Beard trend is 'guided by evolution' - and clean shaven is due a come back - Polidicks

Fuck 5 o'clock shadow, that shit comes in just in time for lunch. It's ridiculous, and due to the colossal amount of upkeep (and ridiculous price of razors) I have given up on shaving and instead use a beard trimmer to keep it pretty short. Chicks dig it, I like it, and it isn't all irritated or dry all the time. Also, I live in Canada and during the winter, even very short facial hair takes the chill off the wind quite nicely.

I have a goatee I always have since I started growing facial hair, and I probably always will. I trim it once a day and keep it looking nice, I don't think that facial hair really says anything at all about the person behind it honestly. You guys are reading way too much into why people grow beards, I do it because I feel like that's how I should look. I don't know why, it just feels right.

Superficial bullshit for people who feel the need to communicate extra attributes of their character, associated with a pop-cultural trend to everyone around them. Everyone wants to be THAT GUY WITH THE BEARD, because they think that guy with the beard is really cool, but it doesn't work like that. This is a little different from the mindset behind other fashions, trends and hypes where you show your appreciation for THING so people can see you are the kind of character that likes THING and probably posses a lot of other traits, typical of people who like THING. The AWESOME BEARD is supposed to directly define part of your personality. The BEARD GUY personality. You are BEARD GUY. Only that you're not. You are some guy. With a beard. I just get so annoyed from this whole hype surrounding the AWESOME BEARD somehow, for some people, manages to overshadow that the same general principle of all deliberate changes to ones appearance in connection with a certain trend apply. You strap X to your Y because you are a X kind of guy. But right now, everyone wants to be a X kind of guy. You're actually a shallow and uninteresting character? X is the thing to do right now, join the others and flood your facebook newsfeed with the mandatory bullshit posts about your ironical vanity or bumbling beard problems or how people totally think you're knucklehead-tough when actually you are sweet and lovable. Yet somehow every anti-brand, anti-fashion, bohemian, free-spirited douchebag out there thinks the fact that it grows on your face makes the core principal so much less bullshit than any other bullshit hype. Just be yourself. If you're AWESOME BEARD GUY, that's okay. But please don't all try REALLY HARD to be that at the same time, you'll ruin it. Do your own fucking thing.

Beards, they're pretty cool. My brother has a Freeman beard, it's red though, and his hair is blonde, but he's got the same glasses though :v:

Reminds me of this song [video=youtube;3C5nE4UqqLk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5nE4UqqLk[/video] I've had beards of one kind or another for a few years now and I'm in my mid 20s. To begin with I'd always be clean shaven because I couldn't handle the itching of a few days growth but then I just stopped caring. To those who cannot handle the initial beard itch - PERSIST AND PERSEVERE! After a short time your skin will accustom itself to it and you'll be a comfortable fellow.

For a while I rocked a satan beard, with pedostaches pointing down and a long soul patch, I looked like El Quijote but damn, I liked it. Now I trim it all with scissors in the sweet lenght where I like it, my girlfriend likes it, everyone likes it.

I think people shouldn't care so much. If you want to grow a beard, grow one. If not, shave. The bullshit about "manliness" is really annoying. Just do what makes you comfortable. I grow a beard because I feel more confident about myself than without one.

Every man on both sides of my family could grow a beard at like 16. Here I am, nearly 20, and my facial hair grows faster than any of my well-bearded friends - but the hairs are so Goddamned thin that I can barely see them. I'm fucking tired of shaving a spider web off my face.

[QUOTE=hypno-toad;44564155]Because cutting something off of you is not warranting of praise[/QUOTE] why not? it's something you actually have to put effort into, unlike most beards. nice hair gets praise, yes, but so do nice haircuts.

I hope one day I can grow a beard, I'm like half way there. My sides are nearly at my moustache and chin so hopefully in a few years. I'll never shave again unless its for a job interview.

