ADVANCED BEARD GROOMING TECHNIQUES

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TECHNI QUES y b d e t n e s e r p

LI BERTY PREMI UM GROOMI NGCO.

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AnI ntroducti onTO ADVANCEDBEARDGROOMI NG Whaty ouwi l l findc ont ai nedi nt hef ol l owi ngpagesi sac ol l ec t i onof t i ps , t r i c k s , t ec hni ques , andl es s onst hatwehav el ear nedour s el v es andl ear nedwi t ht hehel pofc ount l es sbear dedmenbef or eus .

Per hapsev er y t hi ngi nher ei snewf ory ouasy ous t ar ty ourbear ded j our ney , ori fy ouar eanadv anc edbear ds man, per hapsy oupi c kup j us tonemeani ngf ul i ns i ght .

Ei t herway , wehopey ou’ l l agr eet hat t hi si st hefines tc ol l ec t i onofbear dgr oomi ngt i psi nonepl ac e.

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ADVANCEDBEARDGROOMI NG TECHNI QUES

PRESENTEDBYLI BERTYPREMI UM GROOMI NGCO. TABLEOFCONTENTS FOUNDATI ONALCARE. . .

04 Eat i ngWel l . . .

05 Fi t nes s . . .

06 Sl eep. . .

07 Was hi ngy ourf ac eandbear d. . .

08 Us ebear dbal masac ondi t i oner . . .

09 Br us hy ourbear d. . .

1 1 TOOLS. . .

1 2 Bear dt r i mmer s . . .

1 3 Shear s . . .

1 4 Bear dBal m. . .

1 4 Comb/ Br us h. . .

1 4 STYLI NG. . .

1 5 Lengt h. . .

1 6 St y l es . . .

1 6 TheShadow. . .

1 7 Shor tBox ed. . .

1 7 VanDy k e. . .

1 8 Nec k l i neandCheek l i ne. . .

1 9 Bal m/ Wax . . .

20 AFi nal Not eonRout i ne, Mi nds et , andt heBear dedWayofLi f e. . .

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FOUNDATI ONALCARE HOW YOUCAREFORYOURBODY, SKI NANDBEARDMATTERS Bef or ewet al kabouts t y l es , t ool s , orgr oomi ngt ec hni ques , l etus notf or getaboutt hemos tc r uc i al t hi ngofal l : f oundat i onal c ar e.

Whaty oueat , y ourex er c i s er out i ne, y ourmood, y ourbas i cgr oomi ngpr ac t i c es-t hes et hi ngsc anal l i mpac ty ourbear dgr owt hand heal t h.

Asy ouc ans ee, y ourbear dgr oomi ngs t ar t snotatt het i ps ofy ourf ac i al hai r , butonamuc hmor ebas i c , f oundat i onal l ev el of y ourev er y dayl i f e-henc e, f oundat i onal c ar e.

Thi si snott os ayt haty oumus tdr as t i c al l yal t ery ourl i f es t y l e, nat ur al l ywewanty out odonot hi ngoft hes or t .

I nf ac t , muc hofwhat y ouar eabl et ogr owony ourf ac ei sar es ul tofy ourgenet i c s .

Thi s s i mpl ys howc as ess omes mal l t hi ngsy ouc andot opot ent i al l yi nc r eas et hequal i t yofy ourbear dandmak es ur ey ouar egi v i ngi t ev er yc hanc et os uc c eed.

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EATI NGWELL Whaty ouputi nt oy ourbodydi r ec t l yc or r el at est owhaty ougetout ofi t , i nc l udi ngy ourhai r .

Cons umi ngf oodst hatar enut r i entandv i t ami nr i c har ees s ent i al t o hav i nggoods k i nandgoodhai r .

You’ v ehear dt hi st i meandt i meagai n, s owewon’ tt ur nt hi si nt oa heal t handnut r i t i onmanual , butt hebas i c sar eal way st hes ame.

