Alongside the full beard and the 3-day beard, the chin beard and goatee are among the most popular beard styles. It's timeless and can be adapted to suit any face shape. From a casual accent to your features to a stylish statement, you can let your creativity run wild. And especially if you often struggle with patchy beard growth, the chin beard is meant to be.
In this article, you'll learn everything about growth, styling, and what to look out for when trimming. Plus, helpful graphics and inspiration for your new look.

The Basics: What is a chin beard, who does it suit, and what variations are there?

The best thing about a chin beard is that its endless styling possibilities mean it suits everyone. If desired, you can elongate your face with a narrow, longer chin beard. If you don't want that, simply keep it wider and shorter. You could wear it classically short across the entire width of your chin, which is called a petit goatee, or connect it with your sideburns – that's called a Chin Strap. In contrast, there's also the Henriquatre, which only grows around the mouth and is not connected to the sideburns. With a certain length, you could even braid your chin beard or combine it with a mustache. As you can see, there are (almost) no limits.
We've put together some styling ideas and the most common variations – with and without a mustache:

Step 1: How to grow a stylish chin beard

Well, grow it. Kind of obvious, right? No matter what beard you want, first your beard hairs need to grow. The advantage over others is that growing it out is a bit easier, as you run little risk of having gaps that then need to be covered up somehow. You can either let everything grow and then shave your desired shape, or you can start by shaving rough outlines and only leave the part that you want to keep later.
How long it takes depends on what you want. For a short chin beard, you can probably start trimming and styling after 1-2 weeks, for a longer one you will have to be patient longer. What you can do to accelerate growth can be found in this article: Stimulate beard growth. If you are new to the field and would like more information and tips on the subject, this article will help you: Grow a beard. But: you want a chin beard, so be brave and at least trim.

Step 2: Trim & shape your chin beard

Is your beard long enough? Great, then grab your beard trimmer and your solid beard shampoo or liquid beard shampoo. Because before shaving and trimming, it's essential to clean your face and beard with beard soap. This is a must, as is an aftershave balm or an aftershave spray tailored to your needs. Once the hairs are (air-)dried, your trimmer can shorten your beard hairs to your desired length. Generally, it's better to start longer and gradually go shorter. If you want to keep a very long chin beard, try using beard scissors. However, this requires a bit more precision.

Now it's time to cut the contours. For this, you can use a beard trimmer like our Brooklyn Blade. It's important that the trimmer can cut precise contours. Always cut away from the beard to prevent cutting too far in or drawing a crooked line. How exactly you proceed depends on your chosen style. If you want to connect the chin beard with a mustache, we recommend checking that out as well. And then we need a safety razor, a straight razor, or whatever you would normally use to shave your chin beard. If you don't know whether wet or dry shaving is better for you, check here first. Everything that doesn't belong to your desired beard shape can be removed. If you have previously drawn clean contours, this step should be a breeze. A detailed shaving routine is available here for you.