Different beard shapes. Why Victorian Men Had Glorious Beards Man with a beard in Brighton (1895) (courtesy private collection) Guy facial hair styles. Charles Darwin had a grand white beard; Alfred Lord Tennyson had a fine mustache above his grizzled chin; Charles Dickens had his signature “door knocker” whiskers; Dante Gabriel Rossetti had a bushy goatee; and Caspar David Friedrich had rather wild mutton chops. Just about every Victorian man in Great Britain, and many in the United States, had elaborate facial hair, with even Prince Albert maintaining a neat mustache. Why were beards such a popular male facial hair style in the 19th century, and why are our pop culture icons...
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Small mustache styles. Facial Hairstyles:: 20 Best Beard Styles Without a Mustache - AtoZ Hairstyles How Would I Look Without a Mustache: Experimenting with beard styles, a new range of styles is seen to attract men who want sophistication as well as personality and in getting the opposite sex to turn their heads on the street. This range of styles is the beard without mustache style, which has been among the trendy fashion for quite some time. This includes the longer and the shorter version of beard styles without the mustache, which resembles the Amish Style. These styles help the chin to look broader and balance the shape of the face. Mustache and goatee. Although growing a beard...
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This week came the startling revelation that, in the past year, manufacturers of razors and related goods such as shaving foam, have seen a drop in sales of more than £72 million pounds. Market analysts IRI noted that men’s shopping habits were changing and, even though the total market still accounted for 2.2 billion pounds, this was a substantial dent. The cause of this change? Beards. Nobody can have failed to notice in recent months the ubiquity of facial hair. Keep your eyes open as you walk down your local high street and you will probably notice a variety of styles, with the ‘Amish’ style seemingly especially popular. It is also interesting how newsworthy beards are. Just look at how...
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