The Beard Thread

[Nothing]

Hi guys. For the first time in my life I am growing a beard. My Mother would always complain about how slow it grows in, and nag me to shave. But now I can do it. I like it thus far. Any other bearded members here?

[Uriel]

Yup, have had a full beard at all times for over two years now. It is just so much easier, I trim it every couple of weeks and that is about it.

[Slug1]

I like having a beard... check out my profile pic :lol:

[SFASH]

Beards are beautiful!
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[Eaglenester]

I've had a beard since 1987.

To me there is something unnatural about regularly running a sharp metal blade across one's throat.

Also I'm to lazy to have to shave every day.

[tango]

Hi guys. For the first time in my life I am growing a beard. My Mother would always complain about how slow it grows in, and nag me to shave. But now I can do it. I like it thus far. Any other bearded members here?

Had a goatee for the last 15-20 years, and grew a full beard back in June. Largely because I was away for nearly a month and couldn't be bothered to shave.

[lbeaty1981]

Jason, I think you've been reading my mind. I was just thinking of starting a beard thread on here as I was trimming mine this morning. :lol:

I've had my beard for a little over 2 years now, and am quite fond of it. I never did like shaving, plus I look like I'm about 16 when clean-shaven, so it's worked out pretty well for me. Plus, it makes a great bib while eating chili! :D

[faithnjc]

I would love to grow a beard my job doesn't permit beards. I really can't say if I'd like it since I am not allowed to have one. Once in a while, I grow a gotee when I'm on vacation or take a long weekend.

[doppelganger]

I've had a goatee for years. I didn't shave for a week in June while on a missions trip, and have kept the full beard since then. It's less work, and my wife likes it, so it's a pretty good deal all 'round.

[lbeaty1981]

It's funny to see other guys who made the goatee-to-beard transition for the same reason as me. I had actually grown a goatee out prior to the full beard and kept it for about 6 months. I got tired of shaving around it after a while, though, so didn't do anything for about a week. When I went into work the next week, several coworkers asked me if I was growing out the full beard. I figured, "why not?" so I just went with it. I gotta admit, shaving a neckline is a whole lot easier than trying to shave around a goatee! :lol:

[Slug1]

I would love to grow a beard my job doesn't permit beards. I really can't say if I'd like it since I am not allowed to have one. Once in a while, I grow a gotee when I'm on vacation or take a long weekend.You in the military? That's exactly how I was until I retired and now I just let it grow shaving only the cheeks and neck :lol:

[risun7]

My job does not allow me to grow a beard either.

The SCBA would not get a seal with a beard.

Think SCUBA without the "U".

[Slug1]

I trimmed a full inch off my beard yesterday :P

[Dragonfighter1]

I trimmed a full inch off my beard yesterday :P
I'd like to say... ONLY SINNERS GROW BEARDS!









But since Jesus had one I wont say it...:lol:

[faithnjc]

You in the military? That's exactly how I was until I retired and now I just let it grow shaving only the cheeks and neck :lol:

Not anymore but now I am an LEO.

[Buck shot]

I'd like to say... ONLY SINNERS GROW BEARDS!









But since Jesus had one I wont say it...:lol:
:lol: I almost did not the the small print :lol:

I shaved my beard once and my wife and daughter acted like I had cut off my arm...I guess they forgot how ugly I was without it :P

[Kahtar]

I've had a full beard for nearly 30 years now. I cut it off once when I went on a mission trip to Mexico, but it scared me so bad to see my real face I grew it right back......... :D

[Walstib]

Full beard now. Great when working outside for the winter. And ice fishing.

Except if you are not careful you get what I call.. snotcicles. :P

[HisLeast]

I've had a full beard for nearly 30 years now. I cut it off once when I went on a mission trip to Mexico, but it scared me so bad to see my real face I grew it right back......... :D

Do you have kids? I don't. So being closer to "son" than I am to "father", let me just say THANKS!

I came home one time to my dad with his moustache shaved off. I had never seen him without one. So whenever he deigned to give me a lecture on something I couldn't help but think: "who the hec do you think you are? My dad?"

[RedBird777]

Full beard now. Great when working outside for the winter. And ice fishing.

Except if you are not careful you get what I call.. snotcicles. :P
Oh man I've had THAT before! But that's a great word. I'm using that from now on.

