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I have a beard about 8 mos out of the year (I usually shave it off over the summer). No one ever commented on it before, but now that I've got "longish" hair, I get called "mountainman" quite often. I must admit, I like the comments. Makes me want to go build a cabin. :)
Anyway, anyone else experience the same? Just curious.
Also, I've usually kep my beard fairly short, but have considered growing it longer (and not getting rid of it in the summer). I grew it a bit longer and the sides (under my jaw) became a bit unmanageable. (i.e., the sides stick out and look really strange) Any suggestions?
I've also begun growing my moustache, sort of that Sam Elliot (I wish!)/David Crosby (that's more like me!) look. It's fun to play with, but I think people might think I'm nuts if I'm chewing on my facial hair all the time. :) Anyone else have a long moustache?
I'll shut up now.
Jason, do you shampoo and condition your beard just like your hair? This can go a long way towards taming unruly parts. I used to trim the husbands beard to tidy up those wild side parts and you might prefer that as well. Get someone to help you since it really looks best if done three dimensionally, viewed from all sides, that keeps the underneath looking good. In fact its that side view trimming that helps the front look much more trim and tidy.
Go for the long mustache!!!! They are fantastically sexy. Sam Elliot?! To cry for! He just doesn't look right without it. Keeping a stache really long though you may have to make some adjustments for lots of things, eating, kissing and such, yes it can get in the way but so what!
Best wishes to everyone,
Dawn
In the early 80s I let my beard grow down to just the top of my chest. It was pretty great. It would flatten against my chin and neck while I was sleeping at night, so I had to wash it and blow dry it to get it to fluff out every morning. I was most often called Grizzly Adams, and that was OK with me. I have an electric barber's shear that I still use to trim my beard (not one of those cordless beard trimmers, which never worked for me!); Once my beard was all fluffed out, I would go around it with the electric shears to clip off the parts that stuck out or otherwise didn't look good.
Good luck to you, man...enjoy it!
Jason,
Just be yourself. You have the freedom to be your true self, here and now, and no one can stand in your way. Play with the endless combinations. Choose the looks YOU like.
Once, many years ago, I couldn't resist the urge to shave off my beautiful beard (some form of self-mutilation?). What I did do as I shaved was examine the various facial hair looks as I worked down to unprotected skin. Jeez, how does anyone survive without a mustache?? The snot gets on your skin when you sneeze...yuk!
Your Creator gave you those hair genes, let 'em rip!
And you never have to "shut up" around here...
I have shoulder length blond hair with a handlebar mustache. Being a bodybuilder, I get call "Hulk Hogan" a lot. I'm also a part time actor, doing a lot of cowboy/western parts. For those, I've been nicknamed "Custer".
I have shoulder length blond hair with a handlebar mustache. Being a bodybuilder, I get call "Hulk Hogan" a lot. I'm also a part time actor, doing a lot of cowboy/western parts. For those, I've been nicknamed "Custer".