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The best beard brushes: Our top picks for achieving the perfect look

The 6 best beard brushes for taming your whiskers in 2023

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The Art Of Shaving Kent Beard Brush 
The Art Of Shaving Kent Beard Brush 
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GBS Beard Travel Brush 
GBS Beard Travel Brush 
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Bluebeards Original Beard Brush
Bluebeards Original Beard Brush
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Cremo Beard Brush 
Cremo Beard Brush 
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Mountaineer Brand Cactus Bristle Beard Brush
Mountaineer Brand Cactus Bristle Beard Brush
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Fisticuffs Grave Before Shave Beard Brush
Fisticuffs Grave Before Shave Beard Brush
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Beards are a great sense of personal style so long as you keep up with the regular maintenance of it. If you have had one for a while you’re probably well-acquainted with the tools of the trade, from nourishing beard conditioners to beard balms and beard oils. If you sport longer facial hair, or if your whiskers are growing longer than you anticipated, there’s another essential tool you need in your grooming arsenal: a high-quality beard brush.

The best beard brushes can help you in multiple ways from taming lengthy beards, reducing irritation and beard itch, and adding a bit more style and polish to unruly facial hair. While high-quality beard combs are helpful in their own right, longer beards require a brush. The ideal beard brush features a wooden base or handle with bristles crafted from the finest materials like boar hair, as you need dense bristle materials to work through disheveled facial hair, all the better to slowly but surely soften your beard as you brush.

Further, a beard brush is a critical tool in prepping your whiskers for shaving. And if you pick up a more specific shaving brush, you can use it to apply your shaving cream, as well as soften and tame your facial hair beforehand. Brands that produce many of the daily shaving essentials can deliver an affordable yet functional beard brush, as well. Thankfully, there are numerous options available and you may want to spend a bit more coin on the best of the best when it comes to your beard brush. Bookmark our list of the best beard brushes for year round and your beard will thank you later.

The Art Of Shaving Kent Beard Brush.
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The Art Of Shaving Kent Beard Brush 

Your beard really does deserve the best of the best, and if you want to go ultra-premium and refined with your beard brush, The Art Of Shaving knows exactly what you need: The Kent Beard Brush, of course, is made from pure boar bristle. 

The Art Of Shaving Kent Beard Brush 
The Art Of Shaving Kent Beard Brush 
GBS Beard Travel Brush .
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GBS Beard Travel Brush 

Take your beard care on the road with this travel-ready beard brush, made with an oval shape to make it easier to comb beard oil through your beard or exfoliate and shape it on its own. 

GBS Beard Travel Brush 
GBS Beard Travel Brush 
Bluebeards beard brush.
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Bluebeards Original Beard Brush

Bluebeards takes inspiration from old-school military-style brushes, exfoliating your skin and using its natural oils in the process to soften wiry beard hairs. 

Bluebeards Original Beard Brush
Bluebeards Original Beard Brush
Cremo Beard Brush .
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Cremo Beard Brush 

In addition to its stellar products for your beard, Cremo has designed this beard brush to shape, style, and groom your beard, and the long wooden handle helps you control as you comb.

Cremo Beard Brush 
Cremo Beard Brush 
Mountaineer Brand Cactus Bristle Beard Brush.
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Mountaineer Brand Cactus Bristle Beard Brush

Natural cactus bristles pair up with a beechwood handle for a sturdy and well-constructed beard brush, all the better to stimulate your beard oil and shape your beard. 

Mountaineer Brand Cactus Bristle Beard Brush
Mountaineer Brand Cactus Bristle Beard Brush
Fisticuffs Grave Before Shave Beard Brush
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Fisticuffs Grave Before Shave Beard Brush

Step up your dedication to your beard with this aptly named beard brush from a brand that also makes standout beard care products. A bamboo wood handle and wild boar bristles add a premium touch to your grooming regimen. 

Fisticuffs Grave Before Shave Beard Brush
Fisticuffs Grave Before Shave Beard Brush

No matter how unruly your beard attempts to become on you, arming yourself with one of these beard brushes will keep everything in check and you appearance on point.

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Beau Hayhoe
Beau Hayhoe
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Beau Hayhoe is a freelance men's style writer, consultant and PR pro based in Brooklyn. Beau's menswear and gear writing has appeared on a number of prominent men's style and lifestyle sites, including GearMoose, Maxim, InsideHook and more. He also covers music for The Line of Best Fit. Outside of working hours, Beau enjoys all things craft beer and has a passion for live concerts. Find him on Instagram (@BeauHayhoe) and follow him on Twitter (@BoKnowsClothes).

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Jeff Turbett
Jeff Turbett
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Jeff Turbett is a health and wellness coach with over three years of experience transforming clients lives and physical health. He now resides outside of Miami, Fl, and before that, spent his life in Wisconsin - he knows the overwhelming benefits the outdoors can have on overall wellness.  Having been an athlete his whole life, he understands the importance of cross-training and the numerous benefits it can correlate to overall well-being. Jeff is also a contributor to other fitness publications.

 

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