Most of my female friends say I look better clean shaven than with a beard, but I feel I look like a kid if I don't have some facial hair. It's confusing, I want to be attractive but I only feel attractive with the beard. Being clean shaven is like being naked, you've got nothing to fluff up your appearance and hide yourself underneath, just your bare flesh hitting the air.

My brother insists on keeping his "beard" which in reality is just pubes growing in a circle around his mouth I wish he'd shave

I hope they're not going away because I'm only just beginning to get enough coverage to grow anything beyond stubble [editline]16th April 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Zukriuchen;44564846]why not? it's something you actually have to put effort into, unlike most beards. nice hair gets praise, yes, but so do nice haircuts.[/QUOTE] I've never heard anyone say "nice bald head mate"

[QUOTE=RobbL;44564882]I hope they're not going away because I'm only just beginning to get enough coverage to grow anything beyond stubble [editline]16th April 2014[/editline] I've never heard anyone say "nice bald head mate"[/QUOTE] "this look really suits you". it isn't hard to compliment the person and how they wear their style of choice, it's just obvious to compliment a haircut as being a thing of hair to comment on.

[QUOTE=RobbL;44564882] I've never heard anyone say "nice bald head mate"[/QUOTE] you've clearly never shaved your head before "omg can I feel it???"

i wake up with a full beard pretty much every morning and shaving it is a fucking nuisance so i just let it grow out since i don't go out much anyway

[QUOTE=Electrocuter;44564338]It is, it means you take care of your body instead of just being lazy and letting it run wild. It's like saying a patch of weeds is more impressive than a well kept garden.[/QUOTE]I have a goatee, it's about... four, five inches long and my mustache is almost down to my jaw line. While I get just rocking a rugged lumberjack beard, those who don't grow one need to understand that having a beard has consequences. Do you like not having to scrub your face violently if you eat something even remotely sticky and the tiniest speck goes anywhere but your mouth? You do? Don't grow a beard or a mustache, because you need to clean that shit out [i]that fucking second[/i] or it will harden and glue your hair to your fucking face. Then there's the unexpected stuff. You have a physically active lifestyle? Live in a hot, humid climate (at least part of the year counts) and you'll discover how much that shit itches when you sweat. One time I didn't shave for basically a year, I looked like a blond Stonewall Jackson with viking braids and while the sweat problem was annoying things got [i]interesting[/i] the next spring. I had birds, all types of small songbirds, literally flying up and trying to pluck my hair out because my mighty beard looked like it would make one hell of a nest. I backhanded two barn swallows mid-air (one right after the other) one day because they wouldn't stop pecking at me when I was trying to concentrate on important shit, which made me a stationary target. I eventually got really tired of that, so I have the facial hair I have now. Believe me, letting it run wild is more trouble than it's worth.

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;44565818]I have a goatee, it's about... four, five inches long and my mustache is almost down to my jaw line. While I get just rocking a rugged lumberjack beard, those who don't grow one need to understand that having a beard has consequences. Do you like not having to scrub your face violently if you eat something even remotely sticky and the tiniest speck goes anywhere but your mouth? You do? Don't grow a beard or a mustache, because you need to clean that shit out [i]that fucking second[/i] or it will harden and glue your hair to your fucking face. Then there's the unexpected stuff. You have a physically active lifestyle? Live in a hot, humid climate (at least part of the year counts) and you'll discover how much that shit itches when you sweat. One time I didn't shave for basically a year, I looked like a blond Stonewall Jackson with viking braids and while the sweat problem was annoying things got [i]interesting[/i] the next spring. I had birds, all types of small songbirds, literally flying up and trying to pluck my hair out because my mighty beard looked like it would make one hell of a nest. I backhanded two barn swallows mid-air (one right after the other) one day because they wouldn't stop pecking at me when I was trying to concentrate on important shit, which made me a stationary target. I eventually got really tired of that, so I have the facial hair I have now. Believe me, letting it run wild is more trouble than it's worth.[/QUOTE] This... is hilarious. I've never grown my beard out to such a substantial length, but songbirds flying at your beard? If only you had a video of this.

My parents drilled it into my head from the time I started growing facial hair that beards are disgusting and I need to shave. It's ok though because for me it grows really fast for a week but then stays at the nasty puberty stubble stage.

I've wanted a beard for a very long time, and would just hope that it would fill in. Sadly I have a very patchy face. Makes me sad.

But my glorious(non neck)beard. [editline]16th April 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=hypno-toad;44563900]I don't see the point in relentlessly shaving something that grows on me in my natural, healthy state. Within reason obviously because hair needs to be trimmed and groomed Also I don't get ID'd when I have a mustache/beard, seems every time I shave I get asked for ID when I buy beer or go to bars :<[/QUOTE] Grow beard Don't get ID'd buying Beer Shave beard Get ID'd buying cigarettes

[QUOTE=outlawpickle;44565875]This... is hilarious. I've never grown my beard out to such a substantial length, but songbirds flying at your beard? If only you had a video of this.[/QUOTE]Yeah, I suppose it would have been kinda cool to catch that on camera. I mean, catching my amazing smackdown of not one, but two, birds as they were flying would have been great. I felt pretty proud of myself for that, but I didn't really like the whole experience. I initially thought that the bird (it started with just the one) was trying to make the nest right there in my beard. I had this little image of a bird having weaved a bitchin' nest and laid eggs, and my face would become a home for some baby birds. Then in the middle of that amusing mental image the bird decides to shatter any chances of friendship and cooperation, first tugging on (which hurt) and then yanking out (which also hurt) a few individual hairs. Then as it was flying away it bopped me in the eye (which hurt even more) with it's wing, which caused me to stand up quickly and hit my head. (which, again, hurt) The whole experience was just terrible. :l

Girls (Mom and sister) think I look better shaved.

It took a month or two before my beard didn't look like a hobo's beard. I let it grow for another month or two, then I trimmed it back. Head and shoulders is like food for my beard.

[QUOTE=H4ngman;44564526]Superficial bullshit for people who feel the need to communicate extra attributes of their character, associated with a pop-cultural trend to everyone around them. Everyone wants to be THAT GUY WITH THE BEARD, because they think that guy with the beard is really cool, but it doesn't work like that. This is a little different from the mindset behind other fashions, trends and hypes where you show your appreciation for THING so people can see you are the kind of character that likes THING and probably posses a lot of other traits, typical of people who like THING. The AWESOME BEARD is supposed to directly define part of your personality. The BEARD GUY personality. You are BEARD GUY.[/quote] I sort of agree, but then again I grew my hair out as a substitute for a personality so who am I to judge BEARD GUY? I'm basically HAIR GUY. I think a problem arises when you're BEARD GUY (or HAIR GUY or WACKY SHIRT GUY or anything else) and you think it makes you more interesting than other people.

[QUOTE=Greetings;44563288]Only children who just hit puberty and hipsters grow beards. I shave on a daily basis.[/QUOTE] good for you but i'm proud of being able to grow a nice beard and will always have one as long as I can.

[QUOTE=Del91;44566580]Head and shoulders is like food for my beard.[/QUOTE] Conditioner feels so amazing. Women's conditioner. Women get all the good hair stuff. I use men's gel/shampoo for hair on the top of the head and skin, and women's hair products for my beard. Seriously, try it.

I call bullshit just look at this studmuffin right here [img]http://i.imgur.com/qkeo1Ql.jpg?1[/img]

It used to be the only organic chemists that could ever synthesize things were ones with beards because dandruff and other materials would contaminate their reactions.

[QUOTE=RudeMcRude;44566765]I call bullshit just look at this studmuffin right here [img]http://i.imgur.com/qkeo1Ql.jpg?1[/img][/QUOTE] looks like unkempt pubes