Facial Hair Styles

Stubble Beard Styles: How to Get the 3-Day Short Stubble Beard Look

There are plenty of reasons for picking a 3-day stubble beard. Firstly, it’s easy to achieve and maintain. Secondly, it can work for almost any look, face shape, and age. Plus, if you have a baby face, stylish 3-day stubble can make you look more mature too. 

Celebrities from David Beckman to Bradley Cooper and Chris Hemsworth have been spotted with the rugged 3-day stubble style. And for those fashion-conscious men, it’s still as hot now as it ever was. With a few handy tools and a stubble trimmer, like the All Purpose Gillette STYLER and Beard Trimmer, you can get a well-groomed version of the masculine 3-day stubble beard. 

Why Grow A 3-Day Stubble Beard

Aside from being fashionable, a 3-day stubble look can be a godsend for guys who’d rather hide imperfections or give sensitive skin a break. It also has the added glamourising effect of boosting the appearance of your jawline. So, for those weaker-chinned among us, it effectively evens out your face shape. 

How to Achieve The 3-Day Stubble Beard

This is the point where you ask how to shave stubble. But it’s not just about letting it grow. The devil is the detail with the perfect 3-day stubble look. That means finding the right tools, like the All Purpose Styler stubble trimmer, and starting from an even base. And by that, we mean the length of hair across your face. Here’s a step-by-step guide to achieving a stubble beard from beginning to end – once you’ve got the perfect Gillette 3-day stubble trimmer you’re ready to go. 

Step 1: Clean Shave

Yes, you heard us right! The beauty of 3-day stubble facial hair is that you can achieve it over a weekend. But to get even hair growth across your face, you’ll need to start from the right place. Use a good, clean blade like Gillette’s Fusion5 razor blades to wet shave across your face. Lather with shave gel and use gentle strokes to shave to the skin. 

Step 2: Grow Your Facial Hair

It’s not called a 3-day stubble beard for nothing. Most can cultivate enough growth over 3 days. Once you’ve allowed for decent, even hair growth across your face, you can think about shaving. Choosing your 3-day stubble length in mm will determine the final look. If you want to look neater, go shorter. But ultimately, this choice is down to you. Find out more about how to grow a beard. 

Step 3: How to Shave Stubble

So, how do you shave stubble? First, it’s the all-over shave part. Select the best stubble trimmer for your All Purpose Styler. We’d suggest somewhere between 2mm to 3mm for your 3-day stubble look. This is the most commonly chosen length for more stylish stubble. Then start taking the hair down across your face and neck. Make sure that you keep the hair removal consistent across the whole area as you go along. 

Step 4: Trim The Edges

With your precision trimmer, edge around your neckline, starting outwards and working in. How far you take it in with your Gillette 3-day stubble razor depends on you and your hair growth pattern, but neater edges with a more natural shape work best here, working up to and just above your Adam’s apple. Then tidy up the hair lines along your cheekbones and around your mouth. 

Step 5: Clean Shave Around Your Beard

Just remember, before we launch into a clean shave, the key here is to avoid sharp lines. The 3-day stubble beard is more of a natural look, so this part is very much optional. But if you want to add extra definition to your beard, clean shave the areas outside the 3-day stubble facial hair shape you’ve defined with your precision trimmer. Use a good shave gel, and a clean, sharp razor to edge along the lines you’ve already created. Pat your face dry and add a soothing balm post-shave.

That’s our 5 easy steps to creating a celeb-worthy 3-day stubble beard. To keep it in shape, trim it every few days, and make sure the hair stays clean and moisturised.

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