Long hair with a beard is a strong symbol of masculinity, which is why it has been in trend for centuries. With strong hair texture and right grooming, this look elevates your facial features in the best way.
For the right grooming, you need to pick the appropriate style to balance the long hair and beard. You can pull off many beard styles with long hair, right from stubble to full-grown beard. However, it becomes tough to pick the right style from several options.
So, we would like to offer the best solution to you by offering a list of the top 20 long hair and beard styles that are easy to style by yourself.
20 Finest Long Hair With Beard Styles
1. High Taper Fade Spiky Hair With a Long Beard
We know what you are thinking, ‘hey, this is not long hair?!’. Yes, it’s not. Let’s be real, spikes look more compelling on short hair. So, if you are looking for a change from really long hair then you should try this style. Full spikes on top give you a refreshing as well as a complete look. For this style, you are combining spikey hair with a full-grown beard.
How to Style:
- First, reduce the hair volume on all sides from a long to a medium length and give a rough parting to divide the hair between the top and one side.
- Cut short the hair on the sides with high taper fade starting above the temples and ending around the ears.
- Shape the back correlated to the sides.
- Apply pomade or hair mousse and neatly style spikes all over the top.
- For the beard, give a base grooming in which you keep the beard shorter on the sides and a little longer on and around the chin. Let the beard grow for 5 to 6 months.
- Meanwhile, keep the beard in shape using scissors.
2. Balbo with Long Hair
A Balbo beard is the small patch of facial hair you grow on and around the chin with a supporting mustache. This versatile style suits well with or without long hair. Let’s see how to groom the style you see in the picture.
How to Style:
- Let the hair grow long for more than 5 months.
- Use hair gel or mousse and neatly comb your hair to get rid of tangles.
- Style your hair sideways so that your face is clean from any hair. However, let the hair fall on the years and the nape.
- Coming to the Balbo beard, keep the chin and area around it thick as well as wide.
- Keep the mustache thick and matching with the length of your upper lip.
- Make sure your mustache and beard are not connected to attain the perfect Balbo beard.
3. Handlebar Mustache and Full Beard
A handlebar mustache makes you stand out even in heavy crowds. It falls under sophisticated looks so you may have to adjust your hair length according to it. However, the mustache works just fine with a clean shave or with a full beard.
How to Style:
- Let the mustache grow thick and long with casual grooming to avoid strands falling heavily on the lips.
- Meanwhile, groom the beard into a perfect shape with an extra few scissoring on the cheeks and extra thickness over and around the chin.
- Use beard wax and neatly comb the beard and the mustache. Let the strands fall onto the sides and curl up the edges.
- Coming to the hair, cut short the hair on the sides and keep the hair on top to a medium length.
- Use the styling product of your choice and neatly comb the hair to the backward with a small quiff.
4. Thin Line Beard
A line beard is a small length of facial hair that goes along with the jawline with varying lengths. When added to long hair, this style gives out an artistic appearance. Instead of going with thick facial hair, try to keep the length close to the skin.
How to Style:
- Grow your hair to shoulder level for 7 to 9 months.
- Just give casual grooming to the edges to protect the hair from having split ends.
- Apply hair mousse or hair gel and neatly comb your hair to keep your hair free of tangles.
- Though heavy waves might form with shoulder-level hair, you can make the hair look compelling by smoothly allocating direction, which is sideways and back.
- Coming to the beard, reduce the beard on the cheeks and neck down to the skin by setting the trimmer to level zero.
- Increase the trimmer level to a point so that a thin layer of beard can be styled on the chin, soul patch, and jawline along with a mustache.
5. Wavy Long Hair With a Bushy Beard
This style is the epitome of a wild and free-spirited personality. Here you are letting the hair and the beard grow to a maximum extent with very limited grooming now and then.
How to Style:
- After growing the hair and beard for at least 6 months, the grooming must be focusing on limiting the waves to the edges.
- Apply the best quality styling product to add more texture and make the hair more flexible.
- Comb the hair smoothly sideways to keep it free of tangles with a small quiff on the forehead.
- Coming to the beard, shape the beard into a noticeable U-shape using scissors.
- Keep the beard on cheeks shorter than the beard on the chin.
- Finally, comb the mustache sideways and make the edges sharp and standing.
6. Patchy Beard Style
If you can’t grow a full beard then it doesn’t mean you have to shave it off cleanly. Even a patchy beard can be an attractive trait. But when it is groomed to a limited length.
How to Style:
- Trim the beard to half of an inch length with the initial settings on a trimmer.
- For your hair on the head, cut down the edges to prevent split ends.
- Apply pomade or hair mousse for further styling.
