The LumberJack

For the last decade, if not longer, it seems that beards have become a real fashion statement - so much so that some women feel a man with a mane is their preferred dating requirement. As cool as it looks, growing a proper, thick, well-groomed centerpiece isn’t easy as it seems but luckily we’ve put together all the information you’d need to get that lumberjack look - and sooner than you think. The only real challenge to growing those well-deserved facial follicles will be time and we can’t help with that. For everything else you need, well, there’s FHM and we’ve got your back!

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The first step on your long road to beard-growing success is selecting the right beard for you. What do we mean by ‘right’ beard? Well, much like you’d pick a hairstyle, you’ll need to opt for the right beard to suit you! For this, you’d first need to consider your current look and more importantly, the shape of your face. We’ve gone through the trouble of sourcing some of the most common facial shapes and the style of beards that’d be most appropriate for each. So, take a look and see what beard would suit you best.

OBLONG

Your face shape is longer than wide. The oblong-shaped face usually doesn’t full cheeks with a forehead and jawbone that is usually the same width.