How many of you have recently grown a beard?

[Turbo Rider]

Haven't shaved all week and have been considering growing it out. Other half says she won't go near me with stubble, which works for me for most of the time but things get lonely after a while so I'll probably take it off at some point.

 

[andabby]

I rebelled when I left the army and grew a full set, had it for 3 or 4 years, now I shave once every 3 days before it gets to the itchy stage

 

[Sara_H]

No replies from any of the CycleChat women yet!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I grew a beard about 20 years ago, It lasted about a month. I grew a tache the other year for Movember it lasted 6 months then i got bored with it so off it came. I shave every day,but maybe one day i'll go though another phase and grow some more facial hair?
Some of those long beards being sported now are horrible! The worst example is the Scottish rugby player,it's about 2ft long!

 

[brand]

Very fashionable in Rugby Union, specially in the front row. Which says a lot about RU todays, no punching, no gouging, no biting (what are ears for) no stamping and now, no removal of facial hair with out a razor blades. What is the world coming to?

 

[Piemaster]

I work away from home for a month at a time. This often coincides with grow of a beard.
Mrs PM insists it's gone before I get home and refuses to kiss me otherwise.

 

[Fnaar]

To all hipster beard growers.... learn from the Masters:

 

[swee'pea99]

the Scottish rugby player,it's about 2ft long!

I heard one of the commentators say he's growing it for charity and it'll be coming off after the tournament 'which will be a shame for the nesting birds...'

 

[AndyRM]

That'll be Geoff Cross, it's a cracking effort, but a little too sculpted for my tastes.

The best beard in rugby belonged to Adam Kleeburger. It was a wild and strong effort, almost stereotypically Canadian.

 

[Soltydog]

I've been growing a beard for the very first time since the 1st of January, the only reason is because I'm doing the Welsh 3 peaks challenge a week tomorrow and thought a beard would keep me warm, I work in a very cold place and it's suprising how warm it does keep my face, the misses hates it but it's growing on me (no pun intended)

Something similar here, I didn't have a shave for a few days at the start of the year & joked about growing a beard. My misses hated it, but I was surprised how much warmer it was cycling in winter with a beard, so kept it. Finally shaved it off on Tuesday this week as I was starting to get too warm whilst cycling. My wife had actually bought some pink dye & was going to colour it one night to 'make' me shave it off, if only I'd known

 

[mr messy]

Recently removed 5 months of untrimmed whiskers...too many beards around for my liking, way too fashionable.
That and fact, it was commented, i looked like a jihadi terrorist...

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Tried one about 10 years ago, kept it for a month or two, long enough for it not to be itchy, but hated the feel of it all the same. Quite liked the look of it though.

 

[Slioch]

I went for the designer stubble look back in the 80's when it was fashionable, and have kept it ever since. Glad to see it's back in fashion again.

I did once shave it off sometime in the 90's, but Mrs S reckoned I looked like Russ Abbott, so I grew it back.

 

[Accy cyclist]

When i had the tache i kept noticing a whiff. I used exfoliator,rubbing it in through the bristles as deep as possible. That dead skin sure must build up behind those hairs!

 

[Keith Oates]

I had a beard for about 15 years and was quite happy with it then one day I got fed up and shaved it off and now have no intention of growing another.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!