- Style a middle part and let the hair rest on both sides neatly.
- Comb all your hair backward and make sure no hair strand falls on your face.
7. Goatee Beard
If you don’t want to spend too much time grooming your beard or want to try something neat but still manly then a goatee is your safe bet. This versatile style works great with or without long hair. Let’s see how you can groom the style in the picture.
How to Style:
- Grow your hair long for more than 7 months.
- After attaining shoulder-level hair, groom the edges to prevent split ends.
- Apply styling product and neatly comb the hair to keep it straight and tangle-free.
- Shave your beard clean except for chin, mustache, and soul patch.
- Let the mustache meet with the chin around the lips forming a full circle.
- Shape the soul patch into an inverted triangle. You can either keep it connected or detached.
8. Full Beard With Long Hair
Many celebs namely, Jason Mamoa, Jared Leto, Russell Brand, etc, are some of the perfect examples of how well a full beard with long hair will transform you. With little patience and good care, you can pull this off effortlessly.
How to Style:
- Grow your hair long until it reaches down to your shoulder.
- Give casual grooming over the edges to keep the ends neat.
- Apply good quality styling products like hair mousse, pomade, or gel.
- Neatly comb your hair sideways forming a middle part on the top.
- At shoulder level, natural waves’ formation is unavoidable, make these waves an attractive trait by adding color contrast.
- Let the beard grow for 3 to 4 months to attain extra length and thickness.
- Reduce the beard length on the sides while keeping the beard on the chin and mustache intact.
- Use scissors for the final touch-up to get the desired elongated shape.
9. A STUBBLE
Many women stated that stubble is the most attractive beard style on men. It is simple, easy to attain, and keeps the cool composure. With the style you can see in the picture, it is also proven to be versatile.
How to Style:
- Grow your hair as long as you can.
- After cutting the edges, apply hair mousse or pomade and comb your hair.
- After making sure there are no tangles, pull all your hair back to the crown.
- Make a ponytail and tie a knot with that pony to style a man bun.
- Coming to the beard, trim down the beard to a half an inch length from the skin.
- Keep the cheek line and neckline neat for a well-groomed look.
10. Handlebar and Stubble
When you combine a cool style like stubble with an intriguing mustache like handlebar, the result is nothing short of artistic. To make it even better, this compelling combination is supported by shoulder-level hair.
How to Style:
- Grow your hair long for more than 8 months.
- Groom the hair over the edges to prevent split ends but make sure you don’t cut your hair too low.
- Apply hair mousse and neatly style your hair with your hand or using a wide-tooth comb. Also, make sure that your face is clean from any hair strands.
- Trim down the beard to half an inch or even less except for your mustache.
- Maintain your cheek line and neckline neat and straight.
- Finally, groom a decent handlebar with your mustache by combing it sideways.
- Twirl the edges to form neat curls.
11. Mutton Chops With Long Hair
Mutton chops style and its variations have been in trend for centuries. The style you see in the picture is an advancement from the classic style which proves its versatility.
How to Style:
- Let the beard grow for more than 4 weeks.
- Trim down the beard length on the chin to create a perfect gap in between.
- Use scissors and cut extra hair to maintain a uniform length.
- Fix a thin mustache to keep it simple and trendy by cutting down the length and combing it to the sides.
- Coming to the hair, it must be long grown for more than 7 months.
- Apply hair mousse or pomade and smoothly comb your hair to get rid of tangles.
12. Dreadlocks and Stubble
Not every hair texture can support dreadlocks. It requires the hair to be strong and flexible. Combine this intriguing style with a beard style as simple as stubble.
How to Style:
- First, apply hair oil or any other suitable styling product to make the hair flexible enough to make dreads.
- Make small partitions of your hair and start making dreadlocks using a dreadlock needle.
- You can make dreads all over your head or give tapering on the sides and limit the dreadlocks at the top.
- Coming to the beard, keep it to a minimum length of half or one inch.
- Make sure you maintain a perfect cheek line and neckline.
13. Man-Bun with a Dense Beard
The next step after growing long hair is to try different styles of the man bun. To make this look more intriguing adding a thick beard is a way to go.
How to Style:
- Grow your hair long for 6 to 8 months.
- Use scissors and give casual grooming over the edges to prevent split ends.
- Apply pomade or hair mousse and comb your hair smoothly to avoid any tangles.
- Pull all your hair backward and right at the name, make a ponytail.
- Tie a knot with that ponytail to attain a man bun.
- Let the beard grow for 2 to 3 months.
- Neatly shape the beard with an edgy chin and neat cheeks.
- Make sure that the mustache and the chin beard are thick