My beard grows FAST...so I need a couple days off of work so I don't look scruffy.

[Walstib]

I have grown mine out and cut it off so many times…. How about the stages of growing the beard out. For me…

First you have the light itchy stage – slightly annoying

the sandpaper stage – great for itchy wrists

the Velcro stage - any and every long hair nearby gets caught in it

the second itchy stage when the hair is just long enough to curl back to the skin- extremely annoying

the stage the moustache is long enough to get in your mouth – great for leftovers

then when you can start twirling the ends of the moustache – more amusing than twirling your thumbs

I never made it to the next stage of being able to braid it….. :hmm:

Joe

[RedBird777]

I have grown mine out and cut it off so many times…. How about the stages of growing the beard out. For me…

First you have the light itchy stage – slightly annoying

the sandpaper stage – great for itchy wrists

the Velcro stage - any and every long hair nearby gets caught in it

the second itchy stage when the hair is just long enough to curl back to the skin- extremely annoying

the stage the moustache is long enough to get in your mouth – great for leftovers

then when you can start twirling the ends of the moustache – more amusing than twirling your thumbs

I never made it to the next stage of being able to braid it….. :hmm:

Joe
I LIKE that! I've gotten to the second itchy stage and almost to the mustache to mouth stage. But then I shaved it because my whiskers were hooking my upper lip. It got really annoying.

[Nothing]

How 'bout some pics of your beards guys? I'd show mine, but no camera at the moment. :cool:

[Gregg]

I have had a mustache all of my adult life. I did shave it off one time for a couple of weeks. I am on the third day of a goatee. It is a lot more gray than the last time I grew one. Keeping depends a lot on what my wife says.

[Walstib]

How 'bout some pics of your beards guys? I'd show mine, but no camera at the moment. :cool:

Ask and you shall recieve...

The thing that gets me is I could remove paint with my chin but I still can't grow sideburns....

[Nothing]

Ask and you shall recieve...

The thing that gets me is I could remove paint with my chin but I still can't grow sideburns....

nice!! yours presently puts mine to shame!!!

[Rumely]

I've had my beard for about 33 years now. Maybe more, depending on at what point peach fuzz crosses the line into whiskers. I shaved for a couple months during training for a ministry opportunity that never panned out. They thought I was "hiding behind it". I felt nekked, so I grew it right back. Used to be a nice reddish color, but now it's all grey, except for a couple of brownish streaks. I've always been two-toned. Red beard with brown hair, now grey with still (mostly) brown hair. It helps add substance to what is otherwise a bit of a weak chin.

[lbeaty1981]

How 'bout some pics of your beards guys? I'd show mine, but no camera at the moment. :cool:

I don't have my camera with me (currently at work), but here's a picture I took a few months back:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b194/lbeaty1981/Scruff/1-17angle.jpg

Walstib, it's funny how critical of our own beards we can be, isn't it? I can grow a great set of sideburns, but I've never been too happy with my 'stache. It looks alright, but it's definitely my weakest point. Still, like the others have said, I know I wouldn't feel right without it now. :)

[Nothing]

Great pic Logan.....See, you worry about the stash, but my weakest point is my cheecks. My stash almost overpowers the rest, and it kinda bugs me. Strange.

[Walstib]

Walstib, it's funny how critical of our own beards we can be, isn't it? I can grow a great set of sideburns, but I've never been too happy with my 'stache

Yep.... I had two little patches on my cheeks that just in the last couple of years started to grow with the rest.

The biggest problem now is that it is getting closer to my eyes every year. 10 more years I might be able to dress up as the wolf man without a costume.... *Looking for a winking bearded smiley to post*

Joe

[HisLeast]

Well the most I ever get is a week's worth of growth, but that's usually plenty for me to get a nice even coverage. After that my wife won't tolerate it. :P

[Nothing]

Well the most I ever get is a week's worth of growth, but that's usually plenty for me to get a nice even coverage. After that my wife won't tolerate it. :P


Just grow it anyway and tell her to deal with it!!

[HisLeast]

Just grow it anyway and tell her to deal with it!!

<ehem> She doesn't ummmm... """ tollerate """ it.

[Nothing]

IC IC.....

