How To Fade Your Beard In 4 Steps [For An Impressive Look]

It is fair to say that mastering the trim is a crucial part of growing your beard. No one wants a beard that has a questionable trim. If you expect their beard to stay in pristine condition naturally, you will be pretty disappointed with the reality of this.

Trimming your beard in the right way will not only increase the actual appeal of having a beard, but it will also let you grow your beard without looking crazy and untamed because we are not banking on that being the look that you are going for right now. But how to fade your beard correctly is a skill.

An area of beard trimming that you will have to become an expert in if you are planning on trimming your own beard is the beard fade. This kind of beard trim really depends on the length of the beard hair you have and the style of beard hair you have.

This is why it is so important to learn to blend the sideburns, beard, and hair like one to look pretty well-groomed. Read on to learn how to fade your beard in 4 easy steps.

What Is A Beard Fade?

Put simply, a beard fade is a very on-trend look that you can use to enhance your everyday beard style. You may be more familiar with fades for hairstyles, but you can also have a fade on your beard too.

That's right; your facial hair should be as important as your head hair! This is an especially important part of the beard fade process.

The actual beard fade process involves trimming your facial hair to create a smooth transition between the hair of different lengths. On the head, fade involves blending the longer hair on the top of the head with shorter hair on the sides and on the back of your head.

When it comes to fading a beard, this is all about fading that chin hair into your sideburns which will help to create more of a fade sort of look. Here's the thing, when a beard fade is done correctly, it can pair really well with similar faded haircuts for that really smart and really groomed look. 

Here's the thing, though. A great beard fade will need to look intentional instead of just being hair that has grown out of nowhere and suddenly has a faded look on your face. Not great.

The beard fade is a really attractive look that is perfect for pretty much every face shape.

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Why You Should Convert to the Beard Fade

There are a whole host of reasons as to why you should convert to a beard fade. It is a beautiful look that will complement a whole host of people, but it is a look that takes precision, and you need to know how to do it right.

After all, the beard fade will only look neat and refined if done in a clean-cut way.

The beard fade is just a classic style that will instantly build confidence in your appearance. The beard fade can look especially smart when combined with a similar haircut, so if your hair is styled in a faded way, this will work incredibly well with a beard fade. 

A beard fade will also really help to train your beard. No, we are not insane - this is a real thing. By trimming your beard to blend the hair in a precise and neat way, during this process, you will be training your facial hair to grow in the direction which you want it to.

A beard fade can also mean that you will not have to do all that much shaving - and you will find a lot fewer razor cuts from this beard style. Like a full beard, a beard fade will help you hide your blemishes, and it will draw attention to all the good areas of your face. 

How Do You Fade A Beard?

This might be the moment that you have been waiting for in this entire piece - but we are going to end this article on just how you fade your beard. 

Like everything new that you attempt, you will find that practice makes perfect, and so over time, you will naturally become a lot more confident at trying out the beard fade, and it won't seem so daunting or nearly as impossible.

First thing’s first, trim your beard

That's right, before you can even get into the beard fade, you will need to trim whatever facial hair you have going on at the moment. You are totally in control of the length you want your beard to be. It is key that you get your entire beard trimmed first, and then you should leave the fade right until the end for a really effective blend.

Start from the bottom

You need to start trimming your beard from the bottom of your neckline. You need to set your trimmers to either 2 or 3, and then you can begin cleaning up the facial hair from below Adam's apple up to where your neck will meet your jawline.

Switch the trimmer length setting

When this area of the beard has been trimmed, you now need to change your trimmer to a 1 or 2, and this will enable you to clean up the rest of the beard. You really need to make sure that your razor cleans anything below Adam's apple because this will give you clean and crisp lines. 

Clean up the cheek area

This is something that really can't be neglected. 

Especially as this is the point where you will have successfully trimmed the rest of your beard and have a nice clean shave going on, it is up to you how you do this, depending on whether you want super sharp lines or a natural fade.

How to achieve super sharp lines

Razor a tight edge between the beard and the cheeks from ear to ear.

How to achieve a natural fade

Use the trimmer with the guard off, and then be sure to eradicate any stragglers that keep the cheek area from looking clean.

Don’t forget to trim your mustache

Make sure that you use your trimmer to cut away any mustache hair growing over your lips.

In Conclusion

The beard fade is a popular style that will ensure that your facial hair stays smooth and well-groomed. Naturally, you will get familiar with a preferred style and technique the more you attempt a beard fade - practice really makes perfect with this one. After practicing a few times on how to fade your beard you will be a master.