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Greenday

01-25-2009, 09:33 PM

I've grown a goatee before. That I liked. I've grown a mustache last year. That did NOT look good.

So now...for the first time ever...Greenday is growing a beard. It will just be a regular beard, nothing mustache part at all. I've only been growing it for three days but damnit, I look damn sexy with it already.

I plan on keeping a log on how sexy it looks over time. I'm just curious as to everyone's opinions on facial hair.

Edit: It'd be damn helpful if my room was decently lit (stupid crappy dorm lights) and I had a camera that wasn't my phone.

Jester

01-25-2009, 09:46 PM

I have had my current goatee since September of '98, with only twelve weeks TOTAL of clean shaven-ness (6 of those week coming this last fall).

Obviously I am partial to facial hair (my father often had a beard), but sadly, I cannot grow a full beard. My cheeks, apparently, are a facial hair desert, where only the briefest patches of some hardy species of facial hair can barely eke out an existence, with very few neighbors in its immediate proximity.

So shaving around my goatee is pretty freakin' easy. I have been known to shave for the day in under 30 seconds, without even bothering with shaving cream. Zip zip! Done!

I must say, though, that I don't fully get the beard sans moustache look.

And thank you for reminding me that I am in need of a haircut and beard trim. Yes, my hair cutter trims my beard for me. Yes, she is a wonderful woman. Yes, I tip her ridiculously for the extra effort that she does not charge me for.

Because while most of the girls I get involved with do like my goatee, when it grows too bushy, it is just not attractive. Especially since it doesn't grow evenly. (Flirt actually pulled out one errant and longer hair the other night....just reached right out and yanked it out. I was too shocked to even respond.)

But yes, Green, some of us do look much sexier with the facial hair in full bloom. Some of my friends prefer me cleanshaven, but I honestly feel like I look like a bloody monkey with a shorn chin.

Shpepper

01-25-2009, 10:05 PM

It just depends on the person. I have seen guys that I loved it on and others that I wanted to shave them right then and there because it was really really bad. But if you like it and keep it neat, then it's your choice.

McGoddess09

01-25-2009, 10:18 PM

The SO and my friend,Tattoo are the kind of guys where they should just keep the facial hair. They look creepy without it.

My ex was one of those guys who should stay cleanshaven. Any type of facial hair did not look good on him.

Someone is gonna have to say this...and it's gonna be me.

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES.

:D

Evil Queen

01-25-2009, 10:21 PM

I love furry faces. When I was a kid, my Dad had a beard. He shaved it when I was 3-or-4 and come out of the bathroom to surprise RW and I. We both cried because that didn't look like our Daddy. Our Daddy was fuzzy. :p

My SO sometimes grows out a beard. I love his beard. He's dirty blonde (it changes with the season, during the summer it's blonder and during the winter it's almost as brown as mine is) but has a red beard. I love it to bits. It looks good on him, but every time he has an outting with his family, he shaves it all off. :(

That makes me a sad panda.

Mr Slugger

01-25-2009, 10:21 PM

During the winter I somewhat grow a beard. I mean usually I got about 3-4 weeks between shavings. I don't let it grow too long because I don't want to maintain it, and I don't shave often because it's freaking cold out there. Plus it's just a tad bit of laziness. Honestly though the wife hates it. :p

Greenday

01-25-2009, 10:22 PM

Someone is gonna have to say this...and it's gonna be me.

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES.

:D

Give me a camera and I'll get pics up. Seriously though, I'll see what I can manage. My camera phone isn't good enough for pics.

Spiffy McMoron

01-25-2009, 10:33 PM

I'd just like to state that having a goatee is great. It makes me look older than I am (important when working with teens) and it helps keep my face warm on these frosty Alberta days. Plus, I make that shit work! ;):lol:

I had a full-on beard that was easy to maintain but made me look like a hobo. (By the way, never start growing a beard in late July. Trust me.) I've have a goatee since about 2006, when I shaved my beard because I'd lost a bet. It looked weird for the first few days, but I've grown used to it. And recently, a friend posted some clean-shaven pictures of me from about 2003 or so. It's more motivation for me to keep the goatee. :lol:

Kheldarson

01-25-2009, 10:56 PM

My BF alternates between a beard and clean-shaven. I like him either way, although I'll admit a slight fascination for the beard since no guy in my family either keeps or is capable of growing a beard (military family). I figure as long as it's kept neat, then it's good.

Jester

01-25-2009, 10:59 PM

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICTURES.

There have been plenty of pictures with me and my goatee on this site.

But if you insist, here's one of me standing in front of a somewhat famous murderer's house (Jeffrey MacDonald, of "Fatal Vision" fame):

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2124/18/11/1334413633/n1334413633_265772_4246.jpg

By the way, never start growing a beard in late July. Trust me.

