Nowadays, many men are asking themselves if they want to try the bearded look. It is now a question of whether to beard or not. While some do mind, others are jumping on the beard gang trend. As they choose to go on beards, they curiously start researching different beard lengths to see which will suit them best.
We will be going over these main categories of beard lengths by the way:
- Clean-Shaven (to establish a baseline)
- Stubble (0-3mm)
- Short Beard (4mm-15mm)
- Medium-Length Beard (16mm-7.5cm)
- Long Beard (7.5cm+)
Clean-shaven
Most men spend at least the first 16 years of their lives with a clean-shaven face. This is the most traditionally “polished” style, but also requires the highest maintenance and care to keep that way.
Stubble (<3MM)
Stubble is essentially the name for a short beard that hasn’t grown out long enough for the individual hairs to overlap each other. Skin is often still visible underneath stubble, and stubble can take anywhere from 1-7 days to grow uniformly (depending on genetics).
Stubble works amazingly well on men with baby faces as it breaks up the roundness and creates a more angular and defined look. Stubble was originally considered “dirty” and unkempt, but it has become a trendy and fashionable way to wear facial hair in a variety of situations and formalities.
Short beard length (4MM-15MM)
A short beard is an extremely popular and trendy beard style that occurs slightly past the stubble phase. With a short beard, your hair is overlapping minimally, but enough to cover most of the skin. Short beard styles are relatively low-maintenance and are generally what most men initially consider when first deciding to grow a beard.
All men can rock a short beard if genetics permit. Generally, short beards are great for a business professional look, and studies have even shown that men with beards have a higher earning average in service-based jobs due to the perceived trust that beards have in people.
Medium- length beard (16MM-7.5CM)
The key to rocking a medium-length beard is to keep it neat. Medium-length facial hair is all about coverage. If you’re lucky enough to be able to grow a beard evenly then you’ll love having a medium-length beard. Unfortunately, unlike a short beard style, you won’t be able to get away with having patches or thin areas.
Medium-length beards are amazing for defining certain areas of your face, like your chin and jawline. This gives your face a bold and strong look and, since longer beards can be shaped and moulded, you can shape your beard to match your face shape for symmetry.
Long beard (7.5CM+)
To pull off a long beard, you’ll want to pay attention to your face shape, considering the length of the beard is going to affect the visual length of your face as well. Keep in mind that the long beard style simply hasn’t been appropriated into business or professional environments yet. This is to say that a longer beard style is still considered somewhat inappropriate for these settings.