Facial Hair Discussion K?
 

Alrighty. So, I have a deal running with a close female friend. She had long hair for the longest time (since, like, 3rd grade) and finally cut it to shoulder-length. I asked her why she cut it, she said she felt like it. Said she'd grow it out if I grew a beard, kinda like a joke. She'd been railing on me for growing one for quite some time, so I figured "what the hell." I don't have any job interviews for some time anyways. No need to look neat and spiffy.

So, I'm shooting for the Grizzly Adams sorta look for now just to humor her. Brought this up to a friend lately and he laughed, saying it'd drive girls away. "Wasn't my intent to draw any in doing this," I told him. Another person in the room insisted that all the ladies he knew (or most. Something like that) preferred a fella with some decent facial hair.

Now, I'm not doing this to try and SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE or anything. Moreso an inside joke between her and me. Kinda hard to describe the backstory on. But my buddies and I fell into a short little discussion on this. Do ladies (on average) like their beaus to be clean shaven? Or scraggled? Or rivalling Cousin It? Any point where you absolutely draw the line? (I realize all people have their preferences, but indulge me with a nice stack-up of GFF opinions.)

For the guys... Can you even stand growing a beard? Got one? (This spilled over into an accompanying discussion. For example, both of my brothers can't grow a beard because they say it itches too much. Or it comes in too thin to allow them to even grow a decent one.)

Alternate question to the ladies -- can you grow a beard? pics plz

I believe there was a thread in the past on this. But I haven't seen one as of late. So bah. Here it is.

Here's what I learned from my girlfriend; girls don't mind facial hair it's just the early stages of it that is bothersome for them.

I rather enjoy my moustache, I wish I could grow a beard and as far as it itching. I imagine that would happen anywhere there is hair and you shave it and let it grow back.

I usually don't shave until I get a haircut, and I usually only get a haircut every two to three months, so I usually have a beard by then. Not a very good one necessarily, as my beard probably doesn't grow as full as other guys' do, but it is enough to distinguish it as a beard.

It really only itches in the week or so after shaving it, so it's not too much of a hassle to grow out. I actually wouldn't cut it without cutting my hair anyway, since I look pretty stupid with long hair and no beard (oppositely, I also look stupid with a long beard and short hair, which is why I always shave when I get a haircut).

I have a full beard, and both me and my girlfriend enjoy it a lot.

I don't like facial hair... it's scratchy and generally makes me think perhaps the boy is just lazy.

But boys don't seem to like short hair on girls very much, so I suppose if I'm allowed to cut my hair, they're darn well allowed to grow a beard.

I really want to grow a chin strap. I would keep it really neat and tidy, nothing is worse than a person with unruly facial hair.

I think attempting to keep a kempt beard or anything is pretty goofy unless you're a lot older. I just let scruff take over everywhere. Looks more :cool:. I shave usually, but when i don't then i dont shave for weeks so (like now) it gets ridiculously scruffy but i like it so yeah.

Stuff like chinstraps and goatees are just absurd to me. Oh but one time i saw a guy with a chin strap that formed a dollar sign on his cheek. Was pretty keen.

Only one thing is worse than unruly facial hair. A chin strap.

Really? I always thought that if they were well kept, they look pretty good?

I guess it depends on your social group. Its super popular with some people, and i guess others just think it looks kind of lameo.

I think the best is when you see like skinny white 26 year old guys with intense beards. Anyone who looks like they shouldnt have a beard, but does, is awesome.

Of course. But it is just a thought i'm toying with, i really haven't decided what i want to go for, I may just keep it clean, but who knows.

I'd kind of like to grow a beard. Not for any reason other than I never have, and am a bit curious. Too bad that beards are a no-no where I work. Lots of moving parts and snapping machines. And if I ever had to get a mask or resperator on, it has to be able to get a good seal on the skin.

Damn safety regulations.

If you're curious, just grow it all out for a while and then shave during the shower and try goofy things.

Man i'm so going to rock JUST the stache at some point. The hitler stache looks alright as well but can't do that. Thanks a lot, adolf :mad:

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go pom go

Hah, I know eh? I've always wondered what i would look like with a Hitler stash

My opinion is clean shaven. It shows me that you can at least clean after yourself. Most of my guy friends who start growing facial hair usually around finals time receives an abhorrent no-no from me. More like I step into the servery, see them and go "Holy crap shave that off." It's just not my thing.

