Spurred by a shift away from clean-shaven looks and pop culture influences ranging from indie bands to “Top Gun,” mustaches have been following beards into the mainstream. Data from Gillette estimates that 12.5 million U.S. men, or 9.6% of the U.S. male population, were wearing mustaches as of September 2022.
The classic moustache is the style you should go for in 2023 if a no-fuss look is your goal. Versatile and manly, it can work on any occasion or with any attire, as its appearance is very general and not pinned on a certain lifestyle or movement.
Though it's hard to separate data about mustaches from data about facial hair trends more generally, those in the industry say that the rise is pronounced and recent. Once the domain of the creeper, porn star, countercultural icon or out-of-fashion uncle, the mustache is becoming just another option for facial hair.
Possibly the most bizarre trend of the 2010s, the moustache marvel first appeared around 2012, and thankfully, was short-lived. Popular among teenagers and young adults, the Hollister and Abercombie brands took the world by storm.
Light stubble that hasn't been overly groomed is very in right now. Furthermore, the clean-shaven look has come back in style as well – we're seeing a reversion to a lot of late 50s and early 60s styles right now, and the clean-shaven look keeps things classic.” “In 2023, both clean-shaven and stubble will be on trend.
A new study found that women perceive men with facial hair to be more attractive as well as physically and socially dominant. Women tend to associate more masculine faces with physical strength, social assertiveness, and formidability.
Dear men, it seems your beard, or the lack of it, can make or break your love life. Going by the findings of a study, women find men with facial hair more attractive than clean-shaven ones, and think they make better partners in the long run.
Spurred by a shift away from clean-shaven looks and pop culture influences ranging from indie bands to “Top Gun,” mustaches have been following beards into the mainstream. Data from Gillette estimates that 12.5 million U.S. men, or 9.6% of the U.S. male population, were wearing mustaches as of September 2022.
Research shows that mustaches are most common in societies where there are a surplus of men in the mating market (think: polygamous cultures). In other words, mustaches are shaped in part by sexual dynamics, but not best understood as a means of attracting a mate.
Lose the Beard
Another arguably less scientific survey published in The Daily Mail two years later found that a full beard can add—wait for it—up to 10 years to a man's actual age, while a mustache adds five and a goatee four. Message? You shave, you save—a few precious years anyway.
During puberty, the first facial hair to appear tends to grow at the corners of the upper lip (age 11–15). It then spreads to form a moustache over the entire upper lip (age 16–17). This is followed by the appearance of hair on the upper part of the cheeks and the area under the lower lip (age 16–18).
The moustache was very popular in the 70's, and well into the 80's. At some point, though, cultural icons that defined the 70's became reviled.
A mustache look would be accepted and not much would blink an eye to it especially if you've got the confidence and look to boot. But if you are in an industry that isn't as male-centered, it may not be as professional and you could be asked to shave it if it is not for religious/ medical purposes.
However, in most cases, it's better to just shave it entirely. Depending on facial structures, sometimes a mustache just doesn't look good on a person. It's worth taking a long, hard look at yourself in the mirror. If your mustache isn't doing the shape of your face any favors, then it's time to shave it off.
A moustache in most cultures across the globe is preferred and also taken as a sign of 'manliness' over the clean-shaven-baby-face look! Facial hairs are just a sign but not a foolproof method to denote maturity, nevertheless, women feel secure when a man with a moustache is around them.
Beards carry germs, but so does clean-shaven skin
Beards do carry germs, but here's the thing: Our skin, including our face, carries bacteria all the time, regardless of facial hair status. "It's really no different than what we already have on our skin.
However by the end of the 1880s, the popularity of moustaches was in decline. Fashionable men in London started preferring a clean shave. Facial hair was considered to harbour germs and bacteria. Shaving beards, while patients were hospitalized, became a norm.
Side effects of tweezing
Hyperpigmentation (darkening of the skin) Folliculitis (inflammation and potential infection of hair follicles) Potential scarring.
Men who wear the mustache are deemed confident and empowered. Beard scholar Allan Peterkin suggests that the mustache also signifies virility and male potency, where hair loss in men can convey the opposite effect.
Muslims learn about the Prophet's views on facial hair not from the Koran, but through hadith - or sayings - attributed to Muhammad. One such hadith, in a collection by Muslim scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari centuries ago, stipulates: "Cut the moustaches short and leave the beard."
Hungary has a fixation for moustaches. The country hosts quite a few World Beard and Moustache Championships. The panache with which the Hungarian men don their moustaches makes Hungary one of the most moustache-dense countries.
Beards and sideburns began losing their luster in the mid-late 1800s, while mustaches hit their apex in the early 20th century and have been increasingly less popular ever since.
Stubble was deemed most attractive overall and received higher ratings for flings and short-term relationships than full beards. Full beards were attractive to women searching for long-term relationships.
Carl Icahn's beard may have raised eyebrows when it appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine, but many of his billionaire counterparts (anti-hipsters?) have worn them forever. Beards are not anti-establishment. Phil Knight has a beard. James Simons has a beard.
A combination of polls shows that 80 to 90 percent of women prefer some amount of grooming for starters. Only 10 to 20 percent prefer guys with a completely unkempt bush; this means that going wild below the waist is not the default look. It may require less work, but you're not playing the odds.