Thursday, 19 August 2010
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Beards: Ancient Bullcrap or Sexy Brooms on a Face?
I hate shaving as much as I hate taxes. Shaving on a daily basis grates my face like Parmigiano cheese. But I never grow a full beard.
Scruffy is where I draw my line in the sink.
Some men look great with a beard, but I look like a goon. I don't have the bone structure for a mane. And there is another reason why I can't stand a full beard on my face. I'll give you a hint: Can Napkins really wipe away the smell of maple syrup from my facial hair?
Yes, I am afraid my beard will smell like my armpits, mostly because I have no idea or desire to understand the art of the upkeep for a full beard. Of course, my ignorance is showing. Perhaps some hippies could enlighten me, but I'm still hesitant to grow one.
As a general rule, if I can easily taste my facial hair by sticking out my tongue I know its time to shave. Recently, I was really lazy and went almost two weeks without the razor. On this particular day, I ate pasta and tomato sauce for dinner with my family. Three hours later when I was playing video games, I started licking my chops after I earned AC130 air support. In that moment, I realized that I could still taste meatball on the few whiskers that grew long enough to lie on my top lip!!!
I fell into a rage, started cursing and died four times in a row from sniper fire. PWNED. Obviously, I'm an amateur and probably lacking some manly testosterone when it comes to beards. Not that I'm a skilled Casanova, but I never know if girls like a full beard, some scruffed shadows, or a clean and smooth baby face. I think most girls either hate it or love it, but I'm no expert.
Back in the 80's, when Don Johnson played Sonny Crocket in the hit show Miami Vice, the 5 o'clock shadow swept across America like wildfire. It became so popular, like Jennifer Aniston's Rachel haircut, that some companies began selling the Miami Device, which was basically a crappy electric razor that only cut away a little facial hair leaving the man with a shadow...which I think is awesome!
Anyway, I want to hear from you guys (and ladies, of course) about your thoughts on full-fledged beards, peach fuzz, clean baby faces and shadows. Are they ancient history or sexy sexy?
And for what it's worth, Kesha said she likes beards, too.
What do you think about facial hair on guys?
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I'm not a fan of a lot of facial hair. Shadows can be hot on the right person, but I generally prefer clean faces.
I never use razors. they suck! I use a machine. I personally decide to shave when it starts to itch or something. I like my beard! It's awesome!
I hate the hell out of facial hair, but I have a skin condition that doesn't let me shave daily. So I go seven days between shaves, and usually grow out a goatee because the worst part is the chin. I spend most of my time perpetually scruffy. I'm usually smooth for two or three days after I shave, but then it's pain and irritation all the way. Basically, my face was made for a beard, but my taste wasn't.
i personally don't like when guys have facial hair. shadow/stubble on SOME guys can be hot, but i don't prefer it.
Nothing is hotter than some well pulled off sideburns. I love love love them! And scruff is nice, too, but not if it's out of control and downright mangy. My boyfriend has the most awesome chops and I will never be sick of them (he's had them the entire time I've known him and we've been dating for over four and a half years and I still think they are absolutely adorable). Not a mustache fan though, to me they just look...lazy? And beards are good RARELY.
I love facial hair on guys. BUT...most other women I know do not. Now, I may not find the full-on ZZ Top look particularly attractive, but there's nothing wrong with a little beard...goatees are definitely cute.
At any rate, if a man decides to grow facial hair, he should learn how to maintain it. A well-maintained beard can usually look good on most males, though there are some who just look better clean-shaven. I suppose my favorite style on a guy though is sideburns and a handlebar moustache, but I'm a tad eccentric.
I love love LOVE facial hair on guys. Scruff is always good. As long as they can pull it off, that is, without looking homeless. Clean shaven is nice too, but facial hair = sexy
if I didn't hate Caps, I'd put the following in caps : "I hate facial hair." It disgusts me. It reads as lazy, ugly, fuzzy, and downright disgusting. I even hate that stubble stuff (5 o clock shadow crap). I'm so happy my boyfriend is half Norwegian and can't grow facial hair.
It - somewhat - depends on the guy, but I usually like a bit of scruff, as long as it isn't too scratchy. Goatees can be okay, too, but I think they look a lot better when there's some room between their lip and chin. (Am I the only one who knows guys with a FULL chinned goatee? I feel like that's too much... it's way hotter when it's trimmed/shaped a bit more.) But I guess I don't have to worry about that now; the guy I'm seeing is scruffy but neatly trimmed, and I love it... :)
I dig the goatee for myself.
I grew out a beard once... Mostly for a goof. It looked terrible, but I got some laughs out of it.
Beards often look pretty bad.. Sometimes they look okay, but they're usually always trimmed and maintained... That's just too much work for me.
I personally like facial hair on men. My husband keeps a nice well kept beard for me. He goes to his barber and has it cleaned every two weeks (partly because I can't stand it long.) But I think all man should have at least some facial hair. I really think it makes a boy into man (physically speaking of course.) =)
prime example: Jayson Werth. Before beard: ladies loved him! After beard: looks like crazy Tom Hanks from Castaway. WILSONNNNN!
I'm not a fan of a full beard. It's a little too Lumber Jack. The scruffy look is so hot on some guys and that's what I tend to like. Of course, the freshly shaved skin is the best for kissing because no long, wirey hair is getting in my mouth and there's no short rough stubble to rash up my face.
I love beards. My boyfriend has a short one and I absolutely adore it. To me, it just screams masculinity...idk, I love it.
I don't particularly love beards. But most of the guys I like/ think are hot have beards, or some type of facial hair.
hm... i dunno about full beards. all i know is that stubble can hurt when making out or when his face grazes mine. i don't think i would like my man to have a beard...
oh yeah, and the picture for this post is awesome!
Being at college, I'm sick as shit of facial hair. I can immediately recognize douches though, that's helpful.