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[CountAntonius]

Ugh. Can't stand that my beard grows well while my moustache doesn't. Here's a recent photo of me after having grown the stache out without trimming for a few months. There's nothing substantial and it's extremely thin. The second photo is after I trimmed it down a bit so it didn't look as raunchy.



Is there any hope for me to be able to get a nice, full stache? I want one that covers the upper lip, in true Nick Offerman fashion.

Also is there anything I can do about the beard hairs? They're very curly and tangly right now, wish they were a bit more straight. Combing them does nothing, as expected.

Also also, is there anything I can do about the large empty spaces under my lips? They look like trash. I'm presuming nothing can be done.

We are beard bros in both stach and below lip empty spaces. I gave up on a cool thock stache and just keep it shortish.

 

[krypt0nian]

Ugh. Can't stand that my beard grows well while my moustache doesn't. Here's a recent photo of me after having grown the stache out without trimming for a few months. There's nothing substantial and it's extremely thin. The second photo is after I trimmed it down a bit so it didn't look as raunchy.



Is there any hope for me to be able to get a nice, full stache? I want one that covers the upper lip, in true Nick Offerman fashion.

Also is there anything I can do about the beard hairs? They're very curly and tangly right now, wish they were a bit more straight. Combing them does nothing, as expected.

Also also, is there anything I can do about the large empty spaces under my lips? They look like trash. I'm presuming nothing can be done.

We typically are our own worst beard enemies. Your beard looks great. Let it be what it is and enjoy. You're way way ahead of many others who wish they could have what you enjoy currently. It's a rocking beard.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Ouch. Wish you quick recovery.

Just a question, was clean shaving a necessity for the operation or did you do this on your own?

Sorry for late reply, but yeah
I had to be upside down for surgery, so breathing tube was upside down also
Facial hair and tape don't mix well, needed a clean face for wrap around tube to be inserted and held in place

 

[Edwardo]

you look a bit like that crazy guy in gladiator

the one who wants to fuck his sister. hes the king i think

Lol Joaquin Phoenix. Ya he's probably the one I've been compared to the most. I've heard Jake Gyllenhaal too, but more when I was in my teens.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Ugh. Can't stand that my beard grows well while my moustache doesn't. Here's a recent photo of me after having grown the stache out without trimming for a few months. There's nothing substantial and it's extremely thin. The second photo is after I trimmed it down a bit so it didn't look as raunchy.



Is there any hope for me to be able to get a nice, full stache? I want one that covers the upper lip, in true Nick Offerman fashion.

Also is there anything I can do about the beard hairs? They're very curly and tangly right now, wish they were a bit more straight. Combing them does nothing, as expected.

Also also, is there anything I can do about the large empty spaces under my lips? They look like trash. I'm presuming nothing can be done.

I have a similar problem in that my hair grows fine on my top lip and neck, but is really patchy on my cheeks. It's never going to happen as I've left it to grow for months and it never 'comes in' or anything like that, so I'm resigned to the fact that it'll never be heavy on my cheeks and I don't like growing it too long as a result. Just trimmed my whole face down to long stubble length and I don't think I'll let it grow too long again. My wife doesn't really like the beard look anyway.

 

[blame space]

trimmed up my shit and wearing my freshest pair of rayban flagship sunglasses

 

[SecretMoblin]

fetch 😍

 

[krypt0nian]

trimmed up my shit and wearing my freshest pair of rayban flagship sunglasses

Beard oil. Makes those flyaway hairs behave their asses.

 

[blame space]

thanks I am always at a loss with what to do about those flyaways. do u have recs

 

[triplestation]

looking good blame space

 

[CountAntonius]

Finally looking like a respectable beard with some density. Now to get some beard oil because I'm not done growing it yet.

 

[Firelord Chargrilled]

Figured I would share because why not ?

 

[Edwardo]

Figured I would share because why not ?

Awesome beard dude

 

[FortuneFaded]

Figured I would share because why not ?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I'm going for the full on prophet beard while I am unemployed.

About a month in.

No beard from a month ago for comparison:

 

[krypt0nian]

thanks I am always at a loss with what to do about those flyaways. do u have recs

I use a local girl's brand (bath nerd) - FB page: https://www.facebook.com/bathnerd

Her shop is down for a week while they move but she uses nothing but natural oils and I love her stuff.

 

[ohhthegore]

Figured I would share because why not ?