I trust you, but I also live in the tropics and used to live in the desert, and have had a goatee in the very warm (here) and ridiculously hot (there) summers, and had no problem with it.

Of course, I am an odd puppy. But y'all knew that.

guywithashovel

01-25-2009, 11:25 PM

I could probably grow a goatee if I wanted to, but I don't think I could pull off a full beard. Sometimes, I'll go a few days without shaving, and I'll wonder if I should try to let a beard or goatee grown in, but I always end up shaving it off. I might look good with some facial hair, but in the end, I just don't like the way a hairy face feels.

cinema guy

01-25-2009, 11:47 PM

I have a beard. Have had it for around 15 years now and don't plan to change it.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gregsmith/misc/RIAT.jpg

CaroPhoenix

01-26-2009, 12:25 AM

I love facial hair! Mustaches especially - they tickle and I love that sensation.

Mr. Rum cannot go without at least a mustache (though he does have a goatee, but I'm hoping he shaves it off as no matter what, it just looks scraggly). The reason Mr. Rum needs to have facial hair? If he doesn't, he literally looks like he's 12! :lol: It's funny, but he'd be carded in a heartbeat without that facial hair.

BookstoreEscapee

01-26-2009, 02:07 AM

I've never been a huge fan of facial hair. Can't quite picture it on you, Greenday...

I used to be friends with a guy who had a full beard when I met him. He looked better with a goatee because he doesn't have much of a chin. One day he shaved off the beard and I almost didn't recognize him when I saw him at work!

OT, I like when people post pics of themselves. It's interesting to see how people look...never quite the way you picture someone...

Evil Queen

01-26-2009, 02:29 AM

I have a beard. Have had it for around 15 years now and don't plan to change it.

MEOW! http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Drooling/drooling.gif

*rubs his fuzzy face*

:D

Spiffy McMoron

01-26-2009, 02:31 AM

I trust you, but I also live in the tropics and used to live in the desert, and have had a goatee in the very warm (here) and ridiculously hot (there) summers, and had no problem with it.

Oh, now that I'm used to it, it's no problem at all--I keep mine year-round. But when the itchy/uncomfortable stage coincides with August heat waves...not fun.

McGoddess09

01-26-2009, 02:46 AM

My SO sometimes grows out a beard. I love his beard. He's dirty blonde (it changes with the season, during the summer it's blonder and during the winter it's almost as brown as mine is) but has a red beard.

My SO is the same way! His hair is a strawberry blonde and his beard is red.

Wheird. (cookies for reference)

Evil Queen

01-26-2009, 02:58 AM

Wheird. (cookies for reference)
Pie tastes better with cool wHip!

Greenday

01-26-2009, 03:21 AM

Oh snap, I just remembered I have pics of me with a mustache. Can we say...creepy?

Evil Queen

01-26-2009, 03:22 AM

Oh... *shiver* I remember that picture. Gah...

Greenday

01-26-2009, 03:41 AM

Oh... *shiver* I remember that picture. Gah...

Don't think it was sexy?

JoitheArtist

01-26-2009, 03:48 AM

Personally, I love a well-trimmed beard! My dad usually had a beard and mustache when I was growing up.

There are a lot of guys out there that would look soooooo much better with some (again, WELL-TRIMMED) facial hair--without it, they consistently look like they're caught between childhood and adulthood.

And if you want to see a truly lovely crop of beards, come join me at my local RenFaire. :) Beards, long hair, kilts, Shakespearean bawdiness, the whole nine yards. :eyewaggle:

Jester

01-26-2009, 03:56 AM

The reason Mr. Rum needs to have facial hair? If he doesn't, he literally looks like he's 12! :lol: It's funny, but he'd be carded in a heartbeat without that facial hair.

Amusingly, I get carded even WITH my goatee. Five times carded since my 38th birthday, thank you very much. Clean shaven? Please, bitch! They almost card me for R-rated movies!

OT, I like when people post pics of themselves. It's interesting to see how people look...never quite the way you picture someone...

If I'm included in that, just how did you picture me? If not, nevermind.

But when the itchy/uncomfortable stage coincides with August heat waves...not fun.

Maybe I'm lucky, as that is not a huge problem for me. Or perhaps it has something to do with my very slow facial hair growth. From clean shaven to a respectable goatee takes me a full five days, whereas Dad was the type that would have to shave almost twice a day when he was cleanshaven. He had the whole Nixonian thing going on.

My SO is the same way! His hair is a strawberry blonde and his beard is red.

