Hungarian moustache
Walrus bulk with the ends swept out and up.
At a glance
- Also known as
- Nothing else in common use
- What it is
- Walrus bulk with the ends swept out and up.
- Length
- Long, three inches and up
- Growing time
- 8 to 12 months
- Trim how often
- Every 1 to 2 days
- Best face shapes
- Oblong, Square
- Moustache
- Yes
Difficulty4 / 5
How easy it is to get wrong.
Upkeep5 / 5
How often you are back at the mirror.
Growing time5 / 5
How long before you can shape it.
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A moustache this big only works if the cheeks either side of it are properly bare.
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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.
Hungarian
Long
Full bulk with the ends trained outward and slightly up.
Yosemite Sam
Long
The same bulk left to hang rather than trained up, covering most of the mouth.
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.
| Oblong | Ideal | The widest style here, and width is exactly what a long face wants. |
|---|---|---|
| Square | Ideal | A big jaw is one of the few that can carry this much moustache. |
| Oval | Works | Sits well on a larger oval, and swamps a fine-featured one. |
| Round | Avoid | Adds width to a face that is already as wide as it is long. |
| Diamond | Avoid | The outward sweep sharpens an already pointed chin. |
| Heart | Avoid | Too much weight above a narrow chin. |
How to cut one, in four steps
- Grow it and leave itEight to twelve months. Do not touch the sides. The only cutting in that time is the hair that reaches your mouth.
- Train the direction dailyComb outward from the centre every morning while damp. The direction is set by repetition over months, not by wax in one go.
- Wax the endsA firm wax, warmed between the fingers, worked from the middle out. Sweep the tips out and slightly up rather than curling them.
- Keep the lip clearTrim the underside back to the lip line every day or two. At this bulk it grows into your mouth faster than you expect.
Full detail, tools and the common mistakes are in the guide below.
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