A common thought experiment among outdoor enthusiasts like myself is: which would be scarier to encounter in the wild, a bear or a person who means harm?
My conclusion is that if I could just grow an epic beard that strikes awe into all I encounter, this question would be moot. In order to do this, I’ve got options. There’s Beard Club’s Ultimate Growth Kit & Trimmer and there’s Copenhagen Grooming’s Beard Growth Kit.
They have similar names. They have a shared goal. But are they equal? I tried both and here’s what I found:
The kit that has more products to grow your beard… Beard Club
The Beard Growth Kit from Copenhagen Grooming offers a 3-step process for stimulating face hair follicles that have gone dormant. You sanitize the beard roller, you roll, and then you apply a serum on your face to stimulate growth. There’s also a beard comb kind of like the one we got on picture day as kids. It’s simple. But is it enough?
Beard Club approaches growing your beard and filling in patchiness from more than just one angle. With these guys, the sanitization and use of The Derma Roller is one instrument in a larger band. It also includes Beard Growth Vitamins you take orally, Beard Growth Oil, Beard Vitamin Spray, Beard Shampoo, and the Boar Bristle Brush. To top it all off, they provide a sleek Travel Bag to carry your new favorite products. Last, but certainly not least, you also get the most sharp, quiet, and precise wireless beard and hair trimmer I’ve ever met - the PT45 Beard & Hair Trimmer.
The one with offerings beyond the beard…both
I’m here because my facial hair is patchy and brittle when I attempt to grow it beyond stubble. Beard Club has my back with a smorgasbord of solutions that work together to remedy that.
But they recognize that while the hair spirits might not be visiting my face, they are frequent visitors to the rest of my body. That’s where the body & groin trimmer kits come in handy. And if your head is the host of free-flowing hair, they’ve got a kit to manage that too.
Copenhagen Grooming does carry hair growth and skincare products, but not the head and body hair solutions that Beard Club does.
The one that’s most cost effective…Beard Club
Beard Club’s Ultimate Kit with trimmer contains multitudes within its $180 price tag. Not only are you getting a high-quality trimmer but everything you could possibly need to boost your beard. With its 9 top-tier products and unmatched quality, you’re definitely getting the most value for your money.
Meanwhile, Copenhagen Grooming's Beard Growth Kit, while less expensive at $157, seems more pricey in comparison when you factor in the items you’re receiving. It includes a roller, comb, a serum and a cleaning spray, totaling 4 items.
The one that’s working best for me…Beard Club
Beard Club’s comprehensive grooming kit has proven to be the most effective choice for me with it’s multi-prong approach. In contrast, the Copenhagen Grooming Beard Growth Kit gives you 1 task for growth. They set the expectation that it’ll take 1-2 months of daily rolling for new facial hair growth to begin.
I couldn’t commit to derma-rolling every single day. But I can absolutely pop a Beard Club beard growth vitamin daily alongside my other vitamins. I can easily use the hydrating, rosemary-oil-filled beard shampoo every time I shower, and spritz some vitamin spray on after I pat dry.
And on days when I have a little less on the adventure itinerary, I have the derma roller, beard oil, and brush in my Beard Club kit ready to be used. For even more in-depth maintenance days, the trimmer—which has an eternal charge, by the way—has helped me keep my edges tidy.
Beard Club is where it’s at
Before I tried these two kits, I wasn’t expecting to have such a strong opinion. But once I understood what was being asked of me, I found the Ultimate Kit with Trimmer from Beard Club to be easier to work into my day-to-day. It’s an exhaustive approach to beard growth, and because of that, you can keep working toward your goal even without committing to one single new habit every day.
Beard Club is working to fill out my beard, and my confidence in the face of bear or man is growing alongside it.