Well, I'm not married, so I guess my methods aren't effective.
:cool:

[Big T]

I just grew a chinstrap.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6154/081ml6.jpg

[Kahtar]

Heh. Looks like you grew something else, too.;)

[Nothing]

Love the chinstrap T!!! You look like a Backstreet Boy! :P

[Buck shot]

http://bibleforums.org/forum/picture.php?albumid=57&pictureid=2406

Here's mine :P It's falling from above at attaching to my chin :lol:

[Nothing]

Made the appointment today to have mine trimmed professionally. I had never trimmed a beard before, so I thought some guidance couldn't hurt.

I would like to post a pic of it, but I have no camera at all. Maybe I could see if a buddy would take one.

Trust me, wouldn't be missing much with the mug I got.

:P

[Buck shot]

Ask them if they can take a before and after pic...
that would be cool

[Nothing]

I'll see what I can do my brother.

[Ascender]

I have had a beard most of my life except for 11 years at UPS and once when a propane flare up took most of it down to skin level...:D

[Gregg]

Well the most I ever get is a week's worth of growth, but that's usually plenty for me to get a nice even coverage. After that my wife won't tolerate it. :P

My goatee is a week old today. It is thick...with a bunch of gray and white in it. Another week and it will be where I want it. Then I will decide if I am going to keep it for a while or not.

[Nothing]

I tell you what guys. I am starting to think that I don't ever wanna live without a beard anymore. I really dig it right now. The lady-types seem to not agree as much since I have an adorable baby face, :saint::spin::bounce::rofl:


:P

[SFASH]

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp236/SFASH/ugh034.jpg

Age before dignity.... Death before Shick!!!

(before and after)

[Gregg]

Looks like you guys are trying out for the new movie Gladiators II!

[Walstib]

Hair today gone tomorrow...




Have to figure out how to put pics in posts. Must be in the Q&A somewhere.

[Big T]

Love the chinstrap T!!! You look like a Backstreet Boy! :P
I'm sending my children to you. After they have a red bull and I'm sending a puppy2 hours after they arrive

[Kahtar]

http://www.cprministries.net/smilies/me.jpg
Okay, well, there's probably a little more 'white' in there now. Helps cover the lack of teeth in the cheeks.:lol:
I couldn't shave it off now if I wanted to. No one on the rez would know who I was. It's kinda my 'id' out there.

[Nothing]

I'm sending my children to you. After they have a red bull and I'm sending a puppy2 hours after they arrive

Bring it on N'sync!!!!!!!

:P

[Nothing]

Great beards guys!!!



...well except for Joey Fatone there.







You know I love you Big T

[Nothing]

Ok, here is a before shot with a week's worth of growth:

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo83/nursenutzz99/l_ba5ec79add9aa9d3ead21f3498019777.jpg

[MikeAD]

I am thoroughly convinced that I will go bald before my beard grows in fully. Which is weird. My dad died at 39 and he had a full beard, yet I can't seem to grow on. I can grow a mean beard except for the two inches that would complete it....

[Walstib]

before and after

[Nothing]

Walstib is a dapper gentleman!!! :monkeyd:

[SFASH]

Some guys look better with the goatee:
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Cesar Rosas, Los Lobos

[Walstib]

Walstib is a dapper gentleman!!! :monkeyd:
Oh yah.. well you look like.. ahh .. like a ... ummm. like you just got back from a silly goose convention.

man I have never been good at comebacks...

[Buck shot]

This is really a great thread :bounce:

[Nothing]

I can't wait to get my beard trimmed saturday. I'm still hoping one of my buddies will have a camera when we hang out to play wii sports all night!!

[Buck shot]

Surely one of them will have a camera phone or something :)

[Nothing]

Well, got my beard trimmed tonight and I got to say that it looks pretty sweet!! No pics though b/c the usual saturday wii fest got canceled. I'll see what I can do.

[Nothing]

For the first time since having a beard, I ate a cinnamon bun. After a about a half an hour, I noticed dried icing all through my mustache. :lol:

[Buck shot]

:lol:

Sometimes it's easier to break off the bites but look at the good side, this helped the bun to last a lot longe than before. 30 min later you could still enjoy it ! :)

[Nothing]

That is a fabulous point Buck Shot. Cooking spaghetti tonight. Maybe I can save some for later if you catch my drift?

