Welcome to the board

As I am not too sure where you are in your beard journey - let me cut to the chase and say that you have got a great beard in progress there. Your chin, soulpatch and stache are looking great and your sides are coming to the party (this is quite common). It looks like you are in the scruffy phase - this is where your beard is doing whatever it pleases until it gains a bit more length and is ready to behave itself more.. this will come but in time.

May I suggest you look into beard balm - this is a really good way of keeping your beard in some kind of control. This having been said, we are our own worst critics and over-analyse our beards to distraction - so if your wife says its fine.. it most probably is! From now on make a goal of keeping growing will the end of February, update us weekly with what is going on and ask any questions you have.

Finally put through that trimmer away, its obviously messing with your head which is exactly what you don't need right now. Beard on!

Trick's beard

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