- Good to know in advance
- Oval face
- Square face
- Rectangular/elongated face
- Triangular face
- Diamond-shaped face
- Heart-shaped face
- Round face
Good to know in advance
Before viewing the beard styles and models inspiration guide and enthusiastically choosing a style, you may find it helpful to know a little about which beard styles will or will not look good on you in general.
There are seven different face types, each with its own special and striking features. Some beard styles can accentuate features or, if necessary, cover them up.
Think, for example, of the jawline, sideburns, or chin. Maybe a full beard brings out your fierce, masculine nature, or is it better to opt for a uniform beard because it suits your style more?
This guide provides advice to make it easier for you to choose a particular style.
However, it is not the case that a particular style fits a face shape specifically. You can of course determine this yourself, we only provide a number of guidelines and examples.
Once you’ve envisioned a beard style that you think will suit you (and suit your personality), double-check it with this guide.
Before you just look at your face shape, we would like to point out the following:
- Your face type. See detailed advice below on the beards that suit your face type.
- The color of your (beard) hair. It sometimes happens that the hair on your chin and jawline has a red glow, while you have no red body hair anywhere else.
- Character. Your beard is a way of showing who you are. You always carry it with you, so it is important to choose a style that you really feel good with.
- Personal style. Clothing style is an important factor to take into account. Although combinations of formal and casual are very hip (star) these days, you have to check whether a choppy beard looks good with a blouse.
- Budget. To trim your beard and maintain it, you can buy all the necessary tools and care products yourself, or go to the barber. Either way, you need to make a minimal investment to keep your beard healthy, which will add up automatically with long beards.
- Time. How much time do you want to spend on keeping and styling your beard healthy?
- Maintenance. Are you willing to get started yourself or do you go to the barber?
- Career. Working in a formal work environment? Or are you often out in the sun? Keep the style and length of your mind depending on the environment in which you work.
→ Must read: The beard styles inspiration guide with 250+ photos to help you choose
Which beard suits my face?
So you’ve decided to take the challenge and grow a beard. You have made the commitment to do it, you are prepared and may even bought all the necessary tools already.
Your face shape is the most important factor in choosing a style that suits you. Below you’ll find all 7 different face types.
Beards for oval face
Men with an oval face can wear a lot of beards better than most other face types.
This is because an oval face type has both angular and round features, so you don’t have to look for a certain balance. As long as you take care of your beard, the rest will be fine.
Beard styles to suit an oval face:
- 5 o’clock shadow
- Long stubble beard
- Uniform beard
- Round beard
- Ducktail
- Full beard
- Garibaldi
Beards for square face
Where the broad, masculine jawline is a coveted feature that many other men (and women) dream of, there are limitations to the beard types you can go for.
You don’t want to put extra emphasis on the jawline. Therefore, choose a beard style with round features to highlight the chin.
Think of a Ducktail or goatee, which visually give the chin extra length.
Beard types suitable for a square face:
- Medium stubble beard
- Chinstrap
- Balbo
- Sik
- Extended goatee
- Full beard
- Ducktail
Beards for elongated / rectangular face
Given the length of your face, you want to avoid beard styles that make your face look even longer, such as beards with a pointed chin (goatee or ducktail).
Therefore, try a full beard style that widens your jaw by letting the hair grow up to the cheeks.
This way, the focus is less on the length of your face.
Beard model that suits an elongated face type:
- Uniform beard
- Skipper’s beard
- Long stubble beard
- Garibaldi
- Sik
- Bandholz
- Full beard
Beards for triangular face
With a triangular face, you want to reduce the emphasis on the prominent chin.
The easiest way to do this is to make a combination between a beard and a mustache.
You can optionally choose to let your sideburns run a little further.
Beards suitable for a triangular face type:
- Beardstache
- Mustache
- Medium stubble beard
Beards for diamond shaped face
The face type with the widest cheekbones and a narrow chin. Avoid long beards on the chin, as these can accentuate the length of your face even more.
Extra hair on the cheeks is no problem. A subtle mustache is also not a problem, as long as the attention is drawn extra to your cheeks and jawline.
Beards to suit a diamond-shaped face type:
- Medium stubble
- Beckham beard
- Uniform beard
- Big and full
- Goatee
Beards for heart-shaped face
A heart-shaped face is one of the narrowest face types, with an additional narrow chin.
You can create some volume with a beard, but be careful not to grow a beard that is too long.
Too much beard growth will eventually make your face look even narrower. A stubble that makes your jaw appear a little wider is ideal for this face type.
Beard styles for a heart-shaped face:
- 5 o’clock shadow
- Medium stubble beard
- Skipper’s beard
- Ducktail
- Full stubble beard
Beards for round face
To put less emphasis on the round features of your face, it is recommended to look for beard styles that add the extra length from your cheeks towards your chin.
Consider, for example, a goatee, medium stubble, Van Dyke or Balbo.
Beard type for round face:
- Goatee
- Extended goatee
- Van Dyke
- Ducktail
- Balbo
- Dutch
In conclusion
Hopefully, you have been able to find some inspiration and the beard you envisioned will indeed suit your type of face. Remember, this is purely advice.
We recommend that you do what you stand behind and feel good about. Good luck!
