Fact: Beards are still absolutely on-trend in 2025.

Beards will continue to be a strong statement in the male world in 2025 – from classic looks to modern interpretations.
While timeless classics like the stubble beard and the ducktail remain popular, creative and distinctive beard shapes are increasingly coming into focus. The mustache, in particular, is experiencing a strong comeback and is appearing in versatile variations – whether as a subtle faded mustache or a twirled eye-catcher. In addition to the mustache, styles like the anchor beard, Van Dyke, chin strap, and sideburns are also popular – they offer the opportunity to set individual accents and perfectly adapt the beard to one's own face shape.

The Beard Styles 2025 – Which beard is currently modern?

We've picked out a few particularly trendy beard styles for you. Feel free to be inspired. The vibe is casual but well-groomed.

Old but gold: Full Beard

This beard style primarily requires one thing: perseverance. For some, it grows faster; for others, it takes several months. Of course, there are tips and tricks to accelerate beard growth, but your genetic predisposition also plays a big role. However, a full beard is not just any full beard. A twirled mustache, for example, provides structure and draws attention from trendy beard lovers, or you can vary length, density, and contours.

The Classic: Stubble Beard

Significantly easier to care for and style than a full beard. The stubble beard typically only takes 3 days to grow, however, every beard growth is individual, so you shouldn't focus on the 3 days, but rather on a length of 0.4-5 mm. This look suits everyone and is as classic as it is trendy.

Fashion-conscious: the mustache

The mustache continues to be very trendy and is gaining popularity. This style is also great for those who don't have very strong or currently very irregular beard growth, as only a small part is needed here. The mustache requires little care. Since only a small beard remains, a few drops of beard oil or a 2-in-1 beard and face cream are sufficient. The time you save on styling and caring for your beard can be invested in shaving. Because if you shave most of your face, you don't want razor bumps, do you? So feel free to check out our tips and tricks for shaving and against razor burn here.

Van Dyke Beard

Also known as a goatie and Victor Emmanuel beard, it consists of a mustache and goatee. The two are not connected and are usually longer. Especially if you (still) don't have regular beard growth, this trendy style is perfect, as the problem of patchy beards usually lies in the cheek area. This cool beard style is maintained like a mustache and goatee.

Short and crisp: Short Box Beard

This style falls under the category of a full beard. You trim your beard hair to about 1-1.5cm. Then you create sharp edges along the cheek and jawline so that your beard contours your jawline like a "box". Everything below the Adam's apple is completely shaved off.
This beard style removes the strong volume from your full beard and looks very elegant. For care, a high-quality beard oil is sufficient. Styling is also quite straightforward: usually, a beard wax and a beard brush are enough. Then simply trim regularly and shave your neck as well as your cheek and jawline with a safety razor.

Baby, I'm faded...: The Faded Beard

You shouldn't miss this trend! You might already know about fading from your hairdresser, where the sides of your hair are often cut from long to short in a flowing transition. We're doing the same thing with your beard now, so that a soft, flowing transition from beard to skin is created at your neck and sideburns. If you're still unsure, you can go to a barber for the first time. It takes a bit of skill.
You need at least a medium beard length and a good beard trimmer. Then you first trim your entire beard to your desired length - whether it's 1 or 10 centimeters is entirely up to you. Afterwards, you change your trimmer attachment. But don't go too short too quickly, otherwise you won't have any room to maneuver and what's gone is gone. On the line from beard to skin, you now start closer and closer to the skin, your endpoint, and shave shorter and shorter until you're completely at zero.

Confident: Moustache

The Moustache can be worn in many variations to stay in fashion: As a Van Dyke, with a pointed goatee, as an anchor, or with a pencil moustache. A Moustache can strengthen contours and gives you plenty of room to emphasize your style. Several styles fall under the term Moustache, such as the:

Quite extra: The goatee beard

The goatee is a classic among beard styles and has never really gone out of fashion. It can be worn by young and old alike and can even become a small, personal trademark. This style is also perfect for irregular beard growth and is at least as customizable as the moustache. This makes it suitable for every face shape. As with all other beards, the first rule is: let it grow. Once the hair has reached your desired length, you can start to trim, shave, and create contours. Approach this step by step – you can always take more off, but sticking it back on is rather difficult.

Classic Chin Beard

First: yes, a goatee is a chin beard. Although most people don't see a difference here, the two terms are not identical. The goatee is a subcategory of the chin beard, even if the terms are now used almost synonymously. A chin beard needs to grow a little longer at first, depending on the desired style, of course more or less weeks. A chin beard can be long, short, pointed, round, with or without a mustache. Here you can try out which style flatters your face the most and which one elevates your style to a new level. In addition to the goatee, you can style your chin beard as a chin puff or soul patch, or as a long chin strap or seaman's beard. More about these styles will follow later.

