It’s come across every men’s mind to grow a beard someday, and when you want it, you want it now, rather sooner than later. When you do want to grow out your beard for the first time you might as well do it right your first try.
Welcome to the Complete Beard Guide for Every Face Shape in which we will answer the question; “Which Beard Suits Me?”.
Now before we get started on the fun part and find out Which Beard Suits You best we want to determine what kind of face shape you’ve got. This will not only set you up for choosing the right beard for you but it will also come in handy next time you want to switch up your hairstyle. So make sure you remember your face shape!
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Table of Contents
Determining your face shape:
First things first, in order to answer the question “Which Beard Suits Me?” in this beard guide we need to find out what face shape you’ve got. Here’s how to measure up to determine your face shape. Right down each measurement so we can determine in which category your face falls.
If you already know your face shape you can go ahead and skip the upcoming paragraphs and go right ahead to the beard section of this article.
Measure your forehead:
Measure completely across your forehead, this is from the peak of either one eyebrow arch to the peak of the other eyebrow arch. We pick the peak of an eyebrow arch to be the endpoint of your forehead because beyond that “peak” is where the sides of a face will start.
Measure your face length:
To measure your face length you’ll measure from the middle of your hairline, over the middle of your nose completely down to the bottom of your chin.
Note down your measurement, we’re almost there, just two more to go!
Measure your cheekbones:
To determine your cheekbone measurement follow along the corner of your eyes and start measuring from the pointiest part of your cheekbone to the pointiest part of your opposite cheekbone.
Measure your jawline:
Measure from the point where your jaw angles upwards down to the very tip of your chin. Multiply this measurement x2!
Your Face Shape:
Now that’s that, we’ve got your basic face shape measurements. With your measurements written down, we can now determine what kind of face shape category your face falls into. There are about 6 different main face shapes out there.
Round Face Shape:
The round face shape is probably one of the most common face shapes out there and can be described to be similar to a square face but without much defined angular cuts in the bone structure of your face.
- Your cheekbones and face length are of a similar measurement.
- Your forehead and jawline are a similar measurement.
- Your cheekbones and face length are larger than the forehead and jawline.
- The angle of the jaw is not very sharp-cut but more rounded.
Square Face Shape:
You have a square face shape if:
- If all measurements of your face are fairly similar to each other.
- The angle of the jaw is more defined as opposed to rounded.
Rectangular Face Shape:
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. If you fall into the rectangular face shape category you might as well consider yourself a hot supermodel. Researchers have found that a longer face with a strong jawline is widely considered the most attractive.
In order to fit into this category you’ll have to fit the following criteria:
- Your cheekbones, forehead, and jawline are all fairly similar in size but your face length measurement is considerably larger and/or larger than the width of your cheekbones.
- You have a strong jawline, meaning the angle of your jaw is sharp cut instead of more rounded.
Diamond Face Shape:
The diamond face shape is the rarest face shape out there.
You have a diamond face shape if:
- Your face length is considerably larger as opposed to your other measurements.
- If your other measurements go from larger to smaller in the following order: Cheekbones, Forehead, and lastly the Jawline.
- Your chin is pointed as opposed to rounded.
Triangle Face Shape:
You have a triangle face shape if:
- Your jawline is larger than the width of cheekbones.
- Your smallest measurement is the forehead.
- Your total face length can be any measurement.
Oblong Face Shape:
The Oblong face shape can be compared best by the rectangular face shape but without the super strong jawline.
You have an Oblong / Oval face shape if:
- Your face length is larger than the width of your cheekbones
- If your forehead is larger than the measurement of your jawline.
- The jaw is more rounded as opposed to very angular and sharp-cut.
Okay, now that’s that, we’ve determined the best-suited category for your face shape! Remember your face shape for later, it’ll also help you out with figuring out the hairstyle that best suits you someday without having to go through all this hassle again.
There are other methods for determining your face shape, but I’ve found this method to be one of the easiest and most accurate of the bunch.
Finally, The Best Beard Style For You!
So, Which Beard Suits Me? Now that we’ve determined your face shape we can finally figure out the beard that best suits you, for each face shape we’ve come up with as many beard variations as we possibly could, because, at the end of the day, the beard that will best suit you all comes down to your personal taste, your own style and the way you want to present yourself.
In this beard guide we’ll go over all possible beard matches for your face shape.
Best Beard for a Round Face
Gentlemen with round faces should ideally go shorter on the sides of their beard and longer at the bottom. This will create the illusion of you have a longer face, which is often considered more attractive.
