeah....I tried trimming my beard at home...jacked up the whole thing and ended up shaving it all off....now I go to the barber and I have well groomed yet long....ish beard (90 days in) and going to the six month mark at least 😬
been growing mine now for about 15 months - could have been longer if a few barber 'trims' weren't so aggressive.... my problem is that i always had my eye set on the full on beard growth and never reached the point where i've felt happy with it. very coarse mind of its own facial hair..... but i'm plugging with it and the day will arrive..... eventually! I'm a beard bro fan (been using styling balm, oils and 'tache wax for past couple of months - great products!). also need to thank this channel for introducing me to my new barber.... the big boss at Cut 'n Grind Soho - f'cking ace cut and trim (plus got some great advice to give a more thinker look beard there too).
Truly like the experimenting. My problem is I'm in a professional industry and need to look good and if I make to big of a mistake on it has to start over. So need to find a good barber to fix my mistakes or possibly just have it done by a pro. So anyone know a good place in Tacoma Washington?
I have a bad habit of touching my beard looking for bad hairs and removing them. Any tips for me to stop with that? It's involuntary.. When I realize it I already took some out. One side of my face is already patchy because of that lol Thanks for all the tips.. Beard on
I've been growing my beard for 12 months, it started filling in patchy areas and was growing good, the last 3 months nothing has happened. It's stopped growing and the patches are at a standstill. I'm still doing all the basics, biotin, healthy food, washing, beard oil. Any ideas how to kickstart my beard growth again. It's probably 1.5-2 inches when they're not curled
lemme just say thanks for these vids, i watch em religiously 😁 Since the fiance's grown out his beard, I've been tending to it, and OBVIOUSLY, as a lady, i have no immediate first hand experience with a beard, so thank you for your thorough explanations 👍 his beard has become my project lol!
+mastascorpio I'd say, start with the utility balm as it gives you more versatile as a conditioner. If your main concern is Styling, then do styling balm.
Great video Eric! This goes the opposite of what your pal George Bruno recommends. I do see where you're coming from though. I've been growing mine for about 10 months now. I've had 2 barber trims in that time and I keep up,the fade to my close to shaved head on my own every few weeks. Could it be longer now? Sure, but I feel it looks better and is easier to manage and style...and I rarely get those moments where I want to shave the fucker right off 😀
Great video! Been growing out my beard since January 2017, and I love it. Plus I finally found a great barber in my area because your tips. Thanks! @beardbrand
I've had a full beard that I haven't trimmed or done anything to after an 8 guard trimmer all one length. that was probably 9 months ago! my mustache is weak. my beard isn't full so you can see through it an visually see the outline of my face through it. there is also two hairless bits just under my lip that would never be filled in which effects the fullness of my beard compared to others my only appealing quality it the length which is is now just past my collar bone now an if I blow-dry it it straights out to almost mid pec. all the videos I see of people getting trim are with perfectly full beard an great big perfect mustaches. I feel like if I follow there
Hi Eric,knowing that you take advice from your customers,would you like to make a couple of videos about patchy beards (I know you've made a couple of those explaining how everyone has patches,except fo carlo,obvioulsley). But I think that us,not so blessed guys,want to know how to deal with that ,expecially(and yep,this is my shelfish case) when we pantiently wait for a year to grow our face masculinity and we see ourselves with a "I'm long but I don't know what to do,and appear" beard,epecially,and this is also my case,when we ae planning to go for a full,long beard(at least 4 in. from the chin line). Waiting fo your future and awesome(I know this is what will happend)advices. if you may integrate these,my beard is also a curly mess. Now it's time for me to apologize for my "not so good" english,hoping you'll understand everything that i've asked to you. Waiting for an answer and for new videos from a fellow Italian customer. (Oh,almost forgetting,nice job,'till now.
i've been growing my beard for 1 1/2 months and the thing is it's kind of thin on the cheeks, i was thinking about growing it out forma about 1 1/2 more months so i can decide what to do, is that a good thing?? what should i do?
Eric's muscles are on his face.
Haha! Good one.
explains why women love to stroke it....
Weren't you supposed to start working out ? :)
Bodyweight fitness is really fun! If you want to start check out this routine and it's free!
www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine
plenty of videos on youtube explaining it!
Excellent tips. I love the "no right or wrong" thing . Of course there are fast track learning curve tips and tricks that save some beard heartache but l love the whole experimenting thing. Regrets? Of course there's a few. If we consider it a journey as opposed to a destination, it makes it more fun too! Thank you for a great vid.
