Hi Tim just thought I would let you know my moustache is at last showing brilliant progress the ends have grown really long and wow it looks great taken 4 years to get to this stage so many thanks for all your help tally ho. Steve

Hi Steve,

Great to hear from you! I’m happy to hear the moustache is still going strong. Good call on using beard balm. That is a great way to condition your moustache when you are not waxing it. Keep at it.

Take care,

Tim

Hi Tim how are you and all the moustache bloggers just a quick hello from Wales Uk. my moustache is still growing and I’ve started to use beard balm I find it strengthens the hair and I think it’s helping it grow I’m still using Bounder so many thanks in the past for all your help and support Tally ho .Steve

Hi Eric,

Thanks for stopping by the blog and for your question. Yes! Our products work for all hair types and the advise is good for anyone growing a handlebar moustache. Let me know if I can help with anything else.

Take care,

Tim

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Hi Steve,

That is fantastic! Happy to hear you enjoy the magazine and books. Sounds like great content and it is obviously helping you be a dapper gentleman.

Cheers,

Tim

I have been a subscriber to the Chap for 3 years now and really enjoy reading it there is also 2 great books 1 is how to be chap and the other is I Am dandy the books are great and show a lot about proper men’s fashion and also great selection of Moustache styles I do have a great collection of vintage pipes and a lot of vintage clothes so tally ho chat soon.Steve

Hi Steve,

I checked out their site and got to see a small taste of what the magazine is like. Gustav is very dapper and has a proper handlebar for sure.

Cheers,

Tim

Hi Tim and all the bloggers yep the magazine is brilliant and does have a great mention on moustaches Gustav Temple is the Editor of the magazine and has grown a handlebar moustache see you all soon. Steve

Hi Steve,

Tim here. Thanks for stopping by the blog! Thanks for the magazine recommendation. Can’t go wrong with moustaches and pipes. I’ll have a look. Hope you are well!

Take care,

Tim

Hi Mike I haven’t been on here for a while just thought I would mention a magazine you might like to check up it’s called The Chap and is all about sartorial needs of a Gentleman and also about moustaches and about smoking a pipe too so keep on growing your moustache chat soon Steve from Wales UK

Hi Mike,

Tim here. Thanks for checking out the blog! I’m happy to hear you are growing out that moustache and for your sake I hope the White Sox do really well. Let me know if you have any questions about growing or maintaining that moustache.

Take care,

Tim

Hey Steve,

I just found this site like a 2-3 months ago because I decided to start growing a mustache first off because my cousin had a kid so I wasn’t going to shave until I first met him. Well I still haven’t gotten the chance to meet him yet, but I decided to switch to a baseball mustache. So possibly keep it until my team (the White Sox) are eliminated from postseason contention. If they win 2 consecutive World Series then it stays for the the next few years.

Mike

Hi Steve,

Great to hear from you! I’m happy to hear your moustache is still growing and is nice and thick. I know what you mean about the face covering not being friendly with the moustache. Hopefully things will start to clear up eventually for all of us. I’m not familiar with Tombstone Moustachery but thank you for the heads up. I know this pandemic has been very challenging for most businesses, us included.

Thanks for stopping by.

Take care,
Tim

Hi Tim just a quick message to say hi and that I’m still growing my moustache it’s going really well and get very thick and getting a great shape to not using moustache wax at the mo the face covering I wear for work dries out the wax and I never got any reply from the tombstone moustachery so don’t contact them waste of time oh we’ll tally ho chat soon.Steve

Hi Steve,

Great to hear from you! Congrats on winning runner up in the contest. I’m excited for another year of growth for you and your moustache.

Happy New Year,

Tim

Hi Tim and all the moustache bloggers just would like to wish. You all a happy new year.Looking forward to another year of moustache growing I came runner up in a lip weasel contest in a brilliant magazine called The Chap it’s a brilliant magazine with loads of tips about manners and clothing how to to shave and what to wear if your into vintage clothes from the 1930s to the 1950s so tally ho chat soon.Steve the Welsh Moustache

Hi Steve,

Wow, 2 years already?! That is incredible. I’m happy to have helped in anyway and have appreciated the updates from you along the way. Keep up the good work and let me know if I can help in anyway.

