The Perfect Beard

The one time I did shave my beard, I suddenly appeared to be a 13-year-old boy again. Not a good look.

- Greg Forbes

Back in 2013, the hipster trend hit South Africa hard, with Cape Town becoming the focal point for the SA beard trend. Men everywhere embraced their ability to grow long and luscious beards, but soon the streets were strewn with guys resembling a collection of ZZ Top die-hard fans. This naturally started the women’s revolt demanding that their men take better care of their beards.

In my case, well, I have maintained a beard of between two and five centimetres since I left school. I have never been without a beard - except for once when I made that above mentioned fatal mistake of shaving clean (never again). Looking for some guidance from a beard professional, I turned to JP Hildebrand from Beardworx, the homegrown beard product brand from Knysna, for some tips and guides on how to keep beards looking good and growing healthily.