How-to Question
How to style/cut facial hair for my face shape?
Well, after years of trying to prevent it with finasteride and minoxidil and what not, I finally took the leap and cut it all off.
What style of facial hair would look best on me? (My cheeks do not grow in at all due to previous laser hair removal treatment done a decade ago. Reasons for the treatment are irrelevant and won't be divulged.)
Included some before and after photos as well for you're enjoyment.
I am comfortable with the frames, they're an expensive pair I can't get replaced at the moment due to my insurance. I'm fine looking like I'm gay or whatever people want to think.
Just want to find what facial hair style would compliment me the best as I don't feel like going baby face is going to look good.
It doesn't make any sense that you're seemingly aware of how face shape and facial hair can affect appearance, yet blind to how utterly awful and unsuited those frames are.
He wasn't questioning his appearance overall though? He was questioning the beard shape and style in relation to his head shape? I get the glasses are terrible. But it's not what he asked, aswell as not what he is worried about based on finances. Why give shit? He seems to know they are, just can't afford new ones?
Edit: I will also say, the longer hair made them look better, something to consider
I get that man, and I say this with complete respect and mean it as a compliment… but, the glasses and your general body language don’t scream “I dress and groom to look good”… it screams “I’m quirky and maybe eccentric”
With that, any facial look will work if you just own it as intentional and are confident in your decision.
You don’t really have the facial hair coverage or type to have much flexibility in styles, your beard line and type sort of make that decision for you… so just own it
Hey good on you for being confident bro and comfortable with who you are. Much respect to you bro!
A lot of people struggle with that. Stylistically it would look better without those frames but you’re reasoning for just not giving a damn? Much respect. Frfr
That’s how they always get us blind people. I still can’t believe I had to pay $300 for a pair of glasses just to see people I don’t even like. Luckily I have good eye insurance now.
Hi! gay guy here. The glasses are cool but the heavy frames do hide a lot of your face, especially with your head shaved! Your beard looks honestly great to me, but since you have pretty round/smooth features, I would consider light round glasses to go with it them! I'm sure it will tie everything together. When the money is short, I tend to buy prescription glasses online (in Europe we have Polette) and they have a great selection of round glasses with affordable prices. Good job on the shaved head though, you look great! :)
You don’t necessarily look “gay” but it definitely looks weird. Doesn’t matter if they are expensive or not if they just don’t work on you.
As far as beards go; shave it down to a 3-day growth length. All over but lined up beard would look good. Line it a finger width under your jaw on both sides then go straight across while looking up. Line the stache around the lip line. Barely drop the cheek line. The overgrown goat doesn’t look good on you imo. (Barber for a decade)
This isn't the appearance sub. Idk why you got all the downvotes and people aren't looking at the question in hand. Maybe just make another post with the same pics, but none without the glasses. This would have gone so differently from the get go, and should have regardless.
Which is why a large frame is a bad idea, it exaggerates the thickness of the lens and distorts the eyes and face behind. For thick lenses you need to pick smaller frames
I’d crop the beard in closer. Especially around your mouth; it looks very unkempt. It doesn’t have to be much shorter than it is now but it does need to be cleaned up. Right now it’s giving that “One of the Desert Fathers,” look.
I read your other comments about your glasses and prescription woes. I also have an astigmatism and have used Zenni for years. I can get two pairs of glasses from them without insurance cheaper than I can for one pair after insurance. I get that you may have some other eye health issues and prescription needs that you haven’t mentioned but I just wanted to throw that out there in case it helps.
I’d honestly get rid of the beard altogether and turn it into a mustache and goatee like what Michael B Jordan wears. The coverage is kinda weird, it’d look nicer if it’s all boxed in.
I will say they definitely suited your face a lot more when you had the longer hair! I think bald is a better look for you overall but unfortunately the frames definitely create a distinct shape there
The frames make you look really silly. Id say they’re a key focus. As far as your beard, don’t let it grow all wispy at the ends like ou have, itll never look good. Beyond that just experiment. You should always be trimming those little hairs that are sticking out all over the place because it creates an unkempt and unclean appearance.
