Figured I might as well start a new page with this beard rap video I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HK3R4GT1Lw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HK3R4GT1Lw
My beard's at :46
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Going to keep at this level for a few months and then grow a Christmas beard.
http://www.abload.de/img/shot34u5z.jpg
Going to keep at this level for a few months and then grow a Christmas beard.
http://www.abload.de/img/shot34u5z.jpg
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
My shit has been fucking itching like Bitch!
I try to keep it a little lubricated, but the weather is getting drier up here in NYC
Can it be September already =/
I try to keep it a little lubricated, but the weather is getting drier up here in NYC
Can it be September already =/
Good man. That's about where I am now.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Family gave me a nickname
"Santa Christ"... =/
"Santa Christ"... =/
EYEL1NER
Member
I haven't shaved since the end of December, on my last day of work. My wife wants the beard gone but I told her I wasnt going to shave until I had an interview lined up.
I have been wanting to trim it and make it look neat, but I am so scared that I will fuck up and have to lose the whole thing that I can't bring myself to try.
So I have a Blackbeard the Pirate/Homeless Guy thing going on. I thought about just losing the lower portion and going with a Cop Stache, James Hetfield, or Fu Manchu. But I'll just leave it for now.
I've grown to really enjoy taking the hair at the corner of my mouth and just tucking it into the mouth and sucking on it though. My buddy said he used to do the same thing when he was out with an SF team in Afghanistan an grew a beard out for months.
I have been wanting to trim it and make it look neat, but I am so scared that I will fuck up and have to lose the whole thing that I can't bring myself to try.
So I have a Blackbeard the Pirate/Homeless Guy thing going on. I thought about just losing the lower portion and going with a Cop Stache, James Hetfield, or Fu Manchu. But I'll just leave it for now.
I've grown to really enjoy taking the hair at the corner of my mouth and just tucking it into the mouth and sucking on it though. My buddy said he used to do the same thing when he was out with an SF team in Afghanistan an grew a beard out for months.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I do this too, haha
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Decided to let it grow again after the last pic I posted, as I got terrible razor bumps and the medicine i used to help get rid of them scared me up pretty bad 
Anyway, full beard ahoy
Anyway, full beard ahoy
blame space
Banned
now that's a beard.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Looking like a buffed up James Harden.
FunkyPajamas
Member
Alright guys, I want to join the club.
I haven't shaved in the past month but to be honest I'm not very happy with the results. I will post pictures here, but please don't mock my pathetic attempt at having a beard. Well, ok, you can make fun of me but please be gentle.
Also, please excuse the shitty webcam quality.
So, here's the deal: I want to grow a real man beard. I don't want to start grooming that crap though because that's not my style. But, I also don't want to look like a hobo. I guess my question is, what is the very minimum I have to do to make the beard look good (i.e. not wiry and pubic hair-like)?
Also, you may have noticed that I am missing some hair here and there. I mean, the goddamn thing is patchy as well. Seeing as how it's likely not going to cover the entire area, should I go with a different look? Mutton chops and Moustache? Honestly I would prefer NOT to trim it or invest too much time in it, but I'm open to suggestions.
I haven't shaved in the past month but to be honest I'm not very happy with the results. I will post pictures here, but please don't mock my pathetic attempt at having a beard. Well, ok, you can make fun of me but please be gentle.
Also, please excuse the shitty webcam quality.
So, here's the deal: I want to grow a real man beard. I don't want to start grooming that crap though because that's not my style. But, I also don't want to look like a hobo. I guess my question is, what is the very minimum I have to do to make the beard look good (i.e. not wiry and pubic hair-like)?
Also, you may have noticed that I am missing some hair here and there. I mean, the goddamn thing is patchy as well. Seeing as how it's likely not going to cover the entire area, should I go with a different look? Mutton chops and Moustache? Honestly I would prefer NOT to trim it or invest too much time in it, but I'm open to suggestions.
Pollux
Member
Alright guys, I want to join the club.
I haven't shaved in the past month but to be honest I'm not very happy with the results. I will post pictures here, but please don't mock my pathetic attempt at having a beard. Well, ok, you can make fun of me but please be gentle.
Also, please excuse the shitty webcam quality.
So, here's the deal: I want to grow a real man beard. I don't want to start grooming that crap though because that's not my style. But, I also don't want to look like a hobo. I guess my question is, what is the very minimum I have to do to make the beard look good (i.e. not wiry and pubic hair-like)?
