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Cowboy moustache

A wide chevron grown out past the corners of the mouth.

MoustacheLow upkeep6 to 10 weeks
Front diagram of the cowboy moustache style. A wide chevron grown out past the corners of the mouth.
Front
Profile diagram of the cowboy moustache style, showing how far it runs back toward the ear.
Profile
Solid areas are where hair is kept. Everything else is shaved.

At a glance

Also known as
Dallas moustache
What it is
A wide chevron grown out past the corners of the mouth.
Length
Medium, one to two inches
Growing time
6 to 10 weeks
Trim how often
Every week or two
Best face shapes
Square, Oblong
Moustache
Yes
Difficulty2 / 5
How easy it is to get wrong.
Upkeep2 / 5
How often you are back at the mirror.
Growing time3 / 5
How long before you can shape it.

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The width is grown, but the lip line underneath it is cut, and that is the edge people actually notice.

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The variations

The same shape, worn differently. What changes is length, density and how much you take off at the edges.

Cowboy Medium Grown past the mouth corners and left with some weight.
Dallas Medium The same shape kept shorter, with the bottom edge cut back to the lip.

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.

Square Ideal A strong jaw carries the extra width without looking top-heavy.
Oblong Ideal Weight running out past the mouth breaks up a long face.
Oval Works Sits well, though a plain chevron is tidier on a face with nothing to correct.
Round Avoid Adds width where a round face already has plenty.
Diamond Works Fills out a narrow jaw.
Heart Avoid Can make a narrow chin look narrower still.

How to cut one, in four steps

  1. Grow it past the corners6 to 10 weeks, with no trimming at the sides at all. The width is the whole point and the corner hair arrives last.
  2. Set the widthComb it flat and decide where it stops. Anywhere from the mouth corners to half an inch past them reads as deliberate.
  3. Clear the lipTake the bottom edge back to the lip line so it does not end up in your mouth. Scissors, a few hairs at a time.
  4. Leave the rest aloneThe style wants a little weight and a little irregularity. Trimming it perfectly even turns it into a chevron.

Full detail, tools and the common mistakes are in the guide below.

Other moustaches

Same shape, different length or moustache.

Handlebar moustacheLong moustache trained upward at the ends.BeardstacheA heavy moustache over light stubble.Pencil moustacheA thin line above the lip.Chevron moustacheThick and wide, covering the top lip.

If this one is too much work

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