Ooooohhh this is a good one


How long you been growing it?

 

[BlueBadger]

I keep mine at around 1-1.5 weeks long:

I actually sort of want to go a bit longer, but it tends to get a bit itchy, and I don't really know how full mine would grow out..

 

[Number45]

I keep mine at around 1-1.5 weeks long:



I actually sort of want to go a bit longer, but it tends to get a bit itchy, and I don't really know how full mine would grow out..

Only one way to find out!

 

[Watevaman]

I keep mine at around 1-1.5 weeks long:



I actually sort of want to go a bit longer, but it tends to get a bit itchy, and I don't really know how full mine would grow out..

Yours at a week looks a ton fuller than mine did at 2 or so weeks. I would try growing it.

 

[BlueBadger]

Only one way to find out!

Yours at a week looks a ton fuller than mine did at 2 or so weeks. I would try growing it.

Alright! I have my last gig for a little while on sunday, so I'll probably give it a shot after that and report back! Haha!

 

[krypt0nian]

Alright! I have my last gig for a little while on sunday, so I'll probably give it a shot after that and report back! Haha!

Hell yeah!

 

[Firelord Chargrilled]

Awesome beard dude

Thanks

Ooooohhh this is a good one


How long you been growing it?

About a year

 

[Ryouji Gunblade]

My full beard is about 2-3 weeks in length. It requires just neck and cheek shaving, with a trim every other week.

 

[Relativ9]

Well, you are very welcome.

Also remember to take loads of photos if you get it trimmed!

Promised I'd post a new pic once I got it trimmed a bit on the sides, but it turned out the barber trimmed way to much and I had to go hide in a cave for a month or so in shame.

Looks pretty good now though, if I can get it an inch or so longer in the middle I'll be happy.

 

[wingwah]

So many guys here are sexy as fuck. Mm mm

 

[torontoml]

So I got mine trimmed yesterday, he took a little more off the sides than I was expecting but I still think it turned out fairly well. What do you guys think.

Close to previous http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=171146464

 

[Relativ9]

So I got mine trimmed yesterday, he took a little more off the sides than I was expecting but I still think it turned out fairly well. What do you guys think.



Close to previous http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=171146464

Perfect length on the sides, I'd have kept the length in the middle though, looked badass. Still a great beard anyway.

 

[ohhthegore]

So I got mine trimmed yesterday, he took a little more off the sides than I was expecting but I still think it turned out fairly well. What do you guys think.



Close to previous http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=171146464

looks nice and clean to me

 

[Eighty Deuce]

I've been growing it since May, first time ever letting it grow out

 

[Phreaker]

I've been growing it since May, first time ever letting it grow out

I like it, it's quite an experience eh?

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Trimmed the back of my beard for the first time, after letting the whole thing get way too bushy and long to use a trimmer. Results are surprisingly decent, used basic scissors with the thinking that if I fucked it up, I'd just shave the entire thing off.

Does wax give your beard the same colour it has when wet? Much prefer the colour of mine after showering than when it dries out, and I'm not sure if you can dye a beard

 

[Relativ9]

Does wax give your beard the same colour it has when wet? Much prefer the colour of mine after showering than when it dries out, and I'm not sure if you can dye a beard

Not really, beard wax is for moisturizing, not shaping. Therefore it's eventually absorbed into the beard and it gets the same color as normal, for example I had wax in my beard slightly before I took the picture above, and it's pitch black when wet.

 

[Chance Hale]

What's a good mustache wax/whatever to keep it from going 20 different ways?

 

[Phreaker]

What's a good mustache wax/whatever to keep it from going 20 different ways?

I use this one

I love the smell of Ylang Ylang, but I only smell it for the hour or so after using it. They have other scents and it works great to hold some of my wild hairs in place.

 

[LucidMomentum]

Alright, bump for the hell of it cause I just came from the Ryu beard thread and have gotten mixed opinions so I have some questions.

1. Any way to encourage hair growth around the mustache area? I can grow hair everywhere else but there, it seems. Nothing but small strands and I haven't shaved it in almost a year now.

2. The neck-beard. When is it not one, when is it one? Do I just get rid of everything from the jaw down, or is my current trim length of everything at the level of my adam's apple or below adequate?

Pics, for reference. I usually keep it trimmed, but sometimes I let it grow a bit more.