On the other hand, guys who do look good with facial hair only does so when it's stubble. Like most of Gerard Butler's pictures.

General Grant Lee type facial hair is just disgusting. I just mention "glazed donuts" and people get my message.

Back in the day, I used to grow a goatee from time to time. It wasn't really a hassle. It didn't itch, only took a week to complete, and the missus loved it. Unfortunately, she only thought it looked hot, but she hated getting third degree burns when we were close. I was on and off with the thing for a year or so before I decided I would just go clean-shaven. I guess I can't do that again, now that I'm working.

I had a goatee my last year in college, just to try something different; it looks awful when I see pictures now, though. I can't grow a beard, and I would look very creepy with a moustache, so facial hair in general is pretty much out for me.

I think facial hair is kind of gross and as a guy, i will never grow it out. Unless you are a model to begin with, don't do it. Only the hottest guys still look hot with facial hair.

I really don't like facial hair. I associate it with being unclean, I guess. It looks OK on some guys, but even then I always think they'd look better without it.

I have the incredible ability to grow nice (not thin) facial hair, and last year I had a well-kept short beard+mustache for a while (shaved neck though, and used trimmer to keep beard short). That got old, so I shaved it off to look like my profile pic (back to goatee).

Now that I'm losing weight, I decided to get rid of the 'stache, and I look a LOT younger. I tell you, I like getting rid of the facial hair. I still have a really short goatee (no mustache) because I can't bear to part with it yet.

I usually like a bearded man, if only because it seems to scream masculinity to me. I have no idea why I think that.

Some men just look HORRIBLE with a beard, so I can't say I prefer it on all men. But really, a big guy with a beard is like striking gold for me.

All of my visible facial hair grows on my neck. Everything else on my face is just fuzz.

So no, I don't like it, and yes, I shave.

I have a half goatee thing going. Just the chin part, not the moustache part connecting to it, and it looks pretty good on me. A couple months ago I shaved it and looked about 15. In addition to the chin hair, I have excellent sideburns. I have tried the beard thing, but decided that I hate having a moustache, and a beard without a stache looks kind of funny {hi there Abe Lincoln}, so I scrapped that after a couple weeks.

Same as russ. I haven't completely shaved since mid-March. I've been letting my goatee go out since then. It's getting close to where I can put some rubber bands around it and make a tail or something. I do keep the rest of my facial hair trim though, and I shave off the rest of my facial hair (moustache, sideburns, etc.). I've been going to events and interviews like this and I guess my hot looks coupled with my awesome skills got me hot job offers. I'm gonna keep this thing for my cousin's upcoming wedding and probably for a few more months until I get sick of it, if I do. I'm going for that grandmaster sensei look.

I always shave my 'stache. Makes my lips come out more (heard from various chick that my lips are very nice) + I don't like having a 'stache. It looks stupid. I usually let my beard grow a week, then shave it off, but not completly. Like this guy.

People I knew who suddenly decided to grow their facial hair seemed to look much older. I generally don't mind facial hair on some people, but I sometimes think that there are others who naturally look more attractive without it.

so guys

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/224...23000rm.th.jpg or http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/677...23126bc.th.jpg

I prefer to have a nice smooth face though that's usually not the case. I'll go from clean shaven to like the pic on the left in around 3 days; something I don't like ;(

I could shave ever day but that would just make my facial hair grow even faster which I don't want.

I grew my first goatee/mustache a few months ago, and I'm still unsure whether the annoyance outweighs the benefits. On the plus side, I've gotten lots of comments about how it makes me look older, more distinguished, etc., and it hides my double chin. My facial hair grows fast and thick (I have perpetual 5 o'clock shadow, it seems), so it's nice not having to shave very much.

The downside is that it kind of itches, the mustache is so thick it tickles my nose, and I always feel like the hair around my mouth is dirty after eating. I'll stick with it for a bit, just because I think I look much better than I do clean shaven, but I'm not sure if I can get used to it in the long-term. Being able to stroke my beard like an evil genius is a definite plus.

I sometimes go for a week at a time without having a shave. It kinda starts to itch me by that time.
I don't like having a beard/ moutache, but i'm just too goddamn lazy to shave sometimes.