Tim

Hi Tim well my moustache is now 2 years old and I’ve styled it with a gap between and shaped above my top lip.Get a lot of lovely comments about my moustache from the customers I deliver to . So I would like to say many thanks for all your support since I started on my Handlebar Moustache journey .So Tally ho chat soon.Steve

Hi Jeff,

Tim here. Thanks for checking out the blog and for your question about growing out that handlebar. I definitely understand how those hairs above your upper lip can get really annoying. Getting one of them stuck between your teeth when flossing and having it rip out of your lip is not a fun experience!

You certainly could grow a handlebar while trimming but it is not going to be a full handlebar and you’ll really miss the length when it comes to styling. We recommend training the moustache rather than trimming. A solid moustache comb like the Kent 81 T and some moustache wax will go a long way for training the whiskers to lay the way you want them to (away from your mouth). It takes time and patience but if you stick with it you can enjoy a nice, full handlebar and not be eating your moustache.

Let me know if I can help with anything else.

Tim
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Hey there, I’ve been growing out my beard and moustache for a couple of months now, but until a few weeks ago I always trimmed the moustache hairs just above my upper lip because they annoy me I find myself “chewing” on them absentmindedly. Is it possible to grow a nice handlebar while still trimming those hairs north of the lips, or are all hairs necessary to get the ideal handlebar look? Also, if I let them grow, any tips on keeping them away from my lips? They aren’t quite long enough to fully wax over to the sides.

Hi Steve!

Thanks for stopping by here. I’m glad that I have been able to help you with your moustache journey and have appreciated hearing the updates from you. I’m happy to hear you are still growing and still finding ways to make it truly yours. Keep at it!

Take care,
Tim
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Hi Tim thought I would have a look at your other blog just to let you know I’m so grateful for your help and guidance over the last 2 years of my journey with my handlebar moustache and how much I’ve enjoyed our chats on here my moustache is looking great I’ve decided to have a gap cut in the middle and better shaped above my mouth I’m still using my Bounder moustache wax so tally hoo chat soon. Steve

Hi Steve,

Tim here. Thanks so much for checking out the blog and taking the time to leave your comment. I’m happy to hear you are growing out that beard and handlebar moustache. Thanks for letting us know the blog has been helpful in your journey. Stay patient and let that moustache and beard grow. We are here if you need any encouragement or help at all.

Take care,

Tim

Hi !
Well I’ve finally decided to grow a beard and handlebar moustache and didn’t know how to go about growing the handlebar , but then I find your page and blog and it’s given me so much information and inspiration . I’ve looked at others but have found yours to be the most informative . Thank you . I’m in the 3 1/2 week phase and the itchy stage but with your mentoring I’m persevering ! Onwards and upwards .
Take care and stay safe
Steve

Hi David,

Tim here. Thank you so much for checking out the blog! I’m happy to hear this article has encouraged you in your handlebar growing journey. Stay patient and keep at it! Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll be happy to help.

Take care,

Tim

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Great wee read.
Has given me positivity in week 4..!!

Hi Al,

Tim here. Thanks so much for checking out the blog and for your comment. I’m happy to hear the blog tips were helpful for you in growing that handlebar out. I know what you mean about those hairs getting in your mouth. Training with a comb and some wax will go a really long way. Hope you are well in these crazy times. Let me know if I can help with anything else.

Take care,
- Tim

Hi Paul,
I’ve sported a goatee or very short beard off and on for years. Since being furloughed 6 weeks ago I’ve let my beard grow and and want a handlebar stash. The hair over my upper lip that keeps getting into my mouth is driving me crazy. I was about to trim it when I read your blog. Don’t trim. Gotcha. Thanks!

Hi Paul,

Tim here. Thank you so much for your comment! I’m happy to hear our advice helped you in growing that handlebar. It sounds like you are learning a lot and I hope the growth is coming along well for you. Thank you again for checking out the blog and for leaving your comment. Take care!

Tim
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I found your advice gave me the confidence to attempt a handlebar when first researching back in February this year. I started on February 10th and I am nearly there ( I’ve kept it simple, and set my end date at 10th May)
I am proud to say, I have stuck with your No 1 nugget of advice, “don’t trim”
I have never had a moustache and being the age I am, it is quite a statement ( no, I’m well past “middle age”) and it is great to try something that has a bit of fun and discipline involved without too much effort
Great advice, clear and unambiguous, I’ve really enjoyed the journey ( ha ha)

Hi Ariel,

Thank you so much for checking out the blog! I’m happy to hear the advice here has been helping you. Sounds like you are on the right path and certainly have the right mental approach for growing out your handlebar moustache. Thank you for taking the time to drop a comment here and for the kind words. Stay patient and keep taking care of that moustache.

