List of types of facial hair
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Following is a list of types of facial hair:
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Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Asymmetrical Beard
- A beard that is not vertically symmetrical on the face. E.g., a full beard on the right side; clean-shaven on the left. This style was utilised by characters in some of the works of science-fiction writer Larry Niven.
[edit] B
- Balcarrotas
- Long sideburns without any other facial hair worn by Colombians and indigenous Mexicans; the latter shave their heads as well.
- Beard
- Hair that grows on a man's chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip to varying degrees. This is the opposite of clean-shaven.
- "Bushranger Beard" (Australia)
- A wild, long, full-face beard, moustache and sideburns; simply the result of a man with a full beard simply letting it grow unhindered. Popular with biker and named after the Australian outlaw, the Bushranger. Ned Kelly, for example, sported one and can be seen with it in photographs taken prior to his capture and execution.
[edit] C
- Captain Jack
- A variant of the Van Dyck, in which the goatee is grown considerably longer than the moustache, and the ends subsequently braided. Named after Captain Jack Sparrow, who sported this beard in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, causing many young men to follow suit.
- Chinstrap
- A beard with long sideburns then comes forward and ends under the chin resembling a chinstrap, hence the name. Also known as a jawline beard.
- Chin Beard
- Facial hair consisting of a tuft of hair only on the chin. It can be combined with a moustache to form a traditional goatee.
- Circle Beard
- Facial hair consisting of a chin beard and moustache connected by hair to the sides of one's mouth, thus forming a circle. Often distinguished from the strict definition of goatee.
- Clean-Shaven
- The lack of facial hair.
[edit] D
- Dalí
- A moustache with long, narrow points that are bent or curved steeply upward. It is named after painter Salvador Dalí.
- Door-knocker
- A slang term for a circle beard style of goatee, bearing some resemblance of traditional circular brass doorknockers.
[edit] E
- English
- A narrow moustache that begins at the middle of the upper lip with long whiskers. The ends are slightly curled and pointed upward.
[edit] F
- Five O'Clock Shadow
- A beard that appears late in the day on a man who was clean-shaven in the morning.
- Fu Manchu
- A long moustache with downward pointing ends that generally extend beyond the chin. Usually considered to be of Asian origin, they can include pony-tail like extensions that hang from the jawline.
- Full Beard
- A downward flowing beard with either a styled or integrated moustache.
[edit] G
- Garibaldi
- A wide, full beard with rounded bottom and integrated moustache. It is named after the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi.
- Goatee
- A beard formed by a tuft of hair on the chin resembling that of a billy goat.
[edit] H
- Handlebar
- A bushy moustache with small upward pointing ends.
- Horseshoe
- A style popularized by modern cowboys and sometimes confused with the Fu-Manchu style. The horseshoe consists of a full moustache with vertical extensions from the corners of the lips down to the jawline and resembling an upside-down horseshoe. The wrestling icon Hulk Hogan sports one of these. A typical slang for this type of facial hair in Norway is "Konemishandlerbart" which roughly translates to "Wife-beater moustache".
[edit] I
- Imperial
- A beard with whiskers growing from below the lower lip to the chin. Can be from a hairline width to about an inch across, yet usually consistent width across the entire beard.
[edit] J
- Jawline Beard
- A beard with long sideburns then comes forward and ends under the chin on the jawline, hence the name. Also known as a chinstrap beard. A jawline beard is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to a Brett, which covers the chin and does not connect to the sideburns.
[edit] K
- Keldorn
- A beard that combines a goatee with vertical extensions from the corners of the lips to the jawline, but no mustache above the lip. It is named after Keldorn Firecam, a character in the video game Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.
[edit] L
Lamb Chops : Effectively bushy patches of hair that follow the traditional "side burn" path, reaching just below the aural lobe. Quintessentially, they accompany the Regency Period "fop" look, paraded by figures such as Beau Brummel, Lord Byron, and the fictional Mr. Darcy; alongside a mop of wavy, collar length (habitually) tousled hair.
[edit] M
- Moustache
- Hair grown above the upper lip. Often the term implies that the wearer grows only the upper lip hair and chooses to shave the hair on his chin and cheeks. Sometimes spelt mustache.
- Moustachio
- A large luxuriant moustache with hair that sometimes grows down the sides of the mouth. Also known as a mustachio or nosebeard.
- Musketeer
- A small, pointed goatee with an English moustache (narrow, prominent), as worn by the French mousquetaires.
- Muffincheeks
- Short, coarse gnome-like forehead locks, often associated with hippies and communists.
- Mutton-Chops
- A style with sideburns connected by a moustache but with a clean-shaven chin.
[edit] N
- Neckbeard
- An old beard that is grown only on the neck and worn without a goatee or moustache.
[edit] P
- Pencil
- A narrow, closely clipped moustache, outlining the upper lip, with a wide shaven gap between it and the nose. Also known as a mouthbrow.
[edit] R
- Royale
- A tuft of hair under the lower lip (without a goatee, but perhaps worn with a moustache). The royale was historically worn by French officers as a badge or adornment of military rank or status. It is also known as an impériale or flavour-saver. See soul patch.
[edit] S
- Sideburns
- Patches of facial hair on the sides of one's face in front of the ears.
- Soul Patch
- A small patch of hair just below the lower lip and above the chin. It is not technically a goatee.
- Stubble
- A very short beard that has grown for only one to a few days.
[edit] T
- Toothbrush
- A thick moustache that is about an inch (2.5 cm) wide and covers the philtrum. It is closely associated with Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler.
- Tragus
- "from ear to ear", as in a Goat. Archaic.
Spanish beard: Mostly associated with the 16th Century it is a rounded or pointed beared in the shape of a spade.
[edit] V
- Van Dyck
- A thick goatee and moustache with upturned ends. In modern usage, a Van Dyck is any style of goatee and moustache combination. It is named after Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.
- Verdi
- A short beard with rounded bottom and slightly shaven cheeks with prominent moustache. It was named after composer Giuseppe Verdi
- Viking beard
- A full beard that covers the cheeks, chin and upper lip, thick growth, with no skin visible through the hair of the beard. Generally a high cheek line and as far down the throat as growth allows. Traditionally worn by Vikings, hence the name. Primarily achieved by not cutting or trimming the beard for at least six to eight weeks or longer. Often braided if the beard is a considerably lengthy.
[edit] W
[edit] Z
- Zappa
- A thick moustache with a small, square goatee under the bottom lip. Famously modelled by the notorious Frank Zappa.
