35 replies to this topic

[alan123]

i have NEVER seen my dad without a beard & i am 36 today !

[TheSparrow87]

For me the biggest benefit of having a beard is not looking like a 16 year old girl...

[A-Leal]

For me the biggest benefit of having a beard is not looking like a 16 year old girl...

 

Agreed it makes me age like 10 years.

[Penguin101]

Awesome. My beard makes me look like a cross between a wookie and grizzly Adams.

 

You are truly a god among men then

[SDDMN]

One con of having a beard is it can make your face unbeardably itchy.

Edited by SDDMN, 20 March 2013 - 09:10 AM.

[Penguin101]

I never really felt itchy once I grew it all out, now it just feels like Bruce Lee-Lumberjack-Unicorns are hugging my face, keeping it protected and warm

Edited by Penguin101, 21 March 2013 - 01:54 AM.

[routerbad]

I don't really see the benefits except for looking cooler, if you can actually pull off a beard.

 

As of right now, I do look old enough, but I have a crappy trimmer and shaver, so it's either messy, a close shave, or nothing.  I'd try out a beard if I actually had the effort of keeping it well maintained (or a trimmer that actually worked and I don't have to charge a day prior to using).

It makes some people appear more distinguished or aged, but beyond that it is the biggest irritant of all time (Kanye tell em).  They snag, they chafe, they hold oil in the skin.  I had a beard for four months that I just had to shave off because it became too much hassle, and i swore everytime it snagged in my helmet strap or irritated my face while riding my motorcycle to work.  Beards really do suck.  I'll stick to shadow or stubble or just keep it clean.  Keep in mind there is a reason military branches want clean shaven faces.

[Nollog]

One con of having a beard is it can make your face unbeardably itchy.

I think the key to that is not washing too often, but washing often enough.

It's a precarious balance.

[Abcdude]

You can store your food for winter in them

[Structures]

if i could grow a beard i probably would but no one in my family grows any facial hair till late twenties then it's like bam have to shave every day to not look like bigfoot

[A-Leal]

You can store your food for winter in them

 

This is very useful to me.
 

 

if i could grow a beard i probably would but no one in my family grows any facial hair till late twenties then it's like bam have to shave every day to not look like bigfoot

But looking like bigfoot is awesome!
 

 

I never really felt itchy once I grew it all out, now it just feels like Bruce Lee-Lumberjack-Unicorns are hugging my face, keeping it protected and warm

THIS. I feel so very epic with my beard.. People look at me in public it's like they are instantly jealous.

[Happy Monk]

The main benefit in my opinion is having a beard in the winter, as soon as I shaved mine off in February everything suddenly seemed a lot colder...

That and having a beard makes you look older, good for not having any ID when you're 19 (I have never been ID'd when with beard).

[A-Leal]

The main benefit in my opinion is having a beard in the winter, as soon as I shaved mine off in February everything suddenly seemed a lot colder...

That and having a beard makes you look older, good for not having any ID when you're 19 (I have never been ID'd when with beard).

 

That's a good reason. beards make you look older.

[Happy Monk]

They also make for a good distraction technique for when you are bored.

(You can stroke your beard!)

[A-Leal]

They also make for a good distraction technique for when you are bored.

(You can stroke your beard!)

 

You have no idea how many times I do this, when I'm bored.

[Happy Monk]

It helps to pass many an hour.