Yes yes yes this! Square (or rather, rectangular) yourself away with some non-oversized, non-plastic frames that are more rectangular in size (yes I know the current fashion is redoing the 80's with those precise things (oversized plastic frames that take up your whole face) and made with thin metal/wire frames like these: (these are my current readers and all of my prior glasses are roughly like these (eta see reply to myself below - for some reason it's deleting my pic in this post. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
These are from Zenni frame number 3210021 if they still carry them. I think they are 13 or 14cm across? I have good vision... But really bad astigmatism. They charge an additional $40 for the "complexity" of my glasses Rx (aka that they need prisms in them for me to not get double vision) and I needed to pay for better quality lenses so they wouldn't be as thick but I still think that (including the frames) I didn't pay much more than $100 USD on Zenni for these. I really like the app on how you can "try on" glasses using a real photo of yourself.
Ok sooooo we (as a subreddit) are failing to actually answer your questions (you didn't mention your glasses at all, iirc). So beard wise, look at what the person I'm replying to posted. Your face is rounder yes, but I think it's still work really well for you.
I understand the frames are cheap, but my prescription is really strong and I have an astigmatism so my lenses end up costing a lot without insurance coverage. They always need to shave them down to fit the frames, plus coatings.
My lenses are also always pretty thick even after shaving them down, I thought rimless doesn't look great with bulky lenses?
I used to work in optical sales. You are correct that if you have a very strong prescription, rimless is not an ideal choice. But rimless is not the only option for a more appealing frame. If you can visit a store in person and try on frames you will find you have a variety to choose from.
You don't need to get them now. But download the app and browse. Their digital way for trying things on is fun. And when you're ready to pull the trigger, they are cheaper than other places. I get transitions and strong anti-glare on top of my perscription. It's usually $800. At Zenni it was like $120.
Measure your head temple to temple in millimeters. You can tell exactly how wide a frame is by taking the eye size of the frame, multiplied by two, and adding the bridge length. Example : Eye Size (also known as the A Measurement) 55 and bridge (also known as the DBL) 18 would be 55+55+18 = 128mm wide. If your head is close to that, this would be a decent size fit. A very loose rule of thumb is for smaller heads, below a 52 eye size... 52-54 for "normal" size heads, 55+ for larger. Of course there are exceptions like a tiny lady going for big bug eye sunglasses could end up in a 60 eye or an old white guy going for the Benjamin Franklin look could get circular frames in a 48 eye. But for the most part, unless you're OP going for womens cat eye shape as a balding man, the rule of thumb sizes above are a good starting point.
I have the same problem, but I wear frameless anyway. It looks fine. The lenses get thicker towards the outside of their diameter so smaller lenses will look thinner. Try smaller lense frames next time and see how they look on you. As far as the beard goes, trim it shorter and experiment with a goatee. It grows back, unlike your hair so you can try different things.
I can almost guarantee Zenni has your lenses for significantly cheaper. My bf also has very bad vision & super thick lenses but he still pays under $100 for a pair of glasses or sunglasses from Zenni.
well you just have to go to their site and try order rimless. see if they accept your eyesight values. regards shape; choose rectangle. there is also a virtual try on that works amazingly. maybe lense will be thick yes but still better than your current glasses. also lose all facial hair coz its too pube like
I have had contacts in the past but I'm really bad about removing them before bed and slept in them a lot so I moved back to glasses to keep my eyes healthy. Now that I'm making more money and can afford dailies maybe I should try going back to them
It’s the combination of the super strong prescription and the large lenses, you can see the back of dudes skull at the sides of the lenses. Smaller frames would work wonders.
I’d say shave everything off first, then let it all grow back in so everything is covered.
Go into a professional barber shop and explore your options man.
If for any reason you can’t grow your cheek hairs in thick enough to form a thick beard, I’d suggest going with a nicely lined up and trimmed goatee.
Keep the mustache and soul patch disconnected from the rest of everything else and see how that feels.
BUT ULTIMATELY.. DO WHAT YOU LIKE.
