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Mustache Styles, Explained
Every great stach starts with a decision. Chevron or handlebar? Walrus or pencil? Below is every style worth growing, with difficulty, upkeep, famous wearers, and exactly how to get there. Pick one, commit, and report back with a photo.
14 Styles & Counting
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Handlebar
The grand champion. Curled at the ends, waxed to the heavens, and abso…
Grow: Hard Upkeep: High
Chevron
The Tom Selleck. Thick, wide, and confident. The default setting for a…
Grow: Easy Upkeep: Medium
Horseshoe
The biker. The wrestler. The guy at the end of the bar you do not chal…
Grow: Medium Upkeep: Medium
Walrus
Big, bushy, and draped over the mouth like a velvet curtain. The musta…
Grow: Medium Upkeep: Medium
Pencil
Thin, sharp, and dangerous. The mustache of leading men, jazz cats, an…
Grow: Medium Upkeep: High
Imperial
Bushy, swept up, and connected to the cheeks. A mustache with a crown…
Grow: Hard Upkeep: High
English
Long, narrow, and pulled straight out to the sides. The stiff upper li…
Grow: Hard Upkeep: High
Toothbrush
A small, dense square under the nose. Charlie Chaplin made it famous.…
Grow: Easy Upkeep: Medium
Dalí
Two thin spears of waxed hair pointed at the sky. Surrealism, in musta…
Grow: Hard Upkeep: High
Fu Manchu
Thin tendrils hanging far below the chin. Hollywood invented it, and w…
Grow: Hard Upkeep: Medium
Hungarian
Big, bushy, and swept to the sides from a center part. A Walrus that l…
Grow: Medium Upkeep: Medium
Lampshade
Short, neat, and shaped like a lampshade. The office mustache that sti…
Grow: Easy Upkeep: Medium
Painter's Brush
Thick, full, and softly rounded at the ends. A friendlier Chevron. The…
Grow: Easy Upkeep: Medium
Pyramid
Narrow under the nose, wide at the lip. Geometry you can wear.
Grow: Medium Upkeep: Medium
✂ Not Sure Where to Start?
Most first-timers land on a chevron, because it is what your face grows on its own. Ambitious? Skip straight to the handlebar and clear three months of your social calendar.
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