Beards - what is the point

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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    cjcp wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    nation wrote:
    I have never found a method of shaving that does not cause my skin to explode into a horrible rash.

    So I don't. I trim back to stubble and a goatee a couple of times a week or so.

    Keep shaving. I have to shave every morning for work, and after 6 months it stopped rashing - your skin toughens up.

    Decleor do a great pre-shave oil and post-shave moisturiser.
    Works well, Chris. Works well.

    :lol:

    Am considering shaving it off.
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    In an ideal world I'd have permanent stubble, but that look doesn't go down well at work. I have the razor rash thing bad, for me its not the shaving, its when the stubble starts to grow back that the problems occur. Experience has taught me that no wet shave product in the world can prevent an outbreak of mini acne a couple days later, so I stick to an electric shave and resist the temptation to get super close - means I usually have a bit of 5 o'clock shadow by the end of the day but it beats the alternative...

    I do tend to grow a beard whenever I'm on holiday then take great pleasure in going through the various stages of beard removal: goatee, bandito, tache, Hitler, gone.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Kieran_Burns wrote:

    shave while while in the Sauna

    Srsly?

    You a regular Sauna-goer then KB?
    :shock:
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Beards are great...fact
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  • mrc1
    mrc1 Posts: 852
    I have gone five weeks without shaving and have grown a decent beard as a result - every man should do it at some point.

    Most importantly though, beards kill sharks:

    http://www.adamtglass.com/2010/09/29/man-skills-how-to-fight-a-great-white-shark-with-a-chain-saw/
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Il Principe wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:

    shave while while in the Sauna

    Srsly?

    You a regular Sauna-goer then KB?
    :shock:

    prefer the Turkish bath - but all you need is a small pot for water and a new blade.

    Don't knock it 'til you've tried it :)
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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    mrc1 wrote:
    I have gone five weeks without shaving and have grown a decent beard as a result - every man should do it at some point.

    Most importantly though, beards kill sharks:

    http://www.adamtglass.com/2010/09/29/man-skills-how-to-fight-a-great-white-shark-with-a-chain-saw/

    Brilliant! Had me laughing out loud!
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    It's dirty, unkempt, probably smelly, full of dribble and old food, and must get pretty bad covered in sweat....

    Dribble, old food and sweat?! Erm just use shampoo or soap, surely?
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    It's dirty, unkempt, probably smelly, full of dribble and old food, and must get pretty bad covered in sweat....

    Dribble, old food and sweat?! Erm just use shampoo or soap, surely?

    In my experiance, the "gentlemen" with the beards usually have an aversion to shampoo or soap products. And don't call me Shirley!!!
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  • wheezee
    wheezee Posts: 461
    This thread is in need of a poll:

    Clean Shaven
    Stubble
    Short
    Full-on

    I alway think that people who don't sport occasional beards probably can't get a decent one going.
  • wgwarburton
    wgwarburton Posts: 1,863
    Shirley wrote:
    In my experiance, the "gentlemen" with the beards usually have an aversion to shampoo or soap products. ...

    You may be confusing cause & effect. Blokes with an aversion to soap are unlikely to be regular shavers.
    Are many of your observed beard-wearers simply alcoholics on Maryhill road?

    Cheers,
    W.
  • wgwarburton
    wgwarburton Posts: 1,863
    wheezee wrote:
    This thread is in need of a poll:

    Clean Shaven
    Stubble
    Short
    Full-on

    I alway think that people who don't sport occasional beards probably can't get a decent one going.

    You missed:

    Female

    :-)

    Cheers,
    W.
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    because my hair falls out and re-roots on my chest i have to shave my head (otherwise i look like gollum ala Lord of the Rings with long straggly hair) if its a special occasion i razor my head too for that slip stream look.

    best way i have found to shave is have a nice hot shower, after 10+ mins in the shower apply shaving oil to what ever you want to shave, then shave with the grain
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited April 2011
    http://i.imgur.com/PHmF5.jpg
    Beard trustworthiness
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  • snailracer
    snailracer Posts: 968
    Handsome...

