Patchy Beard or Round Face? How Image Consultation Helps You Choose the Shape
Yes. Image consultation starts from your face shape and features to balance and enhance, not to hide. With a patchy beard and a round face, the right shape plays down the gaps, lengthens proportions and brings harmony to your haircut, beard and eyebrows as a whole.
Plenty of men give up on a beard because of patchy spots, or settle for their usual haircut because they heard their face shape limits the options. In practice, these two situations are among those that most call for an image consultation approach. In this article you see the thinking behind choosing the shape and what to expect from the appointment at Von Barbarov.
What men’s image consultation is
Image consultation means choosing your haircut, beard and eyebrows based on your face, your routine and what you want to convey, instead of following the trend of the moment. If you want to understand the technique in general, read why men’s image consultation matters.
Round face: what the consultant looks to balance
On a round face, width and height are similar, and the lines are softer. In general, the goal is to create the impression of a longer face with more definition. That is why shapes that add height on top and keep the sides lower tend to work well, as does a beard that follows the chin, with volume concentrated there and shorter sides.
The opposite is also true: volume at the sides of the face and a wide beard tend to make it look rounder still. This is a starting point, not a fixed rule. The real assessment happens with your face in front of the professional, also taking into account how your hair and beard grow in.
Patchy beard: the shape that works in your favor
Patchy spots in a beard are common and do not mean you have to shave it all off. The consultant looks at where the gaps are and sets a length and outline that make them less noticeable. In general, shorter, well-aligned beards hide gaps better than long ones, and the cheek and neck lines need to be sharply defined.
In many cases, caring for the hairs also helps. A hydrated beard looks fuller and more even, and beard hydration is a quick service, about 20 minutes, that does not need a booking.
What an image consultation is like at Von Barbarov
The Von Barbarov Image Consultation Method has five steps, done before and during the cut: conversation, face reading, proposal, execution and maintenance. You approve the proposal before any cutting, follow the result in the mirror and leave knowing how to keep the look at home. The appointment takes about 2 hours and requires a booking. See the details on the men’s image consultation page in Curitiba.
Club Barbarov members get 10% off image consultation. To book, choose the location closest to you.