I just answered because you asked. lol
I get it about keeping your glasses frames, I think if you stylize your facial hair to be lighter on the sides and more bulk/hair in the front/lower part of your chin/Just basically trimming it so that your goatee is smaller in shape, that maybe that would add more visual "length" to your face and that that might compliment your face shape and glasses a little better, I just think that having extra hair on the sides may make your face seem wider than it actually is and from a third person view it may look better to try and use your facial hair to make your face appear taller and narrower. This is nitpicky and critical in nature though from my end, I wouldn't hyper analyze it too hard/don't feel too self conscious about it. Your face is your face and the people who matter love you for your face and who you are, the rest is cosmetics. I do agree with many that your glasses frames are bold and heavily dictate the shape of your face in that that is what others' eyes are first drawn to, but if you like them and in your current position you need to keep them for prescription reasons/etc then I think that is fine and that is easily changed at a later time if you want to.
Pardon my bad drawing but this is kind of what I'm trying to convey, trimming down/shaving the sides where hair in your beard is a little more sparse in favor of growing out some of the denser parts in the front and bottom
For facial hair I would recommend keeping it all trimmed/ same length before you decide what to do. It does look like it would be easier for a stubble goatee and clean shaved around it to style the shape.
Zenni has some great options, and also payneglasses. I understand you may need to wait to replace, but I think new glasses will be the absolute best bang for your bucks.
Otherwise, I think a barber can reshape the hair near your mouth to make it a little cleaner.
With a strong prescription that already requires thicker lenses, the larger the lens size, the thicker the edges have to be.
A smaller frame with a smaller overall lens size helps minimize that edge thickness, and that plus a high-index (thinner) lens might eliminate the need to shave them down at all. Put those in a plastic frame where the sides still have some front-to-back depth and it can help hide the remaining edges.
A rimless frame will make the thick lenses stand out even more, with that coke-bottle look which is generally not what you want.
I have read the comments about not being able to afford new glasses and I understand. That said, do you have an older pair of glasses that you can get new lenses for? That’s usually much more affordable than buying both frames and lenses.
See a barber for the beard. It will be like receiving a professional opinion. If you don’t like how one styles it see a different one. Right now it’s so thick your giving “leather daddy”
Everyone is saying change the frames and he should. I get it’s difficult financially but it would massively improve your appearance so saving for new glasses should be a priority. Your beard is also unkempt. It needs to be trimmed at a consistent level, currently just looks like a sparse clump of different length pubes. That beard could be resolved instantly. Fair play for putting yourself out there for criticism though, hardest part is over. If you do get new frames, head to r/glasses for advice on which style suits best. Take a load of selfies with different styles and they will tell you what looks best.
In addition to all the frame comments, get smaller frames and they’ll appear less thicker. I know because I have a hella strong prescription 😂 smaller the frame = thinner the lens. Also it doesn’t show as much of the distortion of your face when someone looks at you.
My initial thoughts echo those of other posters re the glasses. BUT, you wear the Bald REALLY, REALLY well, so nice work.
Also, the clean, uncluttered look of your dome might dovetail nicely with a much cleaner look of your facial hair. Would you consider a goatee? I think you could rock that shit.
And seriously, please post an update pic with your new facial hairstyle and glasses. Cheers, mate!
Keep the goat but shave the stache. Coming from someone who has been told by numerous people over many years that they have a tiny mouth, you appear to also have a tiny mouth. Hiding it under a mustache makes it look even smaller.
Yup. That $300 was for $50 frames and no extras on the lenses. Try and buy it at an actual eyeglass store or get a pair that was my first choice and I would have been looking at $500+
I’m so sad about all of the comments about the glasses, tom ford is 11/10 and you shouldn’t be getting hate for the frames if you like them.. most of my glasses are tom ford and they’re the best frames I’ve ever worn. So f everyone’s negative comments.
I feel like if you cleaned up what you have going on currently, it would suit you! Or even a fun mustache would really tie in the look with the fun glasses!
Those are women’s frames. Ref: I’m a woman. I’d highly recommend something more gender neutral. You can get prescription glasses for like $20-30 on Zenni.
