First Beard: one month in

[Christian S]

Well, I've decided to grow a beard. Figured it was time. It's coming in nicely at about the one month mark. I wish that stupid area on each side of my mouth would grow in better though (connectors).

[Razor X]

Looks good.  The connectors will fill in in due time. Be patient and hang in there. 

[warhawk]

Well, I've decided to grow a beard. Figured it was time. It's coming in nicely at about the one month mark. I wish that stupid area on each side of my mouth would grow in better though (connectors).

Hi SF12:  It's looking good.  Do you plan on keeping it through the fall and winter?

WARHAWK

[Christian S]

Well, I've decided to grow a beard. Figured it was time. It's coming in nicely at about the one month mark. I wish that stupid area on each side of my mouth would grow in better though (connectors).

Hi SF12:  It's looking good.  Do you plan on keeping it through the fall and winter?

WARHAWK

Yes I do. It's past the itchy stage so now I can just relax and enjoy the journey. I'm aiming for either a Riker beard or something like Opie from Sons of Anarchy.

[Cave Dweller]

It is coming in nicely. If you are aiming for the Riker look, you are almost there.

[Country]

The hardest part about growing a beard is to resist the urge to trim it. When I start growing mine I don't touch it for a month. Just comb it down and take scissors to the long ones but don't worry if part of it is thicker, just let it grow.  The first few times I grew a beard it took a lot longer to fill in probably a least 3 months. But every year it seems to look fuller.

[Razor X]

The hardest part about growing a beard is to resist the urge to trim it.

That and persevering through the scruffy stages.  After a few weeks it starts to fill in and look good and that is followed by another growth stage where it looks not so good.  Remember the end goal when you're having one of those "bad beard days".

[Sir Harry]

Not bad for one month...you're well on your way!

[slymyke]

The beard is looking good, Shavefan.      

Yes, the Riker beard was always a respectable beard even when they were not popular.

[slybeard]

It looks goods already.  Like others have said, give it time and it will fill in.  Takes mine about 3 months to look full, before that is is sparse in the same areas.  Resist the urge to trim or shave it off until then.

[Christian S]

Thanks guys. I'm way excited. And surprisingly my wife, who was dead set against me growing it, told me yesterday that it is looking really good. I may be winning her over!

[Country]

My wife hates my beard but I only have it for about half the year. I made her a deal years ago that if she didn't grip about it I would grip about her hair. I just told her as long as she kept it longer than mine but that doesn't mean as much these days and it might be completely irrelevant in the future. The funny thing is she says she liked my goatee better when it wasn't as thick. I told her I hope that applies to my head as well.   

[slybeard]

May take longer than half the year for her to like the beard.  Took my wife about a year, I think it takes time for them to get accustom to the look.  If you shave after six months and later grow it back, the process starts over.

[bud]

hey shavefan12,
The look suits you

[Beardman]

Looking good mate! It's well on it's way to being one awesome looking  beard, don't worry about how it looks now, on average it takes 3 months for everything to fill in, so you're only a 3rd of the way there! I bet you fill in quicker though, so don't stress 

As you said, just kick back and enjoy the journey!