Everyday style
Daily grooming and fashion. 90 face guides on EveryFaceShape so far.
Everyday style is what people do with their faces most mornings: shave or trim, shape brows, put on glasses, line the eyes with kajal, dab on thanaka, stick on a bindi. It is where face-shape advice is most used, at the barber, the optician and the beauty parlour, and where fashions change fastest.
Grooming
For many men the day starts with a shave or a beard trim; since the 2010s, beards and stubble have been as common as a clean shave in many cities. Brow threading is a regular visit for many women in South Asia and the Middle East. Neighbourhood barbers, from Istanbul to Indian roadside chairs, remain places of talk and news as much as grooming.
Frames and makeup
Glasses are worn every day by a large share of the world's people, and choosing frames is the most common use of face-shape advice. Everyday makeup varies widely by place: kajal and a bindi in India, thanaka in Myanmar, light skincare-first looks in Seoul, lipstick and mascara in many Western cities. Many people wear none.
Famous everyday style face guides
Further reading
WorldEyebrow
Short terminal hairs above the eye that protect the socket and aid facial expression.Brows
WorldEyelid
A thin fold of skin that covers the eye and keeps it moist.Eyes · Most faces
WorldSideburns
Facial hair grown on the sides of the face from the hairline.Beard · Most faces
🇦🇺 AustraliaNed Kelly beard
Full beard and moustache style named after an Australian outlaw.Beard · Most faces
WorldChinstrap beard
A narrow line of hair tracing the jaw from ear to ear.Beard · Most faces
WorldHandlebar moustache
A moustache with long ends curled upwards like bicycle bars.Moustache · Most faces
WorldGoatee
Facial hair focused on the chin, sometimes including a moustache.Beard · 1950
WorldUnibrow
A single eyebrow formed by hair meeting above the nose bridge.Brows · Most faces
WorldVan Dyke beard
A moustache and goatee with shaved cheeks.Beard · Most faces
WorldDesigner stubble
Short beard growth trimmed to 1–3 mm for a rugged look.Beard · Most faces
🇵🇱 Poland and 1 moreWalrus moustache
Thick, bushy facial hair that covers the upper lip.Moustache · Most faces
WorldPencil moustache
A thin, neat line of hair above the lip.Moustache · Most faces
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreToothbrush moustache
A narrow moustache trimmed to the width of the nose.Moustache · 1890
WorldMoustache
Facial hair grown above the upper lip and under the nose.Moustache · Most faces
🇮🇹 ItalyVerdi beard
A full beard paired with a distinct moustache.Beard · Most faces
WorldRounded eyebrows
An eyebrow shape with a curved peak that follows the eye's contour.Brows · Heart-shaped faces
WorldStraight eyebrows
A brow shape with no lifted arch.Brows · Oblong faces
WorldFull beard
A traditional style covering the cheeks, jaw, and chin.Beard · Oval faces
WorldChevron moustache
A thick, full moustache covering the upper lip.Moustache · Square faces
🇮🇳 IndiaRajasthani moustache
A curled upper-lip style linked to Indian heritage.Moustache · Most faces
WorldArched eyebrows
Eyebrows with a lifted peak that add definition and geometry to the face.Brows · Round faces
WorldSoft-angled eyebrows
An eyebrow shape with a rounded peak that softens facial angles.Brows · Square faces
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bindi: Vinay Sahay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glasses: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kohl: Camila Zanon., CC BY 2.0, source
- Thanaka: Garonzi Stefania, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Eyebrow: Film screenshot, Public domain, source
- Sideburns: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, clipped by ABX, Public domain, source
- Eyelid: Micky Zlimen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Toothbrush moustache: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, source
- Moustache: VAZHAR, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinstrap beard: B. D. Maxham, Public domain, source
- Handlebar moustache: unattributed, Public domain, source
- Goatee: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, source
- Unibrow: Z11o22, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Van Dyke beard: Didier Descouens, Public domain, source
- Threading: butterbeeee, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Designer stubble: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Walrus moustache: Friedrich Hermann Hartmann, Public domain, source
- Pencil moustache: Roland Godefroy, CC BY 2.5, source