Low maintenance beard styles
Some styles need you at the mirror every morning. These do not. Grow them, set the neckline, and come back in a week or two.
7 styles in this list
Neckbeard
Growth on the neck with the face shaved. Documented, not recommended.
ShortLow upkeep
Sideburns
Hair down the side of the face, in front of the ear.
ShortLow upkeepsideboards
Chevron moustache
Thick and wide, covering the top lip.
ShortLow upkeep
Amish beard
A chin curtain with no moustache, worn for religious reasons.
LongLow upkeepquaker beard
Full beard
Cheeks, jaw, chin and moustache, all connected.
MediumLow upkeepnatural full beard
Guide coming soon
Garibaldi beard
Wide, rounded and full, with a natural edge.
LongLow upkeep
Guide coming soon
Bandholz beard
A full beard left to grow with no shaping.
LongLow upkeepyeardterminal beard
Other ways to narrow it down
Short beard styles
Under an inch. Office safe, quick to trim, slow to go wrong.
Medium beard styles
One to three inches. The point where shaping starts to matter.
Long beard styles
Three inches and up. Months of growing, and daily oil.
Beard styles for round faces
Length at the chin, kept tight at the cheeks, to lengthen the face.
Beard styles for square faces
Softer, rounder edges so the jaw is not doubled up.
Beard styles for oval faces
The shape most styles are drawn for. Nearly anything works.