Keep your shape sharp between barber visits
For men who like their current shape
Keep your shape sharp between barber visits.
Hold the line you already wear with quick tidy-ups, an edge cleanup and a Saturday reset for a short beard.
- Keep your own line
- Home upkeep
- 20-page PDF
View price and purchase on Gumroad. Digital ebook · Personal use · No physical product
The shape is set. The upkeep is the hard part.
This guide doesn’t redesign your beard or teach cheek-line geometry. It keeps the line you already wear tidy: cheeks and neck first, then the morning routine.
The guide is written for a beard in this 10–20 mm range, reset to about 15 mm.
What the guide covers
Keep your line
Clean the edges twice a week without redesigning the shape.
Quick tidy
Comb, flyaway check, brush. Nothing more on a normal day.
Weekly reset
Back to your numbers: 15 mm beard, 10 mm mustache, lip line.
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 the shape you chose.
Get the PDF guideView current price and purchase on Gumroad. Digital download · Personal use
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.