Ya, I think that's the thing. There are so many guys out there who be in a better shape by just leaving the beard untouched and it's advice that I think is good. But that's the best advice for those guys who tend to be inpatient and and end up trimming after just a few weeks.
Always appreciate your wise words Gray! Keep on growing!
I love "keep on growing". Such a perfect line!
The Sultan of Silver and the Great Eric Bandholz. YOU GUYS are both my role models. Love you dudes, you're both bad ass. Best beards men in my book.
Keep rocking with your positivity and AMAZING beards bros!
(Greg Berlinsky is also definitely getting up there for a top 3 for sure, though)
Tate Pigg don't forget the beard baron! he has a great beard trimming tutorial
haha, what I doo doo is something I accidentally says too! Love that little sideglance and chuckle aswell! Also, great tips and cool vibe in general!
Thanks Eric. We need more videos with you and Jeff Buonchristiano providing tips like this. You both do a great job on camera and are so incredibly authentic. I have learned so much from both of you which has helped me in my own beard journey.
Im 16 but fk it, some day i will rock a beard,
beard on!
I couldn't grow a full beard until I was in my mid-twenties. Give it time, man!
MyBegs I just turned 30, and I get new, thicker growth every few months. Your best beard is ahead of you!
MyBegs I was military and couldn't start until almost 40 - now I love it - you got a whole life in front of you my man!
Thanks all, yeah i think i still have a looong trip
MyBegs I'm 17, had a beard since I was 14-15. Lol just wish my hairline wasn't receding
I have to commend your channel for all the help you have offered me....I am lucky to be growing mine in this time....bought my first oil last month, some domestic Indian brand because yours was out of my budget after the extra charges.....anyways I am happy to be growing mine and thanks for all the help.....cheers and all the best:)
I love how your mustache fits! When your mouth is closed it completely covers the patches under your lip (patches on lip aren't an issue really but looks cool), I have the same patches so I think this may be the look for me! Cheers Eric!
Definitely try the beard-stache for a bit if you can, then grow out the rest of your beard. Best of luck mate!
-Josh
I empathize with you on the beard community several years ago. With my situation, going to the barbershop would have been awkward due to what was the norm was the very carved out look, which was what I did not want. Watching videos on this channel and beard board helped educate me. Ironically, I learned more about hair care with a bald head and full beard than when I had hair on my head and no beard.
I absolutely love all of these videos and beardbrand in general. 3 months into my first real beard and Ive just got my first bottle of beard oil, beard wash and a beardbrand pocket comb. Excellent products to say the least!! Keep up the great videos and Beard on!!
Hi Eric, great video. Can you do a video where you teach us how to groom our beard at home? I mean every step, trimming the side, the neck, etc.. Each step for grooming our beard to make it look better, even if we want keep it grow.
he has one already i think
Hmm, I don't really have one video, but if you watch these two videos, it'd pretty much accomplish it: Grooming: th-cam.com/video/-hevQm59JzU/w-d-xo.html & Trimming: th-cam.com/video/6t6DbOFF1v8/w-d-xo.html & Neckline: th-cam.com/video/HBcFFOw6x2E/w-d-xo.html
It's about having a good looking beard during the growth, not about getting the longest beard.
It's about being comfortable and confident with your beard.
Having a beard is not the easiest because I always have that lil voice in my head say Cut it and started over lol
I'm 30 years old & currently 5 months into my first ever beard. I've not trimmed it yet as I don't want to mess it up. But it just looks wild.
Thank you guys for all the videos.
i'm facing the same thing here, i can't find a barber shop who can trim my beard as i want, so i'm doing it myself, thanks for all the videos that you share, keep growing...
Wise words, great outlook. I am on the cusp of that realization after 2 years or so of trial and error. I have grown it out 1 1/2 times and am now beginning a seasonal approach to see how I like that.
Hey Eric! I got to know this channel probably about a year ago, since I grow a beard. The things you talk about in this video are exactly the same that I have experienced. At first, I was too scared about trimming and shaving because I don't wanted to do something wrong, so I decided to search for help here on TH-cam and educated myself to a level where I was able to get the basics done by myself. I think the most important thing is to be patient and start slowly. The thing about trimming your beard at home is that you learn more about your beard growth and beards in general, so as you learn you are also getting more confident about having a beard. In a week or so I will shave mine off, because I finished my school here in Germany (Abitur) and I decided to shave it for some photos at the ball. But I think the whole development of my beard will be much easier and quicker this time because I know what I'm aiming for. I can only recommend everyone to try to get the best out of every stage of your beard growth! It takes longer to get a long beard, of course, but you also get to know what looks best on you and what you really want. Nice video and great advice, like always!
