― jess, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Sarah, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
What's weird is that Nicole's future husband has a beard down to his waistline to go with his shaven head. He brushes it lovingly when not saying mean things about Scott Walker.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tom, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― mark s, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Nicole, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― chris, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― di, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Samantha, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ronan, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Geoff, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― anthony, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
and anthony, propecia is an ultimate GOOD. godbless those heartless drug multi-nationals.
I had to give up and grow one cause I cant get hot water for a bath let alone shaving in the morning. + After a week or so they become addictive to scratch. +When your sick of it you can always get a shave from a barber. - If you have a cat it may get freaked out, cats dont like bearded men, neither do most sane women.
― Mr Noodles, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― jel, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Just don't let the "90% of women won't touch a bearded man" myth get to you. If memory serves me right, this was born from an exaggeration of some poll in a high profile singles magazine asking what women thought of beards... and it was a preference, not a deciding factor for dateability. Even then, while I'm sure more women prefer clean-shaven -- 9 to 1? Come on! Maybe 6 to 1 in major Western cities, but that ends up being a regional thing.
Besides -- if you were to replace "clean shaven" with "nice car", "rich", or "watches Friends" in that same poll, I'm sure the ratio would be just as high.
And how often does Mr./Ms. Right end up fulfilling all the traits and attributes of one's "dream person" anyway? This goes both ways.
(I mean, I'd like to believe the "90%" myth. Most Seattle men have goatees, and if they are all indeed stupid, then that would increase my chances these days -- given that I've long abandoned the goatee that most of the photos in the link I posted in the picture thread show.)
― Brian MacDonald, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
If worse comes to worse, Jess, it's Halloween season. I'm sure you could go buy a fake beard somewhere if Olympia girl ends up being a facial hair fetishist.
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Otis Wheeler, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― foo, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Also, growing a beard hides yr double chin, yes, now we're getting to the real truth (grumble)
xoxo
― Norman Phay, Tuesday, 9 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Dear god, the images in my head just get worse, you fucking weirdos. ;-)
And I prefer to refer to the scrubbery on the chin as a King Tut, Mr. Wheeler, regardless of what Mr. Timberlake might have on his chin :-)
― Mr Noodles, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― jel --, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― chaki, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― mark s, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Thursday, 24 February 2005 20:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 24 February 2005 20:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Zebra, Alpha Go! (cprek), Thursday, 24 February 2005 20:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― LaToya JaXoN (JasonD), Thursday, 24 February 2005 20:37 (nineteen years ago) link
dad privilege
― Luna Schlosser, Sunday, 21 January 2018 13:05 (six years ago) link
xxp otm
― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Sunday, 21 January 2018 13:40 (six years ago) link
I think objectively I look better with a beard but I don’t want one.
― treeship 2, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 03:40 (six years ago) link
I get in a habit of letting it grow for a week and a half and I start to get compliments but then I always decide to shave it off
― treeship 2, Tuesday, 23 January 2018 03:41 (six years ago) link
you should suit yourself. it's your face.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 03:53 (six years ago) link
But you should also try to suit your face tbh
― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 08:48 (six years ago) link
so far my fav thing about growing a beard is actually the tiny hands of my kids curiously feeling the beard
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:12 (six years ago) link
<3
― marcos, Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:18 (six years ago) link
I got that norelco vacuum trimmer as recommended and gave it my first trim tonight as it was looking scraggly -- used the 7.5 guard and it definitely has more of that neat "corporate beard" look to it now. Took several passes to get it even, my beard hairs are pretty thick.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Friday, 9 February 2018 03:20 (six years ago) link
man
you've sold out
― j., Friday, 9 February 2018 04:17 (six years ago) link
lol yeah
I do want to grow it a little longer but I've heard it's better to trim it even from time to time while growing it out
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Friday, 9 February 2018 04:54 (six years ago) link
I’m going to bring it back I think
― El Tomboto, Friday, 9 February 2018 05:37 (six years ago) link
I feel like people respond to me differently with the beard. Whether that's a result of its effect on my own psychology or on my appearance, it's a good thing.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 25 February 2018 16:33 (six years ago) link
is this the thread where we recommend a decent trimmer preferably retailing around 100 euros?
