Should i shave my neck when growing a beard

So you’ve decided to grow a beard. You’ve got a nice crop of stubble going, and now you need to clean up your neck. Which means it’s time for that first big decision: Where does your shave end and your beard begin?

“If your chin or your jaw isn’t really there, a beard can bring some shape to the face,” says Jessica Candia, a hairstylist at Brooklyn’s Persons of Interest barbershop.

“It’s very helpful, but it can get tricky.”

If you’re tempted to shave right under your jaw line, we have some simple advice: don’t. Leaving the underside of your chin bare is a recipe for embarrassment. Actually, make that embarrassment times two.

“It’s an instant double chin,” says Candia.

“You could be a string bean, and it will still give you that appearance.”

When you end your beard right at your jaw line, you’ve given yourself what we call the “accidental chinstrap.” This type of beard stayed behind in the ‘90s.

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And for good reason. When you look down at your phone, it’s like your beard has a beard—made of neck flesh. When you turn your head, you

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