Loadupont hegoodpr ot ei ns( s t eak , c hi c k en, et c . ) , gett hos egr een v egi ny ou, k eept hedr i nk i ng, s mok i ng, andf as tf oodt oami ni mum, andy ourf oundat i ons uddenl ybec omesbet t ert hanabout75% of t hepopul at i on.

Keepi tbas i c , k eepi tnat ur al , andt r ynott oeatmuc ht hati s n’ t f r es hort hatc omeswi t hi ngr edi ent sy ouc an’ tpr onounc e.

Al l t hatt os ay-whaty oueatc anmak eadier enc et oy ourbear d gr owt handheal t h.

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FI TNESS Ex er c i s e, c ombi nedwi t hheal t hyeat i ng, c ans t i mul at eal otofgood t hi ngsi ny ourbody , i nc l udi ngt es t os t er one, whi c hwi l l hel pwi t hhai r gr owt h.

Ther ear eal otofway st onat ur al l yboos ty ourt es t os t er one, and obv i ous l yy ous houl dc ons ul twi t hadoc t orbef or edoi ngany t hi ng r egar di ngy ourheal t h, butt hi ngsl i k el i f t i ngwei ght sandeat i ngr ed meatar eagoodpl ac et os t ar t .

Al s obes ur et oc hec koutheal t hy f at sl i k eav oc ados , nut s , ol i v eoi l , andt hel i k e.

Whet heri t ’ sabr i s kwal ki nt hemor ni ngoragr uel l i ngs es s i onof wei ght satt hegy m, ev er ybi ti sgoi ngt ohel p.

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SLEEP Ac c or di ngt oWebMD, ones t udys howedt hatal ac kofs l eep s l oweddownbear dgr owt hi ns omemen.

Sl eepi sy ourf r i endi nmanyway s , andappar ent l yt hi si sal s ot r ue wheni tc omest oy ourbear d.

Res tup, mak et hemos tofy ourf ood andfit nes sr out i ne, andy ou’ l l bel ay i ngas ol i df oundat i onf ory our bear d.

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WASHI NGYOURFACEANDBEARD I ti si mpor t antt haty our emembert hatt hehai rony ourf ac ei ss t i l l hai r .

J us t l i k ey oul ookaf t ert hehai rony ourhead, y ouneedt ol ookaf t ert hehai ron y ourf ac e.

Was hi ngy ourf ac epr oper l yi samus tt oens ur ey ourpor esar ec l earandt he f oundat i onuponwhi c hy ourpr ec i ousbear ds i t si si ngoodc ondi t i on.

The bi gges tpoi ntt omak eaboutwas hi ngy ourf ac ei st or emembert hatt her ei s s k i nundery ourbear d!

Wor kt het i psofy ourfinger supt ot her oot sofy ourf ac i al hai r , andens ur e y ouar ec l eani ngt hes k i nundery ourbear d.

Don’ twor r yaboutc l eani ngt he bear datt hi ss t age, j us tgeti nt her et ogety ours k i npr oper l ywas hed.

I t ’ ss ur pr i s i nghowmanymendon’ tpr oper l ywas ht hei rbear ds .

Mos tbear ds getabi tofs hampoot hatr unsdownt hef ac ef r omt hehai r , andmay be s omes oapf r omaf ac ewas h, andt hat ’ sabouti t .

Thatmeansi t ’ sdoi ngnot hi ngbutdr y i ngout .Peopl ebel i ev et hatt hei rbear dsar er oughandwi r ybec aus e“ t hat ’ sj us tt hewayi ti s ” , andwhi l ei ti st r uet os omeex t entt hat bear dswi l l s i mpl ybemor er oughandt hi c kt hant her es tofy ourhai r , i ti s nott hec as et haty ouhav et os i tbyi dl ydoi ngnot hi ng.

Beawar e, t hough, t hatj us tl i k et hehai rony ourhead, y ouc andr yy our bear doutbyus i ngt oomuc hs hampoo.