[lbeaty1981]

I've had worse luck with chili than any other food. No matter how hard I try, I always manage to get some stuck in my chin hairs. What's odd is I never had any problems eating it when I was cleanshaven. Maybe my beard just really likes chili! :lol:

[Nothing]

Who or what doesn't like chili Logan?

[HisLeast]

Jason, how did you change your profile name dude?

[Nothing]

Jason, how did you change your profile name dude?

I know people........;)

The answer is on the board Sir.

[James of Sunshine]

I currently sport the "goatee" thing that used to be called a van dyke. I think that's what most people are referring to these days when they say goatee. IOW, goatee plus mustache. Pretty much been sporting for 5 or 6 years now with a couple of breaks to let the skin air out I suppose. I've grown a couple of full blown beards in the distant past where I just didn't shave my face or neck at all with amazing results. Instead of bushing straight out like I expected it started to curl under and roll so that I wound up looking like a rather tall leprechaun. Guess it's me Irish blood!

[Nothing]

Does anyone know the real name for the thing that's just the mustache and soul patch? I just always called it the Frank Zappa.

[Gregg]

Does anyone know the real name for the thing that's just the mustache and soul patch? I just always called it the Frank Zappa.

I don't know but wasn't it popular in the old west. Think Wild Bill Hickock?

[Nothing]

I don't know but wasn't it popular in the old west. Think Wild Bill Hickock?

I think it was popular in the civil war era up to the start of the 1900's

[tt1106]

I've been an LEO for 20 years, so the closest I've come is the Goatee.
I had it for a year as an Investigator and now as an Administrator, I've had it for 3 years. I shave it off occassionally, but I always grow it back.

[DParker]

I've worn a full beard for 11 years. At times it has been extremely long and untrimmed, at other times (like now) I've worn it trimmed shorter on the sides and longer in the middle. I'll post a couple of pics when I am allowed to. (new guy here)

I agree with the earlier post that scraping your face with a sharp piece of metal every morning is just barbaric. Plus the beard goes well with my Harley. :pp

[lbeaty1981]

I was out walking my dog yesterday evening, when it was about 30 degrees outside with a brisk north wind blowing. Needless to say, I was appreciating the extra insulation on my face. :)

[Nothing]

I was out walking my dog yesterday evening, when it was about 30 degrees outside with a brisk north wind blowing. Needless to say, I was appreciating the extra insulation on my face. :)


That's another pleasant surprise with a beard. The wind chill was down to 9 on sunday, and my face did not get numb while letting the dogs out.

[DParker]

Beards are a benefit in any weather. They insulate and warm in winter, and in summer, they protect the skin from sun and cool much like a radiator.

Perhaps that's why God blessed us men with beards. :thumbsup:

[Nothing]

Beards are a benefit in any weather. They insulate and warm in winter, and in summer, they protect the skin from sun and cool much like a radiator.

Perhaps that's why God blessed us men with beards. :thumbsup:


D Parker huh? You wouldn't happen to be my chilhood idol Dave Parker from the Pittsburgh Pirates would you? Cause if you were, that would be fantastic!
:pp:pp

:bounce:
:cool:

[DParker]

D Parker huh? You wouldn't happen to be my chilhood idol Dave Parker from the Pittsburgh Pirates would you? Cause if you were, that would be fantastic!
:pp:pp

:bounce:
:cool:

Is he bearded? :)

But no, I am David Parker the Realtor. If I had to play baseball for a living, my family would starve. :giveup:

[Buck shot]

That's great, i never thought about my beard being a radiator :cool:

[HisLeast]

At 2 days of growth this week people were asking me if I was growing a beard. By tomorrow they'll probably be worried about me. With the zero sleep red eyes, big bags under them, bad haircut, and half a week's growth I probably look like a freshly thawed neanderthal trapped and forced into a nicely ironed shirt and sent to my desk for the day.

[Walstib]

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We could have a "beards of the past" theme

This one is my favorite winter beard pic....

[DParker]

Hmm...how many posts do I need before I can post a pic?

[Nothing]

Hmm...how many posts do I need before I can post a pic?

Here Mr. Parker, I found a pic of you:
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo83/nursenutzz99/0530_large.jpg


:rofl:

[Nothing]

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo83/nursenutzz99/Beard.jpg

The lighting was dim, it was taken on a cell phone, but here is me facial hair. And I'm lovin' the spiked look too.

