A soul patch is still out of favor with many men. If you are one of them, then you have come to the right place. The following guide will prove how underestimated this facial hair style is and show you how to wear it tastefully. What is more, we have collected the most stylish examples of the look so that you could pick the one that meets your preferences. So, feel free to explore it thoroughly before making the final decision whether to tell a soul patch yes or no.

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What Is The Soul Patch Beard?

But what’s a soul patch in the first place? It is a kind of beard without mustache where you leave a small amount of hair underneath your bottom lip while shaving the rest of it off. This facial hair look also goes under the names of a flavor saver, a mouche, a Nollsey, a slipped hitler or a jazz dot, hinting at the origins of the style. You may also meet such variations as a soul patch goatee beard and a moustache and soul patch.

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History

Let’s take a closer look at the origins of a soulpatch. In the 1950s, a patch of facial hair beneath the bottom lip was a very popular beard styles among the members of the beatnik culture, artists and hipsters. They would borrow the look from another mainstream culture, jazz dab. Its invertor, Dizzy Gillespie, made this style his signature beard style. At first, he sported a soul patch and mustache. Yet, when the musician removed the hair above his top lip, his eye catching facial hair style could not go unnoticed and thus became iconic. It did not take long before jazz musicians and beatniks adopted the Dizzy Gillespie beard. Since then, it has had a strong jazz and beatnik artistic vibe.

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How To Shave Soul Patch

No matter whether you are going for a long soul patch or regular, the plan of action would be almost the same. So, here is a quick tutorial on how to shave a soul patch beard: