Simple Steps to Growing a Handlebar Mustache

We’ve all seen them around – handlebar mustaches on men of varying ages (usually in their mid-to-late 20s), the sides of their prodigious facial hair sticking up to a curly point on either end. Whether you’re a hipster or just someone super interested in growing awesome facial hair, you might want to know how to grow a handlebar mustache. I don’t see why not; it’s easy to grow and even easier to shape once you’ve got it going. Learning how to grow a handlebar mustache couldn’t be simpler, so we decided to make a little guide for you to help you along in your brave journey. Keep reading and we’ll show you the way! Grow That Mustache! First off, you can’t obviously shape a handlebar mustache without actually growing out the hair first – it’s like painting without a canvas. Luckily, Father Time will do most of the work for you. Most places say a good 90 days might be enough, others claim six week will be necessary to get you to the right place in your facial hair growth to start getting things going. It all depends on a number of factors, most notably your own hair growth – if it takes you longer or shorter to grow that face out, just take your time. One thing to keep in mind is that you can move on to the other steps right away as long as you’ve gotten to about 90 days at least of growth; your mustache will continue to grow, but you want to get it trained with wax early. Trim That Mustache! Once your facial hair has gotten to a good starting point, just be sure to keep it trimmed. WAIT TO DO THIS for a couple weeks, though, since you want to make sure which hairs will work for the mustache and which ones won’t. Some people might want to grow a handlebar along with their beard, or they may want to go solo with their mustache. Either way is totally fine; just be sure to be careful when shaving your beard if you decide to do so, since you don’t want to cut off any of that upper lip hair unless you really want to. During the growing process, you may want to keep track of the hairs directly under your upper lip, near the center; it’s entirely possible that those won’t really grow out enough to make enough of a difference on the ends, and so you’ll want to clear the pathway of your mouth through trimming. Remember, you just want the sides of your mustache to be long, not the rest of it. Whatever method you deem necessary for your shaving needs is fine, whether it be just shears, wet shaving or electric shaving. We leave the choice to you! Edit! After reading this article, our good friend Douglas Smythe from Howtogrowamoustache.com emailed us to tell us, well, that we were totally wrong! Our writers stand by their experience; however, we’re not half the ‘Stache Master Douglas is, so we wanted to lend you his expertise. Check it out: As your moustachioed pal, I thought I may mention your handlebar article is a little off. The key to growing a handlebar is never trim it, especially above the lip. The other reason wax is used is to keep those pesky hairs out of your mouth while it grows! If you do go this route, be sure to check out Douglas’s patented ‘Tache Wax, which will help you do just that! Go here For Safety Razor