History of Fu Manchu The Fu Manchu mustache was made famous by a fictional villain called ‘Fu Manchu‘ created by Sax Rohmer in the first half of the 20th century. He has been portrayed a number of times in different films and television shows, but he always had his trademark facial hairstyle. That mustache became a trend and is now a niche look amongst mustache aficionados. Fu Manchu Mustache Vs. Handlebar Mustache A lot of people confuse the Fu Manchu mustache style with the Handlebar mustache style while it’s not. With a Fu Manchu style, the hair actually leaves the face near to the ends of the mouth. It then hangs down in long thin tendrils away from the face. On the...
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Three-time World Beard Champion (and former guest on The Manual podcast) Madison Rowley is doing something most people probably never thought he would do – he’s cutting his wondrous, awe-inducing, award-winning beard. He’s doing it for a good reason, though. According to a Gofundme started by Rowley, he’s cutting his beard to raise awareness about, and help prevent, tragedies brought on by addiction. “A year ago, a close childhood friend of mine died from an accidental drug overdose. Brian and I met at age 8 and shared many adventures together up until the day he passed. He always held high expectations for himself, pushing things to the brink of his abilities. Sometimes he hit the breaking...
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World Beard and Moustache Championships Competitive bearding has been and international endeavor since at least 1990. The World Beard and Mustache Championships have been held every two years since the early 2000’s and has been hosted all over Europe as well as in the United States. The sport of bearding and, I suppose, mustaching, is at it’s essence presenting the most magnificent example of facial hair as it fits in one of 17 or so categories. The exact number of categories depends on the host, but the traditional categories include such styles as: natural mustache, Dali Mustache, Hungarian Mustache, The Whaler, Goatee Natural, Musketeer, Fu Manchu, Imperial, Garibaldi, Verdi and the...
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