--- title: "Bandholz beard: How to Grow, Trim and Style It" date: 2026-08-13 published: 2026-08-12 author: "" --- # Bandholz beard: How to Grow, Trim and Style It ## Bandholz beard A full beard left to grow with no shaping. MoustacheFull coverageSideburnsLow upkeep4 to 6 months or more ![Front diagram of the bandholz beard style. A full beard left to grow with no shaping.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/bandholz-beard-style-diagram-front.jpg)Front ![Profile diagram of the bandholz beard style, showing how far it runs back toward the ear.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_lossy+ret_img+to_auto/beardedcolonel.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/beard-styles/bandholz-beard-style-diagram-profile.jpg)Profile Solid areas are where hair is kept. Everything else is shaved. ## At a glance Also known asyeard, terminal beard What it isA full beard left to grow with no shaping. LengthLong, three inches and up Growing time4 to 6 months or more Trim how oftenEvery week or two Best face shapesOval, Oblong MoustacheYes Difficulty**2 / 5** How easy it is to get wrong. Upkeep**2 / 5** How often you are back at the mirror. Growing time**5 / 5** How long before you can shape it. ## £5 off your first delivery The Bandholz is famously unshaped, which leaves the neck as the only line you are still responsible for. Valid on your first order of blades. We send the newsletter rarely, and you can unsubscribe in one click. ## The variations The same shape, worn differently. What changes is length, density and how much you take off at the edges. **Bandholz** Long Grown out with no shaping at all. **Yeard** Long A full year of growth. **Terminal beard** Long Grown until it stops growing. ## Will it suit your face? Where a style puts weight, and where it takes it away, is what decides whether it suits you. The table below is the short version. Oval Ideal Takes almost any length and shape without fighting the proportions. Round Avoid Adds width where there is already width. A chin-led style suits better. Square Works Round the corners off or it doubles up on a jaw that is already strong. Oblong Ideal Width at the cheeks shortens the face. Keep the chin short, not pointed. Heart Works Weight low balances a wide forehead, so long as the cheeks stay tidy. Diamond Ideal Fills the narrow jaw and squares off the lower face. ## How to cut one, in four steps 1. **Grow it out**4 to 6 months or more. Cutting into a beard that has not filled in leaves holes you then have to grow out again. 2. **Set the length**Start on a longer guard than you think you need and work down. You cannot put it back. 3. **Set the neckline**Two fingers above the Adam's apple, curving up to behind the jaw. Higher than that and you lose the jawline. 4. **Tidy the cheeks**Follow your natural cheek line rather than inventing a straight one. Take off anything above it. Full detail, tools and the common mistakes are in the guide below. ## Other full beards Same shape, different length or moustache. [Beard fadeA full beard graded from the cheek down to the jaw.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-fade/)[Viking beardLong, full and deliberately untamed.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/viking-beard/)[Boxed beardA short full beard with every edge squared off.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/boxed-beard/)[Ducktail beardFull beard tapered to a point at the chin.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/ducktail-beard/) ## If this one is too much work Same idea, less of your morning. [NeckbeardLower upkeep](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/neckbeard/)[SideburnsLower upkeep](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/sideburns/)[Amish beardLower upkeep](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/amish-beard/)[GoateeGrows in weeks, not months](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/goatee/) ## Browse by what matters to you The same directory, cut a different way. [Long beard stylesThree inches and up. Months of growing, and daily oil.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/long-beard-styles/)[Beard styles for oval facesThe shape most styles are drawn for. Nearly anything works.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-oval-face/)[Beard styles for long facesWidth at the cheeks, short at the chin, to shorten the face.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/beard-styles-oblong-face/)[Low maintenance beard stylesGrow, tidy the neckline, leave it alone.](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/low-maintenance-beard-styles/) [All 47 stylesThe full directory](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/beard-styles/) [Razor subscriptionSharp blades through the door, from £5](https://beardedcolonel.co.uk/)