Beards

Can't grow a beard myself, my facial hair is rubbish. I am glad I am not hairy, shaving every few days is bad enough, glad I don't have to shave every day. When I do have facial hair I find it annoying and itchy.

I don't follow trends, so many people have beards these days it isn't cool anymore.
 
I'm sort of growing one now, mostly out of getting irritation when I shave which gives me blemishes. Currently at almost 4 weeks, very Van Dyke, but cheeks and sides are weak. Keep the neck shaved as it's awful!
 
Been shaving since I was about 14, the longest I ever managed to grow it for was about 4 weeks whilst I was hiking in India, the best feeling ever was shaving it off :P Although I did rather enjoy the image of being beardy.
 
I can only shave once a week really. Otherwise, my skin, gets rashes, spots, cuts and in the past dry skin.

I have my shaving routine down now, but it does mean I shave just once a week 99% of the time.

This means I look like I tramp towards the end of the week as the stubble grows. Shame really that breads don’t suite me, as that would be the best option... :o
 
opethdisciple said:
I can only shave once a week really. Otherwise, my skin, gets rashes, spots, cuts and in the past dry skin.

I have my shaving routine down now, but it does mean I shave just once a week 99% of the time.

This means I look like I tramp towards the end of the week as the stubble grows. Shame really that breads don’t suite me, as that would be the best option... :o
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Have you tried shaving with a safety razor? My skin looks a lot better since using one, especially the lower neck where I used to get some spots and ingrowing hairs.
 
Participant said:
Have you tried shaving with a safety razor? My skin looks a lot better since using one, especially the lower neck where I used to get some spots and ingrowing hairs.
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I don’t think I've tried a safety razer, but I once bought a merkur (which I think is similar) and well I tried it once, but it wasn’t easy to use and I just cut my self to pieces.

I get a good shave the way I do it, I just cant do it more than once a week.

Where did I go wrong?
 
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The problem with growing one is when it comes to shaving it off, you go from rugged manlyness to school boy in seconds.

I have done it once, never again. The beard stays.
 
One of many unwritten beard rules: When two beards meet in a corridor the shorter beard must yield to the longer beard.
 
Jonny69 said:
One of many unwritten beard rules: When two beards meet in a corridor the shorter beard must yield to the longer beard.
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That rule sucks, the beard that takes the most balls to take out in public gets right of way. long "normal" beard would lose to stubble + handle bar moustache for instance.

Mutton chops + hitler tache, flawless victory :p
 
Not been a fan of shaving for a long time (just can't be arsed tbh) and have had periods of not shaving for 4/5 weeks at a time, but since about November I have let it all hang out.

It wasn't a popular decision at first but the other half has grown to accept it and obviously my male friends love it :p

Work don't mind as i'm hid away in I.T!
 
My hair needs cutting. I look like a tramp. So I thought I would just try a beard to complete the picture. I wanted to see how much of it goes grey. It's not uniformly grey yet but there is certainly some there. And yet my moustache is a doesn't-match-elsewhere ginger. I was hoping for the Father Christmas look as I have the belly in place. It will all have to go though.
 
ic1male said:
My hair needs cutting. I look like a tramp. So I thought I would just try a beard to complete the picture. I wanted to see how much of it goes grey. It's not uniformly grey yet but there is certainly some there. And yet my moustache is a doesn't-match-elsewhere ginger. I was hoping for the Father Christmas look as I have the belly in place. It will all have to go though.
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Ahhh you have a case of "the fishfinger" going on :p
 
I had mine for 5 weeks and tried to trim it earlier, looks a big patch out of one side so the lot has gone :(

I feel naked (and cold)
 
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