I don't mind facial hair on guys. =)

I think it looks pretty awesome honestly... I like the Beatles style. :P

I suggest you shave as well. If you grow a beard or something, you are slightly at a risk of getting rejected by people who don't like them. Again, it really depends on the area you're staying. At where I'm staying, I think girls generally don't like guys who aren't clean shaven. They seem to have this idea that we are just plain lazy. Though they like guys who have the potential to grow beards but they shave (as in you can see that the guys have hairs growing around their chin but they shave it off) and I know of girls who find that notoriously sexy. I think they might have been influenced by the likes of Tom Cruise or something. Again, it's entirely up to your choice but I think it's one less hassle if you don't have a beard. It's quite restrictive.

I like facial hair on men--when it's well-kept.

All these people who are saying that it shows a guy is lazy if he grows a beard or mustache obviously have never seen a man with a well-trimmed mustache and beard before.

Keeping facial hair neat and trimmed DOES take effort, so they wouldn't be lazy--now would they?

Not the case with me. I actually prefer girls with short hair(mainly shoulder length) to those that have it reaching their lower backside.

I hate facial hair, especially on the upper lip.

beard? Like Ahmedinejad's? Not for now I guess. I might consider getting one in future though. You know, Walt Disney grew one since he considered his face was too "innocent" to enter business world.

I keep a mustache and goatee pretty much constantly as they hide the fact that I'm incredibly baby faced and am somewhat lacking in chin as well. I appear to drop about 6 years if it's gone so I'll maybe once every year shave it all off to remind myself why I don't shave.

Really though if women think facial hair makes a man lazy they need to be more specific as well kempt facial hair is a lot more effort than just shaving daily.

I can't grow a beard, like, at all. It's limited to three specific areas:

-between the bottom of my nose and above my upper lip
-small patch directly beneath my lower lip
-on my chin not exceeding beyond the length of my mouth

I like stubble for me. I look awkward without my stash but I don't like having it too long (well, as long as it can get which isn't really long).

The Navy doesn't really care for anything outside of a well trimmed mustache. Since I don't really care for the way it looks on me, I am well shaven most of the time. I generally don't let it grow out more than a day or two.

My only problem with letting it grow out is that I have techno colored facial hair ranging from almost colorless blond hair to red that is so dark it almost looks like black. So only the dark red stuff on my chin can you actually see if I haven’t shaved. The rest of it is too light. Besides it looks funny when the hair under my bottom lip is a completely different color than the rest of my chin.

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So I have a rather large beard. It started out as more as a chinstrap, but around January I just basically stopped shaving. I have no reason to be particularly concerned about attracting females (as I wouldn't be either way, nor do I really care anyhow), and it serves more as a point of conversation for random people as well (as I am a cashier). I've gotten as much Amish/HAYJESUSLOL comments as I have had random people go like "woah, that is a legendary beard".

I have heard many people complain (mostly older guys who confide in me thier inability to grow said beard) that they couldn't stand the itching while growing the beard. I honestly can't remember if that ever happened to me (I have atrocious memory). Someone once told me the big beard works for me cause I'm a big guy. Well, it doesn't really matter to me one way or the other. I just wish I could grow a better stache or something.

I'd say it would look better without the mustashe...

I have facial hair myself, and I keep it as well groomed as possible. Whether or not the opposite sex finds it "attractive" it's there to stay, as it is part of who I am. It's a full grown beard, much like my current avatar except there's clearly a moustache.

I see no reason to cave into social preference or standard for how I should look.

I used to shave every other day, which kept it at a smooth clean-cut look forever.

But I once didn't shave for a full month, and I trimmed it. It looked very nice, I liked it a lot. I shaved it all last Sunday for this 50th anniversary thing at my school, and I hated how I looked shaved. SO I'm growing it out again.

I had a goatee before, well like just hair on my chin-region. I didn't like it much, it made my lower lip too huge... but everyoen said they loved it, so idk.

Right now, it's nice stubble which is only visible close. I'm just going to wing it and not shave for a while an dsee how it turns out... though i need a good look for Prom in like a week.

Only thing I hate is my upper lip. Because it looks HORRIBLE and mexican-sanchez with the stubble. i HATE that, so i always shave my mustache and it looks even worse. i really want the edward norton goatee but i can't grow hair connecting my chin hair [beard] to my upper lip hair [mustache]

Facial hair==manlyman. == melike.

