The men’s styling arena, as it appears for the past few years, is doting heavy on pogonophiles (meaning love for beard, saved you a mighty Google search)

So much so, that it's quite refreshing to actually spot a clean-shaven face once in a while. However, that's not the point. The point is are you happy with your beard styling? 

Do you know what’s trending in Aussie beard styles? Or more importantly, have you got the right beard style according to your face cut? 

If there’s a shade of doubt on that, you might want to read further. You see, running the maths on one’s beard styling is as significant as your hairstyle since no single beard style fits everyone. And, in this post, we will tell you all about the best beard styles matching the shape of your face. 

Let’s find out!

Why determining the face shape is important 

Grooming is more science than art, and with beard styling, figuring out the shape of your face is a major step. 

Simply put, you will need to ascertain a few measurements that include cheekbones, forehead, face length, and jawline.

Once you are done, compare the measurements and deduce the shape of a face according to these conventional profiles: 

Rectangle: 

Similar measurements for forehead, jawline, and cheekbones. 

Oval:  

Jawline is slightly greater than the cheekbone, which in turn is greater than the forehead. 

Round:  

Cheekbones are larger than jawline with a much less defined angle and softer edges. 

Square: 

The jaw angles are sharp.

Heart:  

Forehead greater in size than cheekbones with the chin pointed outward.

Diamond: 

Jawlines measure the smallest followed by forehead and cheekbones. 

Triangular: 

The cheekbone measures are less than the jawline but larger than the forehead. 

Picking the right beard style 

Now that you have got the shape of your face sorted, it's time to fix the beard to go with it. Among all accepted profiles, the oval shape is perhaps the one that allows for maximum flexibility. 

Starting with a full beard, one can also zero in on a beard style that is pretty squared around the jawline and one that makes way for cleaner lines across the cheek and shorter on the sides and cut underneath. 

After the oval face, comes the rectangular one, where having a fuller cheek and slightly elevated beard line help draws attention from the long shape. Plus, it also gives the illusion of a wider jawline. 

The next one is the triangular face, which is essentially the opposite of a heart-shaped face and usually has a chin that is way too prominent. Thus, your beard style will have to soften it out which can probably be achieved easily by growing a moustache along with 3-day stubble. It's quite a trendsetter in Aussie beard styles. Also, as you keep your cheeks clean enough, it will allow room to grow some decent sideburns adding more character to the look.

Now comes the round shape where the recommended beard style is perhaps one that grows shorter across the cheeks and a little longer towards the chin making it suave. Grow a circle goatee with medium to less stubble which invariably will offer a more pronounced look.

Taking a cue from above, it's all about designer stubbles to add dimension to a heart-shaped face. Here, you might want to steer clear from growing a beard that's too heavy as a heart-shaped face is inherently a smaller one. Thus, it makes sense to have more length towards the chin alongside a moustache imparting depth to the jawline. 

The square face on the other hand needs nothing but a well-trimmed goatee that will bring more length to the chin and give out a chiselled appearance. 

And, lastly of course the diamond shape where you can't be too experimental with beard styles. The idea here is to not crowd up the chin area as it would make things look unusually pointy. Instead, go for a light moustache and keep a full-on beard trimmed to a bare minimum to emphasise your jawline and cheeks. 

So, you see, there goes a lot of detailing and thoughtful consideration to get that one beard style work for your face cut. People in Australia are so fanatic about different beard styling that they always follow the world's trends. 

At Rogue Barber shop Surfers Paradise, they have coined a niche with their grooming solutions and are certainly the best choice in Gold Coast Queensland.