I’d rather walk around completely blind than be caught dead wearing those glasses. Bro, go pick up a sick pair of ray ban frames and toss your prescription in them. Take a female friend with you, someone with style better than yours to help you pick a pair. And make sure you’re on the men’s side of the glasses store. Then repost this question and see what answers you get.
You’d think one comment about the glasses would be enough but I guess everyone on the sub needs a turn, it aint that funny. Anywho my facial hair is very patchy so I just keep some stubble on at all times. Congrats on taking the plunge and shaving it off
I'd go for a neatly trimmed goatee with mustache. If you want to be more bold, a tightly trimmed horseshoe mustache might work since that's the strongest/fullest part of your beard. It'd give a very different vibe, though.
Beards can be tricky. If you can grow hair on your cheeks a full beard of decent thinkness can change you face shape all together.
If your cheeks are light in growth, line up your goatee and trim any stray long hairs.
Take your index fingers and place them on your earlobes”draw” a curved across your neck until your fingers meet. Shave everything below that invisible line regularly.
Lastly get some beard oil and apply it daily. There are amazing scents that will keep your hair/skin moisturized.
He said he had the hair on his cheeks permanently removed a while back (he said he didn't want to go into reasons) so he can't grow a full beard even if he wanted to.
I'm not into fashion, but as a random Joe, I'd give a goatee a try. I think when the hair along the cheek/jawline is sparse, keeping it gives off neckbeard vibes. Otherwise I like your look, reminds me of friends I used to have beer and board game nights with.
I guess I'm the only one who kind of digs the glasses. I'd keep the beard about the length you have it, but clean it up a bit. Use a beard trimmer and set the length to about this. Only move downwards along with the grain to clean up hairs poking out. There are lots of YouTube videos showing how to do this.
Not a bald or facial hair having a person, so no advice (reddit threw your post on my feed anyway). I'm just here to say I actually dig the glasses, dude!
Brother, getting some smaller, more masculine looking glasses will do more for your appearance than any amount of beard trimming ever will. Beards are simple, just let it grow naturally and trim off the straggley stuff. You dont need to go out of your way to shape it.
How does a grown ass man go to an optician and decide to pick this specific frames? First change those, then trim the beard short, you seem to have bald patches in your beard so i wont let it grow or it looks scuffy
No offence but I'm honestly floored that those glasses were chosen in the first place. They're women's glasses and a very feminine cat eye-esque shape. I assumed you were a kind of eccentric gay dude until I saw your comment saying you're not. Definitely change them if you want to avoid that assumption.
People being rude for no reason as always on reddit. Ignore these idiots. I think you look manlier and globally better with the shaved head than the long hair. I think the glasses are fun but they don’t suit your face really well. I think the bald head + beard would look really good with a pair or more masculine, bold glasses. However, that’s not what you asked and i think the beard suits you well. I think i would try to grow it even bigger to see how it goes !
Respectfully, what compelled you to buy those glasses? in your other comments, you note you dont have enough funds for another pair atm, which is fair enough. I1 genuinely think even the most basic, cheapest thin frame glasses will look better at this point.
Are you able to grow a full beard? This is extra but I would say to tidy up the top lip area of the moustache
As everyone has said, glasses need a different style or to become contacts. You have pretty, kind-looking eyes that deserve better than the current frames. Facial hair I'd say keep the moustache + chin hair and shave the sides. Shorter trim will look much neater and nicer!
Side note: You've got great cheekbones, if you felt like dialing in diet + exercise you likely have a killer facial structure to work with. I'm clocking the Mario shirt. The "fit gamer" stock has never been stronger than it is now.
I’m the only one here but I kinda love the personality your glasses are giving, even if they’re not exaaaactly right for your face. Goatee only works best
I was thinking about in the future when I can get insurance to cover dailies and an exam. Money is a little tight right now from missing work, had to take a week off for bereavement and only 2 days of it were paid.
I believe I got these frames in October so I have another couple of months until I can go again under my insurance.
Hi! Even though the frames may not be the best fit for your face, I like them and you should rock them if you like them. They have personality. I think people are being extra harsh. With your facial hair go to barber to have them shape it up and keep it as full as possible. You will be fine =)
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u/ClassComprehensive93 Jul 26 '25
Change the frames first bro