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Stiletto beard

  • 1
    Put your shaver down in order to draw your dagger: it will take about 2 months of growth to prepare for the Stiletto.
  • 2
    Give yourself a nice even trim with a full-size trimmer: use a longer setting on the hairs around your mouth and on your chin.
  • 3
    Once you’ve got a good amount of growth, about 10-15mm+, use your beard trimmer to shape your beard into a sharp point. The zoom wheel will help you here - you’ll probably use several different length settings as you follow the natural angle of your jaw to create the point, which should be about 5cm long.
  • 4
    Use a precision trimmer to carve sharp, outward-facing wedges around your mouth. You can use the trimmer to further define the upper edge of your beard, from your ears to your nose.
  • 5
    Use wax to train your mustache whiskers into outward, curving lines. If needed, use some on your beard too.
  • 6
    Keep your neck looking sharp - shave it with a rotary shaver, moving in a gentle, circular motion. Also shave your cheeks–and, if desired, your head.

Styling/maintenance

The overall shape shouldn’t need too much grooming, just keep it intact with your bead trimmer. The edges and borders will need more attention–use the precision trimmer, followed by a mini foil shaver. Remember–the devil’s in the details.

A devilishly sharp look.

The Stiletto Beard, with its sharply pointed chin and sharp angles, has a long and checkered history. It made its first stab into the history books in the 15th century, when foreign aristocracy brought it to England.

Since that time the Stiletto’s slightly menacing silhouette has often been seen adorning the face of the Prince of Darkness in plays and artwork. One that point (pun intended) if you’ve got a sharp chin or angular face, the Stiletto is not the beard to sell your soul for. 

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