Men don’t really have a lot of options when it comes to fashion. There are very limited colors and designs we can wear. Even in grooming, we have very few styling options. Any of us can take a step further and experiment, but that fails terribly in most cases. We have to wait until something is accepted for men before we can try it out.
A beard is one of the best tools for men to try out different styles. With different beard styles, you can look like an entirely different person. Some might even fail to recognize you if you go full beard after a clean shave. This article covers four of the best trending beard styles you should try out.
TL;DR
- A beard is one of the easiest ways for a man to change his look, and going full beard after a clean shave can leave people struggling to recognize you.
- The Ruuf Tuuf is a natural beard: let it grow in its natural style for two or three months and clean up your cheeks and neck without making it look trimmed.
- Shorter sides with a longer chin makes a not-so-long face look longer: keep the chin hair a little longer than the sides, for example 8mm on the chin against 5mm on the sides.
- Stubble, also known as a 5 o’clock shadow, is the easiest style to get and keep: grow the hair to about 2 or 3mm, which most men reach within a week, then clean up stray hairs.
- The Verdi takes at least three months: a 3 to 4 inch beard with a big mustache styled as a handlebar, best on thick hair and kept in shape with beard oil and sometimes mustache wax.
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Ruuf Tuuf Beard
A great beard pairs with healthy hair, covered in our men’s haircare guide.
The world noticed that most men had grown beards without much lining or grooming. Instead of shaving, people took it as a trend and started copying it.
All you need to do is let your beard grow in its natural style for about two or three months. You can clean up a little from your cheeks and neck without making it look like you have trimmed anything.
Shorter Sides Longer Chin
It’s a very trendy beard style that actually looks good. Longer faces are considered attractive. This is why many men with not-so-long faces use their beards to get that look. The simple trick is to keep your chin hair a little longer than your side beard.
For example, if your side beard is about 5mm, your chin should be 8mm. However, you can get a complete grooming kit of clippers from Andis. It will allow you to groom hair in different sizes.
Stubble Beard
Grooming is half of looking sharp, and our simple style tricks are the other half.
It also looks like a natural beard style. You basically let your hair grow about 2mm or 3mm. Many also know this style as a 5 o’clock shadow. This style is much easier to get and maintain. Most men would get this style within a week. After that, you only have to clean up extra bits.
You will see some extra hair that feels out of place on the neck and cheeks. Clean them up in a way that doesn’t look like you have groomed them.
Verdi
For grooming below the neck, our guide to body waxing for men helps.
Verdi gives you a rough look that makes you look like a man among men. This style is going to take at least three months. You basically let your beard grow 3 to 4 inches. You will also need a big mustache but not as long. It should only be long enough to be styled as a handlebar mustache.
You are going to need thick hair and the styling would also need the use of beard oil. Depending on the type of your hair, you might also have to use wax on your mustache to keep it in shape. People with hard thick hair can maintain this style, but people with light and slick hair have difficulty.
FAQ
What beard style is trending now?
The natural Ruuf Tuuf, shorter sides with a longer chin, stubble and the Verdi. The Ruuf Tuuf grows for two or three months with only light cleanup, the longer chin lengthens your face, stubble stays at 2 to 3mm, and the Verdi is a 3 to 4 inch beard with a styled handlebar mustache.
What is the most attractive beard style?
It depends on your face, but shorter sides with a longer chin is a trendy style that actually looks good. Keeping the chin hair a little longer than your side beard, say 8mm against 5mm, gives a not-so-long face the longer shape many men grow their beards to get.
What is a good very short beard style?
Stubble. Let the hair grow to about 2 or 3mm, a look many men know as a 5 o’clock shadow. Most men get there within a week, and after that you only clean up stray hairs on the neck and cheeks so it never looks groomed.
How long does it take to grow a Verdi beard?
At least three months. You let the beard grow 3 to 4 inches and keep a big mustache long enough to style as a handlebar. The World Beard and Moustache Championships rules, published by The Handlebar Club, cap the Verdi at 10cm with a styled mustache.
Sources
- A dermatologist’s top tips for a healthy beard, American Academy of Dermatology
- The World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007 Beard & Moustache Categories & Rules of Judging, The Handlebar Club
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