Without getting too graphic, let me just say that my experience with women who have strawberry blonde hair is very, VERY similar. :eyewaggle: :whistle:

McGoddess09

01-26-2009, 04:17 AM

Without getting too graphic, let me just say that my experience with women who have strawberry blonde hair is very, VERY similar. :eyewaggle: :whistle:

I almost woke my mom up. Thanks. :lol:

Jester

01-26-2009, 04:25 AM

De nada. But obviously it wasn't funny enough, or you WOULD have woken her up.

I'll work on that.

Of course, on reflection, said hair has to have some serious redness going on for this semi-colorblind idiot to see it as such.

Just saying. :whistle:

McGoddess09

01-26-2009, 04:30 AM

Jester

01-26-2009, 04:43 AM

You,sir,are full of win. I like you.

That seems to be the popular sentiment in the female population these days....... :cool:

McGoddess09

01-26-2009, 04:48 AM

That seems to be the popular sentiment in the female population these days....... :cool:

Tell me about it. Now that I'm no longer available, every single guy friend is coming up to me and tell me how much they like/love me and every freshman guy is hitting on me.

Jester

01-26-2009, 05:31 AM

First of all, I AM still available. I am single. None of these recent women in my life has made, to date, any move to take me off the market. That may yet happen, and as a strong proponent of not cheating (38.5 years on the planet, haven't cheated on a girlfriend yet), but until then, I repeat, I AM still available.

But seriously, I did notice during the year I was engaged to The Brit that I was suddenly FAR more popular and attractive to the general female population, and they flirted with me and hit on me far more. And this was not just my perception due to my being off the market and perhaps noticing it more since it was "forbidden," but my friends' impression of the situation as well.

It's a known phenomenon.

Bella_Vixen

01-26-2009, 05:42 AM

MOAO® was *yummy* with a goatee. He tried just a mustache, but it wasn't a good look for him. He's also very good looking clean shaven. *sigh*

Actually, most guys look good with a goatee...at least I think so. :shrug:

Becks

01-26-2009, 06:43 PM

I tend to like my men scruffy.

Rowr.

The MOTH™ can't grow a mustache, however. He's tried. I laugh at him sometimes.

In the "Look but can't touch" department, the #1 at work boyfriend was/is completely NUMMERS with a goatee. Good thing I'm taken, or else I might've had to climb on him. (He's not bad clean shaven or with a full beard, either.)

draftermatt

01-26-2009, 08:19 PM

Currently and usually I'm clean shaven.

A few years ago I had a goatee, no mustache, and I had it for quite a few months before I shaved it off. I liked to shave it off at times just to see how long it took my wife to notice (normally I have to make a comment, lol).

I cannot grow sideburns or a mustache that looks good. Stuff grows there but it never fills in. Makes me feel better that Jester has a similar problem (sideburns anyway) because I still basically grow the same amount I did when I was 18, just faster.

Oddly enough, I don't have any (good) pictures of me with a goatee. The best ones taken were at a friend's wedding, but I never saw them (professional photographer took them and the bride/groom never invited us to see them afterwards) and they're divorced now so I won't ask.

I recently grew one out for Halloween, but it itched so I shaved. I've been thinking about growing one again, but then I get the "you're too scratchy" when I kiss my wife.

My Dad used to grow a beard every fall and shave it off in the spring. He stopped a few years ago when the beard was coming in all gray.

Greenday

01-26-2009, 09:22 PM

I gotta say, whether it looks good or not, I like having a beard. It's so much fun to play with. Gets me through my boring classes.

Amina516

01-27-2009, 02:38 AM

I LOVE facial hair on a guy...as long as its not at the point where when I go to kiss you it stabs my face...

My hubby keeps a goatee but cant grow a mustache for the life of him....:)

And Jester....isnt it weird when the carpet doesnt match the drapes? :devil:

SengaKitty

01-27-2009, 03:28 AM

Sir looks absolutely AMAZING with a beard, but he doesn't believe me -sigh- then again, I like my men bearded -giggle-. however, he does keep a goatee...

[posted with his permission]

1217

ETA: he'd coloured his hair for a convention... looks much better now that it's back to it's normal colour

Irving Patrick Freleigh

01-27-2009, 03:32 AM

Sorry ladies, the most facial hair I'll do at the moment is a little five o' clock shadow.

Jester

01-27-2009, 05:29 AM

And Jester....isnt it weird when the carpet doesnt match the drapes?

Not at all. Been dealing with it with women for years.

Of course, sometimes it's simply hardwood floors................

:rimshot:

:eyewaggle:

friendofjimmyk

01-27-2009, 02:00 PM

Personally, I love facial hair - specifically full beards or goatees - plain moustaches - not so much.

It does depend on the person. A few of my exes couldn't grow a beard or facial hair to save their lives, so when some did come in...it looked bad. However, my current interest looks HOT with facial hair.

