How to Make a Chinstrap Beard
Famously worn by the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, the chin strap -- also known as a Donegal or chin curtain -- is at is most basic, a full beard with the mustache shaved off, running from the sideburns along the jawline. The benefits of a chinstrap beard, in addition to the presidential connection, are that it helps make long and skinny faces look wider and fully proportioned. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Grow your beard out until it is clearly more than stubble. This will make it easier to define the chinstrap.
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Shave off your mustache.
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Shave your neck hair to just below the jawline.
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Shave your cheeks and the area just below your mouth.
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Tips & Warnings
When defining your chinstrap, leave a wider strip of beard than desired. It's easier to narrow it down later, than to fix it -- if you cut too much hair off.
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