Ther e’ sadel i c at epl ac ei nt he mi ddl eoft oomuc handnotatal l t hatwi l l c l eant hebear d, butnotdr yi tout bys t r i ppi ngawayt henat ur al oi l st hatk eepi theal t hy .

Tr yabear ds hampooi fy ou’ r eadv ent ur ous , whi c har eus ual l yl es shar s h t hannor mal s hampoosandt y pi c al l yac c ountf ort hef ac tt haty ouwi l l be appl y i ngi tar oundy ourmout h, t her ef or et heyc anbel es sunpl eas anti n t er msoft as t eort ex t ur e.

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USEBEARDBALM OROI LASACONDI TI ONER Bear dbal mi sabs ol ut el yes s ent i al t oy ourgr oomi ngr egi men.

Bear dbal mi sal s ok nownasl eav ei nc ondi t i oner , bec aus eoneofi t s mai nf unc t i onsi st oc ondi t i ony ourf ac i al hai r .

Thi si sav i t al s t epandi fy oudol i t er al l ynot hi ngel s e, y ous houl dmak e s ur ey ouar ei nc or por at i ngt hi si nt oy ourdai l yr out i ne.

Goodbal msandoi l swi l l moi s t ur i z ewi t hnat ur al es s ent i al oi l s , andt hi s i st her eal bas i sf orhowt heyc anhel py oumai nt ai nas t r ong, l ux ur i ous bear d.

Tomai nt ai nt hatmoi s t ur e, abear dbal mi sdes i gnedt os eal i tal l i n, t y pi c al l yus i ngabees waxors omet hi ngs i mi l ar .

Bys eal i ngt hemoi s t ur e i nt oeac hhai r , i tal l owsi tt owor kt hr oughoutt heday , andr epl eni s h eac hs t r and.

Oi l l ac k st hewaxands heabut t er , s odoes n’ tpr ov i dea hol d, buti sl i ght ert hant hebal m.

Fi nal l y , bear dbal msc anbeus edf ors t y l i ng, t hank st ot hes amei ngr edi ent st hatwi l l k eept hemoi s t ur el oc k edi nt oy ourhai r .Agai n, oi l won’ t pr ov i det hes amehol d, butc angi v eani c es hi ne.

Thedai l yus eofaqual i t ybal mwi l l mak ey ourbear ds of t er , s t r onger , heal t hi er , appearf ul l er , andgener al l yl ookbet t er .

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USEBEARDBALM ASACONDI TI ONERCONT. Toappl ybal m, s c r apeas mal l bi twi t ht hebac kofy ourt humbnai l , r ubi t bet weeny ourpal msandfinger sunt i l s moot h( no“ c hunk s ”ort hi c ks pot s l ef t ) , andt henwor ki ti nt oy ourbear d.

St ar tatt hebas eofy ourbear d, c l os es tt ot hebot t om, andmov eupwar ds , r unni ngy ourhandsup t hr oughy ourbear d.

Mak es ur ey ougetal l t hewayupt ot her oot sofy ourbear dandy our s k i n.

Mos tgoodbal mswi l l hav ei ngr edi ent st hatwi l l begr eatf ory our s k i n, t oo.

Onc ey ouhav er uni tupwar ds , nowgof r omt opt obot t om, br i ngi ngt he bear dbac kdown, s t y l i ngi nt hepr oc es s .

Pas sov ery ourc heek s , y our c hi n, anddon’ tf or gety ourmus t ac he.

Fors hor t erbear dst hi swon’ tt ak el ong, andy ouc anqui c k l yt r ans i t i onf r om t heupwar dsmov ementt ot hedownwar dsands t y l i ngmov ement s .

Forl ongerbear ds , i tmayt ak el onger , andt hat ’ sok ay .

Thegoal i st oc oat eac handev er ys i ngl ehai rwi t hbal m.

Youdon’ twantanymat t eds pot sor t hi c kpi ec es .

