Hey Phes. I think you should give the bigger stache another try for a more unique look. You can trim over the lip and leave either side of the stache a little longer to combat the 'saving the food for later look' in you stache. We went away for a couple of days recently and i was conscious all the time of what was in my stache when we were eating out although my wife now gives me a secret nod to tell me if i have anything lurking there lol so yesterday i trimmed my stache again but still keeping it just over the top of the lip so as to give the impression its still quite long without taking too much off either end. I would like to see the Phes stache back out of hiding although the goatee is a great look on you still !