Walrus, handlebar, pencil, Fu Manchu ... so many possible styles for eight Whanganui men who are growing their best moustache for Movember.
The Wanganui Chronicle's 'Grow a mo, Save a bro' competition is raising awareness and funds for the annual Movember campaign for men's health.
Todd Pedley (Wanganui Motors), Ross McKenzie (Whitelock Suzuki), Fenton Pettigrew (Furniture Zone), Stuart Munro (Wanganui Chronicle), Michael Smith (Wanganui Motors), Daniel Simpson (Bridgestone Select), Bruce McGhie (Property Brokers) and Kyle Hunt (Wanganui Collision Centre) have signed up to be Mo Bros.
After starting November clean shaven, the men must grow and groom a moustache for the rest of the month. Beards, goatees and fake moustaches are not permitted and the participants must conduct themselves "like a true gentleman" throughout the month.
They are also challenged to "use the power of the moustache" to create conversation and raise funds for men's health.
At the end of the month Sam Monaghan, of Monaghan's Barbershop, will decide who has grown the best moustache and the winner will receive a blade shave at Monaghan's.
The competition is being promoted through the Chronicle's sister paper, the Wanganui Midweek, and 10 per cent of the proceeds from associated advertising will be given to the Wanganui Cancer Society.
Donations to Movember can be made at www.movember.com
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Mo Facts
The world's longest moustache is believed to be a 14 foot monster belonging to Ram Singh Chauhan of Rajastan, India, who regularly massages it with mustard and coconut oil to keep it healthy.
Police in a district in India's Madhya Pradesh state are being paid to grow moustaches because bosses believe it makes them command more respect.
A one-month-old moustache is capable of holding approximately 30ml of liquid, or around 10 per cent of a glass of beer, before leaking its contents down the face of the owner.
Salvador Dali published a book dedicated solely to his moustache.
The average human hair grows at a rate of 0.014 inches a day, or about five to six inches a year.
There are between 10,000 and 20,000 hairs on a man's face.