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The interesting part comes when it gests to the point where it can deform. Sleeping with something under your chin at that point (stuffed animal, etc) may lead to some interesting morning looks
Now I never had that problem when I had my beard. But then I also tried to keep as clean as possible.
My goatee always ends up squashed up towards the right if I sleep with a stuffed animal.
I suppose that just brushing it downwards a bit should resolve that issue, or am I completely off here?
IMO softening it with hot water and then reshaping it works. My 'beard' isn't nearly thick enough to be able to brush, so I wouldn't know about that.
Well, tongue in cheek, I guess we should clue Raul in to some of the pitfalls....
If you fall asleep and some of your beard gets in your mouth, capillary action will drain all of your saliva out of your mouth and into a puddle of drool on your sheets by daybreak.
Your other half will complain twice as much about all the hair around the house because you will be shedding twice as much.
Beard hairs are much more wiry than head hairs are, so others in the family really feel them when they end up between their toes.
If no one tells you, you can walk around most of the afternoon with the remains of lunch on your face.
You can't dine outside if it is windy, unless you really like hair with every bite of your food. You can ponytail your mane, but your beard? Not really.
After eating you will need a paper towel to clean the food off. If a restaurant only has those awful blow dryer things, you will have to go back out and get a napkin or towel from them, dripping all over the place when you do. Blow dryers do not work on beards if you also have long hair, because they blow hair all over the place.
Forget eating soup, ice cream, barbecue, or cotton candy, unless you want to look like a two year old when you finish.
But is having a bad-ass beard worth it? Hell yes!
Bill
Sounds like quite an interesting list of phenomenons I have looking forward to, yay!
On a sidenote, I am not even considering a fully grown, bellybutton length beard like some of you are sporting, mostly just an experiment for now, and just curious to see how a full beard will look on me.
So far, it itches like a motherfu... and I really dislike the feeling of having so much hair over my upper lip.
AND, when I dry my face with a towel after a shower, it feels as if it's still wet. Who would have figured?! hehe
I have found that using conditioner on my beard not only helps keep it in good shape overall, but it also DRASTICALLY reduced the itching during the first few weeks of growing it out. Once your beard hairs are about 1/2 to an inch long, the itching should subside.
Keeping the mustache hairs trimmed above the upper lip is also relatively simple. I typically use a small pair of curved "nail scissors" and carefully trim it along the upper edge of my upper lip.
Have fun!
--Val
Thanks for the tips, Val! :)
I have been, and will keep the hairs on the top of my lip not longer than where the upper lip begins, and that is easily done with a pair of hair clippers!
Will definitely try to use conditioner on my beard as well, and see how that feels, thanks!
Loving the beard more and more, though I wish I could find a tutorial online on how to achieve exactly the shape and length I want to achieve. Don't really find long and wild beards that appealing I'm afraid ;)
Hi Raul,
I don't really have any tips or anything. I plan on following your journey with great interest though! You would look awesome with a beard! But then again, you always look good! Please be well my friend and enjoy your jorney!
Ted