When most men think about manscaping, they think of certain swaths of skin. The chest, for one. Below the belt. Which makes sense, since these are your hairy parts that will see the light of day, or see someone else. But what if your body-related grooming inquiries extend past the common core? Whether it’s a sprinkling of strays across your shoulders, hair islands dotting your back, or foot fur to rival Frodo’s, we’re here to help you trim it effectively.

The Beard-to-Chest Connector: On their own, beards are great. Chest hair is, too. What happens, then, when the two meet? Nothing pretty, that’s for sure. Make sure it never comes to that by shaving any stray beard hairs below the Adam’s apple and any chest hairs that show above the collar of a crewneck.

*Tweezerman Slant Tweezers, $17, dermstore.com

The Nape of the Neck: Picture the above scenario, except instead of a beard, it’s the back of your hairline between haircuts, and instead of chest hair, it’s just a bunch of scraggly back follicles vying for attention. Leave your hairline in your barber’s hands (and think about getting it cut more frequently). To keep the straggler situation in check, tweezers are your best bet.

The Shoulders: Despite your razor touting how well it can handle curves, it'll have a tough time with your clavicles, deltoids and shoulder blades. As long as you’re only dealing with a few strays, again, tweezing is probably the way to go. However, if you’d describe the situation as anything more than a smattering, then it’s probably time to get ready to wax.

Philips Norelco Multigroom 7100, $55, walmart.com

The Upper Arm: If you’ve got a particularly hardy fur growing on your guns, try thinning things out. You don’t want to to be too heavy-handed though, since any hard lines are going to make it obvious that you’ve been grooming. So instead of a straight-up razor, use a clipper to cut the hair close to the skin at the shoulder, using longer and longer guards the closer you get to the elbow to give the hair a natural gradient.

The Mid-Back: Bad news, men: it doesn’t matter what pattern or thickness of hair growth you’ve got going on behind you, the only truly effective way to get rid of it is a good wax. Attempt anything else and you run the risk of feeling the itch of stubble every time you lean back in your seat. So book an appointment, pop a few aspirin, and get it over with. We promise it’s not as bad as it sounds.

The Shaft: We’ve all heard that old adage about how “trimming the hedges makes the tree look tall,” but what about those hairs that have migrated up the trunk? Unless you’ve got a forest there, they’re nothing to worry about. But if you want, you can dispose of them the same way you would the short and curlies on your boys: with a fresh multi-blade razor and plenty of shaving cream.

Emjoi Emagine Epilator, $75, amazon.com

The Assfro: We’ve mentioned it before, but an epilator is the only way to deal with those renegade asshairs creeping their way above the waistband of your pants. Using seventy-two tweezer-esque heads, it’ll (relatively painlessly) clean up your crack in minutes.

The Feet/Toes: Honestly, we can’t imagine foot hair being so long really truly have to do anything about it. But then again, who are we to judge? Trim it with a clipper if you feel so compelled. Unless you’re a foot model or something, in which case get to waxing.

Related Stories for GQGroomingHairShaving