Is the goatee making a comeback?

Tom Dunne

Or was it ever out of fashion?

John Stewart, presenter of The Daly Show, surprised audiences this week by coming back from his break sporting a goatee.



So, I put it to the masses - the goatee, is it a sign of ethereal youth, trendy, sophisticated, manageable, adored by women, admired by men?

Or is it the sign of somebody who is afraid of committing to a full beard, but wants to try it out while at the same time vainly trying to make himself look trendy and youthful, yet failing miserably?

Splinter

well i have a small goatee thing going on at the moment and I'm still quite young. However, i am planning on shaving mine off in the morning and ironically enough, it makes me look younger without the facefur

Tom Dunne

But I put it to you, young splinter, should men of a certain age be banned from sporting goatees?

Is it the male version of mutton dressed as lamb?

sprinkles

Wow, I misread this and thought that Goatse was making a comeback.... phew!

I've been a proud owner of a goatee for almost a year now. Occasionally it grows into a bigger more fearsome beast but that's only around the full moon when Jupiter is aligned with Mercury. Goatee ftw!

Nevyn

Given the recession and the cost of those silly multiblades, cost cutting has to happen some where and the less time spent shaving in the morning the more time the eggs and bacon can be savoured.

sprinkles

Thinking back, I recall discussing this recently at a forum in the local alcohol dispensing emporium and came to the conclusion that the addition of facial hair can have many connotations. The Goatee, it was agreed, is the more intellectual of all facial hairs. I for one would like to see the return of the 70's Porn-Moustache, perhaps accompanied by the perm.... but I doubt this world is read for such a dramatic change. One step at a time I guess.

The Recliner

I dunno, I think I rocked my trucker tasche when I had it

star-pants

you just love that picture Rec.... lol

But trucker tash & goatee are very different.

I think it depends on the person/age/what exact shape it is. Some can carry it off, some cannot. My dad commits to the full beard, and I respect that.

sprinkles

The Recliner wrote: »

I dunno, I think I rocked my trucker tasche when I had it

you mean to say you shaved that off? You better have had a good reason!!!

UrbanSea

sprinkles wrote: »

you mean to say you shaved that off? You better have had a good reason!!!

Perhaps it resulted in him getting some ass.
Or better.
A free feed.

The Recliner

sprinkles wrote: »

you mean to say you shaved that off? You better have had a good reason!!!

It was for charity, I had to dye it and my hair pink for a week

I kind of got sick of the effort in manicuring it to be honest

It was a goatee before it was a trucker

I am often tempted to grow it back

I miss it *Sigh*

trout

*ponders waiting again till Movember*

JupiterKid

I think goatees are one of the few forms of facial hair that work well on younger men. I myself proudly had one for 7 years until I was forced to shave it off by my then OH.:(

Shaving my beloved goatee off for the sake of my relationship felt like an amputation. My face felt cold and strange for months afterwards. My grieving process was long and tortuous. I have not since grown it back.

Movember would be a great opportunity to do so...:cool::)


My verdict? Goatees for men 40 and under, full beards or 'taches for men 40+.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

I'm either full beard or no beard, none of this styling shíte.

I'm rockin' the beard at 16, and everybody says it suits me.:cool:

CiDeRmAn

I've had a goatee since I was 22, I am now 38.
I reckon it is the essence of manliness, and hides my lack of chin!
On rare occasions when I have shaved it off, I have been horrified at the pasty tones region uncovered, and immediately set about growing it again.
It can get a bit long and wiry however, and at that I must trim it, otherwise small fieldmice turn up with a property manager looking to rent it out for the winter.

folan

whats all this about grooming? Surely the time spent on the upkeep could be better spent discovering new delicious foods that are well matched with Bacon?

I had a goatee for about 3 weeks and got sick of trimming around it.

PeterIanStaker

I had a goatee for ages and am currently clean shaven, again I'd need the OH's approval but hey maybe if I started growing it when she was gone for a bit she might like it.

CiDeRmAn

She who must be obeyed has often commented that I should not be so against shaving it off, forgetting that the first laughs of incredulity come from her when she see's me beardless, breaking my manly heart once again, so I grow it again and try not to be seen outdoors for a fortnight.

Penny Lane

Any facial hair that takes styling time is just wrong IMO

Tom Dunne

Penny Lane wrote: »

Any facial hair that takes styling time is just wrong IMO

I'm sorry, and you are?

Listen Penny Lane, if that is your real name, are you saying you are against any facial hair? Or only facial hair than needs grooming.

As a man who regularly sports the stubble look, are you saying this is unacceptable?

trout

Penny Lane wrote: »

Any facial hair that takes styling time is just wrong IMO

Tom Dunne wrote: »

I'm sorry, and you are?

Listen Penny Lane, if that is your real name, are you saying you are against any facial hair? Or only facial hair than needs grooming.

As a man who regularly sports the stubble look, are you saying this is unacceptable?

I dunno ... it's a fair point. Grooming and styling ... that all takes time ... time that could be better used for eating pork products ... as an example.

