Keep the beard. Look like you meant it
For the 9-to-5 beard
Keep the beard. Look like you meant it.
A short beard looks deliberate when its shape is consistent. A repeatable weekly routine for staying neat without a daily grooming project.
- Workday routine
- Clean edges
- Consistent shape
View price and purchase on Gumroad. Digital ebook · Personal use · No physical product
Small things make a short beard look unintended.
Stray hairs, a mustache creeping onto the lip, an edge that drifted. At 10–20 mm there’s nowhere to hide, so the details carry the look.
The guide is written for a beard in this 10–20 mm range, reset to about 15 mm.
What the guide covers
Morning tidy
3–5 minutes. Flyaways handled, nothing reshaped.
Edge cleanup
Wednesday and Saturday: cheeks and neck, keeping the line you already wear.
Lip line
A 10 mm mustache trim and lip-line cleanup in the weekly reset.
Real pages from the PDF
A good fit if you…
- wear a short beard around 10–20 mm
- prefer clear settings and a weekly plan to improvising
- want photos of the actual technique
- own a trimmer with 15 mm and 10 mm settings
Probably not for you if you…
- want a long-beard growth guide or a clean-shave routine
- want detailed cheek-line geometry or a barbering course
- want growth treatments, medical advice or guaranteed results
- want a trimmer comparison or shopping catalogue
Who wrote it
I test men’s grooming hardware and write from the tools on my own sink. Keep It Tight is the week I actually run, not a roundup of other people’s advice.
Straight answers
What exactly do I get?
A 20-page PDF: the morning routine, a printable weekly mirror plan, original technique photographs, the Saturday reset, optional sideburn work, tool-care notes and file information. It is not a printed book or a video course.
Is it only for a 15 mm beard?
It comes from my own 10–20 mm beard, which I usually reset to about 15 mm. The worked settings are 15 mm for the beard and 10 mm for the mustache. It is not a separate worked routine for every length.
Do I need a particular trimmer?
No. Use a suitable trimmer with genuine 15 mm and 10 mm settings.
Does the whole routine take five minutes?
No. The 3–5 minutes applies to the workday morning loop. Cheek-and-neck cleanup and the Saturday reset are separate jobs.
What about refunds or a bad file?
Check the refund policy on the Gumroad product page before you buy. A corrupt download or missing pages gets a replacement file or a refund. Questions: stanley@groomtest.com.
Keep a tidy beard without making it a project.
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Personal grooming routine, not medical or dermatology advice. Results vary. Trimming and shaving can cause cuts or irritation; follow your tool maker’s instructions. Product names in the ebook identify the tools used and do not imply brand endorsement.