Your goal: To make the face appear longer than it actually is and strengthen up that jawline.
Suitable Styles: Goatee, Van Dyke, Soul Patch, Chin Strap, Circle Beard
Round: Cheekbones and face lengths have a similar measurement. They are larger than the forehead and jawline, which also have a similar measurement. The angle of the jaw is soft and much less defined.
Beards:
The Light Stuble
Natural Full Beard
Musketeer Beard
Bandholz Beard
Extended Goatee
Long Beard, Overhanging Mustache
Lumberjack Beard
Thick Short Textured Beard
Short Scruff, High Cheek Line
Best Beard Style for Square Faces
The best beard style for a square-shaped face will involve a little more hair on the chin and less on the sides and neck of the gentleman.
Your goal: Similar to the round face shape the goal for your beard is to make your face appear longer than it actually is and enhance the jawline.
Square: All measurements are fairly similar. The angle of the jaw is sharp rather than rounded.
Beards:
Short stubble
Medium stubble
Full beard
Inverted T-beard
The Scruffy Look
Tom Hardy’s Short Hair Scruffy Van Dyke
The Straight, Bushy Beard
Grey Beard with Bushy Mustache
Bushy Overgrown Beard
The Best Beard for Rectangular Faces
Rectangle: Face length is the greatest measurement. Forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are similar in size.
Beards:
Scruffy Wild Beard
Classy Sleek cut Beard
English Mustache
George Clooney’s Silver Messy-but-Clean Beard
Elongated Front Beard with Bushy Mustache
Silver Fox Curly Beard Styles
The Best Beard for a Diamond Shaped Face
A longer beard with short-trimmed sides will work wonders for you. The longer beard will narrow down your face and won’t add to your already wide cheekbones.
Since oval happens to be the most common face shape, it can handle many beard shapes fashionably, as long as it is well-kempt.
Your goal: Your goal will be to give your face a narrower look and accent your chin more prominently.
Suitable Styles: Goatee, Balbo, Full Beard, Heavy Stubble.
Diamond: Face length measures largest. Then, in descending order: cheekbones, forehead, and smallest is jawline. The chin is pointed.
Beards:
Sharp Trimmed Beard with Gunslinger Mustache
Ducktail Beard Styles
Curved Cheek Line with Bald Fade
Neat Contour, Bushy Front w/ Long Hair
Viking Beard Styles
Extra Pointy Van Dyke Beard
Thick Beard with Pointed Goatee and Chevron Mustache
Beard for Triangle Shaped Face
The triangle-shaped face, also known as the heart-shaped face is a great face for having a longer beard style than other face shapes out there. A longer beard complements your face by narrowing it down a little at your jaw.
Your goal: Ideally, you would utilize your beard to narrow down your jawline in order to balance out with your narrow forehead and make your face appear a bit longer.
Suitable Styles: Extended Goatee, Chin Curtain, Full Beard (Trimmed to give a narrower look).
Triangular: Jawline measures greater than cheekbones, which measure larger than the forehead. A wide jaw narrowing down to a small forehead.
Beards:
The Jesus Look Beard
Bradley Cooper’s Scruff
The Bee Gees Beard Styles
Short Beard with Curved Mustache
Handlebar Mustache
Bushy Straight Trim Beard with Wild West Mustache & Fade Haircut
Very Short Scruff, with Highlight Layers for Shadows
Beard for an Oblong Shaped Face
In most cases, the best looking beards for longer faces, such as the Oblong shaped face, are to fuller on the sides and shorter at the bottom.
The length is more than half times the width. The Forehead is generally large and the face is narrower.
Your goal: You want to make your face appear wider than it is and slightly shorten your face up a bit. Because you have a rounder jawline you can utilize your beard to make it appear stronger as well.
Suitable Styles: Heavy Stubble, Full Beard, Extended Goatee.
Beards:
The Neat, Straight & Short Ben Affleck Beard Styles
The Messy Scruff
Groomed Medium Beard Styles
The Idris Elba Overgrown Goatee
Full Square Beard Styles
Oval Beard with Faded Sideburns
Long Beard Styles with Hungarian Mustache
Hugh Jackman’s Mutton Chops
Final words:
And that’s a wrap! That’s the end of the Complete Beard Guide! I hope we were able to answer the question of “Which Beard Suits Me?” where we find out the best beard for your face shape. If we didn’t make sure to hit us up, we’ll be more than happy to help you out with more tips!
This quick infographic I found might help you out as well:
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