Recent years have ushered in new hairstyles for men as well as revived some classic looks. The same is true for facial hair. Beard styles at the moment are a combination of never seen before designs as well as return of classic beards and mustaches.
Fade hairstyles and hair designs are going strong and getting more and more creative. We are even seeing beard fades that add a fade into facial hair. The latest hair tattoos go even further, adding slashes and graphics into the beard. Some styles create designs that start on the head and continue into facial hair and beards.
As far as classic styles go, keep growing that beard. Mustaches and long beard that show off full facial hair are on point. Men with beards should use a combination of washing and beard oils ensure that facial hair is soft, conditioned and manageable. For guys that want a lower maintenance look, a short beard always looks great and is easy to groom at home. Add a fade or defined line for a cool finish.
Check out these pictures for some of the coolest and most different beard styles you can get right now, from short to long.
1. Cool Beard Fade
It was only a matter of time before fades became a part of facial hair. This unique look features a clean line on the cheek that fades down to the jawline. Facial hair is left in a goatee and a beautifully arced chin strap. This bold look would work for patch beard growth as well as neck beards.
2. Beard Design
This cool look takes the nape shape to the next level by continuing the pint of the V in the beard. It’s a simple but stylish effect.
3. Short Beard Style
This cool short beard trimming style is about shape more than length. The defined geometry plays up facial features.
4. Disconnected Beard + Bald Fade
There are two ways to wear a beard with a fade haircut. One is to taper down the sideburns so hair fades up into the beard. The other is to create a defined shape that stands out against the skin, like above.
5. Short To Medium Length Beard Style
While it is certainly possible to shape your beard at home, it can be helpful to get the initial shape done at by a barber or stylist. In addition to being able to get it perfectly symmetrical, they can create a shape that works with facial hair growth, your face shape and haircut. From there, it is easy to maintain yourself.
6. Carved Beard
Popular beard styles for black men often feature unique contours and lines. A carved beard pairs well with the defined lines of an edge up.
7. Short Beard + Full Mustache
Every guy’s facial grows in a bit differently. This gentleman makes the most of thicker growth in the mustache and thinner hair on the cheeks. A light fade at the sideburn creates a seamless connection to facial hair.
8. Bald Head + Thick Beard
A shaved head contrasting with a full beard is a classic combination that always looks good. The key to making it work is well-groomed facial hair and some brow maintenance too.
9. Trimmed + Clean Beard Line Up
Now that’s how to trim a beard. This thick beard is groomed to perfection with a clean line right below the jaw, graceful arc from the mouth to temple and short mustache. And then there is the skin fade at the temple and shaved design behind the ear. A good example of a beard line up.
10. Goatee – Trimmed Beard Styled
Bald heads plus beards are always in style. This combination draws extra focus to facial hair so it’s an opportunity to get a unique groomed style. This geometric look combines a triangular beard shape with a square cut out. The slim mustache and faded sides complete the look. This linear look is a cool beard style for round faces.
11. Small Beard + Faded Sideburns
This gentleman haircut worn with a small beard gets a modern update from a quick fade through the sideburns.
12. Cool Beard Style With Design
A few buzzes with the clippers transform this classic side part haircut with a full beard into a fresh and bold look. A quick fade at the sideburns echoes the neck taper and separates hair from the beard while a diagonal slash straddles the two.
13. Beard With No Mustache
There are so many different ways to wear a beard. The best beard style for you depends on the pattern of facial hair growth and face shape. This almost chin strap focuses on where hair grows the thickest plus some additional shaping.
14. Full Beard + Low Fade Haircut
This classic full beard accentuates this gentleman’s angular face in a positive way. The low fade haircut seamlessly tapers back up into facial hair.
15. Short Pompadour Haircut + Groomed Beard Style
Fades and beards go together like bread and butter. The shapes created by this mid fade haircut complement the angular beard grooming. This medium beard has plenty of impact thanks to its masculine shape.
16. Beard + Slick Backed Hair
This hairstyle and beard combination is a classic and stylish look.
17. Comb Over Fade + Thick Disconnected Beard
The side part, aka comb over hairstyle, is another men’s haircut that pairs perfectly with a beard of any length.
18. Short Hair + Full Beard
A full beard looks great with short or longer hair.
19. Big Beard + Buzz Cut
A wide range of men’s hairstyles work with beards and the buzz cut is one of them.
20. Beard + Temple Fade
A short temple fade makes hair all over appear even thicker than it already is. Very reminiscent of a James Harden beard style.
21. Full Beard + Fresh Line Up
Beards are an excellent choice for men with wide or round faces. A longer beard like this one elongates the face.
22. Beard + Handlebar Mustache
A wide range of mustaches can be worn with beards, from short to a long handlebar.
23. Cool Beard Style With Slash Design
Black beard styles can be whatever you want them to be. Short or long, groomed or bushy, shaped by clippers or nature. Here a full beard at the chin with a thin mustache tapers into a fade at the sides and connects to a line up in an arc. A pair of slashes behind the ear interrupt a waves haircut but continue into facial hair.
24. Full Beard Style + Bald Fade
This cool beard style for men with short hair. Hair on top is styled into short spikes with a mid fade around the sides back. The groomed beard has a short mustache and shaped cheeks but is longer at chin, extending the line of the jaw.
25. Buzz Cut + Beard Styles
Just like hairstyles, the best beard styles work with your hair growth patterns and face shape. This cool look contrasts a buzz cut with a full beard. The cut is cleaned up all around with a line up, neck taper, sideburn fade and beard grooming around the neck and mustache.
26. Full Beard + Long Mustache
This enviable beard groomed into a rounded shape also has an impressive mustache. Hair is worn long and groomed up and out but not twisted into handlebars.
27. Red Beard
Beard growth can come in surprising colors. Facial hair is frequently lighter, greyer or redder than hair on the head. This gentleman has light brown hair and a contrasting red beard.
28. Medium Length Hairstyles With A Thick Full Beard
All variations of the slick back look great with a beard.
29. Long Beard
Really long beards especially benefit from shaping. The profile can be rounded or angled, depending on how hair grows and what flatters your face shape.
30. Beard + Man Bun
The man bun and beard go together like tequila and lime.
31. Full Beard + Handlebar Mustache
This lumberjack beard is ready for the city thanks to professional grooming, a dapper hairstyle and a slight waxed handlebar at the ends of a full mustache.
32. Long Beard Styles
This long and bushy beard is groomed and shaped into a flattering angular shape. The best way to groom a beard is see a professional and then maintain the lines that they create. Not every barber is experienced with beards so be sure to check out their Instagram or reputation first.
33. Short Hair + Very Long Full Beard Style
Long beards are one of the most popular beard styles. This short haircut and high fade emphasize the long, bushy beard below.
34. Long Shaped Beard Style
A ZZ Top beard isn’t the most flattering or stylish way to wear a long beard. Some shaping and grooming create a shape that complements the face and mimics the line of the jaw.
35. Bald Head with Beard Style
The same testosterone that contributes to baldness can also lead to robust facial hair growth. Go with the flow by rocking a collarbone-grazing beard with a shaved head or chrome dome up top.
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