Spot on. I shaved off my first yeard because it looked a mess and regretted it instantly. I’m now 6 months in to my second one and I get a tidy and shape up once a month. It might take me 2 years to grow a yeard. But I’m enjoying having a beard so much more this time round.
Beardbrand just turned out to be my habit lol I always wattch it when notifications pop up from my phone. Great channel especially for minox beards!
Arslan Chaudhry just the way I can grow a beard. Asian and can't grow beard but thanks to minox it's growing now! I'm in 5th week.
ChaCha Don't grow a beard if u can't
stfu man. everything is possible in this world. I don't need your fucking opinion
Kerney H this channel is for men and that comment was very small minded and boyish. if someones beard isnt a great beard they can grow whatever tf they want.
I have not trimmed my beard. I look and the mirror and I love it. there is some days it looks crazy. But I still love it.
I still can't find a barber or salon that I trust to trim my beard, so the trimming videos or the video that Greg did are sooo useful.
Growing my beard out now, scared of messing it up. This video is very helpful. Thank you for sharing.
You just gotta keep growing it. Be patient for a couple months and trim it when necessary.
Some brilliant advice which has helped me keep my beard through the tumultuous 6-7 weeks. Everywhere online says no trimming at all for the first 12-13 weeks...but as much as I like the idea of just leaving it for months, the reality is that it increases the likelihood of me having one too many bad beard days and just shaving due to the disproportionate growth rates/scraggly look. Instead I've found that if I have minor trims every other week it helps me stay commited and enjoy the beard NOW, instead of constantly holding out for the future and being frustrated with the current look. As long as I keep the trimming to a minimum - like a few mm here and there - it really helps make it looks more like a beard and fuller at these early stages.. The progress might be slower, but there's no rush really and I don't currently aspire for a huge bushy beard anyway.
As for the 'stache though, I'm much preferring to leave that untrimmed. I think a longer, fuller moustache helps bring the different beard areas together nicely.
Trimming as I grow has been awesome, start out with a beard stash and go from there. I use clippers and I just keep going to the next number guard against the grain through 16mm. After that go to a size 9mm and trim with the grain. Maintain your cheek and neckline as you go and it will be a neat growing process, never really any Awkward stage.
Ive been growing for 2 years and havent trimmed it at all, looks perfect when i dry and style it
Yay, someone who agrees with me! ;-) The first time I grew my beard longer I did what most videos tell you to do, which is to just let it grow without any trimming. But I hated the process; my beard is fairly curly so it looked a right mess all the time, and in the end I disliked it so much that I went right back to a short beard.
This time round however, I'm trimming it as I go, so it looks good all the time. Yes, it takes longer, but, as you say, I can enjoy the process because my beard never looks awful. Definitely the way forward for me!
Couldn't agree more... Trims are important... They clean you up, and as long as you do it sparingly enough (maybe once every 2-3 months give or take your growing speed and how much your actually taking off) then your beard will continue to grow longer anyways! As long as you cut less than you have grown, it'll get bigger. And it'll be a bit longer to grow bigger but it's a much more enjoyable experience. Thanks Erik great vid
Exactly, just cut less than you grow.
Hey Eric, thanks for these videos, it is nice to be able to know other people's experiences with the growth of their beards, it's a shame (from my point of view) that here in Colombia there is no such community to talk about this (at least not around me). Today I complete 3 months growing my beard I'm happy with that, now and I am waiting to some products that I have bought you jeje
This is the first time in 8 years of beard growth that I don't completely shave my beard when I make a mistake. All to often I would go too deep or jack up a line and just shave my 2 or 3 month beard. A month ago I trimmed my cheek line a little too low for my liking and I decided to work with what I had and I let the cheek hairs grow back move the cheek line back up. It takes time but in the long run it's better than starting all over.
I went for a 3 month handle-bar mustache, it was looking awesome, it was more of a beardstache, anyway late in May I decide it's going too out of control, I shave it of. Now I'm about one month in, being patient, I know my expectations. You gotta know how long it takes for your beard/stache to grow.
My goal in the last year was to grow my beard to 10", the hardest part of this, is the waiting to see if the thickness will fill in as I keep the length at 10". Reason for 10"? Because the local comp/fundraisers are SO over saturated with beards 4"-8". Having the patience to let the beard grow in to the length is a huge challenge.
