Big beard experiment

[EarlBald]

SlyMyke--Your new avatar looks really good with the full beard and the shiny bald scalp.  DannyBoy, your beard is looking great!

[Mike E. P.]

Danny, can't even tell you how many times I screwed up my beard/goatee trying to trim it.  I'm miserable at it.  When I am clean shaven it is usually the result of a major shaving mistake.  But yours still looks really good!

[DoberDaddy]

Some of us who are bearded... prefer... not bearded "Clean Shaven" infers the bearded are "unclean".



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[Mike E. P.]

Some of us who are bearded... prefer... not bearded "Clean Shaven" infers the bearded are "unclean".



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"Not bearded" it is!  My apologies, DoberDaddy!

[DannyBoy]

Well im down to a goatee now i just kept trimming lol i couldnt help it oh well time to start again i think.

[slymyke]

Nothing wrong with a goatee, DannyBoy... just no more trimming before you have nothing left!!!     lol


EarlBald, thanks for the comment.  I've left the beard alone... just waiting for the chin to grow out some more... it has been almost 6 weeks. 

[DannyBoy]

Well thats the thing my goatee is now down to stubble lol.

[DannyBoy]

I miss my beard lol im growing it out again im in the scruffy phase and god i hate that phase but as we know i know what to expect now so its the waiting game again.

[Bluebriz]

I've never grown a beard so I'm trying now.
Only 5 days in and feeling scruffy and itchy.  Any advice?

[AJ Q-Ball]

I've never grown a beard so I'm trying now.
Only 5 days in and feeling scruffy and itchy.  Any advice?

It's normal to experience that within the first several days of growing.  Give it a few weeks.  I was in the same position 9 months ago as you. I stuck with the beard and haven't turned back. 

[slybeard]

Itching can last from a few days to a few weeks.  Some guys get relief with beard oil or balm.

[Mr Jules]

I've never grown a beard so I'm trying now.
Only 5 days in and feeling scruffy and itchy.  Any advice?

As others have said here, stick with it. The itching will pass. Don't shave your beard at all for the first month. Then after that,  you can decide on a style you like.

[Bluebriz]

Thanks gents, I'll try! 
Having been largely clean shaven for years I'd forgotten how red my facial hair grows out at first.  Couple of white hairs as well though (all part of turning 40 in 3 months I guess!).

[DoberDaddy]

Yes, beard oil is good. Also... using a boars bristle brush to help with the ingrown hairs can help as well.

[Bluebriz]

I managed a week, then shaved because of the itchiness.
Then I managed two weeks and shaved for the same reason.
Tomorrow is two weeks again and this time I've used beard oil after shaving and haven't really had any noticeable itch.  Hoping to stick with it this time as I've never grown a beard in my life!

Thanks for the thread and advice guys!