Have we hit the Beard Hype crest?

Generic Dreadhead

I'm starting to notice a lot less "Beard" related conversations, posts, people out and about with beards etc.

Is the Beard fad going into a bit of a downturn?

Anyone else noticed less Beard stuff?

(awaits "thinly veiled 'can't grow a beard' thread" comment)

The veil is almost as thin as the fluff on your chain after 2 weeks not shaving.

BoJack Horseman

Like oil I don't think we've reached peak beard yet.

Not till women & children sport them.

o1s1n

My pre-beard craze beard breathes a beardy sigh of beard relief.

BeardySi

Can't wait till all the hipsters start shaving again so I can stop looking so damn trendy!

RikkFlair

Cormac... wrote: »

Is the Beard fad going into a bit of a downturn?

That'll be the new facial hair levy

yourdeadwright

Mine is starting to grow again,
From May to September i keep it short more so stubble , then the rest of the year it grows free

kstand

Plenty of the morons still wandering about.

Knasher

There will always be people, like myself, who don't go in for the whole beard hype, but are just simply too lazy to shave the thing off...

Yamanoto

I see James McClean got a loan of Malcolm Glazer's beard for the big night, which was nice.

endacl

o1s1n wrote: »

My pre-beard craze beard breathes a beardy sigh of beard relief.

Treadhead wrote: »

Can't wait till all the hipsters start shaving again so I can stop looking so damn trendy!

Knasher wrote: »

There will always be people, like myself, who don't go in for the whole beard hype, but are just simply too lazy to shave the thing off...

+1.

Although I do have my name down for one of those free Gillettes in the bargain alerts thread.

If the beard craze ends, and my new razor arrives, I'll have to deny being a hipster all over again. You can't win. :mad:

Knasher

endacl wrote: »

If the beard craze ends, and my new razor arrives, I'll have to deny being a hipster all over again. You can't win. :mad:

Just tell them that you were shaving it off before it became cool.

Wait... damn, that is how they get you in the first place.

I am pie

I want to know who the epicentre of this foolish affliction was? It claimed members of my own family, friends and the famous alike. Seemingly normal people going to work looking like a member of ABBA on a building site.

Sick looking at crumbs of food and heads of pints stuck around their beards. Shave or stop using your mouth to eat and drink.

Filthy peasants.

Mint Sauce

Only keeping mine because I look about 16 without it.

o1s1n

I am pie wrote: »

I want to know who the epicentre of this foolish affliction was? It claimed members of my own family, friends and the famous alike. Seemingly normal people going to work looking like a member of ABBA on a building site.

Sick looking at crumbs of food and heads of pints stuck around their beards. Shave or stop using your mouth to eat and drink.

Filthy peasants.

The cries of a man who can't grow a beard. :pac:

endacl

o1s1n wrote: »

The cries of a man who can't grow a beard. :pac:

Or a woman who can! :pac::pac:

I am pie

o1s1n wrote: »

The cries of a man who can't grow a beard. :pac:

Silence peasant, if i wanted to have an unpleasant excess of hair near where I eat and drink it would be well within my biological capabilities.

I suspect I am older than you and have seen many "phases" come and go.

Dont start me on tattoos.

conorhal

Cormac... wrote: »

I'm starting to notice a lot less "Beard" related conversations, posts, people out and about with beards etc.

Is the Beard fad going into a bit of a downturn?

Anyone else noticed less Beard stuff?

(awaits "thinly veiled 'can't grow a beard' thread" comment)

Here's hoping!

Mostly because I'm one of those people that can't grow a nice luxuriant one, mine grows in very patchy, thus I'll be my usual sobbing heap of masculine insecurity come 'Movember' :mad:

o1s1n

I am pie wrote: »

Silence peasant, if i wanted to have an unpleasant excess of hair near where I eat and drink it would be well within my biological capabilities.

I suspect I am older than you and have seen many "phases" come and go.

Dont start me on tattoos.

Your old age seems to be leading to confusion. There are 'phase beards' and 'genuine beards'.

My beard is 12 years old, so it is not a 'phase beard'.

What tattoos have to do with beards, I don't know. I do know the elderly can be prone to rambling though, so I'll put it down as that.

Did you wear an onion on your belt by any chance?

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius!

Only 16 more days until November....oh the abundance of hairy men! *drool*

I am pie

o1s1n wrote: »

Your old age seems to be leading to confusion. There are 'phase beards' and 'genuine beards'.

My beard is 12 years old, so it is not a 'phase beard'.

What tattoos have to do with beards, I don't know. I do know the elderly can be prone to rambling though, so I'll put it down as that.

Did you wear an onion on your belt by any chance?

Congratulations on your 12 your old phase.

Realt Dearg Sec

o1s1n wrote: »

Did you wear an onion on your belt by any chance?

To be fair, it was the style at the time.

Fat Christy

Cormac... wrote: »

I'm starting to notice a lot less "Beard" related conversations, posts, people out and about with beards etc.

Is the Beard fad going into a bit of a downturn?

Anyone else noticed less Beard stuff?

(awaits "thinly veiled 'can't grow a beard' thread" comment)

Not in Longford anyway, all my cousins were rocking beards when I was home the last time & half the players at the county final as well. It was really bizarre.

