Parted pencil moustache
A pencil line split by a gap at the centre.
At a glance
- Also known as
- Nothing else in common use
- What it is
- A pencil line split by a gap at the centre.
- Length
- Short, under an inch
- Growing time
- 2 to 4 weeks
- Trim how often
- Every 1 to 2 days
- Best face shapes
- Round, Oval
- Moustache
- Yes
Difficulty5 / 5
How easy it is to get wrong.
Upkeep5 / 5
How often you are back at the mirror.
Growing time1 / 5
How long before you can shape it.
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The variations
The one shape, and how it is usually worn.
Parted pencil
Short
Two thin strokes with a clean gap under the nose.
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.
| Round | Ideal | A thin horizontal line adds structure without adding width. |
|---|---|---|
| Oval | Ideal | Nothing to correct, so a precise style reads as a choice rather than a fix. |
| Heart | Works | Draws a clean line under a broad forehead. |
| Square | Avoid | A few millimetres of hair gets lost against a wide jaw. |
| Diamond | Works | Adds a horizontal across the middle of the face. |
| Oblong | Avoid | Leaves too much bare skin above and below, which lengthens the face. |
How to cut one, in four steps
- Grow a pencil firstTwo to four weeks. Get the single line right before you split it, because you cannot part a moustache that is not yet even.
- Mark the centreThe gap sits under the middle of your nose. Find it with a comb before you cut, not with the trimmer already running.
- Cut the partA detail trimmer with no guard, one narrow pass. Keep the gap a few millimetres. Any wider and it stops looking deliberate.
- Edge it dailyA blade along the top edge and the skin below, every day or every other day. The whole style is the edges.
Full detail, tools and the common mistakes are in the guide below.
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