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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Perfect for winter cycling - just tuck it inside your jersey and you have a chest warmer.
  • beverick
    beverick Posts: 3,461
    nation wrote:
    I have never found a method of shaving that does not cause my skin to explode into a horrible rash.

    Ditto.

    bob
  • bibib
    bibib Posts: 25
    Having a beard stops me from looking like a 12 year old boy.
  • simonc2806
    simonc2806 Posts: 31
    i want to grow a beard but the missus won't let me she hates the scratchy feeling. but everyone should sport a beard at least once in their lives. i like the look of dusty hill from zz top don't think it would go to well with my shaved head. :lol:
  • CdrJake
    CdrJake Posts: 296
    I have just started to regrow a beard since I received word of my new draft to a posting within a Royal Marines barracks. On a barracks where everyone wears green, wearing a beard for a male sailor is what will stand you out from the bootneck side when the uniforms are essentially the same in all but rank slide.

    Nik on the other hand is not a fan of beards and is protesting already. :lol:
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    WGWarburton wrote:
    wheezee wrote:
    This thread is in need of a poll:

    Clean Shaven
    Stubble
    Short
    Full-on

    I alway think that people who don't sport occasional beards probably can't get a decent one going.

    You missed:

    Female

    :-)

    Cheers,
    W.

    Nope - all of those can apply to females too. Perhaps not their beards....
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  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    surely the point of a "beard" is to have something to offset the "hat"?
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    suzyb wrote:
    No one seems to have stated the obvious...because it hides the double chin.

    Is that why you have a beard, suzy? :wink:
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    i usually grow a beard once once a year for a couple of months....then shave it off.

    last one was a belter.....full on bushy number....

    shaving...

    hot face....cold blade.....the rest is just preference.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    PBo wrote:
    surely the point of a "beard" is to have something to offset the "hat"?

    That's how I roll
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  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    Clever Pun wrote:
    PBo wrote:
    surely the point of a "beard" is to have something to offset the "hat"?

    That's how I roll

    well in that case you need a user name to reflect this...... how about.......hatbeard?

    oh.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    The beard is gone. I look gaunt. I might scare the kids.
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  • JST
    JST Posts: 158
    beverick wrote:
    nation wrote:
    I have never found a method of shaving that does not cause my skin to explode into a horrible rash.

    Ditto.

    bob

    Have you tried shaving with a DE (saftey) razor? The modern multiblade razors work by lifting and cutting which can irritate the skin and then leave the hair too short so you get ingrowing hairs. Plus blades for a DE razor are much cheaper than all thew new fangled multiblades. It takes a while to get your technique down but worth a try. I changed over recently and wont go back. Also use a proper shave soap/cream and brush. There are some good technique vids on youtube. Search for mantic59 I think...

    Boots do a cheapy Wilkinson Sword DE with spare blades if you want to give it a try. Once you get into it there are plenty of specialist trad shaving shops online...
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    After watching Resevoir Dogs I thought I'd try shaving with a straight razor (also known as a cut throat).
    I bought it, waited for a few mm of stubble, lathered up and gave it a go.

    I, very tentatively, shaved my right cheek and was instantly impressed with how close it was and how smooth the action was (no 'tug and pull' as the advert says), so I carried on with the right side of my face and continued being impressed.
    I then moved over to the left side of my face and as I shaved I noticed a line of blood seeping from the right side of my chin. I stopped shaving and washed all of the lather off of my face so that I could investigate the damage.

    I had a very, very thin flap of skin about 2cm long and about 3 mm deep. No pain whatsoever from the cut, just the sting of the lather in exciting my nerve endings.

    Once the cut healed there was no scar at all as the cut was so thin and I now I just use that razor to cut the ears off of policemen I kidnap.
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  • JST
    JST Posts: 158
    :shock:

    Never tried a straight razor - that is a whole other skill level. Did you ever give it a second go :lol: Think they take a lot of looking after as well, sharpening etc...

    More people should definately give DE razors a go. No tug and pull, no ingrowing hairs, v cheap blades and a much closer shave although it does take a bit longer....

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