Also, you may have noticed that I am missing some hair here and there. I mean, the goddamn thing is patchy as well. Seeing as how it's likely not going to cover the entire area, should I go with a different look? Mutton chops and Moustache? Honestly I would prefer NOT to trim it or invest too much time in it, but I'm open to suggestions.
To be honest I think you could rock the mustache. Just cut it where the "patch" starts about 1/2 centimeter below your lip on either side.
Yeah man, your stache is strong, whatever you do you consider yourself set there. I think it will look fine in a bit. The patches are small, and your hair is dense enough elsewhere to cover them effectively I think. If you still don't like it, maybe some moustache and goatee would look good.Alright guys, I want to join the club.
I haven't shaved in the past month but to be honest I'm not very happy with the results. I will post pictures here, but please don't mock my pathetic attempt at having a beard. Well, ok, you can make fun of me but please be gentle.
Also, please excuse the shitty webcam quality.
So, here's the deal: I want to grow a real man beard. I don't want to start grooming that crap though because that's not my style. But, I also don't want to look like a hobo. I guess my question is, what is the very minimum I have to do to make the beard look good (i.e. not wiry and pubic hair-like)?
Also, you may have noticed that I am missing some hair here and there. I mean, the goddamn thing is patchy as well. Seeing as how it's likely not going to cover the entire area, should I go with a different look? Mutton chops and Moustache? Honestly I would prefer NOT to trim it or invest too much time in it, but I'm open to suggestions.
My advice? Consider shaving off the sides/neck and going with a moustache and goatee. Shave it until the patchier parts and make sure it's symmetric, and you're good to go. All the hair in the center of your face is thick so it would look much more full.
It's a low maintenance style, it needs an occasional trim but it covers a much smaller area so it doesn't take long at all.
FunkyPajamas
Member
Thanks guys, really appreciated
I'll keep it going and will be back in a few weeks to report. If I can't get the damn thing to cover the patches, I'll definitely go with a moustache/sideburns and/or goatee combo.
Thanks again!
I'll keep it going and will be back in a few weeks to report. If I can't get the damn thing to cover the patches, I'll definitely go with a moustache/sideburns and/or goatee combo.
Thanks again!
FunkyPajamas
Member
): I love the golf cap. My ex gave it to me.
any tips on how to take care of a beard?
after 15 years, I am going for the second time in my life for a goatee, which grows nice.
but I remember having problems making it look nice, it's like.. I can't just leave the beard grow at will, it will look bad. should I be using a small comb or something?
sorry for my ignorance, any help is appreciated.
after 15 years, I am going for the second time in my life for a goatee, which grows nice.
but I remember having problems making it look nice, it's like.. I can't just leave the beard grow at will, it will look bad. should I be using a small comb or something?
sorry for my ignorance, any help is appreciated.
You guys need to start reading this: creating the neck line.
Shaving a nice neck line can make quite difference between 'look like a hobo' and 'look like a boss'.
My beard has to go because I'm dressing up as a stewardess for a theme party this friday, but after that I'm going all out till autumn again.
Shaving a nice neck line can make quite difference between 'look like a hobo' and 'look like a boss'.
My beard has to go because I'm dressing up as a stewardess for a theme party this friday, but after that I'm going all out till autumn again.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Fucking HUMIDITY!
My beard ; ;
It itches so bad, and it's hot, I just want to shave it off... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
Need to go dip it in water every 30 minutes to keep it cool and refreshed
Might need to go buy a water spray bottle, and spiff spiff during the un-vampire hours
My beard ; ;
It itches so bad, and it's hot, I just want to shave it off... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
Need to go dip it in water every 30 minutes to keep it cool and refreshed
Might need to go buy a water spray bottle, and spiff spiff during the un-vampire hours
blame space
Banned
beards.org is incredible
Me and my friend made a bet (pack of 24 beers), who can last longer without shaving. So here we are 2 months without shaving
haha awesome.
Escape Goat
Member
How long should you let your beard grow before you start to trim/shape it? Websites say to let it grow for 4 weeks and then go to a barber to have them shape the neck and trim the beard.
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I'm going caveman at the moment
Growing that shit as much as possible, will trim it when it reaches my chest area, it's getting there, say a month or two
Making September trim/shape my cut-off point
Me with my 2 month old niece last Saturday:
depends on your beard i suppose... mine grows painfully slow so i let it for 2 months without touching it. then i did my neckline..... let it grow for another month. trim a litle bit my cheek area... let it grow 2 more months... and trimmed again (too fucking much the cheek area). but it looks a little wierd... so im not gonna touch it for a while now.
pic.
krypt0nian
Banned
XANDER CAGE
Member
I am 100% beard, although I've been trying different looks recently. I think this is my favorite I've had:
half a moon
Banned
I'm 24, should I give up on being able to grow one?
