In the last decade, the idea of the mustache has received tons of attention, even spurring companies to make a profit on mustache-themed fashion and retail items. And why not? Sporting a mustache is a way to express yourself and stand out in a crowd. It’s also a way to raise awareness and money for a great cause this month.

The Movember movement, which started in 2003 in Australia with a couple friends challenging 30 friends to bring back the lost facial hairstyle, asks men to grow mustaches in the month of November to bring to light the seriousness of prostate cancer. In 2004, the charity became official and has since grown rapidly, spreading to include countries across the world, with almost 5 million people officially signing up and raising almost $700 million towards prostate cancer research since its start.

In 2007, the charity was officially launched in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Spain and the UK and brought the total of money raised to a whopping $27 million. In 2009, the LIVESTRONG Foundation jumped on board as a partner, and with the help of the charity’s funding, it was discovered that there are more than 25 kinds of prostate cancer. In 2011, Movember was ranked in the Top 100 Best Charities in the World, and the world’s first Prostate Cancer Genome Mapping Project was completed. In 2013, Movember was awarded the Social Force of the Year Award from GQ Magazine.

So if you’re a guy (or a hairy woman, whatever) and want to grow a mustache to support the Movember initiative or simply just want to hop on the wagon to bring back the lost art of the mustache, here are some tips on how to rock various styles.

Some things to consider: Your hair growth pattern may allow for only certain styles; consider your overall look ahead of time; and lastly, don’t get impatient – see it through! There are weird “in-between” stages for some of these.

The Chevron: Also known as the “’70s or ’80s porn-stache,” it covers the entire area above the upper lip in a widened pyramid shape, grown long and trimmed straight across the bottom.

The Handlebar: This is an old style of the two-sided mustache, grown long with ends turned up.

The Dali: Named for artist Salvador Dali, this is a thin, two-sided, ridiculous (on purpose) mustache that turns upward.

The Fu Manchu: This mustache takes a long time to grow. It is two-sided and starts above the upper lip, but the ends are grown long to hang below the chin.

The Horseshoe: This mustache is connected to a partial beard down to the chin but is not actually on the middle part of the chin.

The Pencil: This very thin mustache is cut very short, in any shape, above the upper lip.

The Toothbrush: This is a thick mustache above the upper lip that is shaved to only take up about an inch in the center, right under the nose.

The Muttonchops: A thick mustache which connects to the sideburns.

The Walrus: Similar to the handlebar, the walrus is much thicker since it’s not trimm
ed and kept as nicely. It can be downright bushy and often masks the upper lip entirely.

Whatever style works for you, remember that you may get some extra attention for growing one – both positive and negative. If you’re going to rock the ’stache, be ready to defend it!

For more information on Movember and to officially sign up, visit us.movember.com. For other mustachery, check out americanmustacheinstitute.org.