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title: "Corporate beard: How to Grow, Trim and Style It"
date: 2026-08-13
published: 2026-08-12
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# Corporate beard: How to Grow, Trim and Style It

## Corporate beard

A short full beard, edges tidy, nothing showy.

MoustacheNo sideburnsHigh upkeep3 to 4 weeks

![Front diagram of the corporate beard style. A short full beard, edges tidy, nothing showy.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/corporate-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg)Front ![Profile diagram of the corporate beard style, showing how far it runs back toward the ear.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/corporate-beard-style-diagram-profile.jpg)Profile

Solid areas are where hair is kept. Everything else is shaved. ## At a glance

Also known asNothing else in common use

What it isA short full beard, edges tidy, nothing showy.

LengthShort, under an inch

Growing time3 to 4 weeks

Trim how oftenEvery 1 to 2 days

Best face shapesAny

MoustacheYes

Difficulty**4 / 5**

How easy it is to get wrong.

Upkeep**5 / 5**

How often you are back at the mirror.

Growing time**2 / 5**

How long before you can shape it.

## £5 off your first delivery

Tidy is the entire point of a corporate beard, and tidy comes from the edges. Cheeks and neck, every other morning.

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## The variations

The same shape, worn differently. What changes is length, density and how much you take off at the edges.

**Standard corporate** Short Short, connected, edges tidy.

**Faded corporate** Short Graded into the hairline at the sideburn.

## Will it suit your face?

Where a style puts weight, and where it takes it away, is what decides whether it suits you. The table below is the short version.

Oval Ideal Takes almost any length and shape without fighting the proportions.   Round Avoid Adds width where there is already width. A chin-led style suits better.   Square Works Round the corners off or it doubles up on a jaw that is already strong.   Oblong Ideal Width at the cheeks shortens the face. Keep the chin short, not pointed.   Heart Works Weight low balances a wide forehead, so long as the cheeks stay tidy.   Diamond Ideal Fills the narrow jaw and squares off the lower face.

## How to cut one, in four steps

1. **Grow it out**3 to 4 weeks. Cutting into a beard that has not filled in leaves holes you then have to grow out again.
2. **Set the length**Start on a longer guard than you think you need and work down. You cannot put it back.
3. **Set the neckline**Two fingers above the Adam's apple, curving up to behind the jaw. Higher than that and you lose the jawline.
4. **Tidy the cheeks**Follow your natural cheek line rather than inventing a straight one. Take off anything above it.

Full detail, tools and the common mistakes are in the guide below.

## Other full beards

Same shape, different length or moustache.

[Beard fadeA full beard graded from the cheek down to the jaw.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-fade/)[Viking beardLong, full and deliberately untamed.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/viking-beard/)[Boxed beardA short full beard with every edge squared off.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/boxed-beard/)[Ducktail beardFull beard tapered to a point at the chin.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/ducktail-beard/)

## If this one is too much work

Same idea, less of your morning.

[NeckbeardLower upkeep](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/neckbeard/)[SideburnsLower upkeep](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/sideburns/)[Amish beardLower upkeep](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/amish-beard/)

## Browse by what matters to you

The same directory, cut a different way.

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