Top 15 Beard Styles for Men
Need help picking your next beard style? We’ve created the ultimate guide to choosing the perfect style based on your face shape. Plus, learn how to bring your beard to the next level and step up your game face with these 15 Gillette®-certified beard styles. Make sure you have the right tools for the job. Grab the King C. Gillette Beard Trimmer and Double Edged Safety Razor. They’re all you need to trim, shave, and edge! Once you’ve nailed your beard style, you’re ready to take on the world looking, feeling, and being your best. The beauty of beards is that you can always switch them up. Find your style and get your look just right.
How to Shape Your Beard
Choose the Right Style:
The ultimate goal of your beard style is to add contrast and dimension to your face. Different face shapes should highlight certain facial features—not every style looks great on every guy. First thing’s first: you need to know what your face shape is. Take a look in the mirror and access your features to determine if you have a square, round, oval, or rectangular face shape. Now that you’ve got that sorted, here’s how to choose the right style for your face.
Square: show off that strong jawline
If you have a squared-off jawline and not too many curves, you have a square shape. To accentuate this shape, shave or trim with sharp, precise lines near your cheekbones. Keep your beard short on the sides and fuller on your chin to take advantage of your square jawline.
CIRCLE BEARD
A chin patch and a mustache that forms a circle
ROYALE BEARD
A mustache anchored by a chin strip
GOATEE
A small beard that elongates the chin
PETITE GOATEE
A small beard that elongates the chin
Round: create angles along your cheekbones
A round face is one in which all your features are roughly the same height and width. To add some dimension, slim your face with an angled shave along your cheekbones. Keeping hair full on your chin will also help.
VAN DYKE BEARD
A full goatee with detached mustache
SHORT BOXED BEARD
A short beard with thin, neatly trimmed sides
BALBO BEARD
A beard without sideburns and a trimmed, floating mustache
ANCHOR BEARD
A pointed beard that traces the jawline, paired with a mustache
OVAL: Pick a style, any style
If you have an oval face shape, your face is longer than it is wide and you have a good amount of facial curves. In fact, you have the ideal face for almost any beard style. Enjoy the versatility! Try one, or try all 15, and tweet us @Gillette to let us know which beard style is your favorite.
CHEVRON
A mustache that covers your entire top lip
3-DAY STUBBLE BEARD
A closely trimmed beard that simulates 3 days of stubble
HORSESHOE MUSTACHE
A mustache with long bars pointing downward
ORIGINAL STACHE
A trim mustache that sits just above the top lip
Rectangular: Highlight that sturdy structure
Those with rectangular faces have a long face and angular features. It’s time to emphasize your strong points. Keep your beard shorter on bottom and longer on the sides to show off your strong facial structure.
MUTTON CHOPS BEARD
Long sideburns that connect to a mustache
CHIN STRIP
A vertical line of hair across the chin
CHIN STRAP STYLE BEARD
A beard with no mustache that circles the chin
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