An old style beard trimming method?

[starlite]

Does anyone know a way to evenly trim stubble for my oh?
He has been shaving it into a shape, but likes to keep the remainder pretty short, and has been doing it with nail scissors, which works fairly well but doesn't always look neat.
His potential contract and payrise at work is now upcoming and under review so I think it should be neater..is there any way to evenly trim stubble without having to buy an electric trimmer?

[squeaky]

I gave up trying and bought an electric trimmer with a set of clip on thingies. Over the years it has paid for itself many times over because I never go to the barbers any more - and I can have a neat beard that I can be very confident of in about two minutes flat.

[ancasta]

I work alot with beard trimming in my hairdressing work, and i whole heartedly agree on getting a beard trimmer, you can pick these up quite reasonably in Argos.

[rizla01]

I always and regularly used to use the trimmer on my elec shaver, set at right angles to my face. Worked perfekt.

Designer stubble permanantly till it started to turn grey. Clean shaven now.

Try it. It works.

Riz

[whiteguineapig]

i don't know why but when i imagined squeaky i never imagined him with a beard

[moggins]

I always used to trim DH's goatee for him but found a beard trimmer jobbie in the Pound shop once, decided for a quid that it was worth the risk and he loves it and wouldn't be without it.

[squeaky]

i don't know why but when i imagined squeaky i never imagined him with a beardWell you'll have to, now :)

http://www.squeaky.demon.co.uk/my_intro.htm

[culpepper]

Ive got one of those moggins,I use mine for under arms (without the trimmer guide obviously as Im not into designer armpit stubble :D )
Or an ordinary hair clipper would work too I suppose as the guides go quite short.

[whiteguineapig]

thanks squeaky
i could only imagine you sort of like your sig

[squeaky]

Which one? I have thousands of them :)

[starlite]

thanks guys..after he massacred it by hacking a bald patch with nail scissors this weekend I think the beard trimmer may be a good idea..

[eternal optimist]

thanks guys..after he massacred it by hacking a bald patch with nail scissors this weekend I think the beard trimmer may be a good idea..


i mis-read this as 'mascara-ed'! Couldn't begin to imagine what he'd been up to!!

:rotfl:

[Pink-winged]

Another good thread for the Health and Beauty board so I've moved it across.

Pink

[cwp500]

Does anyone know a way to evenly trim stubble for my oh?
He has been shaving it into a shape, but likes to keep the remainder pretty short, and has been doing it with nail scissors, which works fairly well but doesn't always look neat.
His potential contract and payrise at work is now upcoming and under review so I think it should be neater..is there any way to evenly trim stubble without having to buy an electric trimmer?

the worst problem is beards which are unevenly trimmed - it can make the wearer look like a ringworm sufferer!

Lay a comb under the beard and trim the hair showing above the teeth of the comb. This ensures an even length trim all round.

Get a lady friend to do this - men are hopeless at it.

New beardies please note - the unshaven look is disgusting. Start shaping the beard at the earliest possible stage so you have a template to shave around as the face fungus grows.