How to Trim a Horseshoe Mustache

Give yourself a macho, clean-cut look with a well-maintained horseshoe mustache.

The horseshoe mustache, which bears a strong resemblance to an upside-down horseshoe, is a popular type of facial hair style among muscular men. Such icons of masculinity as Terry "Hulk" Hogan, Shaquille O'Neal, Joe Namath and Sal Fasano have sported this unique look. So, if you want facial hair that exudes confidence, fashion sense and manliness, look no further than the horseshoe mustache. In addition to making you look more rugged, horseshoe mustaches are very easy to trim and maintain.

Things You'll Need

• Electric trimmer
• Facial hair trimming scissors

Instructions

1. Keep your cheeks clean-shaven or well-trimmed. To maintain a horseshoe mustache, keep your cheeks completely free of facial hair. If you insist on having a little bit of stubble in the areas surrounding your mustache, use an electric trimmer to keep any non-mustache-related facial hair very short.

2. Trim the upper portion of your mustache. With an electric trimmer or a pair of facial hair trimming scissors, carefully trim the upper portion of your mustache until only a half-inch of hair remains.

3. Trim the sides of your mustache. In much the same fashion as you trimmed the top part of your mustache, trim the sides until a half-inch of hair remains on each side. Certain horseshoe mustache enthusiasts -- Hulk Hogan chief among them -- prefer to keep the sides of their mustaches longer than the top portions.

Tips & Warnings

• Horseshoe mustaches are commonly confused with handlebar mustaches. So, if you want to sport a horseshoe mustache, know what you're growing.

• Since horseshoe mustaches tend to accentuate long faces, they look best on men with round or angular faces.

References

• Wahl Nation: Horseshoe Mustache
• Hudson's FTM Resource Guide: Facial Hair: Growth and Grooming
• American Mustache Institute: Mustache Styles
• Cool Men's Hair: The Horseshoe Mustache and How to Grow it