I can see why some people want to trim while growing their beard as I am at 8 months and it takes more maintenance throughout the day to keep it looking good without trimming but I set out to hit 1 year minimum without touching it. Only trimming I've done is a MM or two off the ends of the stache to even it up and I shave the base of my neck about the width of a razor cartridge. It's now normal for me to always have my stache comb, beard comb and a tin of wax on me at all times and is second nature to me now to give my stache and beard a good brush through a few times a day.\
Eric, big fan! Just started growing last month. My issue isn't growing the bread, it's growing the mustache. My beard hair is a couple of inches long already. My mustache is....few hairs. What can I do? I'm looking Amish here. I don't want that look. Any tips, any videos?
good video just trimmed my beard with help from your trimming vids👍but letting my mustache grow any advice on keeping it tamed while growing
there are gaps between some of the foam tiles behind you. the white wall shows through. it's a bit distracting. a black marker should do.
Ya, that foam wall has been a bit of a pain in the ass. I actually covered up some of the worst white marks with foam padding, but ran out of it. Good idea about the black marker. Will have to try that instead. Those giant white area on the top right is from where stuff had fallen down. But I thought it looked pretty cool half up.
beardbrand getting me though depression , thanks mate , beard on as always , God bless
That's awesome to hear! We're here for you, just remember that!
You're part of one of the best communities on TH-cam here.
- Jack
all the love from INDIA cheers....
Thanx Eric/Beardbrand för all your informative and helpful videos👍
Going through my first beard attempt and I find them very useful. I will keep on growing☺️
This is my exact journey at the moment...just trimmed my beard today and I'm feeling great! #beardpower #faceglory
Hell ya man. Keep on growing!
My moustache grows good but not beard its patchy, thin and what pisses me off is that it grows curly after few inches. Great channel great videos. Love from India 💪👍
I'm really surprised to hear that barbers didn't know beard trims even in like 2011, where I'm from every barber knows how to properly trim beards, in fact beards are probably like 40% of their income.
If I want a decent beard trim I go to a Turkish or Asian barber. They know what they're doing.
I wish I was from where you are from. I had a fairly gnarly beardstache. I wanted to shape it a bit more on the ends, but was afraid to cut it. Today I went to a barber to get it trimmed and despite my decent communication he immediately took half an inch off of the middle of my stache! I don't think I will ever be able to trust a barber with my moustache again. He set me back 4 months! aaaahhhhhh
18 months straight???? Thats insane, dedication and determinative wins you a beard style named after you I suppose. I get clients down here in Chile saying they want to grow a bandholz! Cheers Eric, thanks for all the material, and looking forward to these two weeks with you in charge of the tube and the gram!
Oh man that's awesome! Very humbling and even more special as I love Chile. Here's a photo from me in the Santiago Market back in 2012: i.imgur.com/M9VTfIZ.jpg
Eric Bandholz wicked awesome! Thanks for the link man. Any live chats on the gram today? I hope you had a great time visiting down here, I live close to San Pedro de Atacama so if you're ever headed there and need a beard trim or haircut I would be honored to fix you up in Chile's first Mobile barber truck! Shout out to us @mr.barbermovil
Great video!!! I have become my own beardsmith because of these videos!!
Thanks for speaking about what it's like to actually have a beard. I've had my beard for 3 years now, never really trimming it or doing anything to it. I want to say it's at its terminal length now, and has been this way for the past 6 months. I still love it but a lot of people especially women have said my beard has "turned" and that I should trim it. I'm considering it because to be honest my beard is starting to separate into two beards and it's a little scraggly. If you've heard of the phenomenon on beards "turning" maybe you can make a video about it. Because I've heard it from multiple people and it's made me reconsider what it means to have a beard. My beard is a huge part of me and I've considered trimming or even shaving because of it.
I think that grooming can help you fall back in love with your beard. I personally got the "french fork" with my beard around 14 months and it lost it's density and thickness. It was something that made me a little self conscious.
Freshman in college 19 years old and my facial hair is getting there. Everytime I've tried growing it out I always got frustrated by the golf ball sized bald spot under neath my chin. I've let it grow for a month now and it is showing no improvement 🙁
Do you guys have any tips on how to discreetly encourage the man you're dating to start doing some self-grooming? He seems to have next-to-no interest in a nice hair cut or decent clothes. I love him, but gym shorts and graphic tees are kind of getting old :/ As is the mid-2000's skater boy hair. Should I encourage him to put in a little more effort, or is it a lost cause? I don't want him to change who he is, but I want him to see the potential to be a powerful, sexy, stylish guy!
