Scruffy means short, full-face growth worn without hard lines: no razor-drawn cheeks, no lasered neckline, just growth kept at a consistent short length. It is the weekend face of men whose weekday beard is corporate, and a complete style in itself for those who suit a softer frame. The line between scruffy and unkempt is even length and a neck that stops above the collar; hold those two and the look holds.
Who does it suit?
Softens angular and narrow faces and suits most others. Very round faces lose definition without at least a soft cheek line.
How to maintain it
One trimmer pass a week at a single guard, neck cleaned where it meets the collar. The entire style fits in ten minutes.