Cupcake_Crisis

I for one hope the beard trend never ends

I am pie

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

To be fair, it was the style at the time.

I missed the great Onion Belt craze of '33, always next time.

endacl

o1s1n wrote: »

My beard is 12 years old, so it is not a 'phase beard'.

Your beard must be hitting puberty about now, then? It'll be thinking about growing a little beard of its own?

Miss Demeanour

Give me a bit of stubble over a beard any day. Theres nothing more relaxing that drifting off to sleep while stroking someones stubbly chin.

I am pie

Miss Demeanour wrote: »

Give me a bit of stubble over a beard any day. Theres nothing more relaxing that drifting off to sleep while stroking someones stubbly chin.

Chin you say...?

Intifada

It's been one of the cringiest things over the past few years. Seems to have permeated all ends of society too, from the hipster to the tryhard LAD types down to the neckbeards who post on Reddit "mighty fine beard sir!!" regardless of how awful the facial hair in question is.

I actually have to shave more regularly in November so people don't think I'm part of whatever lame fad bollocks social media has contrived for the month.

Miss Demeanour

I am pie wrote: »

Chin you say...?

I made sure to say chin.....in case I became Miss Understood!

Rabo Karabekian

Beards - in general - can't really be described as phases or trends. They've always been around. Is the 'peak beard' discussion not related specifically to 'hipster' type beards?

tastyt

Ah beards, they used to be kinda cool in a masculine Rocky balboa training in a mountain cabin kinda way. Then the arty pricks with their hats and fake ****ing glasses decided it was their new thing. On their high nelly bikes because they are too retro for a car or new bike, God forbid. And yes they are the same tossers that will have tattoo sleeves and might like to wear their trousers a little short so you can see they have a very colourful pair of socks on. It's just to make sure that we all know they don't conform and that have their own off beat style and wacky personality.

In a word.....****.

Hitchens

do they ever have bearded ladies in circuses nowadays?

mikom

Cormac... wrote: »

Anyone else noticed less Beard stuff?

George Clooney got "married" and Simon Cowell had a "love" child.
Plenty of life left in the beards yet.

Mint Sauce

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius! wrote: »

Only 16 more days until November....oh the abundance of hairy men! *drool*

Yes, but unless you can pull off a hipster, a trucker, or a tom selleck look, its still only going to keep your top lip warm.

Aside from making a load of money for various cancer charities.

Fate Amenable To Change

I've never seen more beards in my life, I blame a combination of Vikings (the show) and UFC fans

Generic Dreadhead

mikom wrote: »

George Clooney got "married" and Simon Cowell had a "love" child.
Plenty of life left in the beards yet.

You're talking about these 2 people as if they are still a thing.... it's not 2010 anymore, noone gives a toss about either except maybe some younger women with a thing for older men

mikom

Cormac... wrote: »

You're talking about these 2 people as if they are still a thing.... it's not 2010 anymore, noone gives a toss about either except maybe some younger women with a thing for older men

Who is this Noone, and why is he tossing?

Celly Smunt

I always feel scruffy with any kind of growth on my face.Nothing beats a freshly shaved face with a splash of aftershave.

Pinch Flat

Was in L. Mulligan the Grocers in Stoneybatter a while back. It was like a friggin beard convention in there, they should have clip on beards behind the bar for those of us who are less hirsute.

Realt Dearg Sec

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Was in L. Mulligan the Grocers in Stoneybatter a while back. It was like a friggin beard convention in there, they should have clip on beards behind the bar for those of us who are less hirsute.

You'll get that in a place that charges a tenner for a scotch egg.

The One Doctor

Remember OP, this Movember shite is just around the corner.

Get a fcuking life, hipsters.

endacl

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

You'll get that in a place that charges a tenner for a scotch egg.

Used to be a lovely little boozer...

anncoates

Fat Christy wrote: »

Not in Longford anyway, all my cousins were rocking beards when I was home the last time & half the players at the county final as well. It was really bizarre.

Did the men have them as well?

Realt Dearg Sec

endacl wrote: »

Used to be a lovely little boozer...

It's still got lovely beers and to be fair the food is pretty good, just overpriced. And full of pretentious so and sos.

Son Of A Vidic

The One Doctor wrote: »

Remember OP, this Movember shite is just around the corner.

Get a fcuking life, hipsters.

I can't understand why someone could be so upset by a bit of facial hair. Unless it's giving you beard rash of course.

The One Doctor

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I can't understand why someone could be so upset by a bit of facial hair. Unless it's giving you beard rash of course.

I just feel sorry for them, frankly.

kowloon

RikkFlair wrote: »

That'll be the new facial hair levy

Wouldn't be the first time.

endacl

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

It's still got lovely beers and to be fair the food is pretty good, just overpriced. And full of pretentious so and sos.

It's still got lovely beers all right! The pretentious so and sos? They're invading the feckin' Cobblestone now as well.

I am pie

Beards are the new skinny jeans.

A combination of both is very offputting in a woman!

Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius!

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Yes, but unless you can pull off a hipster, a trucker, or a tom selleck look, its still only going to keep your top lip warm.

Aside from making a load of money for various cancer charities.

This is true, but i still like it! Moreso on your average chap than those damn dirty hipsters!
Now, im off to trawl through picture upon picture of Tom Selleck for the evening...