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Grown and groomed

Beards, moustaches and brows, grown and shaped. 23 face guides on EveryFaceShape so far.

Grown and groomed features are those people cultivate: beards, moustaches, sideburns and eyebrows. How hair grows is inherited, but what is done with it is choice, faith, rule or fashion. Barbers, brow shapers and threading parlours turn growth into style, and some styles take years: a championship handlebar or a Rajasthani moustache may be decades in the making.

Facial hair

Beard growth starts at puberty and often keeps filling in into the late twenties. Density and pattern vary widely. Styles from stubble to the full beard are shaped with clippers, scissors and razors, and kept with oils, balms and waxes. Faith traditions shape many beards, from the Sikh kesh to the beards of Muslim, Jewish, Amish and Orthodox Christian men.

Brows

Brows are shaped by threading, waxing and tweezing, and filled with pencil or powder. Fashions in brows have changed from the high painted brows of Heian Japan to the thin plucked brows of the 1920s and 1990s and the full brows of the 2010s. Over-plucked brows may not fully grow back, which brow shapers warn about.

Famous grown and groomed face guides

BeardGrown and shapedMoustacheFrom pencil to handlebarHandlebar moustacheYears of growth and waxSideburnsGrown in front of the earsEyebrowThreaded, waxed and shapedGoateeA chin beard kept by trimming

Further reading

KindFace shapeEyesNoseLipsBrowsJaw and cheeksHairlineSkinBeardMoustacheFrameAdornmentMakeupMarking
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OrderBest knownA to ZOldest firstNewest first
🇮🇳 IndiaKesh Uncut hair kept as a religious symbol in Sikhism, part of the Five Ks.Marking · 1699 WorldSideburns Facial hair grown on the sides of the face from the hairline.Beard · Most faces WorldEyelid A thin fold of skin that covers the eye and keeps it moist.Eyes · Most faces WorldFacial hair Hair grown on the human face, primarily a male secondary sex characteristic.Beard · Most faces WorldEyebrow Short terminal hairs above the eye that protect the socket and aid facial expression.Brows WorldChin The forward-pointing lower section of the jawbone below the mouth.Jaw and cheeks WorldGoatee Facial hair focused on the chin, sometimes including a moustache.Beard · 1950 🇺🇸 United StatesShenandoah A full beard along the jaw and chin with a shaved upper lip.Beard 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 WorldHorseshoe moustache A full moustache with vertical extensions down to the jawline.Moustache WorldVellus hair Fine, short body hair present from childhood.Skin · Most faces Soul patch WorldSoul patch A small patch of facial hair worn between the lower lip and the chin.Beard · 1986 WorldPencil moustache A thin, neat line of hair above the lip.Moustache · Most faces Ned Kelly beard 🇦🇺 AustraliaNed Kelly beard Full beard and moustache style named after an Australian outlaw.Beard · Most faces WorldFu Manchu moustache A long moustache with two hanging tendrils.Moustache · 1929 🇺🇸 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 WorldChinstrap beard A narrow line of hair tracing the jaw from ear to ear.Beard · Most faces WorldBeard Facial hair on the jaw, chin, cheeks and neck of adult males.Beard WorldHandlebar moustache A moustache with long ends curled upwards like bicycle bars.Moustache · Most faces

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