Tak eamomentt or eal l ywor ki ti nt oy ourbear dandonl ywhen y ouf eel t hatt her emus tbenonel ef tony ourhandsandy ourbear di sf ul l y c oat ed, mov eont ot hefinal s t y l i ngphas e.

Oi l i smuc ht hes ame.

Us e25dr opsi ny ourpal m, dependi ngonbear d l engt handdes i r eds hi ne.

Rubpal mst oget hert oc oathandsandfinger s , andt henappl ys i mi l ar l yt ot hebear dbal mmet hodabov e.

Wer ec ommendappl y i ngy ourbear dbal moroi l af t ery ougetoutoft he s howerandhav et owel dr i edy ourbear d.

Fort hos emenwhos howeri nt heev eni ngbef or ebed, was hy ourf ac eand bear dl i ght l yi nt hemor ni ng, t owel dr y , andappl yt hepr oduc tt hen.

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BRUSHYOURBEARD Per hapsanunus ual r eques tf oranewbear ds man, butmenwi t h l ongerbear dsc anat t es tt ot henec es s i t yofget t i ngagoodbear d c omborbr us h.

I ti shi ghl yr ec ommendedt haty ougetani c es t i boarbr i s t l ebr us h andus ei tonc edai l yt obr us hy ourbear d.

Donotov erbr us h-onc e adaymax i mum.

I ti si deal i fy ouus et hebr us ht ohel pwor kbear dbal moroi l i nt o y ourf ac i al hai r .

Ri ghtaf t erappl y i ngy ourbal moroi l asex pl ai ned abov e, f ol l owt hes amepat t er nwi t ht hebr us h.

Wor ky ourwayupf r ombot t omt ot op, mak i ngs ur et ogeteac hhai r f r omr oott ot i p.

Thi swi l l hel pdi s per s et hees s ent i al oi l sandc ov er eac hhai r , andwi l l al s ohel pt or emov edr y , deads k i nandany t hi ng el s et hatmaybet r appedi ny ourbear d.

Fi nal l y , wor ki tdownwar dsf r omt opt obot t om, whi c hwi l l mak es ur e al l hai r sar ef ul l yc ov er ed, andwi l l ai di nt hes t y l i ngofy ourbear d.

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Fors omemen, t heonl yt ool sy ouwi l l needar ey ourhandsand y ourbr awn. ( We’ ds t i l l r ec ommendabear dbal moroi l t of eedt hat l ux ur i ousmane) .

Howev er , f ormos tofus , af ul l bl ownmi ni mal l ygr oomedbear di sa l ux ur yj us tout s i deourgr as p.

AtLi ber t yPr emi umGr oomi ngCo. , wes al ut et hef ul l bear dwear er s andbel i ev eaf ul l bear dt obeanobl epur s ui tandac c ompl i s hment .

Howev er , wear eal s oawar et hatbear dsc omei nmanys hapesand s i z es , di c t at edbybot hgenet i c sandc i r c ums t anc e, andweappr ec i at eeac handev er ybear doutt her e.

What ev ery ours i t uat i oni s , t her ear et ool st hatc anhel pens ur e y ourbear di st hebes ti tc anbe.

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BEARDTRI MMERS I fy ou’ v egotas hor t erbear dandc an’ tl eti tgett oowi l d, abear d t r i mmeri sgoi ngt obey ourbes tf r i end.

Thi swi l l al l owy out owearabear di nev er ys et t i ngwi t houtf eel i ng unpr of es s i onal ormangy .

Tr i my ourbear dt ot hedes i r edl engt h, andy ouwi l l l ookl i k eami l l i onbuc k s .

Amanwhoc ar esabouthi sappear anc e, s t i l l want st o s por tamanl ybear d, andal s ot ak est het i met omak ei tj us tr i ght .

Thats c r eamsat t ent i ont odet ai l andpr of es s i onal i s m.

