Summerville man achieves Guinness World Record for his incredibly long mustache

By Naveen May 07, 2023

Paul Slosar, a resident of Summerville, has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest mustache on a living person.

[{"selector":"#anim-b4d2ab21-935a-4677-83d1-dab4e7270d05","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.10526%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d17e5e11-2a64-4243-9dbc-7de084a171f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87cbab8e-645f-4149-876b-38d52a23be83","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b0140f8-461f-4a91-bd93-8580036a5c24 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Images: google

Slosar achieved this feat after not trimming his mustache for 30 years, and it now measures over two feet long, at 25.25 inches.

[{"selector":"#anim-4141d20a-f957-4400-bf97-40c4e6af0fa7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c364abf7-3b72-41d3-a024-2e31d7b6097b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.10526%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3cf6c2f-6e96-4e09-9743-ef0e48182049","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa607af2-a055-48f3-bf5c-e797e0672ace","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Images: google

Maintaining such an impressive mustache requires dedication and a specific trick: heating up some wax and combing it through.

[{"selector":"#anim-aff3d3f5-2a75-4538-b08a-2fca8a302f8e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fbd952a5-b179-4f82-89fd-1d28ddb69830","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.10526%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-12b5e271-7720-4cc3-9ea5-4e013c3d13bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1437837d-d17b-4c22-a521-71063f7db06c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Images: google

Slosar's story is inspiring, and it shows that with patience and dedication, you can achieve great things.

[{"selector":"#anim-17cf0f4f-27cb-4773-a4cd-3bd29ccbb589 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.499999772451451%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c2ec4f2-43f3-4b00-b774-0066dbc7b1e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.10526%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a44a66b-ef25-446a-ad8c-1c5597e3e32b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-282cfd71-86dc-4ee6-8693-45826490fa1d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Images: google Learn more

In 2017, Slosar took third place in the world competition for the longest mustache, and he may compete again on the world stage.

[{"selector":"#anim-2d44c51b-3ed4-4958-babe-f4f7eb96de7c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.295731593820296%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1bfbeff-0769-4b6f-8d23-dc4d0ee8bc35","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.10526%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61a00e9f-fb31-48ab-ae51-9c9a05a07c97","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-126de7ff-6d08-4347-9754-d25c8e6c2dda","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Images: google

Slosar's advice to anyone looking to achieve something similar is to be patient and dedicated, as it's not an easy feat to accomplish.

[{"selector":"#anim-09551e0e-9f32-4027-bacb-6cde856f18be [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ecc5095f-9385-465d-a5e6-a7558273bc54","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.10526%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-726a8930-6e0d-4423-aef7-b2ebd2853ecc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-41ae8170-1023-430e-90ce-9364155b34b2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Images: google

Prospective employers have asked Slosar if he would shave off his mustache, but he said it's not up for negotiation, showing his dedication and commitment to his mustache.

[{"selector":"#anim-26aca947-bd52-419a-9b05-740ceaa167b0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ba9a484-f27c-4dd2-b566-86dd950cc739","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.10526%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-569a81ed-16cc-40d7-88a1-78ceee5b4904","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cdc73535-c24c-419f-beac-e0390e7e0858","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Images: google

[{"selector":"#anim-d9e51aa9-3fba-4e5f-9555-51d7394db7c0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-13.47815019838039%, 0, 0) translate(-20.32520325203252%, 6.9039409679362675%) scale(1.4065040650406504)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Images: google More Details