I've got a nice goatee going. It's a bit bushy around my chin (hence, my chin looks HUGE) but it looks good.

I HATE mustaches and beards. Ugh, they look so nasty. Goatees are the hottest ever. They aren't all ugly and everywhere on the guys' face. They aren't bothersome and the guy looks well groomed. Well, not the goatees that actually hang off the chin. I mean the nice ones that are close shaved. Beards make a guy look like a slob <_<

I've never been a fan of facial hair (or really, any large amounts of bodily hair) on men. The whole Tom-Selleck-chest-and-face-hair sexy image of the just really turns me off. I think it's partially a culture thing, since my mom grew up in the late 60s-70s when hairy men were the hot thing, and she still holds that image as 'most attractive/masculine.'

Oddly enough, I get livid when my dad threatens to shave his beard/moustache. Mostly because I'm used to him with it, and he looks stupid without it to me. If I meet a guy with facial hair, and then he later shaves it, then I prefer him with. So it might just be up to what I'm familiar/comfortable with. It does age guys, though. I know 19 year olds that look like they're in their 20s or older.

I cant stand facial hair myself. I keep my chops grown out, but anything other than that just irritates the hell out of me. Sooner or later I'm gonna grow out a stylin "Geraldo Rivera" stache, just to look like my wow character.

Sideburns are the essence of awesome, why lie?

Seriously though, I'm just a scatterbrained person and forget to shave for a few days at a time. I have grown accustomed to having a bit of scruff, and even feel naked without it. Besides, I have a babyface without a bit of hair there :(

I don't like Mustaches, but I got a stubble thing going right now, might turn into a gotee or a *gasp* beard eventually.
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And like Immortal, I sometimes just forget to shave *shrug* I also have naturally hairy legs, but that's another story.

HOW IS THIS NOT COOL:
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Because your hair is fighting and endless indy/emo battle against your beard's homeless pedobear machinations.

Thanks to what would be my grandfather from my mothers side's St Lucian-ness, I have a bit of a chin and moustace facial hair thing going on. Hardly any at all on the cheeks.

Also I dunno why, but I don't like it very much and pretty much shave every 2 days at least. :/ I'm probably one of the few who doesn't wish to grow a goatee just yet.

Also, on this note, remember when you were little? When you thought it'd be really cool to shave? Yeah, "I cn't wait 4 my beerd to start growing at will be awesoem" feeling? God, I am so gonna go back and punch the past me in the tits for thinking that.

When I was 15 my electric shaver broke, and as it turned out I could already grow the full beard. So I did, though I did later get another shaver to keep it shorter and to shave under my eyes. I haven't been clean-shaven in 7 years and I can't imagine going beardless now.

For the most part I prefer to go clean shaven. My tool of choice is a Mach 3 (regular), but I've been experimenting with the new Fusion razor with mixed feelings. I've occasional worn a small soul patch or a well trimmed and shaped goatee, but really like the feeling and look of a smooth face (or with very slight stubble).

This is the most I've ever worn on my face, and was a month and a half of growth:
http://www.sevenbits.net/imgbank/beard2_440.jpg

I shaved today, but my beard was a little thicker than yours, Electric. Not by a ton. But it feels weird. I look like young tyke whenever I look in the mirror =( AND MY FACE IS COLD.

I might have kept growing it, but the job I have forbids facial hair (I was on disability leave for the duration of growth seen here). That and I lacked a facial hair trimmer to keep the thing looking even.

Once I can get past the first week--where the stuff itches like a mofo--I would have kept growing my beard provided I had a way of grooming it. But, since I have no trimmer I just took my clippers without guard, chopped it all off and finished it with a blade.

I have that same sweater lol. And I'm so fuzzy because I haven't shaved for like 2 weeks.

I've never been interested much in growing a mustache, I stick to stubble or clean shaven. Work at the office requires me to look fairly dressy for conferences and meeting bankers so I'm lucky that I can get away with stubble, since its an absolute bitch to have a proper close shave for me.

I only ever once grew a beard/mustache, when I was travelling over to the US for two weeks and it hadn't occurred to me power points were going to be different over there. I only had an electric razor at the time and there was no-where nearby to buy a regular one, so I couldn't shave for two weeks. My girlfriend actually drove past me at the airport when she came to pick me up when I got back, not realising it was me under the beard.

