Shaving, Beard Design, and Facial Hair Services
Shaving, Beard Design, and Facial Hair Services
This domain tests facial-hair consultation, shaving mechanics, beard line design, skin safety, and blood-exposure control. The exam focuses on comfort and symmetry as much as the close shave.
Core rules
- Consult first: note skin sensitivity, acne, moles, razor bumps, medications, and desired line shape.
- Prepare with a warm towel and lather to soften hair and lubricate skin. Keep the skin taut and shave in short strokes with the grain first; across-the-grain may follow if skin tolerates it.
- Hold the razor at roughly 30 degrees and use light pressure. Never shave dry skin or pass repeatedly over the same spot.
- Beard design: establish the neckline about one to two finger widths above the Adam's apple, curve it to the jaw, and keep sideburns and cheek lines symmetrical with the client's features.
- Finish with cool towel, aftershave balm, and styptic only for a small nick. Use a fresh blade and disinfect the razor handle between clients.
- Blood exposure: stop, glove, clean and cover, disinfect the tool, and discard the blade.
Worked example
A client wants a sharp beard line but has a raised mole on the jaw. You design around the mole, leave a small margin, and use the razor corner only on flat skin. You check symmetry by viewing the face from the front and both sides. You do not shave over the mole; you explain the risk of nicking and offer a trim instead.
Traps
Shaving against the grain first; too much pressure; dry shaving; sharing a razor; ignoring moles or acne; making a neckline too high or too low; leaving one sideburn longer.