Beard & Moustache Categories & Rules of Judging
Competitors will be organized into 3 categories – Moustache, Partial Beard, and Full Beard with each category being divided into different classes as follows:
1. Moustache
Moustache is the word for the facial hairs on the upper lip. At international contests, it is agreed that moustache hairs can start growing from less than a maximum of 1.5 cm from the end of the upper lip.
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Natural |
English |
Dali |
Imperial Moustache |
Moustache may be styled but without aids. The hairs are allowed to start growing from less than a maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip. No aids are allowed. |
Slender, beginning from the middle of the upper lip with the hairs extremely long and pulled to the side. Tips may be lifted slightly. The hairs are only allowed to start growing up to the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed.
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Slender with long tips, straight up or arching up. The hairs are only allowed to start growing up to the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
Small and bushy with tips arching up. The hairs are only allowed to start growing up to the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
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Hungarian |
Freestyle |
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Big and bushy, beginning from the middle of the upper lip and pulled to the side. The hairs are allowed to start growing from less than a maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed. |
All moustaches that do not match other classes. Hairs can start growing from less than the maximum of 1.5 cm from the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed
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Legal aids would include wax, hair spray and other hair cosmetics. However, unnatural hair colour, false facial hair, hair extensions and any form of hair pins are strictly forbidden.
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2. Partial Beards
Any facial hair that is not a full beard.
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Natural Goatee |
FuManchu
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Musketeer
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Imperial |
Beard and moustache may be styled without aids. Aids are not allowed. |
Chin shaved with moustache allowed to start to grow 2 cm beyond and below the end of the upper lip. Tips long and pulled down. Aids are allowed.
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Moustache long and slender. Hairs are allowed to start growing from less than 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip. Beard small and pointed. Aids are allowed.
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Hair to be grown only on the cheeks and upper lip. Moustache integrated. No closed roll and cheek hairs styled up. Aids are allowed.
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Sideburns Freestyle |
Partial Beard Freestyle |
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All partial beards with shaved chin will be considered freestyle sideburns. Aids are allowed
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All partial beards not matching other classes will be considered partial berad freestyle. Aids are allowed.
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Legal aids would include wax, hair spray and other hair cosmetics. However, unnatural hair colour, false facial hair, hair extensions and any form of hair pins are strictly forbidden.
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3. Full Beards
A full beard means facial hairs on upper and lower lip, on chin, on cheeks and on sideburns without a natural or shaved gap.
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Verdi |
Garibaldi |
Natural |
Natural with Styled Moustache |
Freestyle |
Short and round. Moustache must be styled. Aids are allowed.
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Broad, full and round. Length not to exceed 20 cm. Moustache integrated. No aids allowed. |
As grown with moustache fully integrated.
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As grown, only moustache can be styled with aids. |
Full beards not matching other classes are considered to be freestyle. Aids are allowed. |
Legal aids would include wax, hair spray and other hair cosmetics. However, unnatural hair colour, false facial hair, hair extensions and any form of hair pins are strictly forbidden.
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Judging
1. In the morning of the competition, each competitor will attend a 'pre-judging' where the intended category is confirmed.
2. The participants of each class will be presented in a group, then individually to the jury which consists of seven persons who will give their votes in secret.
3. Each jury member will give a score of between 5 and 10 points to each entrant. Half points are possible.
4. The points 10, 9.5 and 9 can only be given once by each judge in each class.
5. The highest and lowest points for each entrant will not be included in the total score.
6. The positions first, second and third must be decided clearly. In the event of equal scores, a second vote will be conducted.
7. Protest of any decisions of the judges will incur disqualification from the competition.
8. Every participant receives a diploma. The three winners of each class will receive a prize.
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NOTE: Competitors can enter in the category of their choice but may be placed into a different category at the 'pre-judging' if they do not meet the specifications for the chosen category.