Awesome vid man any photos of you with a 18 month beard? I'm going for a yeard lol 7 months to go!!
Great video, Eric.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Eric Bandholz No problem bro..
Borrowing a saying from another TH-camr: "Let it grow and let it flow" I grew my first beard while I was a junior in high school. Had a beard for my senior pictures. I've been letting mine grow now for a year and a half. I want to see how long it will get.
I'm at that same month you are and need to trim underneath. What did you use hair shaver with guard or scissors?
man! you should go and hang out with the bearded guys from The Whisky Vault (the whisky Academy) they are in Austin too
you guys should do a video about how we can cope with the heat and still grow a beard
+Bruno Lai like this one: th-cam.com/video/UIhZ_dJTuUI/w-d-xo.html or this one: th-cam.com/video/fCqhnyHksCE/w-d-xo.html
perfect, thanks a bunch
I have a 9 month beard and I am not feel really comfortable about my moustache style
Yeah....I tried trimming my beard at home...jacked up the whole thing and ended up shaving it all off....now I go to the barber and I have well groomed yet long....ish beard (90 days in) and going to the six month mark at least 😬
Your beard is looking good bro, solid! Enjoy the weekend, Thumb's up!~John
thnx for this wonerful channel.....love from India❤
Thank you for watching and commenting! It means so much.
been growing mine now for about 15 months - could have been longer if a few barber 'trims' weren't so aggressive.... my problem is that i always had my eye set on the full on beard growth and never reached the point where i've felt happy with it. very coarse mind of its own facial hair..... but i'm plugging with it and the day will arrive..... eventually! I'm a beard bro fan (been using styling balm, oils and 'tache wax for past couple of months - great products!). also need to thank this channel for introducing me to my new barber.... the big boss at Cut 'n Grind Soho - f'cking ace cut and trim (plus got some great advice to give a more thinker look beard there too).
Right on Eric. I've started to listen to all the Podcasts you are on. Awesome story and you are an inspiration. 👍
Truly like the experimenting. My problem is I'm in a professional industry and need to look good and if I make to big of a mistake on it has to start over. So need to find a good barber to fix my mistakes or possibly just have it done by a pro. So anyone know a good place in Tacoma Washington?
its okay man, people makes does mistakes, after my beard growth process, its will be best for me to go to a barbershop
I have a bad habit of touching my beard looking for bad hairs and removing them.
Any tips for me to stop with that? It's involuntary.. When I realize it I already took some out.
One side of my face is already patchy because of that lol
Thanks for all the tips.. Beard on
I've been growing my beard for 12 months, it started filling in patchy areas and was growing good, the last 3 months nothing has happened. It's stopped growing and the patches are at a standstill. I'm still doing all the basics, biotin, healthy food, washing, beard oil. Any ideas how to kickstart my beard growth again. It's probably 1.5-2 inches when they're not curled
thanks for another great vid Eric, bonus points for "do do" because my beard doesnt stop me from being juvenile :D
A little feedback - It would've been nice to have some footage on the mistakes that you're referring too ;) Thanks!
+Dewen Myrza just go back to some of my videos from around 2013/2014. Here's one: th-cam.com/video/Fg0N1kGHrI8/w-d-xo.html
awesome haircut eric !
lemme just say thanks for these vids, i watch em religiously 😁 Since the fiance's grown out his beard, I've been tending to it, and OBVIOUSLY, as a lady, i have no immediate first hand experience with a beard, so thank you for your thorough explanations 👍 his beard has become my project lol!
mistressmorrigan1 good woman!
I have a curly beard and I keep getting stray hairs at the end on my cheeks. What can I do?
your Beard looks full and tick keep up the great work lads love watching your videos
Thanks man. I switched to a ring light which I think helps with the appearance. Also regular trimming helps it looks less wispy.
you're an idol for us sir
Today is exactly 1 month from when I started growing my patchy fresh out of High School beard. And it's starting to look good.....ish
Good seeing more of you
Ya, I try to do about one per week. It's been an extra two days though since I did the Beardsman Quiz video. -Eric
Every beard is unique don't compare your beard with other guys your beard best of luck just let it grow🧔
Beard looks good bro, good stash to beard ratio! 👍🏻
Great video man.
i also done tht wild beard let it grow for 4 months its getting too weird and wide and now i.had trim only sideburns
There's always been barber shop that did beard trim man, you might didn't know them
so i'm wanting to get a balm from you guys. but the question is to get utility or styling. help?