So no, beards are not my thing.

As a side note, girls with hair anywhere between short to shoulder length are A-OK, anything past that starts to get in the way.

Now, my girlfriend has read this thread and wishes to see what I look like with a goatee. I balance this against my dislike of facial hair. So I'm leaving it to you people to decide, because I'm deathly bored at work right now and it gives me something to do.

I spend $150 a month on waxing alone. Facial hair I probably spend anywhere in the neighborhood of $20~70 a month trying to keep my face less fuzzy. >.<

Because let's face it, when your eyebrows grow bushy from clean to outta whack in 7 days and grow the length of 1/5 of an inch in that matter of time, there's nothing more to say than "screw tweezing."

I'd like to try and grow a beard sometime. My father has a nice, full beard so there's a good chance that I can, but I've never tried. I think it would be all-or-nothing for me, though. I've asked friends before and they all say they just can't imagine me with a goatee or anything.

It depends... Some men look cool unshaved others just don't. I think it all depends on the "type" of person...

I can grow an OK one, but it requires too much trimming and WAAAAAYY too much waiting for me to even put in the effort. Plus it itches like hell. I grow probably in 4 months what most people grow in about 3 weeks.

Well I could grow a beard if you shot me full of testosterone... Don't think I'd suit it mind >.<

It's really subjective. I know a lot of guys with goatees (it's quite scary really) and it only seems to accentuate their looks. But then I know clean-shaven guys too and they completely suit it. I guess it's all up to face structure and the ability to grow facial hair well.

I'm new here and probably nobody gives two shits what I say, but I'm gonna say it anyway-- I very strongly approve of your beard, bro!

I've had a goatee going for about a year, myself (I trim it occasionally with about the 4th setting from the shortest on an electric trimmer) but I'm contemplating going full-on lumberjack full beard. This goes with my nice long heavy metal hair... if I had short hair the beard would just be weird as hell on me I think.

I have no frame of reference on whether or not this helps the lady situation (unless my ex gf counts, and I sure hope that isn't the case)... people have been telling me it's probably bogging me down, but you know what? I don't really care.

*Goes back to doing science and math*

We have a guy on my floor & college that we nicknamed "Fidel" because of his legendary beard :p.

I have such a pathetic time with facial hair, I can go well over a month without shaving and it's probably equal to a week or so with anyone else (unless you're a girl because that'd be weird and pretty awesome). I basically have stubble for a zillion years. Back in school I had this cool goatee thing going, it took forever. THEN IT HAD TO GO AND IT'S NEVER BEEN BACK TO VISIT. So emotional!

The goatee was hawt.

I had a full beard in grade 10. I grew it out for about a year and had a great just-escaped-from-the-asylum look going with an untamed beard and hair that went about halfway down my back. After I cut the hair, the beard needed trimming. I still have the full beard, but it's shaped some now.

Maybe it'll come back one day. ;__;

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN I WAS WORRIED SICK" I'll say. Then it'll punch me in the chin.

Ha, my brother actually calls my look "The Castro".

These days I just keep a tame mustache and trim it once a week. I shave the rest every three days. I shaved last night at midnight and already I have what looks like two days worth and it pisses me off. After about a week the damn thing starts to itch and the it seems to grow coarse on one side and fine on the other so it´ll be awhile before I ever bother growing it out again. I guess I only keep the mustache because I think it goes alright with my hair length.

Odd to see this topic pop up. Just recently I've decided to grow a beard, but a well-managed well trimmed one. I need to add a few years to my look for upcoming job interviews months ahead and it seems like one obvious route to take. It does itch like crazy though and can't wait til I can finally get used to it.

I grow facial hair rather quickly. If I don't shave for 2 weeks then I'll have a full beard. It only takes 24 hours for me to have a light shadow on my face. My beards grow in really gruffy, and they itch a lot.

I hate having to shave every 5 days.

I like looking at a guy with some scruff, but I prefer to touch a smooth face.

Still being in the awkward stages of puberty myself, facial hair is a no-no. Besides, if I were to let my facial hair grow out, all I would up with is a trash-stache.

For this reason, I shave once it becomes noticeable. I doubt I'd look good in a beard/moustache at all, so I'll just ignore that route.

TBH, I don't think you can generalize anything women like.

So complicated -_-.