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I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off from the chart of facial hair types. Listed below are descriptions of the 35 facial hair types from the chart, including examples of the 24 25 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far.
Enjoy!
A La Souvarov
A sideburn / mustache combo where the sideburn curves downward toward the corner of the mouth and then curves upward into the mustache. Similar to a curvy version of the Franz Josef.
Status: Complete (2008)
The Anchor
A beard without sideburns that extends along jawline and is styled into a point. It is combined with a pencil style mustache to resemble an anchor.
Status: Complete (2007)
Balbo
A wide version of the goatee accompanied by an unconnected mustache.
Status: Complete (2007)
Chin Curtain
A beard that grows down from the sideburns and on the underside of the jawline.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
Chin Puff
A narrow version of the goatee that only covers the round part of the chin.
Status: Complete (2007)
Copstash Standard
A typical mustache as worn by police and military personnel. The mustache does not extend downward past the upper lip.
Status: Complete (2003)
Dali
A mustache that curls nearly straight upward as worn by the artist Salvador Dali.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
Ducktail
A fuller beard that extends into a point.
Status: Complete (2008)
El Insecto
Two small pieces of hair worn under the chin to resemble and insect’s mandibles.
Status: Complete (2004)
Federation Standard
Sideburns that are cut from the top of the ear at a 45 degree angle towards the front to form a point. The style was worn in the original Star Trek series.
Status: Complete (2004)
Franz Josef
Similar to the Friendly chops, this is a mustache/sideburn combo. The sideburns come down and then angle up sharply toward the mustache.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
French Fork
A full beard that extends off the chin and is split down the middle into two segments.
Status: Complete (2008)
Friendly Mutton Chops
Sideburns that extend to the edge of the mouth and are connected to a mustache.
Status: Complete (2003)
Fu Manchu
A mustache that extends downward on the sides, usually extending off of the chin.
Status: Complete (2003)
Fu Manchu shown with sideburns and soul patch
Goatee
A beard worn on the chin like a billy goat. A proper goatee is not connected to a mustache.
Status: Complete (2004)
Goatee shown with sideburns
Handlebar
A mustache where the sides are twisted or curl upward or outward on the ends.
Status: Complete (2007)
Handlebar shown with Hollywoodian style beard
Handlebar and Chin Puff
A mustache with pointy ends worn with a strip of hair down the center of the chin.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
Handlebar and Goatee
A handlebar mustache worn with a goatee. Neither are connected.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
Hollywoodian
A mustache connected to a beard in which the sideburns are removed.
Status: Complete (2007)
Hulihee
Friendly chops that long and wavy.
Status: Complete (2008)
The Klingon
A full beard where the upper lip is shaved clean, but the connectors from the beard to the mustache are left in tact. Popularized by Klingon characters from the Star Trek series.
Status: Complete (2004)
Mutton Chops
Sideburns that extend all the way down to an imaginary lines drawn downward from the corners of the mouth.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
Napoleon III Imperial
This is identical to the Handlebar and Chin Puff, except that the chin puff extends much further off of the chin.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
Old Dutch
A Full beard without mustache as popularized by the Amish.
Status: Complete (2004)
The Pencil
A very thin mustache along the upper lip.
Status: Complete (2003)
Petit Goatee
A small version of the goatee that is limited to the central part of the chin.
Status: Complete (2004)
Rap Industry Standard
A very, very thin line of hair that extends from the sideburns and along the jawline and into a pencil mustache.
Status: Complete (2008)
Short Boxed Beard
A full beard of typical variety.
Status: Complete (2003)
Soul Patch
A small patch of hair between the lower lip and chin. Popularized by beatniks of the 1960’s.
Status: Complete (2000 and 2008)
Sparrow
A mustache that extends downward from the corners of the mouth combined with, but not connected to, a goatee that is separated into two braided strands. Popularized by the character, Jack Sparrow, in Pirates of the Caribbean.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
Super Mario
A mustache that grows from… Come on, man. You have too many bits. You can’t really grow this.
Status: Impossible
Toothbrush
A mustache with hair only in the center of the lip that generally extends no further than the width of the nose. Made famous by Charlie Chaplin and thrown out of favor by Adolf Hitler.
Status: Complete (2008)
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Van Dyke
A goatee that is connected to a mustache.
Status: Complete (1998)
The Winnfield
Wide sideburns that extend below the ear combined, but not connected to, a mustache that extends downward from the corners of the mouth to the jaw line. Popularized by the character Jules Winnfield in the movie, Pulp Fiction.
Status: Not Achieved… Yet.
The Zappa
A full mustache that extends slightly downward past the corners of the mouth, combined with a soul patch. Popularized by musician, Frank Zappa.
Status: Complete (2003)
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