[SFASH]

You look sophisticated! Wish I had half of what you got on top:)

[Nothing]

You look sophisticated! Wish I had half of what you got on top:)

It's super-thick and get's real hot in the summer. Sure you can have some of it. Want a few pounds while we're at it?

Sophisticated????? Did you see the correct image? :rofl:

[Nothing]

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo83/nursenutzz99/Menewlook.jpg

Finally a clear pic of the beardage.

[shepherdsword]

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo83/nursenutzz99/Menewlook.jpg

Finally a clear pic of the beardage.


You may be too young to remember this from a SNL skit:

"see my beard"
"ain't it weird?"
"don't be scared"
"it's only beard"

[Buck shot]

"see my beard"
"ain't it weird?"
"don't be scared"
"it's only beard"


That was great! :rofl:

[Nothing]

A bump in the name of beards

[MaddJack]

I grew a beard several years ago but I looked like the wrestler Hillbilly Jim.:lol:

I cut it off and have been clean shaven ever since.

[Nothing]

I grew a beard several years ago but I looked like the wrestler Hillbilly Jim.:lol:

I cut it off and have been clean shaven ever since.

Hi-oooooooooooo!!!!

[Buck shot]

Still got mine :D (where is the bearded smilie?)

[HisLeast]

The wife is off to Europe in a couple of weeks. Anyone want to start a pool as to how much I can grow out in 10 days?

[lbeaty1981]

Still got mine :D (where is the bearded smilie?)

Same here, 2.5 years and going strong. My boss went on a personal vendetta a while back against facial hair. To anyone willing to part with their beard, he offered to pay for a trip to the barber shop, as well as lunch afterward. I told him I'd do it for $100, but he never went for it. Oh well, it was worth a shot.

[Nothing]

Still got mine :D (where is the bearded smilie?)

You're a mod. Make that happen.

[Nothing]

The wife is off to Europe in a couple of weeks. Anyone want to start a pool as to how much I can grow out in 10 days?

Not sure about your growth, but 10 days for me looks like a magna-doodle exploded in my face. :D

[lbeaty1981]

The wife is off to Europe in a couple of weeks. Anyone want to start a pool as to how much I can grow out in 10 days?

Probably just enough to make her say "You need to shave" when she gets back. :lol:

It usually takes 4-6 weeks to grow a full beard. After 10 days, you should be able to shave a neckline and have a pretty good "stubble beard," though.

[RabbiKnife]

The wife is off to Europe in a couple of weeks. Anyone want to start a pool as to how much I can grow out in 10 days?

I predict that you will grow out the exact amount that you shave off 1.2 hours before she gets back home!

:rofl:

[Nothing]

I predict that you will grow out the exact amount that you shave off 1.2 hours before she gets back home!

:rofl:

Wow, you're giving him 1.2 hours? I'll give him 0.4 hours before she gets home. :lol:

[KATMAN]

Cool thread! I have a goatee now,I shave my beard off during the summer,or a warm winter.I'll start growing it again after Labor Day.There's nothing like a warm beard on a cold day!

[Nothing]

Cool thread! I have a goatee now,I shave my beard off during the summer,or a warm winter.I'll start growing it again after Labor Day.There's nothing like a warm beard on a cold day!

I agree man...Last winter was my first with a beard, and I don't wanna spend another one without it.

[Buck shot]

I can't even image a summer without mine now :lol:

Probably burn my chin like the top of my head....

[tango]

After a year of having a full beard I got tired of the sides of it getting tufty so shaved back to a goatee.

That said, it was at the weekend and now I'm thinking of keeping a "stubble beard" but much shorter than before

[lbeaty1981]

Goatees are too much work, in my humble opinion. Besides, like Buck said, a good beard'll help keep your face from sunburning in the summertime. :D

[tango]

Trouble with a beard is that it gets tufty and I end up pulling at it... a goatee is easier to maintain for me.

[Cloudwalker]

Just a look at my avatar will answer the question (yes that is me in the picture, though my hair is longer these days). If you look at the albums in my profile you will see that I also play Santa from time to time and do not need any fake beard, hair or stuffing. :lol: I used to have a set of mutton chops (big and bushy with just a bit of my chin shaved) but when I got my old job they wanted me to look a bit more "normal" so I grew it into a full beard (my mustach is waxed into a handlebar). My wife has never seen me clean shaven (in spite of the fact that my mom keeps nagging me to shave it off). My wife has seen pictures of me sans beard and hates them.