I fy ou’ r ei nt er es t edi nr eadi ngac ompar i s onbet weens omeoft he bes tont hemar k et , we’ v egotapos tout l i ni ngourf av or i t esher e: ht t p: / / l i ber t y gr oomi ng. c o/ bes t bear dt r i mmer / Bas i c al l ywhaty ouar eaf t erdependshi ghl yony ours i t uat i on.

The r eas ont her ear es omanyopt i onsoutt her ei sbec aus et her er eal l y i snoones i z efit s al l t r i mmer .

Youmi ghtneedonet haty ouc ant r av el wi t h, s oac or dedone woul dpr obabl ybeoutoft heques t i on.

Youmayhav eani nc r edi bl y t hi c kbear dandneedonewi t has uperpower f ul mot ororaboos t s et t i ng.

Per hapsy oul ov edet ai l andf adey ourbear dt ot henec k l i ne, s oy ouneedat r i mmerwi t hal otofl engt hopt i ons .

Wer ec ommendget t i ngs omet hi ngwi t habout1 0s et t i ngs , bec aus e y ou’ r emor el i k el yt ofindt her i ghtl engt hf ory ou.

Youmaynev er needanot hers et t i ng, butc hanc esar ehi ghert haty ou’ l l findt he per f ec tonei fy ouhav emor et oc hoos ef r om, r i ght ?

Phi l i psNor el c o, Wahl , andOs t er , ar ej us ts omeofourf av or i t e br ands .

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SHEARS Per f ec tf orl ongerbear dst hats i mpl yc annotbet amedbyat r i mmer , s hear s ar ej us ts c i s s or sf ory ourbear dhai r .

Theyc er t ai nl yt ak es omepr ac t i c e, and y ouneedt obev er yc ar ef ul whenget t i ngi nt oc ut t i ngy ourownbear dwi t h s hear s , butt heyc anhel pk eepy ourbear df r omget t i ngt oobus hyandoutof c ont r ol .

Getapai rt hati shi ghqual i t yands har p.

Andr emembert hatgoi ngi nwi t hs c i s s or sonc eperweekt ol i t er al l yc utj us t 1 020hai r sc anmak eawor l dofdier enc ewheni tc omest ok eepi ngy our bear dl ook i ngamaz i ngands l eek .

BEARDBALM ANDBEARDOI L Per hapst hemos tf undament al par tofy ourgr oomi ngk i t .

Wedi s c us s edt hes epr oduc t sabov easpar tofFoundat i onal Car e, butwi l l r ei t er at et hatt heyar ec ondi t i oni ng, moi s t ur i z i ng, ands t y l i ngpr oduc t s .

Theys houl dc ont ai nnat ur al es s ent i al oi l st hatf eedt hehai rhi ghqual i t ynut r i ent s , t heys houl dt henc oatt hehai r st odel i v ert hemoi s t ur i z i ngqual i t yof t heoi l s , andt heys houl dhel pt os t y l et hebear dev ers os l i ght l y .

Forbot hs hor tandl ongbear ds , t hebeneďŹ t sofbear dbal mc anbei mmens e onbot ht hes k i nandf ac i al hai r .

COMB/ BRUSH Anot herFoundat i onal Car et opi c , abear dc omborbr us hc anhel pt or ound outy ourk i t .

Awoodenorhandc utpl as t i cc ombwi l l hel punt angl eands t y l ey ourbear d.

Weal way sc ombbef or e, dur i ng, andaf t ers t y l i ng.

Tomak ey ourbear d REALLYs t andout , us eaboarbr i s t l ebr us h, asdes c r i bedabov e.

Notonl ydoesabr us hhel pt os t y l eandappl ybal mandoi l , i tal s oc l eanst he bear dbyr emov i ngdr ydeads k i nandanyot herc ont ami nantt hatmayhav e madei t swayi nt oy ourbear d, nomat t erhows mal l .

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STYLI NG

Whi l eev er ymanwi l l hav ehi sownper s onal s t y l e, t her ear eaf ew i mpor t antas pec t st hatwemus tt ouc hont oens ur ey ouar eget t i ng t hemos toutofy ourbear dandt r eat i ngi tr i ght .

