Those of you with beards...

[DA_Carr]

Just curious how many of you have grown beards with the bald head.  How about showing them off?  Curious to see how you transition from bald head to beard.

[Antimidas]

Working on the full beard for the winter.  I will try to take pictures to show it off.  I think it looks scraggly, but I have received positive comments from the women in the office. 

The trick is getting the inverted sideburns even.  Using a Mach 3 or Fusion, I line the edge of the blade up with the top of my ear until it hits it.  Keep it parallel to the ground and pull up against the grain.Since I am using my ear as a guide, it keeps it even on both side every time.  Then I just need to tidy up the stray hairs on the cheeks and cut the neck to the jawline.

[Vash]

I've had a full mustache and beard since June or so. Plan on keeping it through the winter. One day i just decided to go from just a goatee, to the full beard look and instead of shaving my face, I did my usual headshave, shaved my neck (back and front) and trimmed my goatee down to stubble. Then just went on with my usual weekly shave routine, I just left out shaving my face.

Now I just comb the beard out and trim strays pretty much daily after my shower. I'm really diggin' the bald n' bearded thing. My profile pick is a couple of months old now, so I'll try to get a newer pic taken this weekend and post it.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

After about a year of Sly, I started thinking about some facial hair--I had previously had two full beards, one in my twenties and one in my thirties, and a moustache in between.  All lasted about two years. 
Although I really like a full beard, I couldn't figure out how to end the beard and begin the shaved head around the ears.  I looked at a lot of beards on beards.org and finally decided initially on a goatee, a full goatee, not a highly carved design because I didn't have the density to support that. 
I started four times, each time shaving it off after three to four weeks.  Finally this past February I made a three month commitment.  During that time I decided to extend the goat.  Although I initially used color to mask the grey, I developed a skin reaction and decided to go "natural."  After about four months I started getting a lot of good comments and compliments and that continues to this day.  Like a lot of people, I'm vain enough to get a lift out of that. 
That's the history and why of my chin mitten.

[Mikekoz13]

I have a nice grey goat....... that's enough for me......

[FR8TRAIN]

I stick with my goat. Had a full beard for about 2 weeks with the bald look but it just wasn't for me.

[hawkeye]

I might try for the full bearded look.  I always trying different looks.  It was easy when I worked from home due to the transitional phase making me look like a bum.  I had to schedule my new looks with vacation/holidays for the past year, so I didn't get nasty looks from the office folk.  But, now that I have been laid off, I have some time to grow it all out.  Nice thing about a full beard is that its like a blank canvas.  Like my dad always said, you can always cut/sand down the excess but you can add to it.  That was woodworking, but it's the same principle with beards. 

Rich 

[J.J.]

I might try for the full bearded look.  I always trying different looks.  I have some time to grow it all out.  Nice thing about a full beard is that its like a blank canvas. 

Rich 

Go for it!

[TylerLutz]

seems to work for me....


The glasses are a good cutting off point for the beard when shaving so its easy for me.

[zetaeffe]

seems to work for me....


The glasses are a good cutting off point for the beard when shaving so its easy for me.

Looks great! 
Your profile pic is very nice too! 

[deadohsky]

I started growing my beard before i went sly.  Never considered shaving it off when i shaved the head.  Just enjoyed the beard too much,  go with whatever you are comfortable with.  You'll get used to it;  I've been sly (with the beard) over a month now and it feels completely natural to me. A little apprehensive at first, it 'grew' on me lol.

[J.J.]

seems to work for me....


The glasses are a good cutting off point for the beard when shaving so its easy for me.

Looks great!

[D.A.L.U.I.]

seems to work for me....


The glasses are a good cutting off point for the beard when shaving so its easy for me.

Looks great!

What he said--but it doesn't work for contacts

[Bald_freak]

I get too itchy with a full beard.

[IRONHORSE]

I switch back and forth every year. Beard for cold weather, and goatee for warm weather.