What Beard Should You Grow

THE SQUARE
If your face is as wide as it is long, with strongly defined angles on your forehead and jaw then there’s a high probability that you’re a right ol’ square.

CELEBRITY BEARD ROLE MODEL: SpongeBob SquarePants, Matt Damon, Sid Lucero
AVOID: Full beards, as they’ll make your head a massive cube
IDEAL BEARD: Go for a five o’clock shadow or a light, closely cropped beard. It’ll help balance your facial proportions and soften the right angles of your ever-so-manly jaw.
HOW: Let your beard grow for a few days, then trim it with a clipper on a No.1 guard (that’s 1/8 of an inch long for those who don’t own hair clippers), keeping the top part of your beard rounded in a half-moon shape.

THE ROUND
If your head is a bit like a football, a plate, a melon, or the moon then this is definitely for you.

CELEBRITY BEARD ROLE MODEL: Wally Bayola, Zach Galifianakis, Kanye West  
AVOID: Long sideburns, dude, they’ll make your face rounder than a round ball.
IDEAL BEARD: Rocking a goatee is definitely a good look for you, it’ll add angles and length to your angelic round face and make your chin more prominent and your mouth appear thinner.
HOW: You wanna grow that beard out to a decent length and then clean shave all but the chin (and the adjoining moustache depending on what style you are rocking). Don’t grow it too long or you’ll look like a Chinese opium dealer.

THE DIAMOND
The signs that you’re a diamond are a narrow forehead and jaw with high cheekbones and a pointy chin, making the widest section of your face the middle.

CELEBRITY BEARD ROLE MODEL: Johnny Depp, John Lloyd Cruz, Robert Pattinson  
AVOID: The soul patch. That weird little hairy triangle just under your bottom lip will just act as a pointer to your pointy chin.
IDEAL BEARD: Have a full-blown major beard. By filling your jawline out with some hardy fluff you’ll strengthen the jaw, making your face more manly and appealing to the lady-fellas.
HOW Grow it out until you hit the length of about 1cm. Keep it that length using a No.4 guard and make sure you keep the cheek line and throat neat.

THE TRIANGLE
Triangular faces have a wide hairline and jaw with a tapering, narrow chin. Go and make the most of your angular awesomeness.

CELEBRITY BEARD ROLE MODEL: Ryan Gosling, Justin Timberlake, Vic Sotto  
AVOID: A goatee. It’ll make your already pointy chin even more pointy.
IDEAL BEARD: Monsieur triangle looks best with a beefed-up jawline. A nice shaggy, medium-length beard should suffice, but not too long or you’ll lose the natural elegance of your mush.
HOW: Probably the easiest to grow and maintain, don’t wear it too neat and make sure you keep the cheek line clean or you’ll look like a tramp.

THE OVAL
Your face is pretty much like an upside down egg (the length is equal to one and a half times its width). You’ve got nice proportions, well done.

CELEBRITY BEARD ROLE MODEL James Franco, Derek Ramsay
AVOID Nothing. Just grow it. If people laugh at your egg-shaped face then you know you’re probably not on to a winner.
IDEAL BEARD Congratulations, your face shape is ultra versatile. Why not try and experiment with many different types of beard?
DON’T:…try too many beards on one face, that’s probably not going to work for you.