soul patches
Under-lip beard patches
A soul patch is a small tuft of facial hair grown just below the lower lip, centered on the chin.
Popular among jazz musicians and beatniks in the mid-20th century, it became associated with artistic or nonconformist types.
The style experienced revivals in the 1990s and 2000s: He thought the soul patch made him look edgy, but it just made him look like a guy who owned a lot of graphic tees.
- goateeChin-only beard style
- beardFacial hair growth
- facial hairBeard, mustache, stubble
- beatniksFifties countercultural rebels
- chinLowest facial protrusion
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