How many of you have recently grown a beard?

[TVC]

I couldn't grow a convincing beard to save my life. However, if it's thick luxurious ear and nose hair you want- I'm your man.

 

[Dave the Smeghead]

I couldn't grow a convincing beard to save my life. However, if it's thick luxurious ear and nose hair you want- I'm your man.

You're so classy

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

I started growing a beard late last year sometime to keep my face warm. Round about Christmas time I went for the Van Dyke style. I haven't bothered shaving for about a month now so got full facial growth. It's about time I got the cutthroat out & go back to the Van Dyke.

 

[marknotgeorge]

I only grow a beard when I'm not working. Trouble is, I get a distressing lack of hair where my sideburns should be. And I'm not entirely sure the moustache joins the beard either.

 

[LimeBurn]

Just shaved all mine off - missing it now.

 

[palinurus]

Just shaved all mine off - missing it now.

That's pretty much what I'm doing with my life. For a few weeks the beard grows and I like it, then I decide I don't, then I shave, then I regret it, then it grows…

I ride a bit and go to work too like, but the beard thing accounts for about 70% of my total cognitive load.

 

[dr snuggles]

I keep trying but as soon as the ginger tint becomes too obvious off it goes.

 

[Globalti]

I've had a beard twice, in my twenties when I used to climb a lot and a beard was normal. I had a beard in my passport photo then shaved it off and travelled on business to Pakistan where almost everybody has a beard. The immigration officer stared at the picture, stared at me, did a double take and asked loudy; "Mister, what happened to your beard?" Cue much hilarity amongst his colleagues as they crowded round to look.

Generally though I found beards unhygienic and itchy and it was always a relief to get them off and weird to be walking along and feeling the air parting each side of your chin.

My beard would be white now.

 

[ColinJ]

I found beards unhygienic and itchy and it was always a relief to get them off and weird to be walking along and feeling the air parting each side of your chin.

My beard would be white now.

In the winter I often let one grow for a week or two. It is surprising how much warmer the chin feels without a chilly blast 'parting each side' of it!

But yes, the itchy feeling gets annoying so I usually shave it off and start again.

My whiskers are at least 50% white now and the non-white bits are not exactly dark!

 

[vickster]

Holy thread resurrection!

No I've not grown a beard...yet

 

[Gunk]

I’m 55 now and I’ve never felt the urge to grow one.

 

[oldwheels]

Had a beard a few years ago before they became fashionable but got rid of it eventually because it got very itchy and uncomfortable and yes I did wash it.

 

[fossyant]

Never had one, I feel divorce would be on the cards if I grew face hair. It would be grey and dark if I did, and I'd be single.

 

[Mrs M]

Mr M has had a goatee for a good few years, I quite like it (would look like his mother otherwise)
Happily I don’t have one myself

 

[stephec]

Mr M has had a goatee for a good few years, I quite like it (would look like his mother otherwise)
Happily I don’t have one myself

What's the difference, has his mum got a full beard?