Beards

SilverScreen · 21-05-2014 07:01AM

KungPao wrote: »

Many people with full beards now will probably cringe in 10-15 years when looking back at photos...like men who sported "goatees" in the 90s/00s now looking back at photos of themselves...

Some look good and it suits them, but many blokes look like they are trying too hard.

I'm pretty damn proud of my goatee. No regrets.

KungPao · 21-05-2014 01:15PM

SilverScreen wrote: »

I'm pretty damn proud of my goatee. No regrets.

I find that the scruffy goatees with more chin hair than tache (i.e. not perfectly the same length) together with stubble/general messy look, is better than the 'perfectly' maintained one that was the norm back in 90s/00s.

This is as bad as it gets...

Christian Bale is okay, it actually suits him.

Dravokivich · 21-05-2014 01:24PM

KungPao wrote: »

Many people with full beards now will probably cringe in 10-15 years when looking back at photos...like men who sported "goatees" in the 90s/00s now looking back at photos of themselves...

Some look good and it suits them, but many blokes look like they are trying too hard.

Of all the times I've had copious amounts of facial hair, my only regrets are the times I look at photos and didn't.

Chorcai · 21-05-2014 01:30PM

SilverScreen wrote: »

*facepalm*

LordChessington wrote: »

*beardpalm*

*Palms beard*

neamhspleachi · 21-05-2014 01:34PM

Masculine on men-folk, not attractive on ladies

P_1 · 21-05-2014 01:40PM

Quite why people get so worked up on the appearance of others is something I'll never fathom. If you want to grow a beard then grow one, if you don't there are plenty of products that will cater for you. Who gives a flying continental shite about what some random person thinks of how you look?

Green Mile · 21-05-2014 05:23PM

P_1 wrote: »

Who gives a flying continental shite about what some random person thinks of how you look?

The girl who's thinking of bouncing up and down on you might care!!!!

Mint Sauce · 21-05-2014 05:26PM

I've never had a complaint.

BeerWolf · 21-05-2014 05:29PM

Moustaches are the way to go.

calanus · 21-05-2014 05:34PM

As I have mentioned before when this topic comes up, I grow a beard for 3 reasons.

1) I think I have a strange looking jaw. A beard masks that.

2) I'm, also unable to grow hair from my earlobes up but my facial hair grows with reckless abandon. I grow my beard as compensation for the loss of hair on the top of my head.

3) Recently moved to Iceland where everyone looks very Viking like, with long beards and I would like to fit in.

Why would you begrudge me that OP?

Jonny Blaze · 21-05-2014 06:16PM

I shaved my beard and cut my mop there last week as I had a couple of job interviews coming up..

Now i feel like a beardless corporate sell out..

And my face is lonely!

We may, as a society however, have reached 'peak beard'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/04/16/a-new-study-says-we-may-have-reached-peak-beard/

McChubbin · 21-05-2014 06:22PM

There's an entire band dedicated to the worship of beards!

sabat · 21-05-2014 06:25PM

Remember about 2-3 years ago all the young wans were wearing those awful quilted coats with "I ♥ PB" on them? All you beardies are just the male 20-30 something version of those. Isn't just a bit of a coincidence that you all realised you wanted to grow beards at the same time?

Seaneh · 21-05-2014 06:30PM

I refuse to grow a bread because it's far too much effort and too uncomfortable. I don't shave clean for the same reason. I bought a €15 beard trimmer about 3 years ago and use that once every week to keep my facial hair at a length that stops it being uncomfortable.

Jonny Blaze · 21-05-2014 06:30PM

sabat wrote: »

Remember about 2-3 years ago all the young wans were wearing those awful quilted coats with "I ♥ PB" on them? All you beardies are just the male 20-30 something version of those. Isn't just a bit of a coincidence that you all realised you wanted to grow beards at the same time?

Nope, I couldn't afford razor blades..

Lucifer MorningStar · 30-08-2014 01:59AM

Really wish I could grow a proper beard

davidfitz22 · 30-08-2014 02:06AM

It's gotten to a stage where a clean shaven man is manlier than a bearded man.

entropi · 30-08-2014 02:43AM

davidfitz22 wrote: »

It's gotten to a stage where a clean shaven man is manlier than a bearded man.

Unfortunately. Luckily, there is an Aussie band coming to Dublin in October or November called The Beards who only sing songs about beards!

Definitely getting a ticket for that!

Bafucin · 30-08-2014 02:44AM

entropi wrote: »

Unfortunately. Luckily, there is an Aussie band coming to Dublin in October or November called The Beards who only sing songs about beards!

Definitely getting a ticket for that!

If this is true ......I am so there.:D

Bafucin · 30-08-2014 02:46AM

Lucifer MorningStar wrote: »

Really wish I could grow a proper beard

It's happen ...eventually.

entropi · 30-08-2014 02:49AM

Bafucin wrote: »

If this is true ......I am so there.:D

Playing in The Button Factory in December, my mistake

WilyCoyote · 30-08-2014 02:56AM

Surely fellows with beards have a disgust at their clean-shaven faces and don't want to appear too barefaced!
Hence the camouflage.

toastedpickles · 30-08-2014 03:00AM

Nah it's just laziness half the time

trust me, I have a beard :P

shruikan2553 · 30-08-2014 03:03AM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nah it's just laziness half the time

trust me, I have a beard :P

I can confirm this. When I started college shaving was the first thing to go along with ironing.

toastedpickles · 30-08-2014 03:08AM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

I can confirm this. When I started college shaving was the first thing to go along with ironing.

Yep, people can tell how far im into a project by my beard :pac:

God help me with my thesis :pac: dumbledore has nothing on me!

Dord · 30-08-2014 07:52AM

It's a combination of laziness, frustration,and amazingly fast hair growth. I've had a beard for around 7 years. Nothing to do with hipsters, just like having a beard.

DS86 · 30-08-2014 08:08AM

If you really believe that some relatively new band with crap music are responsible for the introduction of big bushy beards into the world, then I would seriously suggest you taking a course or two in Art History, and no, I am not been sarcastic, please do so.