Desert Companion - November 2014

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ALL Things

style

trend alert

Art of Shaving beard and mustache wax, The Art of Shaving in the Fashion Show Mall and The Forum Shops at Caesars

What’s growing on? The latest men’s fashion trend is written all over your face By Christie Moeller

G.E.A.R. by Tweezerman facial hair scissors, $17, amazon.com, target.com

Portland Beard Company signature beard oil, $20, portlandbeardcompany.com

The Body Shop Modern Gent’s shaving kit, $40, The Body Shop in Fashion Show, Town Square, The Shops at Miracle Mile, Galleria at Sunset

Mister Beard Wash revitalizer trio, $49, misterbeardwash.com

Brooklyn Grooming Commando Mustache Wax, $22, brooklyngrooming.com

Billy Jealousy Beard Envy beard refining kit, $20, Nordstrom in Fashion Show

Chin up, man!

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Jack Black beard lube, $33, Neiman Marcus in Fashion Show

Brooklyn Grooming beard/ mustache comb, $18, brooklyngrooming.com

. Just grow it. First, let that bad boy

for a few weeks, take an honest look in

grow. But be ready for an awkward

the mirror (literally) and ask yourself what

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Perrin Carrell at

phase. If you’ve ever shaved your head,

kind of beard is possible for you. Things to

Scissors? Check. But there are plenty

APennyShaved.com,

you know that the time between being

consider: overall thickness, significant bald

of other tools you should have if you’re

a website devoted to

bald and having hair that actually looks

patches and unsprouted hair.

going to be a full-fledged facial hair afi-

wet shaving, beards,

like something can be pretty awkward.

. Use the right tools and build a good kit. Trimmers? Check.

cionado. Beyond scissors and trimmer,

. Consider your options. After two to

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three weeks of growth, it’ll be time

into your overall look. The same beard or

trimmer, wet-shaving supplies and

mustaches and the

. Consider your context. Think about

you’ll also want beard oils, mustache

how your beard or mustache fits

wax, a high-quality comb, a nose-hair

shares tips on growing

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and grooming your

for some tough decisions. One of the

mustache can look completely different

leave-in conditioner. It’s a small invest-

beard:

realities of growing facial is that you may

in two different styles, so think beyond

ment your face will thank you for.

be limited by genetics. If you’ve let it grow

your beard and about your overall image.

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