Abear dc andoal otofgoodf oraman, butapoor l ygr oomedor s t y l edbear dc andoj us tasmuc hhar m.

Whi l et her ear emany‘ s et ’ s t y l esf orbear ds , wer ec ommendgoi ng i nt ot hel abor at or yandt es t i ng.

Thatmeansl et t i ngi tgr owoutt oa c er t ai nl engt h, andt hendec i di ngwhatt odowi t hi t .

I fy oudonot l i k et her es ul t s , wai tunt i l i tgr owsouts omemor e, andt r yagai n.

Thegr eatt hi ngaboutbear dsi st hatt heyar eper pet ual l ygr owi ng, s oy ou’ l l al way shav eanot heroppor t uni t y .

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LENGTH Thi si shi ghl ydependentony ourper s onal s t y l e, butal s oc anbedi c t at edbyt hes hapeofy ourf ac e( t hi si st r uef oral l el ement sof bear ds t y l e) .

Agai n, t hi sc omesdownt ot es t i ng.

As s umi ngy ouar enotc ons t r ai nedbywor k pl ac er ul esors af et y( i . e. , y ouc an’ thav eabear dt hati nt er f er eswi t hy ourv ent i l at i ons y s t em, ory ourbos sj us tdoes n’ tl i k et hem) , t es thowy ourbear dl ook ss hor t andl ong.

Tr yt hes ames t y l ei nt wodier entl engt hs .

Onet hi ngt ok eepi nmi ndf orl engt hi st hati ti sal mos tal way s bet t ert ohav et hes i desofy ourf ac es hor t ert hant hec hi nar ea.

Formanymen, hav i ngt hes amel ev el ofgr owt hf r oms i debur ns c heek st oj awt oc hi nc anmak et hef ac el ookf atandt hr owo y our l ook .

Whet hert hatmeanss hav i ngi tdownt o1 mmont hec heek s andf adi ngi tupt o5mmont hec hi nus i ngabear dt r i mmer , orj us t meansy out ak es pec i al c ar et ot r i mt hes t r ayhai r sont hes i desof y ourf ac ewi t hs omes hear s , y ous houl ddefini t el yk eepaney eout onhowt hel engt hondier i ngpar t sofy ourf ac ea ec t st heov er al l l ookandf eel oft hebear d.

STYLES Hones t l yourf av or i t es t y l ei st hef ul l bear d.

I t ’ sc l as s i c , i tgoeswi t h any t hi ng, andi st hemos ts t r es sf r eeandl owmai nt enanc e.

Thatdoes n’ tmeany oudon’ thav et ot ouc hi t( we’ l l geti nt oc heek andnec k l i nel at er ) , buti tc anwor kf orj us taboutany one.

Howev er , i fy ou’ r el ook i ngf orot hers ugges t i ons , t r ys omeoft hes e popul ars t y l es .

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THESHADOW Bas i c al l yy our5o’ c l oc ks hadow, ors t ubbl e.

Thei deaher ei st o mak ei tl ookl i k ey ouar et oomanl yt oev erf ul l ygetagoods hav e.

Yourbear ds pr out sf r omy ourf ac et hes ec ondy out ak et her az or awayf r omi t , andy ou’ r ec ool wi t ht hat .

Wor k swi t hpr et t ymuc hany oneandc anbeagoodwayt os neaki n abear di napr of es s i onal s et t i ngi fy ouk eepi tt r i mmedandpr oper .

SHORTBOX Notqui t eaf ul l bear d, t hi sonei st y pi c al l ys hor t erandf oc us ed ar oundt hemout h.

Yourmous t ac hewi l l c onnec tt oy ourbear d, but y ouwi l l s hav ey ourc heek st os omeex t ent .

Thi si sdier entf r omt he goat ee+mus t ac hel ook , bec aus et her ewi l l beat hi n( butnotc hi ns t r apt hi n)bear df r omt hes i debur nout l i ni ngt hej aw.

