Beards

[da]

I've decided to try growing my beard out again. The last time I had a beard, I also had long hair; so, '03 or '02. I'm not sure how I'll like having a beard and short hair. I'll give it a try for the next week, though, and see what happens.

So far, it seems to be coming in darker. The last time, it looked reddish. I liked that, but I don't particularly want to become as shaggy as I did in that photo- taken in December '01. So I may be in the market for an electric trimmer.

Updates forthcoming :)

I'm very much open to suggestions- for style of beard, whether I look better without one completely, best brand of trimmer/razor, etc.

Comments

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Woot! Consensus around my house is that beards are always better. (But I'll bet you could have guessed that).

As for the electric trimmer, I think it's not worth throwing too much money at it. If you want something quality, just get a nice hair trimmer and use that. Hmm, don't you have one of those for Rover? You could clean it off and share, I suppose...

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Hair clipper, I mean. You know, those things that Wahl makes.

[alltoocozy.livejournal.com]

Yes, beards are very good. I like the one in the pic.

[dpolicar]

I have to say, I prefer the look in your current icon to the look in that photo. That said, beards are fine things.

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

I much prefer his new glasses, in particular.

Not sure how the facial hair will look.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Agreed on both counts.

..I considered not adding the link to the pic, b/c I know I don't want my beard to look like that, but I did like the slightly-red highlights. (or whatever you would call "1/5 the hairs looking red").

I suppose I could dye my beard. ;)

[chezmax]

I don't mind too much, as long as it's well trimmed. :) But I prefer the clean shaven look usually :)

[dawn-guy.livejournal.com]

Cuuuuuuute.....

[then I regained the power of coherence]

The expression on the face of an itchy-bearded person getting scritched in a way that relieves the itch without harming the skin or hair is one of the best facial expressions known to man. Cultivate friends with short fingernails and a knowledge of the gentle art of beard scritching.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Aw. Well then here's hoping I can keep the beard going. (no stopping it, I suppose).

I agree wholeheartedly, at least about the relief of getting scritched- and now that my boyfriend has the requisite scritchability, I can try watching his expression. Once I've trimmed my fingernails properly. And, indeed, I will make sure I've got the friends who have that knowledge as well. Thanks for the suggestion- it's not one that would've immediately come to me. :)

[ketzie.livejournal.com]

You know...facial hair is not at all what I thought this post was going to be about.

[says-simon.livejournal.com]

WOW you're quite attractive

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

He's pretty cute, ain't he?

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

*blush*

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

I like beards...and I like scritching beards...:)

[ferdzy.livejournal.com]

Everybody looks better without a beard. Well known fact. Sorry.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Hee hee. Fair 'nuff, though the well-known-ness about that fact may be in dispute. As they say in Wikipedia, "Lacks Sources! non-Neutral Point of View! No sock-puppets!" (OK, the last one is hardly relevant, but I like the phrase.)

I will say: my old boss looks better with a beard. Dan's dad, who has had a beard for 40 years, would undoubtedly look like a denuded chicken without it. Santa looks better with a beard. :)

[morgan-starfire.livejournal.com]

Some people do look better with beards. Some don't.

I remember when you looked like that. I also remember when d. looked like a picture he posted recently (long hair). This is interesting, because, except when d. cut his hair, I don't remember the way either of you looks changing dramatically. Which says interesting things about how often I see either of you. (One of those things being, of course, Not enough!)