For most people, beards are easy. Keep looking like someone who doesn’t look like the survivalist stage? That’s where things become less intuitive. I learned about this difficult way when I finally decided to give real shots to my facial hair. The first two weeks left me in the wrong confidence: my beard was full enough, my friend had (mostly positive) opinions, and for a minute, I thought I would nail something with a “low maintenance grooming”. Then there is the rude awakening: the flying in all directions, the flakes of the chin rival the bad weather, and a rogue patch refuses to cooperate, no matter how I brush, pray or trim.
Here’s what no one tells you: The care of a good beard is not just about vanity, it is about structure. Consider it: with its root (or follicle, if you can), it is skin care, texture control, routine maintenance, and sometimes damage control. That doesn’t mean spending 45 minutes in front of the mirror or investing in twelve serums, but it does mean graduating, beyond the beating drugstore razor of the undergraduate. For me, it means finding a beauty brand that doesn’t feel like this is a one-person cave ad. Horace – French, made directly and sustainably – has earned my trust questionably that these products can actually follow their claim to behave without turning my sink into a chemistry lab. After a year of trial and error, I logged into a set of tools that make your beard look intentional, not over-covered, and your face isn’t that hot. From extremely affordable handheld lasers to $7 Dermaplaning blades, rotate one or all. Stick to the program and the results appear – in your face and confidence.