Stubble on the other hand, requires little effort, it just grows ... and no styling or grooming is required.

If we're talking designer stubble ... well ... we all know where that leads

Tom Dunne

trout wrote: »

If we're talking designer stubble ... well ... we all know where that leads

Well now, Brother trout, I must interdict.

Designer stubble is the vice of nancy-boys.

However, teh wimmnins love it.

So, I am torn.

harr

i love mine,i grew it when i was 17 i am now 33.have shaved it off a few times not a good look.i hate shaveing in general.the baby cry's when i shave it off has not got a clue who i am:D

Tom Dunne

harr wrote: »

i love mine,i grew it when i was 17 i am now 33.have shaved it off a few times not a good look.i hate shaveing in general.the baby cry's when i shave it off has not got a clue who i am:D

You see, this is it. Teh wimmins just don't appreciate the effort we go to to look good for them. And the children, of course.

Penny Lane

Tom Dunne wrote: »

I'm sorry, and you are?

Listen Penny Lane, if that is your real name, are you saying you are against any facial hair? Or only facial hair than needs grooming.

As a man who regularly sports the stubble look, are you saying this is unacceptable?

Stubble is fine (once it's not of the well-tended designer type.) Facial hair that requires grooming? It's wrong.

OldGoat

Facial hair of any kind is wrong and should not be permitted. Eyebrows included. Any man wearing a goatee, mutton chops, smeg, full beard, soulpatch or a 'tache of any discription should be shunned.

It's a fact that bearded men will steal your Beer, Bacon and (if the mood takes them) yore wimmins.

Just look at every evil villian in the only true guide to manlyness - The Western. Evil Lee Van Cleef has the moustache. John Wayne does not. Evil = facial hair. Need I say more?

Nevyn

OldGoat wrote: »

Facial hair of any kind is wrong and should not be permitted. Eyebrows included. Any man wearing a goatee, mutton chops, smeg, full beard, soulpatch or a 'tache of any discription should be shunned.

It's a fact that bearded men will steal your Beer, Bacon and (if the mood takes them) yore wimmins.

Just look at every evil villian in the only true guide to manlyness - The Western. Evil Lee Van Cleef has the moustache. John Wayne does not. Evil = facial hair. Need I say more?

Let me guess an 'error' occurred with the blowtorch in your new shed down the allotments?

OldGoat

Lets just say I'm resculpting.

Gaspode

Mine will be making a comeback very soon anyway. I shaved it off a couple of weeks ago in a fit of boredom, but I miss it....

CiDeRmAn

Coming into the winter, or as we say in Ireland late August, you may feel a certain cold upon the chin where your beard used to be.

I am in a much more perilous situation, as my hair is gradually disappearing from it's appointed spots, leaving me with spaces where spaces used not to be.
At the front, I can deal with, no comb over here, just a tighter hair cut and damn the torpedoes, but at the back? I can feel the wind chill skin that hasn't been exposed since I was but a baby.

So, what to do?
Buy a hat, tilted a jaunty angle, but providing insulation?

No shame in receeding hair, just annoyance that just as I was getting used to being ginger, it all went grey and started falling out, feck!

The Master

I'm currently sporting sideburns and a handlebar moustache



I agree with OldGoat facial hair = Evil

The Hill Billy

I've had a goatee for the past 20 years. Suits me sir!

Tom Dunne

Hmmm, so does sporting a goatee make you look intellectual?

Working in Academia, every little bit helps.

The Hill Billy

Makes me look scruffy more than anything.

mink_man

I wish I had the option of growing one

angelxx

I think a stubble can look really well on men, I'm not a fan of the full
beard look though.

Never realised the trouble you guys go to for us. :rolleyes:
*Take note girls*

CiDeRmAn

It must be hard on those men who "say" they think beards/goatees suck, but secretly wish they had one but because of an over abundance of wimmins hormoans or something they have terrible beard growth.
The big sissies!

Panthro

my late teens I sported the goatee, then early twenties I let the proper beard grow, then one day I looked in the mirror and decided that the black hair on head, red beard on face look just isnt "hip" anymore..
few years on, and I have no regrets!:)

CiDeRmAn

My niece asked her dad what was wrong with her uncle, namely me, when asked what was worrying her, she replied "His beards turned grey!"
Ouch

folan

are moustaches permitted?

Brendog

Its definitly making a serious comeback!!




Here is my goatee goal....







**** YEAH!!

Collie D

Tiger Woods was sporting one a couple of weeks ago. Probably more a little dig at Gillette for dropping him. Didn't do his golf any good though. That was the week he finished 79th of 80. Is there a link between the goatee and crapness in sport? In reply, I give you Tiger Woods and Rafa Benitez.

crazyguy01

Had a goatee most of my adult life and my wife would kill me if I shaved it. I wouldn`t like to also - but the trimming,etc. can be a pain....

CiDeRmAn

Not to mention the pale area of tender flesh, uncovered by the beard removal, just doesn't feel the same as the rest of the face.

Besides, why shave it off?
Beards Rock!
Men with Beards therefore ROCK by association!

It's logic isn't it?