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ycartt:
Any suggestions on how to achieve the optimal 'scruffy' facial hair look?  I'm contemplating it and I know it will only take a day or two but what's the best shaver and guard #, if any, for maintaining?

Razor X:

--- Quote from: ycartt on August 24, 2009, 08:52:13 PM ---Any suggestions on how to achieve the optimal 'scruffy' facial hair look?  I'm contemplating it and I know it will only take a day or two but what's the best shaver and guard #, if any, for maintaining?

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Are you talking about designer stubble?  I think it depends on the thickness and color of your beard.  The look works better with darker hair.  If you have blond or red hair, it just looks really dirty.  With darker hair, the edges of the beard are more defined and it just looks better.

Honestly, though, I'm not sure that it works well with a clean-shaven dome.  It's supposed to convey a casual look of not having shaved for a couple of days and a smooth dome sort of ruins the effect. I think a beard that's grown in a bit more but still close-cropped looks better.  JMO.

TheSlyBear:
On the other hand, I think it can be a killer look on some guys.

ycartt, let it grow out a few days and post a picture.

Mike:
For me it only takes a couple days and its all scruffy looking. If I want to maintain it I take the gaurd off the beard trimmer and shave it down every couple days. If I want it to look better I sometimes take scissors to the edge and snip the hairs that are out of place. I have had people say it looks awesome on me, a smooth dome with the stubble on the face.

allegrodonfuoco:
I think it can look amazing when done well...

I would say probably number 1 (1/8 inch) is a decent guard to give that stubble look.  It's long enough to be effective but short enough to be comfortable and not itchy (which can happen if it's getting too long).

Ideally, you should trim the edges and define a jawline.  This works best because having the hairs growing all down your neck makes it look more sloppy.  I often try the "neat" scruffy look, but it can be hard to find the right shape.  Half the time I end up taking a little off one side to balance it out, then a little off the other until I mess it up and trim it down to a goatee.  However, if you can find the right shape for jawline, it can look really great.  Here is a good website that discusses how to go about that... http://www.beards.org/neck.php
It's for beards, but the same principles apply.  I would think of the scruffy look as just a very short beard, in terms of the way you maintain it.

I heard that a lot of celebrities that look effortlessly scruffy actually go to people that specifically groom their "scruff".  They say scruff (done properly) can better make you look (and photograph) better.  Not to mention, I personally don't really like the feel of a freshly shaven face.  A little stubble seem more comfortable.

Give it a try!

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