Old-fashioned was yesterday: The sideburn beard

Do sideburns ring a bell? You can now let them grow again and then create your beard starting from there laterally. The chin is cleanly shaven. This style is also easy to achieve starting from a full beard. A beard comb and a beard brush are your best friends, especially if you let your sideburns grow longer.
To keep your sideburn beard stylish, it needs a lot of care. Contours should be regularly redefined and longer beard hairs trimmed. You should have a safety razor or straight razor and a beard trimmer, as well as a beard brush and a nourishing beard oil or beard cream. Unlike with chin and mustache, good and, ideally, gap-free beard growth is an advantage for the sideburn beard.

Ahoy! The Mariner's Beard

As already mentioned, the mariner's beard is a type of chin beard. You can imagine this beard style as a full beard without a mustache. It transitions into your sideburns and can be as long as you wish. The growth time is similar to a full beard, so patience is key. To relieve and prevent itching, get a high-quality beard oil and pay attention to regular care for your beard and the skin underneath.

Henriquatre or “Around-the-mouth-look”

This style requires finesse and a good eye, but if successful, it is a work of art among beard styles. The combination of mustache and chin beard is best achieved by first growing a full beard or already having one, and then cleanly shaving the areas you don't need for your precise look. Shave the cheeks clean and leave everything around the mouth. Now start to contour the mustache, chin beard, and their connection, and completely shave off everything else. If you have difficulties at the beginning, go to a barber around the corner, he can explain everything and give you individual tips for your beard growth. This beard style gets its name from King Henry IV of France, and that's not the only thing that makes it simply elegant. The Henriquatre also looks significantly fresher with a little beard oil.

Anchor: Drop anchor

A very special look, as not many men wear it. Your beard growth must be good in exactly the right places. As you can imagine, your beard forms an anchor. Often seen as a complicated beard style, you also need a sure touch or a good barber here. Care and tools are similar to the Henriquatre.

Something for water lovers: Viking Beard

More beard than face. Therefore, even beard growth is an advantage, but small gaps can be easily concealed with a certain beard hair length. You can either just let your hair grow or trim it to one length to create a clean base. As with a full beard, patience is key. You can, of course, trim it regularly, especially in the cheek area, to make the growth phase look a bit tidier, but don't cut too much too often, as this will unnecessarily prolong the process. We also have tips to accelerate beard growth.

The best of both worlds: Bandholz Beard

Named after beard expert Eric Bandholz, this style is for those who have an intimate relationship with their magnificent mane. Intensive beard care and time, in addition to good beard growth, are prerequisites for this beard style. This is because it combines a full beard with a mustache. While the mustache should be regularly trimmed and have a flowing transition to the full beard, the full beard can simply grow. If you are already growing a full beard anyway, you can just try out whether the trendy Bandholz Beard would also be something for you. For care, it is best to orient yourself to the care routine of a full beard as well as the tips for a proper shave. When it is more shaped and has sharper edges, it is also often referred to as a Hollywoodian.

The ZZ: more than a long beard

Here you either need even more patience than with a full beard or extremely fast beard growth. Because only when it reaches at least your chest can you officially call it a ZZ Beard. Such a long beard needs to be cared for. You can find a good beard care routine here.

Sideburns

In recent years, sideburns have experienced a renaissance as a fashionable beard style, as they are suitable for both classic and modern looks.
Sideburns grow along the sides of the face and can extend from the hairline over the ears to jaw height or lower, playing an important role in facial hair. Sideburns can be individually adjusted by wearing them either in combination with a full beard, a mustache, or as a stand-alone style. Sideburns offer a unique way to accentuate facial contours and sharpen the profile, which makes them particularly attractive for men with oval or elongated face shapes.

Bald with a full beard

It remains to be seen whether this is really a trend, but the combination of a full beard with a bald head is particularly popular among men with little or no hair. And rightly so, because a beard with a bald head ensures a strong and masculine appearance. This combination emphasizes facial features by focusing on the carefully groomed beard, which stands out as a central element of personal style. The full beard compensates for the lack of hair on the head and creates a balanced, harmonious appearance that radiates self-confidence and strength of character.
To all men suffering from hair loss: Feel free to shave - going bald is definitely on trend in 2024.

Counter-trend: Clean Shave

The clean shave is making a comeback as a counter-trend to full beards and beard styles, offering a clear, timeless, and well-groomed appearance. It requires precision and care, with high-quality razors and products like shaving oil or foam being used for a gentle, skin-friendly shave to avoid irritation and ensure a smooth, clean shave. At the same time, the clean shave also offers benefits for skin care, as regular shaving removes dead skin cells and allows the skin to breathe, contributing to a fresh look.

Beard Trends – Which beard suits me?

That was a lot already. And no, you don't have to wear every beard style; just pick one and make it your personal style. Do you still need inspiration and are unsure which beard suits you best? Then just try it out and don't overthink it. You can base it on your beard growth, your individual style, or wear everything once according to your mood. The most important thing with all beard styles is a good grooming routine and proper shave pre- and aftercare.