Trimmed:

Full:

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

I've been keeping mine pretty close lately:

 

[LucidMomentum]

I've been keeping mine pretty close lately:

Yo, bro. Gimme that mustache.

I rarely have my hair that short, but you're rockin' it!

 

[sir_kevith]

Alright, bump for the hell of it cause I just came from the Ryu beard thread and have gotten mixed opinions so I have some questions.

1. Any way to encourage hair growth around the mustache area? I can grow hair everywhere else but there, it seems. Nothing but small strands and I haven't shaved it in almost a year now.

2. The neck-beard. When is it not one, when is it one? Do I just get rid of everything from the jaw down, or is my current trim length of everything at the level of my adam's apple or below adequate?

Pics, for reference. I usually keep it trimmed, but sometimes I let it grow a bit more.

Trimmed:

Full:

Its basically abe lincolns beard. I say roll with it and get an abe hat and a bad ass 18th century suit.

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

Yo, bro. Gimme that mustache.

I rarely have my hair that short, but you're rockin' it!

Ha; thanks.

 

[CountAntonius]

Pic is a few weeks old. Never really went much longer because of the crazy stray hairs everywhere. I heard beard oil works for this? Have never looked into it but i think it's time. What exactly does it do feel like? I always figured it made your beard feel greasy or something. Any good affordable brands to try?

 

[Mr Solo Dolo]

Could've smiled, but happy world beard day!

 

[oxidax]

I've been letting my facial hair grow since May and this is how far it has gotten. Nobody in my family has beards so iknow I'll most likely have no luck. I want a beard

 

[Denzar]

Sorry to bump this thread, but I need some advice.

I've got little facial hair, except for my sideburns. Now, I've been growing them out for a couple of years now, and I like 'em. People always compliment me on them, telling me it suits me, etc... There's one thing that keeps bothering me though. My right side is less grown out than the left side. Left is one big, dark stripe down the side of my face. The right one isn't as dark right where the sideburn levels with my ear lobe. It's so much lighter that it makes me insecure. The bottom of that side burn is dark enough. Basically, there's this noticably lighter part in my right sideburn.

Now, I've been going back and forth in my head if I should shorten them, hoping the right one grows out well enough that there is no longer a discernible difference between the two.

What's holding me back is that I will feel even more insecure when I'd shorten them. I'd feel naked.

Any tips, beard GAF? I've heard different things. Many say shaving facial hair to make it come back thicker is a myth, others say it works.

Hey guys! Quoting myself because I've never received an answer and insecurity is popping up again.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Hey guys! Quoting myself because I've never received an answer and insecurity is popping up again.

Hey man! May I ask, how old are you? For what I've read, the shaving trick is a myth. In my case my beard started to grow when I was around 22, so pretty late. Now I have a respectful beard (29 here). In my opinion, there's nothing you can do to make it grow thicker other than wait if your still young. If you're 26+, I don't think there's anything you can do about it unfortunately.

 

[Denzar]

Hey man! May I ask, how old are you? For what I've read, the shaving trick is a myth. In my case my beard started to grow when I was around 22, so pretty late. Now I have a respectful beard (29 here). In my opinion, there's nothing you can do to make it grow thicker other than wait if your still young. If you're 26+, I don't think there's anything you can do about it unfortunately.

28 this year...

But why is my one side of my face the way I want it but the other isn't? I've always been a late bloomer.

Don't care about a big bushy beard though.

 

[Relativ9]

A whole month without a new beard? This cannot stand!

To motivate, heres a side shot of mine, don't mind the hipster tail, did it as a joke at a party, hence the good angle on the photo.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Hey Beard-GAF. Any tips for trimming/maintaining the beard around my upper lip? I find it very unmanageable at times.

 

[8-Bit Sunset]

Hey guys! Quoting myself because I've never received an answer and insecurity is popping up again.

You should try Minoxidil 5% on your face.
Sounds crazy but the results on the web speak for themselves.
If you are curious please research it more thoroughly though.
To get you started.

Check his videos out from the start:
https://www.youtube.com/user/basikoe

Then here:
http://jefffsbeardboard.yuku.com/topic/28552#.Vh7kgaLEKhc

 

[ohhthegore]

Hey Beard-GAF. Any tips for trimming/maintaining the beard around my upper lip? I find it very unmanageable at times.

getting it properly trimmer and mustache wax seems to help quite a bit for me