see also: Facial Styles Full of personality and relatively low on maintenance, the Soul Patch is a dab of facial hair located just below the lower lip and above the chin. A Soul Patch can be a triangle, a rectangle, a square or any other shape that fits your face. Although it wasn't the first time a Soul Patch perched itself on a face, the look was made popular in the 1950s and 60s by beatniks and jazz musicians. The last bit of hair standing on a smooth-shaved face, the soul patch symbolises cool and independence. The Soul Patch can vary in length from the tightly trimmed to the generously grown, but the secret is in the sculpting. Particularly important is symmetry. Use your chin and mouth as guideposts to make sure your Soul Patch stays centred as you shape it slowly from both sides with a single-blade trimmer.