It's like the hairs are too spread out.
It's like the hairs are too spread out.
ComputerMKII
Banned
I stopped shaving for the first time and it's been five weeks now.
I think my facial hair hasn't grown very much. Should I keep it or shave it?
I think my facial hair hasn't grown very much. Should I keep it or shave it?
CrocMother
Banned
When you say shave the neck, do you mean under the chin as well?
After three weeks this is what I've got going on:
It's pretty coarse, my only complaint. Otherwise it's the best I've ever grown it. I definitely should trim the neck a bit.
After three weeks this is what I've got going on:
It's pretty coarse, my only complaint. Otherwise it's the best I've ever grown it. I definitely should trim the neck a bit.
ComputerMKII
Banned
Thanks
Sweet fucking beard. Probably my favorite look so far, I could probably get away with that at work and not have my wife hate me.
Very solid. Good lines.
Fucking EPIC. You're living the dream, man. I must do that before I leave this world. My father can grow epic beards, while I'm still trying to figure out what I can pull off.
Looks good, like the contrast from cheek to goatee.
Also looks good. Very solid.
The beards above are my favorite thus far.
old pics, but point gets across:
Ive been suffering from the curly beard lately
wich can end up kinda icky looking specially if you're not a curly haired person
as such, ive been mantaining more of a stub, wich I ussually let grow quite a bit before reseting
it's weird, cause my beard was never like this before
my beard is evolving
edit: some larger than life beards in this glorious thread. Keep on trucking.
Ive been suffering from the curly beard lately
wich can end up kinda icky looking specially if you're not a curly haired person
as such, ive been mantaining more of a stub, wich I ussually let grow quite a bit before reseting
it's weird, cause my beard was never like this before
my beard is evolving
edit: some larger than life beards in this glorious thread. Keep on trucking.
Yar. I probably shave mine a bit too close to the jaw at the moment.
It should be ok to maintain that line when it thickens up, though.
http://www.beards.org/neck.php
anyway, i did mine just being shy. it took me like 3 months and 3 different (and increasing) shaves.
or just ask for help, some friend or relative!
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
I'm having such a hard time keeping myself cool
Have been doing crazy things to my beard
Splash like 5-7 gulps worth of water to soak it in, keeping it hydrated, also when AC or Fan or both on, and the cool air hits it, it feels so good, so so good, my toes curl up like I'm about to orgasm good
Hell sometimes a little aftershave stops all the itching... WHO THE FUCK KNEW?
Next week start my coconut oil rub-a-thon, get that shit SILKY SMOOTH!
Have been doing crazy things to my beard
Splash like 5-7 gulps worth of water to soak it in, keeping it hydrated, also when AC or Fan or both on, and the cool air hits it, it feels so good, so so good, my toes curl up like I'm about to orgasm good
Hell sometimes a little aftershave stops all the itching... WHO THE FUCK KNEW?
Next week start my coconut oil rub-a-thon, get that shit SILKY SMOOTH!
krypt0nian
Banned
luckyboyceo
Member
Neckline is something I struggled with for a long time too. I just recently feel like I've been getting the hang of it, and I've had a beard for 4 years now (though it's not nearly as godly as some in this thread). Here's a side view of mine:
Start with two fingers and place them right at your adam's apple. Shave there and then stay parallel to your jawline, until you get towards your ears where you should round it out a bit. That's how I do mine.
Hope that helps!
Chart:
So according to this, I'm between Sea Captain and Grandpa. Neat.
Took me about a month to grow mine out. I guess I really need to shave my neck, since it's becoming a bit bothersome and out-of-place.
And yeah, I'll have a pic up soon.
JiuJitsuka
Neo Member
Dude that's fantastic. Can't you record yourself doing that from a side view and upload the video on private or something. !!
luckyboyceo
Member
Yeah, that might be possible. I'll give it a try next time I shave and see how it turns out. I can't promise anything though.
Also, a three-way mirror is absolutely essential for beard maintenance. If you don't have a three-way mirror, try angling another mirror against the one that you use. You want to be able to see what you're doing while you're shaving, it makes a world of difference.
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