Skip to content

Dutch beard

Wide chin beard flaring outward, no moustache.

Full coverageSideburnsMedium upkeep4 to 6 months or more
Front diagram of the dutch beard style. Wide chin beard flaring outward, no moustache.
Front
Profile diagram of the dutch beard 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
old dutch
What it is
Wide chin beard flaring outward, no moustache.
Length
Long, three inches and up
Growing time
4 to 6 months or more
Trim how often
Every 3 to 4 days
Best face shapes
Oval
Moustache
No
Difficulty3 / 5
How easy it is to get wrong.
Upkeep3 / 5
How often you are back at the mirror.
Growing time5 / 5
How long before you can shape it.

£5 off your first delivery

No moustache means the top lip is shaved every day, right up against the beard line.

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.

Dutch Long Wide chin beard flaring outward, no moustache.
Old Dutch Long Longer, wider, fully untrimmed at the sides.

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 out4 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 lengthStart on a longer guard than you think you need and work down. You cannot put it back.
  3. Set the necklineTwo fingers above the Adam's apple, curving up to behind the jaw. Higher than that and you lose the jawline.
  4. Tidy the cheeksFollow 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.Viking beardLong, full and deliberately untamed.Boxed beardA short full beard with every edge squared off.Ducktail beardFull beard tapered to a point at the chin.

If this one is too much work

Same idea, less of your morning.

NeckbeardLower upkeepSideburnsLower upkeepAmish beardLower upkeepGoateeGrows in weeks, not months

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.Beard styles for oval facesThe shape most styles are drawn for. Nearly anything works.Grey beard stylesShapes that read as deliberate rather than neglected.
All 47 stylesThe full directory Razor subscriptionSharp blades through the door, from £5