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An old style beard trimming method?

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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?
Membre Of Teh Misspleing Culb
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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    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.
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  • ancasta_2
    ancasta_2 Posts: 951 Forumite
    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
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    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.

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  • i don't know why but when i imagined squeaky i never imagined him with a beard
  • moggins
    moggins Posts: 5,190 Forumite
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    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.
    Organised people are just too lazy to look for things

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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    i don't know why but when i imagined squeaky i never imagined him with a beard
    Well you'll have to, now :)

    http://www.squeaky.demon.co.uk/my_intro.htm
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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  • culpepper
    culpepper Posts: 4,076 Forumite
    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.
  • thanks squeaky
    i could only imagine you sort of like your sig
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Which one? I have thousands of them :)
    Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
    Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
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  • starlite_2
    starlite_2 Posts: 2,428 Forumite
    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..
    Membre Of Teh Misspleing Culb
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