5 o clock shadow Style

The most often misdiagnosed facial hair condition, a goatee is a tuft on the chin similar to the one sported by its barnyard namesake. to maintain that perfectly groomed presentation to those rocking the outright lazy just-got-out-of-bed look, there’s a veritable feast of facial hair styles out there. Welcome to your crash course on what’s what in the world of face-scaping.

Five o’clock shadow

After a day or two of rolling out of bed and not shaving, this is the result. If you happen to get a handle on it, the five o’clock shadow can easily transition into manicured scruff and, perhaps later on, a short beard.

Short beard

Everyone from investment bankers to boho artists rocks this beard these days. It’s one part gruff and one part groomed, which is precisely why it has such wide appeal.

Jesus Beard

An overgrown version of a basic beard that bares resemblance to the most common depictions of a beard-blessed Jesus. Religious renderings of this style first appeared during the 6th century and probably should have stayed there.
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Goatee

The most often misdiagnosed facial hair condition, a goatee is a tuft on the chin similar to the one sported by its barnyard namesake. There’s no moustache or soul patch connecting to it like you may have thought.

Balbo

The Balbo is basically a goatee and soul patch sharing the same property next door to a lone moustache. It owes its name to the Fascist Italian leader Italo Balbo, who wore the unique style as early as the 1920s.