The Essential Men’s Grooming Guide

What’s underneath your beard is just as important as the hair itself, and a good skincare routine sets the foundation for the fantastic facial hair of your choice. Make sure you’re using a foaming cleanser, washing the entire face to clear and blocked pores and follicles, so that hair can grow through freely. Lather up for around a minute, and really get in there, every morning and evening. Depending on how much oil your skin produces, use an exfoliating product to really lift the dead skin cells once every few days, to make sure your facial hair is free to live its best life on your face.

Kiehl’s Facial Fuel Energising Face Wash 250ml, $33, Adore Beauty

While you may be more than happy to let your facial hair take its natural course, there is something to be said for the effect a nicely trimmed and shaped beard has on a mans face. Keep the length of your moustache to just above the lips, by using small scissors to carefully trim the hairs. Decide what kind of style best suits your face by looking at the natural growth around the sides of the mouth. Try to avoid too much overhang around the edges of your mouth, unless you’re connecting your mo to the rest of your facial hair. If a mo is your only facial hair then keep it the focus of your face by making sure the rest of your neck and cheeks are clean shaven and neat. When shaping a beard, try to avoid letting the hair go too far down your neck – use your Adam’s apple as a guide to how far down it should go.

Buly 1803 Horn-Effect Acetate Beard Comb, $38, Mr. Porter