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VANDYKE Namedaf t era1 7t hCent ur yFl emi s hpai nt er , t heVanDy k ei sev er popul ar , bei ngs por t edr ec ent l ybyJ ohnnyDepp, Br adPi t t , and Rober tDowneyJ r .

Thewear ergr owsamus t ac ht hati snotat t ac hedt ot hebear dont hec hi n, andt hebear di ss ol el ygr ownon t hec hi n( ei t heri nas t r ai ghtv er t i c al l i ne, orwi t hmor ebr eadt h) .

Ther ear ev ar i ousot hers t y l esl i k et heOl deEngl i s h, Mut t onChops , v ar y i ngmus t ac heandc hi nbas edbear ds t y l es , butt hes ear emor e i nt r i c at el ook st hatwi l l r equi r et es t i ngf r omy out os eewhatwor k s .

Ful l erbear dsc ans ui tnear l yany one, butt os t y l ei twi t hs omet hi ng mor ei nt r i c at ei saper s onal l ookandc hoi c e.

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NECKLI NEANDCHEEKLI NE Per hapst hewor s tc r i meagai ns tabear di sabadnec k l i ne.

Tooof t enmenwi l l getc ar r i edawaywi t ht hei rt r i mmerandbr i ng t hei rnec k l i neupt oohi gh.

Theopt i mal pl ac ef ort henec k l i nes houl dbej us tabov ey our Adams ’ appl e, orj us tatt hes potwher ey ournec kmeet sy ourhead.

I not herwor ds , ar oundt hepl ac ewher ey ournec ks t opsgoi ngup andy ourj aws t ar t sgoi ngout .

I fy oubr i ngt henec k l i net oohi gh, i tmak esy ourf ac eandheadl ook c hunk y , andc aus esav er yunnat ur al di v i de.

I ns t eadoft heunnat ur al hi ghc utnec kl i ne, wer ec ommends t ar t i ng aswement i onedatorj us tabov et heAdams ’ appl e.

Bas i c al l y , y ou c anf ol l owt hel i net hati sal r eadyt her ewher ey ourbear ds t ops gr owi ngandmov et hathal fani nc ht oani nc hupwar ds .

Youc ans hav ewi t har az or( moder nors t r ai ght ) , orus eat r i mmer .

At r i mmerhel psy ougetabi tmor enat ur al l ook , es pec i al l yast he bear dget sabi tl onger , s i nc ey ouc anus emul t i pl el engt hl ev el sand f adei tj us tabi ti ns t eadofi tc omi ngt oas har phal t .

Asf ort hec heek l i ne, t hemos tbas i ct hi ngt odoi st obr i ngi tdown hal fani nc hors o.

Youmi ghtc ons i derfindi ngt hes potony our c heekwher ey ourbear dgr owsl owes tandt r i mt her es tt omat c hup wi t ht hats pot .

What ev ery ouendupdoi ng, r emembert hatnat ur al i sal mos t al way sbet t er , s oer ront hes i deofc aut i oni ns t eadoft r y i ngt oget c r eat i v eandc ar v ey ourpr ec i ousbear dt oot i ght .

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BALM/ OI L/ WAX Onel as tt i mef ol k s-bear dbal mandbear doi l .

Bal mt y pi c al l yc ont ai nsbees wax , whi c hhel psl oc ki nt hemoi s t ur e aswe’ v edi s c us s ed, butal s ohel pss hapet hebear d.

I ti smor epr onounc edwi t hal ongerbear dofc our s e, andwi l l hel pbr i ngs t r ay hai r sbac ki nt opl ac eandt ur nabus hy , unr ul ybear d, i nt oaf ai r l y neat , wel l k eptmas t er pi ec e.

Oi l wi l l hel pc ondi t i ont hebear dandmak ei theal t hy , s oi twi l l l ook muc hbet t ernat ur al l y .

I tmayal s oaddabi tofs hi ne, whi c hc anbe handyf ors omer eal l ys l i c kl ook s .

