The 'stache to style ratio

One of the most challenging aspects of growing a moustache for the mo growing amateur is deciding what style of facial hair suits your personal image. Conventional thinking says that a close-cropped hairstyle and well-kept appearance lends itself to a clean and well-trimmed moustache, whereas the unkempt man requires a more radical upper lip. To illustrate, take a look at the late Australian film actor Errol Flynn:



Flynn's trim and stylish moustache perfectly complements his slick hairstyle and dress, if slightly less so his flamboyant life style.

Likewise, the late Freddie Mercury also achieves this look with equal precision:



On the other side of the coin, those who don't take such an investment in their outward appearance have a little more freedom to let their mo grow as they please. I can think of few more perfect examples of this than the critic Gene Shalit:



Shalit's frizzed moustache matches his afro hairstyle and fun personal style extremely well, and in that way his mo is as much a success as any.

So, what kind of moustache man are you?