+mastascorpio I'd say, start with the utility balm as it gives you more versatile as a conditioner. If your main concern is Styling, then do styling balm.
Another great video man! Thank you!
Patchy beard is double risk and Trouble trimming apart from neck
any Advise?
#BeardOn
Great video Eric!
This goes the opposite of what your pal George Bruno recommends. I do see where you're coming from though.
I've been growing mine for about 10 months now. I've had 2 barber trims in that time and I keep up,the fade to my close to shaved head on my own every few weeks. Could it be longer now? Sure, but I feel it looks better and is easier to manage and style...and I rarely get those moments where I want to shave the fucker right off 😀
Beardbrand and George Bruno collab would be pretty tight
Did you catch this one we did: th-cam.com/video/YZUe7-IG-Is/w-d-xo.html
Great video! Been growing out my beard since January 2017, and I love it. Plus I finally found a great barber in my area because your tips. Thanks! @beardbrand
Hi I'll be joining a beard competition. Any tips? should I trim my beard or wait til after the competition before I trim it?
You'll want to trim any flyaways for the competition - but keep it long. You can use techniques like the tuck & roll to give a nice shaped beard.
Noted! thank you! Any tips for maintaining the handlebar for the whole day of competition?
what's the tuck & roll by the way?
I've had a full beard that I haven't trimmed or done anything to after an 8 guard trimmer all one length.
that was probably 9 months ago!
my mustache is weak.
my beard isn't full so you can see through it an visually see the outline of my face through it.
there is also two hairless bits just under my lip that would never be filled in which effects the fullness of my beard compared to others
my only appealing quality it the length which is is now just past my collar bone now an if I blow-dry it it straights out to almost mid pec.
all the videos I see of people getting trim are with perfectly full beard an great big perfect mustaches. I feel like if I follow there
guidelines then I'll butcher my beard for sure
Hi Eric,knowing that you take advice from your customers,would you like to make a couple of videos about patchy beards (I know you've made a couple of those explaining how everyone has patches,except fo carlo,obvioulsley). But I think that us,not so blessed guys,want to know how to deal with that ,expecially(and yep,this is my shelfish case) when we pantiently wait for a year to grow our face masculinity and we see ourselves with a "I'm long but I don't know what to do,and appear" beard,epecially,and this is also my case,when we ae planning to go for a full,long beard(at least 4 in. from the chin line). Waiting fo your future and awesome(I know this is what will happend)advices. if you may integrate these,my beard is also a curly mess.
Now it's time for me to apologize for my "not so good" english,hoping you'll understand everything that i've asked to you.
Waiting for an answer and for new videos from a fellow Italian customer.
(Oh,almost forgetting,nice job,'till now.
Hilarious how 2011 is 'back in the day'!!!
60 days and I can twist my moustache ends and it looks fuckin awesome. thanks for all the knowledge Beardbrand
its bout time!!!!
Hell ya! All the Eric videos!!! :D
?? 2011 is "back in the day" ?? I've been getting my beard cut at the barbershop since 1999 !!
good stuff man
i've been growing my beard for 1 1/2 months and the thing is it's kind of thin on the cheeks, i was thinking about growing it out forma about 1 1/2 more months so i can decide what to do, is that a good thing?? what should i do?
Cheeks are usually one of the last things to grow in, usually becoming noticeable around three months. Keep on growing!
+Beardbrand thanks mate
youre fantastic dude! keep it up
I'm growing a years and would like to document it
very true Eric and great video
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you as always for your early comments and support! It doesn't go unnoticed.
Eric Bandholz thank you and for beard I am always on
While watching, my 5 yr. old son climbs on the couch and comments "Look at his mustache, it looks fat!" . . . Yes son, it is awsome!
This is amazing i have no beard I'm not planning to have a beard and I shave my head but I'm addict to your channel 😂😁
but if you like me and not grow a stache trimming and making mistakes on rest of beard can be detrimental
How do you eat, bro?
6 years is back in the day?☺️
Yeah, I got a chuckle from that too.
Beard on brotha!
And you as well!
I think you meant "bearducation" Mr. Bandholz
Gotta remember that word, "bearducation". I like that!
- Jack
Excellent advice. Thank you. :-)