to goatee or not goatee?

Anonymous

I just realised I am goatee-less for the first time in years.
I had to smarten up for a funeral last week, so I shaved. (that's about as much effort as I'll ever make )

So, I'm now debating whether to keep my chin hairless, or grow another one?

supersonic

Goatees look very neat when you are shaved upto the sideburns.

If it suits, go for it. I wouldn't shave mine off now, after about 6 years.

Raymondavalon

I shave my mug daily via wet shave and prefer my face being smooth.
However, seeing things are very interesting at work.. Yehaamcgee has just inspired me to grow a goatee
Hell yea!

projectsome

i have a goatee depending on my mood. ie today i have one, in monday i won't

VWsurfbum

i go for the george micheal stubble look, 8)

The Big Cheese

Have one on and off, sometimes a full beard (well, my version of.. at 36 I still get patches)

However, as I had to shave my head due to getting grip-fill in it (doh!) I am growing a goatee now as otherwise I look like a chemo.....

yoohoo999

The question you need to ask yourself is this:

Do you want to have sex with attractive women?

If the answer is yes, then why make things difficult for yourself by growing a rat on your face?

If the answer is no, then carry on with the goatee, and buy some cargo pants and a short sleeve shirt while you're at it.

The Big Cheese

yoohoo999 wrote:

The question you need to ask yourself is this:

Do you want to have sex with attractive women?

If the answer is yes, then why make things difficult for yourself by growing a rat on your face?

If the answer is no, then carry on with the goatee, and buy some cargo pants and a short sleeve shirt while you're at it.

LOL - a bit extreme... of course you are narrowing your chances, but I never had a problem when I had a goatee..... I did maintain it well, nice and short (#1 trim)

It's true that by growing any facial hair, as it's not liked by all women, you are narrowing your chances (if that way inclined and not married etc) of pulling.

A lot of blokes can pull the look off, and lots of women go for some facial hair.

cee

men grow facial hair when they get single...or are feeling down.

hence why bearded men sometimes get a sympathy cormorant

clean shaven...you know it makes sense.

*some of this might not be true....but then again it might!

MissBint37

Grow a moustache......but a proper special one, like the go compare bloke...or Tom Seleck.....or....a mexican one

MacAndCheese

I want a "My Name is Earl" Redneck mustache....
but I can't grow the side bits :oops:

Tartanyak

Grow a moustache and wax it.

The forum has spoken.

thekickingmule

I've got a beard, I try and keep it short but sometimes can't be bothered to shave it. I will shave it, and my heed tonight though.

And for the record, I grew the beard because I wasn't gettin lucky without it. The beard has made no difference :evil:

Tartanyak

Maybe try a different style of beard?

thekickingmule

Dunno if I can be bothered really. It suits me, lots of people have said that, but I don't know if a different style would help. I think the ugly mug beneath the beard is probably the real problem

thekickingmule

Dunno if I can be bothered really. It suits me, lots of people have said that, but I don't know if a different style would help. I think the ugly mug beneath the beard is probably the real problem

cee

maybe one like this would help?

Tartanyak

Maybe grow a beard, then cut it off and create a face-merkin from it.

That way, you can do naughty things and blame it on your evil twin.

VWsurfbum

Tartanyak wrote:

Maybe grow a beard, then cut it off and create a face-merkin from it.

That way, you can do naughty things and blame it on your evil twin.

LOL this^

Tartanyak

I name him yeehaamcgeevil

psymon

Havent had a wet shave in 7 or 8 years.

I have a "challenging" hair line so its clippered at number 0 all over then do the same to the face cept the little goatee chin.

Feel naked without it, like not wearing a watch.
i reckon without facial hair i look a little potatoe like.

Kiblams

I generally sport dave grohl-esque stubble/beard these days, I am really not a fan of grroming myself, all I do is stay clean and let the rest take care of itself :shock:

I once shaved leaving a truly delightful line of hair that went down my jawline almost meeting a the bottom of my chin which then went up and over my mouth. Didn't stay like that for long, but my mates nicknamed the style after me and all copied it for 'special occasions'

cee

psymon wrote:

I have a "challenging" hair line so its clippered at number 0 all over then do the same to the face cept the little goatee chin.

do you not find that small children think your head is on upside down? Don't know if that would be a good or a bad thing

my hairline is not what it once was....but it has got easier rather than challenging! number 1 all over once a week. when washing your hair...get a flannel, some soap...start washing your face and don't stop til you hit your shoulders.

and its dry before im even out of the shower

TheNorthernTrain

i actually cannot remember the last time i was clean shaven! Although i can't grow facial hair well, i rarely ever go clean shaven. Stubble ftw!

Though this could just be through pure laziness. I was about to say it's because i don't like how it feels but i don't remember how it feels!

Anonymous

Yeah, stubble here mostly too. I use a set of clippers, very rarely wet shave, so the stubble is a permanent feature.
There's still bits where a full beard just won't grow, so it looks ridiculous.

Oh, and as for pulling women, I'm a sound engineer, I barely ever see daylight, let alone women - facial hair would be the least of my problems

I think I might leave it all stubbly, then see what happens.

OR, here's another idea, shall we have a CrudCatcher Beard-Off?
Everyone shave, then we give it a month and see who's got the best face fluff?

lawman

yeehaamcgee wrote:

OR, here's another idea, shall we have a CrudCatcher Beard-Off?
Everyone shave, then we give it a month and see who's got the best face fluff?

i think you'll be waiting a few years for some forumites to grow beards

Kiblams

yeehaamcgee wrote:

OR, here's another idea, shall we have a CrudCatcher Beard-Off?
Everyone shave, then we give it a month and see who's got the best face fluff?

I'm game

Stevo_666

Yeehaa we need a mug shot to see whether you suit a goatee or not (and we might get a chance for a laugh ).

The Northern Monkey

I shave when my beard gets longer than my hair. Fortunately I shave my head so I'm not waiting very long

supersonic

If I left my beard to grow for a month I would have to move it out of the way when I went for a piss.

Kiblams

supersonic wrote:

If I left my beard to grow for a month I would have to move it out of the way when I went for a piss.

I think he meant the beard on your face