[KATMAN]

I had to shave my chin because of a ingrown hair or a blackhead of some kind. First time in 15 years since I have done this.I'm waiting impaitently for it to grow back.:B

[baxpack7]

Just a look at my avatar will answer the question (yes that is me in the picture, though my hair is longer these days). If you look at the albums in my profile you will see that I also play Santa from time to time and do not need any fake beard, hair or stuffing. :lol: I used to have a set of mutton chops (big and bushy with just a bit of my chin shaved) but when I got my old job they wanted me to look a bit more "normal" so I grew it into a full beard (my mustach is waxed into a handlebar). My wife has never seen me clean shaven (in spite of the fact that my mom keeps nagging me to shave it off). My wife has seen pictures of me sans beard and hates them.

I've seen brutha CW in person. He has quite an impressive set of facial hair-especially the mustache!

[Cloudwalker]

I've seen brutha CW in person. He has quite an impressive set of facial hair-especially the mustache!

:blushhap:.................................

[thethirdtuttle]

While both my dad and step-dad are able to grow full beards and have had them for many years, the best I am able to do is the mustache-goatee combination. For some reason, I'm not able to grow very much hair at all up on my cheeks. Maybe not enough testosterone in my system. Anyways, any time I do try to grow my facial hair out, my wife grimaces and says something to the effect of, "What the heck do you think you are doing?" She prefers me clean-shaven. It's not that I don't look bad with facial hair; she just doesn't like to kiss me when I have whiskers. She says they irritate her face too much, and it makes her not want to kiss me as much. Also, she says facial hair makes me look too old. The weird thing is (and I'm not tooting my own horn here) that I actually look younger than I am. Whenever people are first starting to get to know me, and either me or my wife (most likely my wife, since she is the more sociable one of the two of us) asks the person to guess how old I am, they consistently guess between 5 and 10 years younger than I actually am. Of course, it doesn't help that I've gained a lot more gray hairs than I used to have due to stress.

Anyways, I said all of that to say this: If anyone here has any tips/suggestions/comments/etc. for guys, like myself, who have trouble growing facial hair on their cheeks, please feel free to pass them on. I did just shave today, after going for three or four does without, but I'm thinking about trying to grow my beard out again. Of course, it is summer, so I have that working against me, but we'll see what happens. God bless, and I'll keep you guys posted.

Yours in Christ,

Benjamin

[Cloudwalker]

I'm afraid that if the beard won't grow there isn't much you can do. For quite a while all I wore was a gotee because there 2 spots that wouldn't grow (it grows there now but the hair there is dark while the rest of my beard is gray). I could grow sideburns and a gotee but there was a strip on eather side that was about 1/2 inch wide that was bare. Back then my hair was dark but my beard was bright red.

[Victor]

When my older brother used to court his girlfriends, he'd used my name, sometimes it was a good thing and sometimes bad but as soon as i was able, that was in 1982 i grew a beard so his girlfriends could distinguish between us two, only shaved it off twice since then and that was due for operation purposes.
Must say, never heard of so many different names for beards before.
The photo was taken 2 years ago, it is now totally white.

[SFASH]

Some faces were not meant to be covered with beards. Others, like mine, don't look right without beards.

If I don't trim my beard, I look pretty ragged, where other guys get by with full volume beards.

I notice some fellars can grow just a spot below the bottom lip, above the chin, and look great. And partial, or full Van Dykes, and Manchus are in vogue these days.

Faces with sharp, angular features, such as unique chins etc, IMO, should not be hidden with beards.

[thethirdtuttle]

Well, I did the best I could, but I just could not grow a full beard. I went for at least a couple of months without shaving, and while I did have a decent mustache and goatee, the hairs on my cheeks were pretty sparse. There were some there, and they did grow out while I wasn't shaving, but there was just too much space in between them to make for a full beard. I even scratched my face multiple times a day with the ends of my fingers (I chew my fingernails, so they don't stick out past the ends of my fingers), but nothing worked. So, for a while, I stuck with just the mustache and goatee combo. Then, I shaved it all off and am currently clean-shaven. Oh, well. Maybe I'll try again this fall when it gets colder.

