Bandholz beard

A full beard left to grow with no shaping.

MoustacheFull coverageSideburnsLow upkeep4 to 6 months or more

At a glance

Difficulty2 / 5

How easy it is to get wrong.

Upkeep2 / 5

How often you are back at the mirror.

Growing time5 / 5

How long before you can shape it.

The Bandholz is famously unshaped, which leaves the neck as the only line you are still responsible for.

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

Bandholz Long Grown out with no shaping at all.

Yeard Long A full year of growth.

Terminal beard Long Grown until it stops growing.

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.
Rund	Avoid	Adds width where there is already width. A chin-led style suits better.
Platz	Works	Round the corners off or it doubles up on a jaw that is already strong.
Länglich	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.
Diamant	Ideal	Fills the narrow jaw and squares off the lower face.

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.
Set the lengthStart on a longer guard than you think you need and work down. You cannot put it back.
Set the necklineTwo fingers above the Adam's apple, curving up to behind the jaw. Higher than that and you lose the jawline.
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.

Same shape, different length or moustache.

Same idea, less of your morning.

The same directory, cut a different way.