My dad and my grandfather had facial hair when I was growing up. Dad all the time in the winter would grow a beard. I can remember when I was really little, my grandfather would take my feet and rub it against his stubbly cheeks making me laugh. He did that with all the kids in the family...it was truly our grandpa thing.

Amina516

01-27-2009, 08:05 PM

Not at all. Been dealing with it with women for years.

Of course, sometimes it's simply hardwood floors................

:rimshot:

:eyewaggle:

I dont think I want to know what that means......:roll:

Elspeth

01-27-2009, 08:41 PM

The hubby grew a goatee in the last year or so. I love it. It gives him more of the evil genius look. Which fits his personality. He does the evil laugh when I tell him that.

Of course we have been together forever and we are very strange. Which is why I love him.

AdminAssistant

01-27-2009, 08:50 PM

Every now and then BoyThing goes scruffy (I think it's more of a 'too lazy to shave' thing than a fashion statement. Luckily, he doesn't care if I'm too lazy to shave either. :p) But he's blonde...and it's just...eh.

Boggles

01-27-2009, 09:14 PM

I currently have a full beard and moustache (both fairly neatly trimmed). Occasionally I get a bit lazy and develop more of a Wild-Man-Of-Borneo look but not very often.

I have considered a goatee but ain;t sure. However my barber hsa sugggested shaving my hair before the receding bit reaches the bald spot so I might try it then.

At the moment i am planning on attending a Victorian Empire themed wedding in the summer (I'm the best man) so I will need to grow a decent set of whiskers before then and probably shave the beard off temporarily!

crazylegs

01-27-2009, 09:44 PM

I have a beard. Have had it for around 15 years now and don't plan to change it.

Completely and utterly off topic, was that RIAT 2002, I know some chums of mine squirrelled away the WarningLethal Force has been authorized signs in the background at the end of the airshow...

Greenday

01-28-2009, 02:10 AM

I think I'm going to let the mustache to grow out too, but it will be a lil behind the beard. Once the beard hair growth slows, the mustache will catch up enough.

I just need to shave my neck though. That hair bothers me.

McGoddess09

01-28-2009, 02:13 AM

Greenday

01-28-2009, 03:44 AM

I also hate the noise my beard makes against my comforter.

Bella_Vixen

01-28-2009, 05:32 AM

Scruff = yummy. :lol:

Jester

01-28-2009, 12:10 PM

I dont think I want to know what that means......

I think you know EXACTLY what that means!

cinema guy

01-28-2009, 02:55 PM

Completely and utterly off topic, was that RIAT 2002, I know some chums of mine squirrelled away the WarningLethal Force has been authorized signs in the background at the end of the airshow...

It was RIAT 2004. :)

Becks

01-28-2009, 06:29 PM

I think you know EXACTLY what that means!

Hell, *I* know what that means.

dalesys

01-28-2009, 06:58 PM

My cousins Annette & Brian (brunette) gave their parents (also brunette) merry hell for years about their three red-headed ltittle brothers...

And the red-headed milkman.

Until Uncle Jack grew a beard... which came in calico. (red & white & black):roll:

Jester

01-29-2009, 03:16 AM

I know that my facial hair has the occasional random white--not grey, but WHITE--hair in it. It did when I grew my first mustache at 18, and it does now with my long-standing goatee. I should point out that that is NOT the case with the hair on my head at all. And I don't think I have any more white in my goat now than I did then. Which is, of course, very good. :lol:

I mentioned that to Mom and she told me that Dad's beard was the same way. So that kind of makes sense.

BookstoreEscapee

01-29-2009, 03:35 AM

Hell, *I* know what that means.

Are we supposed to be surprised by this? ;)

If I'm included in that, just how did you picture me? If not, nevermind.

It was more Cinema Guy's pic that led me to say that. He's...shaggier...than I expected. You have described yourself in various posts and also I'm pretty sure you've posted at least one other pic before so...

Bella_Vixen

01-29-2009, 07:00 AM

Are we supposed to be surprised by this? ;)

No but you should be by the fact that *I* knew what it meant. :eek::lol:

Eric the Grey

01-29-2009, 07:34 AM

I had a full mustache and beard once. It was black and curly. My sister told me I looked like a mountain man (picture Grizzly Adams) with it. My GF at the time loved it, but a furnace going *poof* at me while I was trying to get it re-lit ended that. The flames singed everything below the mid-point of my cheek, gave me a pretty decent tan, and melted my robe. :lol: Luckily, that was the worst of it, and it didn't touch the hair on top of my head.

I've not grown it back since because it took me almost 2 months to get it to fill out.

I've been thinking about trying to grow a goatee, but given how curly it was, it may not work. Plus, I don't know if the Fiance would be able to tolerate it long enough for it to go soft. She has veeerrrryyyyy sensitive skin, and even a single day's growth sets her off.

:cool: Eric the Grey