Darkness Ascendant Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Just now, PantsForSquares said: If you're under 18, and it's the sort of stubble that you're going to want to shave off before it develops into a proto-beard, then yeah, it's pretty fast. Otherwise, it's about average. It takes me about two/three days to get a decent amount of stubble, but that's because I shave my hairs extremely closely (smoothness in three directions!) I'm 15, my beards, once grown, are nice. And yeah, I have my hairs closely as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) Spoiler Thin layer of stubble: achieved! (Don't know what's up with the sideways thing. Sorry) Edited September 24, 2016 by bleeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 On 24/09/2016 at 2:09 AM, Argent said: ohgod, now I have the image of Syl with a colossal beard, flying to and fro. It's horrid. It's hilarious! 21 hours ago, PantsForSquares said: Words of advice: 1) You've got a ways to go, and there's plenty of time to try growing out facial hair. While it's not unheard of for people to be able to grow facial hair around 14/15, I'd recommend waiting until you're at least 17, maybe even as late as 19. A lot of the freshmen I see in college try to grow facial hair and it's horrible when there's patches. 2) Know thine facial hair. This is absurdly important. If you don't grow facial hair beside your mouth, a goatee is out of the question. It's better to know what your genetics let you grow than to just try and do everything at once. Not everyone can grow a bushy lumberjack beard, and that's fine (I can't do a goatee, for instance). It's better to style around what you can grow than to pretend growing something you can't. 3) Proper shaving is incredibly important. I'm not sure what type of razor you use, but I find that a cartridge razor tends to give me razor burn, which isn't fun. I use a double-edged razor, which gives incredibly clean shaves, although I'm not sure if you want to try that at this point in time. Regardless, skin care and taking care of your facial hair are high priorities. Growing a beard is like nurturing a plant - it's a delicate process that not everyone values. Take pride in it, and work to the best of your ability with what you have, and you'll have something good. If you want my input as a non-bearded person who knows lots of bearded people: beards are as individual and varied as height and skin colour and eye shape. They come in different thicknesses, lengths, curliness, colour and facial distribution. I assume by trimming you'll have a decent measure of control over your own beard shape, but like spongebob said, see what grows naturally and then see what you can do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 @bleeder it's really hard to see that stubble I'm afraid :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Just now, Darkness Ascendant said: @bleeder it's really hard to see that stubble I'm afraid :/ It's there. Bad lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Just now, bleeder said: It's there. Bad lighting. Is it light coloured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Just now, Darkness Ascendant said: Is it light coloured? No, but the lower half of my face is in the shade. It's not terribly noticeable, but it is there. I'll post another picture when it's more noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Sigh Officially closing the thread for now, as I gave in and shaved. Maybe I'll try again once it gets colder. Holiday break, praps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantsForSquares Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 25 minutes ago, bleeder said: Sigh Officially closing the thread for now, as I gave in and shaved. Maybe I'll try again once it gets colder. Holiday break, praps. No Shave November is but a month away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 1 minute ago, PantsForSquares said: No Shave November is but a month away. I might make it "No Shave November, December, and possibly January"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 No Shave november? never heard of it. But we have World's Greatest Shave. Do you guys do that. I'm preparing for Mo-vember as well. But I don't think I should. People tell me the moustache helps me transform from International terrorist, to local paedophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Invested Beard Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Every month is a no shave month for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 14 minutes ago, The Invested Beard said: Every month is a no shave month for me. Even if you did it would grow out in 9 minutes anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 15 hours ago, Eccentric Hero said: It's been about 3 weeks I think since I last trimmed my beard. I've only trimmed my beard twice in my life. Why am I so lazy? don't bother answering it. I know I can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Ascendant Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 7 hours ago, Eccentric Hero said: Wait... do you mean that you don't know why I'm so lazy or why you're so lazy? heheheh...(it's actually quite clever if u think about it) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eki Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 I grew a beard because my mustache grows much quicker than all the other facial hair, and if I don't bother to shave it, it looks slightly less ridiculous if I also have a beard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 If I may have an opinion on the subject just a moustache and no other facial hair is the epitome of creepiness. Please don't do it. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantsForSquares Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 22 minutes ago, Delightful said: If I may have an opinion on the subject just a moustache and no other facial hair is the epitome of creepiness. Please don't do it. Please. Kind of? If you don't have a handlebar, and just have it go straight across the upper lip in a sort of bar, it makes you look like someone's uncle, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 30 minutes ago, PantsForSquares said: Kind of? If you don't have a handlebar, and just have it go straight across the upper lip in a sort of bar, it makes you look like someone's uncle, but that's about it. Imho, nope that's awful too. This is cool though: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Delightful said: Imho, nope that's awful too. This is cool though: No, thank you, I will not facial hair unless it is full facial hair. I will not stubble unless it is full stubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 The fu-manchu is a classic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 1 hour ago, bleeder said: No, thank you, I will not facial hair unless it is full facial hair. I will not stubble unless it is full stubble. Isn't stubble by definition not full anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Just now, Delightful said: Isn't stubble by definition not full anything? Okay, fully-spanning face stubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Just now, bleeder said: Okay, fully-spanning face stubble. I'm still confused. What's the alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soyperson Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Just now, Delightful said: I'm still confused. What's the alternative? Patchy, and/or just lip/chin/sideburns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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