Have you ever wondered what type of beard or mustache best fits your face? Does it have something to do with the shape of your face or its size? Well yes, different shapes and sizes of face requires a particular facial hair style. Some of us just grow beard to look more manly or we just want a new look. Before letting your beard, mustache or goatee grow, you have to know what type best fits the contours of your face.

If you have a long face the best option for you is to let your beard grow thicker and fuller at the sides and less at the chin. The goal here is to make your face look a bit rounder and fuller rather than longer. If you grow a goatee or the beard is long at the chin then your face will look longer.

A round face is just the opposite of the long face. You let your beard grow thicker and fuller at the chin rather than at the sides to lessen the roundness of the face. If you don’t want to grow a beard a goatee is a good option. Also avoid thick sideburns because this will also add to the roundness of the face. This kind of style also fits a face with a square shape. Once again a goatee will look good on a square or round shape face.

If your face is on the larger side just let your facial hair grow fuller and larger. This is to make the size of your mustache and beard proportionate to the large size of your face. You do not want to have a small mustache on a large face because it will look out of proportion.

The case for the small face is just like in the large face. You have to make your facial hair proportional to the size of your face. A full large mustache and beard will not look good on a small face. You do not want to look like one of the cast in Planet of the Apes, do you?

If you have an oval shaped face then this is the perfect shape for any facial hair. You do not have to worry about where to make your hair thicker, longer or shorter. Just do what you like with your beard and mustache.

So those are some tips for the right facial hair for the size and shape of your face. However, sometimes there are just some mustache and beard that looks too cool to just shape and trim. If it looks good and you really feel that it suits you then by all means keep it.