Beards are amazing, when you know what to do with them. Styled and maintained right, a beard will reward you in ways you probably would have never imagined. One of them is, it makes you more desirable (at least in the popular narrative). However, there are some terrible style mistakes that do the exact opposite, and then your beard goes against you. The result? Your selfie game goes for a toss, and getting right swipes on Tinder becomes a nightmare.

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Here are seven beard style mistakes you need to stop making ASAP!

1. Let it grow into whatever shape it wants to

Yes, we have always reiterated that one should be patient while growing a beard and not trim it all the time for optimum growth, but finding that balance is crucial. Not giving a shape to your beard from time to time makes it look scraggly, malnourished, and overall just ugly. Trim it and comb it into submission.

2. Weird trimming angles

Sometimes, we ask our salon wale bhaiya to embrace his inner artist, and go ham with his creativity when it comes to trimming the beard line near our cheeks. Please avoid zig zag lines and weird angular aesthetics. Just don't.

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3. Ditch the French beard and the Goatee

They have had their run, and it's time to say goodbye. Really, they just make you look unnecessarily ominous, and sometimes creepy.

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4. Don't dye your beard

Please don't. No one can carry it off. If it's greying, just go with it. Natural salt-n-pepper is classy, and it's in.

5. Don't shave your cheeks too deep down

This just makes your face look weird, and doesn't do justice to your beard. Who wants a beard that barely is the extension of a chinstrap?

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6. Beard without a moustache

If Hugh Jackman couldn't carry it off without looking like a werewolf, neither can you.

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7. Beard accessories

Are you a hip Santa in a holiday calendar? No? Then don't even think about it.

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