pencil mustache

Narrow upper-lip strip

A pencil mustache is a very thin mustache, trimmed to a narrow line just above the upper lip.

The style was popular in Hollywood's golden age, associated with suave leading men like Clark Gable and Errol Flynn.

It requires careful maintenance to keep its precise, drawn-on appearance: He cultivated a pencil mustache that made him look like a 1940s movie villain.

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G