The Coolest Beard Styles A Man Of Taste Should Consider

Maybe there was a time for you when growing a beard was about surrender. You let it happen. It crept across your face like the slow inevitability of adulthood. You didn’t sculpt it. You survived it. It came in with adolescence, stayed through heartbreaks, maybe disappeared for job interviews. But in 2025, is your beard still only a happy accident?

It probably needs to be a decision. A mood. It needs to say more than “Yeah, I was bored during the pandemic.” Because let’s face it: your beard enters the room before you do. It frames the stories your face will tell. Whether you're commanding attention inside a boardroom pitch or raising a slow Negroni, your beard is not background. It is dialogue. And like all things you choose to carry: a scent, a watch, a phrase you use too often, your beard should be chosen. Not inherited.

Today, a beard is personal branding. It’s quiet messaging. Like a well-placed tattoo, it should feel like it was always meant to be there.  This “one” will always be out there waiting to be discovered, now all it takes is a choice.

Different kinds of beard styles worth your consideration

The Designer Stubble

For the man who knows less is more. This is not that reckless Sunday hangover stubble. This is artfully measured rebellion. Clean lines along the cheek and jaw. A measured fade near the neck. Not that scruffy, “forgot to shave” chaos. This is geometry on the cheekbone. The kind of beard that says, “I could grow more. I choose not to.”

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The Hollywoodian

Not wild. Just grounded. You walk softly but your beard carries weight. Clean lines, full moustache, trimmed goatee and a deliberate fade along the lower cheeks. The upper cheeks are kept shaved or minimal, drawing the eye down towards the chin and jaw. The Hollywoodian is not trying to dominate a room - it’s the reason people stay in it.

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The Neo-Van Dyke

A bit of drama. A lot of detail. The Neo-Van Dyke pairs a pointed goatee with a floating moustache, the cheeks kept clean. Men who know how to stir a cocktail and hold a stare. You shape it. You stage it. And you absolutely own it.

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The Tapered Beard

This is the beard of a man who knows where he comes from and where he’s going. Clean temple fades, sculpted cheek lines, and dense volume along the jaw. It updates the heritage full beard with a modern taper that reads as both polished and powerful.

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Boxed Beard With A Buzzcut

It doesn’t beg for attention. It is Still. Sharp. Introspective. The minimal beard is a close-cropped beard. Short and tightly boxed, it follows the natural jawline with zero excess. It pairs best with a clean shave or buzzed head, amplifying bone structure and presence.

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The Power Beard

This one’s for the wild-hearted. Thick and unapologetically bold, the beard fit for the Vikings is not trimmed to please but grown to declare. A full, dense beard that extends from cheek to chest, this style is a nod to primal masculinity, but in 2025, it’s worn with just enough polish to look intentional.

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The Classic Full Beard

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It is the signature of a man who doesn’t need to chase trends. Full-bodied, even, and symmetrical: no sharp fades, no aggressive shaping. Just growth that’s been cared for. Brushed. Conditioned. Believed in. Like a vintage watch or a first edition novel. It works equally under a tailored trench coat or a worn-out biker jacket.