Ther ear ededi c at edmus t ac hewax esont hemar k ett hatpr ov i dea mor es er i oushol di fy ous t y l ey ourmus t ac hedel i ber at el yandwi t h gr eatc ar e.

Addi ngt oomuc hwaxt ot hebear dc anmak et hi ngs c l umpyandunc omf or t abl e, nott oment i onhar dt owas hout .

Thebees waxandnat ur al i ngr edi ent si nabal mar et y pi c al l ybet t er f orev er y daywear , butweunder s t andi fs omeofy ouneedt hehi gh hol dwaxt oi mpr es swi t hav er yhi ghi nt ens i t ys t y l e, ori fy ou’ r e pl anni ngonent er i ngabear dandmus t ac hec ont es t .

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AFI NALNOTEONROUTI NE,MI NDSET ANDTHEBEARDEDWAYOFLI FE Oneoft hemos ti mpor t antt hi ngsabear dedmanc andoi swor kal l oft hes e t hi ngsi nt ohi sdai l yr out i ne.

J us tasy ouhav edonet hes amet hi ngf ory ear s wheni tc omest obr us hi ngy ourt eet h, was hi ngy ourhai r , get t i ngr eadyf or wor k , et c . , t ak es pec i al c ar et oi nc l udey ourbear di ny ourr out i ne.

Themor ey ouc ar ef ori tandt hemor ef r equent l yi ti sgr oomed, t hebet t eri t wi l l be.

Youwi l l beamaz edatwhataf ewweek sofanewgr oomi ngr out i ne c andot oy ourbear d.Youc anmak ei tmor eheal t hy , mor edur abl e, s of t er , s hi ni er , f ul l er , andgener al l ybet t erl ook i ngbyappl y i ngs omeoft het i psand t ec hni queswedi s c us s edabov e.

Wef eel t her ei sas pec i al c ommuni t ygr owi ngands t r engt heni ngt hr oughout t hel and, andi t ’ smadeupf orbear dedmen.

Thi suns pok enbr ot her hood c r eepsf ur t herandf ur t heri nt oourdai l yl i v es .

Wes eemor emenwi l l i ngt os howc as ewhatnat ur ehasgi f t edt hei rf ac es , mor egr oupsdedi c at edt obear dandmus t ac hegr owi ngandgr oomi ng, mor ewebs i t esbei ngmade, mor ec ompani ess t ar t edt os er v ebear dedmen.

Thi si sav er ys pec i al t i me, at hr owbac k , i fy ouwi l l , t onat ur e, t owhatmak es usmen, andt oc onfidenc ei nourgr oomi ng.

Gr oomi ngmus tnotbemi s t ak enf ormani c ur i ng.

I ti sappr opr i at eandi ndeed v er ynec es s ar yf orment obepr oper l ygr oomed.

Yourgr oomi ngs t andar ds ar eev enmor eev i dentwheny ouhav eabear d, bec aus ewi t houtpr oper c ar e, t hos ewhi s k er sc andi s pl ayy ourl ac kofat t ent i ont odet ai l .

Redi s c ov er i ngt hear tofgr oomi ngi sav er yr eal par tofbei ngamani n t oday ’ swor l d, aswes t r uggl et ohol dbac kt het i deoft ec hnol ogy , flas hypop s t ar s , andc heaps at i s f ac t i on.

Tak i ngpr i dei ny ourappear anc eandt ak i ngt het i meoutofy ourdayt ot ak e c ar eofy ourbear dwi l l pr ov i deeac hofuswi t hal i t t l emor epeac e, al i t t l e mor ec onfidenc e, andwhenweal l embr ac ei t , al i t t l ebet t erwor l d.

Whet hery ouqui c k l yappl ybear dbal meac hmor ni ng, orpai ns t ak i ngl yc r af t t heper f ec tl ookeac hdaywi t hmul t i pl et ool sandpr oduc t s , y ouar edoi ng y ourdut yt os ety our s el fapar t .

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