― niels, Sunday, 25 February 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
Get a Wahl if you can. I got the Peanut based on the wirecutter rec and it does a good job + super easy to clean. https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-beard-trimmer/
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 25 February 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
that's very reasonably priced, thanks!
― niels, Sunday, 25 February 2018 17:23 (six years ago) link
I feel like people respond to me differently with the beard.Not noticed in my case, but when i went conventional stache only style for last 2 summers this seemed def true (plus family mostly _loathe_ it lol).
― Global Arming's Terrifying Old Math$ (Hunt3r), Sunday, 25 February 2018 18:21 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KenydTXfzvo
― sleepingbag, Sunday, 25 February 2018 18:53 (six years ago) link
Does anyone trim their underbeard shorter than their beard? My beard is both wooly and a little patchy, so I need to grow it long enough to cover the patches, but if I grow the underbeard to the same length it starts to add volume that I don't want.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Thursday, 26 July 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
Yes, I trim to 3mm on the moustache and underchin area, 5mm for chin and jawline UGH TOO MUCH INFORMATION MAKES ME SOUND LIKE CRAIG DAVID
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 26 July 2018 22:33 (five years ago) link
I shave in the direction of Joel-Kinnaman-in-The-Killing now, but I still refuse to use the trimmer more than once every couple of weeks so it sometimes gets a bit 1970s
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 July 2018 00:40 (five years ago) link
man alive, I would strongly recommend you trim your beard in whatever way you think looks nicest on you and you're willing to put up with.
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 27 July 2018 01:39 (five years ago) link
so basically RIP IT OUT ONE HAIR AT A TIME
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 July 2018 02:17 (five years ago) link
FWIW I switched to a Wahl trimmer and find it works way better than the Philips -- takes less than half the time to do an even trim. I'm experimenting with lengths now -- gradually increasing the guard size I use and I'm up to the 16mm for the face and 10 or 13mm for the underside (plus a little spot trimming). Kind of curious to see whether it gets more or less bushy as it lengthens. I've also been combing it a lot with the tiny fine comb that came with the trimmer, which seems to help with the unruliness.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
keeping a short covering in situ for a while now
ive hair like brillo tho
obv dont want to purchase anything that whiney would rightly mock on a thread about the immorality of marketing anything towards men
so can anyone tell me how to soften my beard while avoiding paying ten times whats necessary for something in a lumberjack tin
thanks x
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Friday, 19 July 2019 14:03 (four years ago) link
Jojoba oil.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 19 July 2019 14:09 (four years ago) link
thks jojosh
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Friday, 19 July 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
I use conditioner. Also bought some beard oil and some beard balm, which I haven't used yet.
― beard papa, Friday, 19 July 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link
just normal conditioner?
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Friday, 19 July 2019 17:44 (four years ago) link
I've always heard that conditioner, while it makes your beard feel soft, is actually bad for your face. Maybe that's bs.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 19 July 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
yeah, just normal hair conditioner. Hmm... Now I guess I need to look into whether it’s bad for skin. Haven’t noticed anything bad yet. I use some Aveena stuff.
― beard papa, Saturday, 20 July 2019 07:42 (four years ago) link
The cheap coconut oil shampoo from the health food store does very well for me. Good for the skin too.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 21 July 2019 00:46 (four years ago) link
Sometimes I wonder: will I ever go back? I think not. Or at least not until my face looks much older.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
I briefly shaved mine off and didn’t like the result. Have grown it back to 9mm and I think I’m just going to keep it there. I find a daily 2-min trim is the best way to keep it neat - catch those stray longhairs and give the edges a chance to grow in for a fuller shape.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 18 September 2020 13:36 (three years ago) link
This is more of a sideburns Q than a beard Q, but I have been trying to keep my beard neater and trimming it more regularly (I wear it short). As my hair grows, I've noticed it's really hard to trim my sideburns in a way that looks good without getting a bit of a toupee effect, i.e. the point at which my sideburns meets where my hair gets longer always looks fucked up. I've tried lifting the trimmer gradually and "fading" it, but I can't get it right. Any tips?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 1 May 2022 20:33 (two years ago) link