[Quickened]

I've been working on mine for a while. Ideally i'll keep it through winter!

[Cure]

I'm going to grow (not because I want one) but because I'm getting relocated from my job so I won't see the girl I am crazy about anymore. I just stopped caring about my personal appearance.

[Cloudwalker]

http://bibleforums.org/forum/picture.php?albumid=24&pictureid=88

Here is a more recent picture of my beard now. This picture is a couple years old but I haven't changed.

[ChristianTurtle]

I have navigated to a beard recently, it used to be a goatee. I keep it relatively trimmed. I tried letting it all grow out but it is far to itchy and hard to get used to. Plus, the Charles Manson, Lincoln comments from friends...the Jesus ones are okay but I am FAR worthy to be called Him.

[tango]

So Cloudwalker, are you the one on the left or the one on the right? :rofl:

[Cloudwalker]

LOL, I'm the one dressed in red. The boy on my right is the son of one of my coworkers. He never goes to anyone but family but he came and sat on Santa's lap and it was his own idea. I don't think he speaks much english (or at least didnt' then, so I used the universal sign asking if he wanted to come sit on my lap and he came.

[vja4Him]

Hi guys. For the first time in my life I am growing a beard. My Mother would always complain about how slow it grows in, and nag me to shave. But now I can do it. I like it thus far. Any other bearded members here?

Yep! I don't plan on ever trimming my beard again. Been growing for almost 4 1/2 years. Check out my avatar, that's me last year. My signature pic was taken earlier this year, I think in either March or April?

[vja4Him]

That's what they said at UPC ....

I'd like to say... ONLY SINNERS GROW BEARDS!









But since Jesus had one I wont say it...:lol:

[vja4Him]

I have grown mine out and cut it off so many times…. How about the stages of growing the beard out. For me…

First you have the light itchy stage – slightly annoying

the sandpaper stage – great for itchy wrists

the Velcro stage - any and every long hair nearby gets caught in it

the second itchy stage when the hair is just long enough to curl back to the skin- extremely annoying

the stage the moustache is long enough to get in your mouth – great for leftovers

then when you can start twirling the ends of the moustache – more amusing than twirling your thumbs

I never made it to the next stage of being able to braid it….. :hmm:

Joe

I can almost braid my beard! Maybe a couple more years!

[vja4Him]

Has anyone ever dyed their beard? I was thinking of dying my beard green for St. Patrick's Day ... I'm just wondering if they will send me home from work ...

[Cloudwalker]

For a while, when my hair was still dark, I used that die that was specially made for beards. It wasn't bad but didn't last as long as I would like. It may have been my beard. I do trim mine from time to time, more to shape it than to shorten it.

[vja4Him]

I want to grow my beard long, so I'm not trimming!

[SFASH]

I want to grow my beard long, so I'm not trimming!

I wish I had that freedom, I so hate shaving and pruning. Some guys can do it with style, but if I don't trim my beard (every other day), I look like something the cat dragged in:(

[KATMAN]

Now that I don't have to wear a beard net,I'm going to see how long I can grow it. I don't have one of those super thick fast growing beards,but it should be plenty thick to keep the winter cold off my face.Who knows,I might like it long! I've never had a long one before.I'd like to let grow a year just to see what it looks like.

[JK18]

I have some what of a goatee just minus the mustache I can't seem to grow one verywell, and after finally trying for a while I thought I looked better with out it.
I sometimes think it's funny Because my hair is black but my beared is almost bright red. Especially in the sun.

[Cloudwalker]

I sometimes think it's funny Because my hair is black but my beared is almost bright red. Especially in the sun.

Join the crowd. When I was in college my hair was black and my beard bright red (only a gotee then as well, the rest wouldn't grow). One friend thought I looked like a leprecan.

[JK18]

lol that's why I don't wear green much. lol

[lbeaty1981]

Join the crowd. When I was in college my hair was black and my beard bright red (only a gotee then as well, the rest wouldn't grow). One friend thought I looked like a leprecan.

I was at a St. Patrick's Day party last year, where they were giving away big green hats. My beard has a reddish tint as well, so combined with the green hat, I looked disturbingly similar to a leprechaun. A 6'2" leprechaun, that is.... :lol: