Do you wear a beard?

zcorpian88

irish-stew wrote: »

Although I have to say with the effort it takes to keep a beard tidy and sculpted, its quicker to shave the thing off.

True, its the main reason I got rid of mine, was too much maintenance,even after everybody I know said it suited me. The first 2 weeks of growing is the toughest, just itches like mad!

I grow a beard occasionally.
I think the key is being to actually be able to grow a beard and not some patchy mess, most people can seemingly only grow rubbish beards due to crap beard genetics, these people should not try to grow a beard.

Exhibit A Keanu Reeves **** beard



If you cant grow a proper thick ass beard please don't mock beard gods by growing some patchy pube patch.

ArtSmart

Do you wear a beard?

I prefer the term 'have a accommodating female friend'.





kiddin. i' dont. honest.

marshbaboon

I do sport one sometimes, but beards are lady repellent. Also I have really thick hair so I always end up looking like a member of Al-Qaeda.

entropi

marshbaboon wrote: »

I do sport one sometimes, but beards are lady repellent. Also I have really thick hair so I always end up looking like a member of Al-Qaeda.

You've only been meeting those women that love the "boyband member" look, it seems. Such a shame

I have a beard, and I like it (there's plenty of women who love bearded guys too). Doesnt take long to grow if there's ever a reason to shave it off, but its a full beard too

Sarky

I do not wear a beard.

I rock it.

1ZRed

marshbaboon wrote: »

I do sport one sometimes, but beards are lady repellent. Also I have really thick hair so I always end up looking like a member of Al-Qaeda.

The Al-Qaeda look is so in right now ... Where have you been?





:pac:

marshbaboon

1ZRed wrote: »

The Al-Qaeda look is so in right now ... Where have you been?





:pac:

I shaved the beard off during the week so I'm back to cool man stubble. Going to need to see about a haircut too soon. I've gone from a shaved head to a mix between Jim from the US office, and Jamie Oliver. It looks f*cking terrible. Haha.

Festy

marshbaboon wrote: »

I do sport one sometimes, but beards are lady repellent. Also I have really thick hair so I always end up looking like a member of Al-Qaeda.

Really ? I was under the impression that most ladies loved a bit of facial hair on a man

1ZRed

marshbaboon wrote: »

I shaved the beard off during the week so I'm back to cool man stubble. Going to need to see about a haircut too soon. I've gone from a shaved head to a mix between Jim from the US office, and Jamie Oliver. It looks f*cking terrible. Haha.

Shame I thought you could really pull off the sand nigga look

Larianne

Only in winter.

Larianne

Festy wrote: »

Really ? I was under the impression that most ladies loved a bit of facial hair on a man

Depends on how much is 'a bit'. And depending on their face, how much it covers! :pac:

marshbaboon

Even if I just have a little bit of stubble I get complaints. It's not really to do with how it looks in fairness, it's because my face hair is so coarse it could take your skin off.

Larianne

marshbaboon wrote: »

Even if I just have a little bit of stubble I get complaints. It's not really to do with how it looks in fairness, it's because my face hair is so coarse it could take your skin off.

Skin usually toughens up though.

marshbaboon

Larianne wrote: »

Skin usually toughens up though.

Eh... depends where the skin is...

Esel

Have had a beard of some description for most of my adult life. Luckily, it matches my hair colour - if my beard was red, I would have thought twice.

What I've taken to doing lately is: growing a full beard (keeping it around a blade 2 or 3); then removing it in stages (leaving at least a day between stages).

Stage 1: Shave upper cheeks and below top of adam's apple. Looks a lot neater.

Stage 2: Sideburns, moustache and goatee.

Stage 3: As above, but shave the connection between moustache and goatee.

Stage 4. Shave goatee down to an imperial (think Frank Zappa).

Stage 5. Remove moustache.

Stage 6. shave sideburns back to an inch wide vertical strip to bottom of ear.

Stage 7. Remove remaining sideburns,

Stage8. Kill Frank Zappa.


There are other variations:

Stage 2: Shave cheeks to just above jawline leaving narrow sideburns, trimming moustache and chin.

Stage 3. Shave chin to just above jawline, leaving 'mexican' connections to moustache.

Choices at this point:

Either

Stage 4A: Remove entire mexican moustache to resemble a Mormon /Amish.

Or

Stage 4B: remove all beard under jawline and between mexican moustache tails to achieve a Wolfe Tones Look.

Stage 5B: Shave sideburns to corner of jaw, leaving a Mexican Bandito look.


Was trying for the full Fenian look a couple of years ago, and got to about 3" before I bottled it due to upcoming passport photo requirement....


If keeping a full beard though, I will usually shave the very upper part of my cheeks and my neck from adam's apple down, as I think this looks a lot neater. Also, I keep the moustache trimmed so that my upper lip is visible.

Chuck Stone

I have healthy stubble, I don't think it would qualify as a beard. I shave sometimes but I really don't like being clean shaven.

I don't think I could sustain a full beard because after about a week of growth it drives me nuts with the itchyness. I've jumped out of bed on the verge of sleep and had a shave because of the maddening itchy beard thing.

Chucken

Sarky wrote: »

I do not wear a beard.

I rock it.

Nah you dont

Vicxas

I get nice stubble then it turns into like i stuck pubes onto my face.

Conway635

No wear beard. Beard wears me!

Seriously though, after a couple of decades kow-towing to OHs who were anti-beard I grew one three years ago, and now i won't change it for anyone :-)

C635

ruthloss

'They' say that kissing a man without a beard is like eating an egg without salt.:o

Hardonraging

I have a smig, I wear it like a Boss !!! Nobody's every complained about it ...

Irish Guitarist

No. I have a large patch on my face where hair won't grow. I don't really want to grow a beard but it would be nice to have the option.

Apolloyon

I wear a beards. Beards are cool now!

Real Life

sometimes i let my beard grow then i shave it off. i like to change things up often. I do the same with my hair.

Diapason

I am also a beard-sporter, and have been since my early 20s. I had a goatee for a long time but then David Brent ruined that so I went for the full monty.

I shaved it all off once which caused much hilarity with my friends and much horror with my wife. I'm not allowed to do that again.

Teyla Emmagan

This thread does not seem representative of the male population. There are at least 30 men on this floor and about 2 of them are bearded.

Conway635

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

This thread does not seem representative of the male population. There are at least 30 men on this floor and about 2 of them are bearded.

I guess because we are proud of our beards, us beardies are more prone to leaping into this thread.

I lurk in AH but rarely respond, but couldn't resist this one :-)

C635

mickrock

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

There are at least 30 men on this floor and about 2 of them are bearded.

Why have you all these men on your floor?

Is it some sort of sex dungeon?

JohnMarston

Must be nice to be able to wear a beard when you want. My current job more or less requires a clean shaven look. I generally hate shaving and if i didnt have to, i wouldnt

BlueSmoker

On special occasions, I certainly do, but she knows in advance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_(companion)

So it's all good

Columbia

From the ages of 18-24 I kept a good bit of growth on my face. I shaved with a cheapo electric razor so there was always stubble leftover (that's how I liked it) and sometimes I'd go 3/4 weeks between trims.

However in the last month I've started shaving with a DE razor and I have to say, shaving is probably my favourite part of the day now.

Teyla Emmagan

mickrock wrote: »

Why have you all these men on your floor?

Is it some sort of sex dungeon?

I wish . Just looking round the poxy office.

BaconZombie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5nE4UqqLk

floggg

For some reason a trimmed beard looks really good on a bald guy.

Having a misshapen head and being ginger on the front from the ears down unfortunately that look is not an option for me!

Genghiz Cohen

floggg wrote: »

For some reason a trimmed beard looks really good on a bald guy.

Next episode of Breaking Bad is just a few days away!

floggg

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

floggg wrote: »

For some reason a trimmed beard looks really good on a bald guy.

Next episode of Breaking Bad is just a few days away!

If your talking about Walt... No thanks. I prefer my men under 50!

Plus - how could anybody ever take Hal from Malcom in the Middle seriously?

conor360

I grow a beard, not wear one.

ScumLord

floggg wrote: »

If your talking about Walt... No thanks. I prefer my men under 50!

Plus - how could anybody ever take Hal from Malcom in the Middle seriously?

Because he's scary and he wears a scary hat.

floggg

ScumLord wrote: »

floggg wrote: »

If your talking about Walt... No thanks. I prefer my men under 50!

Plus - how could anybody ever take Hal from Malcom in the Middle seriously?

Because he's scary and he wears a scary hat.

Once you've seen a man getting his back shaved by his wife at the kitchen table it's hard to ever truly respect or fear him!

Useful.Idiot

floggg wrote: »

Once you've seen a man getting his back shaved by his wife at the kitchen table it's hard to ever truly respect or fear him!

Not if he's an absolutely fantastic actor.

ScumLord

floggg wrote: »

Once you've seen a man getting his back shaved by his wife at the kitchen table it's hard to ever truly respect or fear him!

These where probably all long running ploys to cover up his meth business.

Sleepy

The first thing that went through my head as I sat into my car after getting made redundant a few years ago was "hey, I can grow a beard now!".

Until then, I'd always had jobs where I had to look presentable and, given that it takes me 3/4 days to even grow designer stubble, that was always too long to look scruffy for. Didn't shave until I had an interview and think it quite suits me. Istill tend not to shave if I've a week or two off work but I've never really had long enough to let a beard grow out to something that I could trim neatly enough to wear it to work.

It's incredible how soft your skin gets underneath a beard though. Found that really weird. Want great skin on the bottom half of your face? Grow a beard for a fortnight or so and then shave it off!

floggg

ScumLord wrote: »

floggg wrote: »

Once you've seen a man getting his back shaved by his wife at the kitchen table it's hard to ever truly respect or fear him!

These where probably all long running ploys to cover up his meth business.

I always had Dewy down as the one would ended up as a criminal master mind.

zcorpian88

Festy wrote: »

Really ? I was under the impression that most ladies loved a bit of facial hair on a man

I think it depends from lady to lady, in my experiences if the conversation of beards or facial hair in general comes up, most women say aged between 18-21, most I have talked to hate facial hair, they like the smooth faces, well groomed boyish look, and most older than 21 I have talked to love a beard. I think its a liking that comes with age. Even if its only a 3 year difference.

ScumLord

zcorpian88 wrote: »

I think it depends from lady to lady,

Nonsense, every ones exactly the same.

Dangerous Man

I have a moustache. That's right - a moustache - and a side parting. So fuck yiz all.

Diapason

Dangerous Man wrote: »

I have a moustache. That's right - a moustache - and a side parting. So fuck yiz all.

You must be one hell of a porno star to want to fuck all of us.

Onesimus

supernova84 wrote: »

I'd have to shave after three days anyway, never really experimented with letting it grow though. So boys and girls do you wear a beard?

I don't ''wear'' one but I have been known to grow one from time to time.

mauzo

Hardonraging wrote: »

I have a smig, I wear it like a Boss !!! Nobody's every complained about it ...

Yes they have, dont tell lies