ILx Beard Massive Unite!

(And scarily enough, I look fucking hot in one of those Glenn Hughes dealies too, as I noticed before I shaved the rest off this morning.... I think I was meant to put facial hair to use... but alas, me smooth again)

(Wait, maybe I shouldn't assume he's heard that Carlin bit)

In borading school, we had a dress code, and we were required to be clean-shaven. I was always in the process of seeing how long I could grow my sideburns before someone would complain. I had some bad muttonchops for a day before I drew the wrath of the administration.

i have shaved my beard and will try to keep it off for the next year or two, but i am lazy and will revert back to grizzlyness no doubt

is there any way to keep the beard the girl likes, and not rub the girl's face off when kissing?

kiss only tits?

beardy here

me too

I try to get beardy when on holidays.

*try*

I am trying to shave everydayish for the first time in like three or four years and I just don't see this lasting a whole lot longer.

I got careless when trimming and had to actually shave (the horror). Now mostly back to beardoism.

I had my every-four-years desire to grow a beard six months ago and it's still going. Nothing has been trimmed at all other than my moustache to keep hairs outta my mouth.

I last trimmed mine in August...I'll probably take before and after pics when I clean up for Thanksgiving later this week.

lol @ matos' first post

trying one on for the first time. looks awful so far but give it time, navy-style:

Beards: Navy personnel who wish to grow full beards shall request permission in writing to discontinue shaving from their Commanding Officer/Commandant. In arriving at a decision, the Commanding Officer/Commandant shall take into account the ability of the individual to grow a beard, in addition to other service requirements. When permission has been granted, the member shall:

1. be issued with written authority to discontinue shaving;
2. not appear in public in uniform until the Commanding Officer/Commandant has approved the beard. When traveling between residence and place of duty, member shall be in civilian clothes regardless of the method of travel;
3. within 30 days of permission being granted to discontinue shaving, appear before his Commanding Officer or delegated authority for an assessment of acceptability of the beard for wear with CF uniform in public; if the beard is unsatisfactory, permission to discontinue shaving shall be rescinded; and
4. retain the beard for a minimum of 12 months and get a new military identification.

i would grow a beard but basically cannot grow a convincing one. I will be 25 this year. My dad was in his late 30s before he could grow a beard and even then it was slightly patchy.

i am otherwise quite hirsute so it's weird.

http://ronanfitzgerald.net/fotos/Image016.jpg

mine needs a trim but clearly the rambuctiousness is at an all time high

http://i39.tinypic.com/14nk2gw.jpg

guru style

http://i40.tinypic.com/29dfgrd.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/wtbp53.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2mnlmz4.jpg

lol @ op

its actually "pipeline"

Didn't really pan out : (

anyone care to recommend a good beard trimmer for under, say, $45?

i'm enjoying having a seven-day beard, but i really need to clean it up around the neck. but i don't want to use a razor, i sort of want it to fade out rather than having a neat line between beard and shaved area. i also sort of want the beard to look a little messy, not neat like leonard maltin.

just man up & use scissors.

(sez the guy with the my-first-beard scraggle look)

but i can't really clean up my neck with scissors! if i use a razor, it's impossible to do anything but have a clearly demarcated line between the shaved and bearded portion of the face/neck. but if i use scissors i can never clean up the short hairs on the neck! unless i went hair by hair and took four hours shaving every morning!

or am i missing something?

actually, if there is a good book about keeping a scraggly beard then i would buy it.

part of the problem is that my hair just grows really far down on my neck when i let it--like to the adam's apple and beyond.

hm, yeah, my neckbeard is semi-manageable.

maybe i should just shave the face and leave the neck nice and lush?

I got one of the Norelco beard-trimmers as a Christmas gift a few years ago. It was awesome for the three times I used it but I eventually went back to using my Oster clippers with a #1 guard.

...?

i use the norelco and like it.

i just grow 7 day beards and then shave back to a new moustache experiment

i've had a beard for like over 6 years continuously...i wonder if i'll have a beard for the rest of my life

before I buzzed off my hair

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2221/209/65/667157145/n667157145_2165043_2253.jpg

I'm never going beardless again. I guess I've been going with mine for the last 5 or so years.

i dont get how ppl shave everyday

i like beards

i rock a few days growth but my beardy days are over

blond hair/red beard combo is a good look imo

i dont get how ppl shave everyday

I know, right?* I have fairly thick beard growth, and I shave 2-3 times a week.

*Reference unintended.

if i use a razor, it's impossible to do anything but have a clearly demarcated line between the shaved and bearded portion of the face/neck.

untrue dude, if you run a sharp razor very lightly over the beard without pressing you can thin down a layer no problem.

gotta say i kinda miss shaving, i liked the ritual and process of it.

Probably gonna ditch the beard when it warms up this summer but I do not miss shaving.

i have the worst beard growth and therefore have to shave every day or two. envy all u guys

Only thing I really don't like honestly is trying to eat ice cream and stuff with it. I'm such a mess. And also I guess I wish mine wasn't so red but c'est la vie.

It makes swimming in the ocean...neat.

i dont get how ppl shave everyday

For serious. When it's warmer, I'll buzz it down to a barely-perceptible stubble, but I haven't for-real shaved my face in years. Hate it.

Beard hair has no effect on my overall comfort when it comes to temperature. You guys don't shave your head in the summer too, do you?

See it's more about no car + Minnesota winter.

Beard hair has no effect on my overall comfort when it comes to temperature.

Same here, in the summer. It is a nice furry face blanket in winter though. (xpost)

You guys don't shave your head in the summer too, do you?

Sho' nuff 'n' yes I do. But then I do that year-round, so...

Who here uses a beard oil? Do you recommend it? Would like to soften and de-pube-ify my beard.

i have never used beard oil

Beard oil is ok for cooking but I wouldn't drizzle it on a salad

I firmly believe that once you cross over into using beard oil, you are taking a step down a path that can only end with you wearing a waistcoat, pocket watch and monocle as you cycle your recumbent bicycle into the side of a Prius