Wishing you and yours all the best!

Tim
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Hey Tim!

I just found your blog and love the advice. Lot of websites are vague when it comes to the handlebar. Yours is really specific. Thanks for that.

I’m in about week 6 now… It finally looks like starting to look like a serious stache. The inner hairs not fully grown yet so the stache looks a little transparent right above my lip so when I smile it becomes a gray fuzz. But you know what? I don’t care. Good things take time. I knew this would be a 3-5-months-at-least project and I’ve enjoyed seeing it grow.

Been training it with wax, beard oil and 5 min every day comb and a twice-a-week beard shampoo bath. I’ve also applied some minoxidil to stimulate blood flow but I think the comb does the same in a natural way. Caring for it has really made a difference in the growth process.

Thanks for the awesome tips! Take care. Greetings from Costa Rica.

Ariel.

Hi Nickita,

Tim here. Thanks so much for checking out the blog. I understand you are concerned about the growth of your moustache. I would highly recommend staying patient and just letting it grow. We have not seen any scientific data showing that shaving the moustache hairs will actually speed up the growth process. One thing about growing a moustache that you will learn is that it always takes patience. Some find it helpful to give themselves a goal or set a concrete date, say 6 month, 9 months, or even a year, and commit to growing till then.

Hope that help!

Tim
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Hello. I am one of your younger readers and I haven’t cut my mustache at all yet. Since they are still growing slowly should I wait patiently as they grow at the normal rate or should I use a razor for the first time on my mustache to speed up the growth process? Thanks

Hi John,

Tim here. Thanks for checking out the blog and for your question. It is fairly common to have one side of your moustache be thicker than the other and sometimes the hairs can even grow at slightly different rates. It should definitely still be possible to train and style your moustache as a handlebar. The main tools I recommend are a good moustache comb (I love the Kent 81T) and some moustache wax. Our Primary is a great one to start with. Stay patient, let the hairs grow and know that it takes a lot of practice to get the curls to behave.

We have an article on fixing an uneven moustache that might be helpful as well.

Thanks again for checking out the blog and let me know if I can help with anything else.

Tim
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One side of my stache is thicker than the other. Can I still style a handlebar?

Hey Matt,

Tim here. Thanks so much for checking out the blog! Great question. I would highly recommend going with option A. When it comes to growing out your handlebar moustache, you want to be really patient and not trim. Trimming, as you know, is tricky and rarely turns out how you hope it does. You’ll want the growth of those inner hairs in the long run.

Stay patient and keep the end goal in mind. Keep that moustache clean and train it with combing and waxing.

Hope that helps!

Tim
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Hey, I’ve got a mini-handlebar going after a few months (I’m half Chinese, half Australian – so it takes some time), but am at a loss as to if I:

A) stuck to the program, never trim it, and grow the inner hair out and wax them all into line, or;

B) trim the hair just under my lip, chevron style, and keep the ends long and curl them up.

Because I’m not a super hairy bloke, I don’t want to make a mistake. The horrible thing is that, if I trim and it goes horribly wrong – all of the hard work and my perseverance goes out the window!

Hey Steve,

Tim here. Thanks for checking out the blog. Great question!

Your moustache hairs are going to grow from the middle out and so those ones on the end by the edge of your mouth are going to take the longest to grow out. Please resist the temptation to trim them. You’ll want them later on as your moustache grows. Keep being patient, using the beard balm, and start combing the moustache or even using a little wax as it grows us. Eventually it will grow and lay more evenly for you. I know it isn’t what you want to hear, but patience and time really are the best ways to get that full moustache.

Tim
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Hi I’ve been growing my moustache for 3 weeks and it is gaining thickness and shape already I’ve been using beard balm and it softens the hairs but don’t seem to be getting any length at the edge of my mouth many thanks for your help.Steve

Hey Phil,

Tim here. Thanks so much for reading the blog and leaving a comment. Glad you are enjoying the site! Ha, thanks for clarifying your moustache is the one in the awkward teenage stage.

Good luck with the growing and being a mentor. Many places are forming beard and moustache clubs so maybe look to see if there is one near you (or you could start one). Let me know if I can help you with anything specific, ok?

Tim
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