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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Face Shaving => Topic started by: baldbob on August 04, 2015, 06:26:28 PM

Title: Goatee or Not?
Post by: baldbob on August 04, 2015, 06:26:28 PM

On vacation with the family this week. Thought I'd give a goatee a try since I've read comments from many of my fellow sly guys that facial hair helps round out the look. Give me your thoughts.

Here's a before pic:

(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F08%2F04%2F02773873c46064f47207cc8d6ed6476e.jpg&hash=a0d1f372759bdc94f564b031887091fb85c69d18)

And the start of the goatee:

(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F08%2F04%2F56bdfcc19ebedf5e9dea6bb6effb0a44.jpg&hash=52c4f4ddf95a6438fdebe89e09c9c9f5be00fe8c)

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Cave Dweller on August 04, 2015, 06:37:13 PM

Congratulations on a good start, sir.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: slybeard on August 04, 2015, 06:46:35 PM

Yes, its a good start.  Get some length on it before making a judgement, I think you will like it.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Razor X on August 04, 2015, 07:03:57 PM

Yes.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Mike E. P. on August 04, 2015, 07:39:07 PM

That's gonna look good. Give it a go.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Sir Harry on August 04, 2015, 07:40:22 PM

I vote for the goatee.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Semi-Sly on August 04, 2015, 10:08:36 PM

I know that most of the guys are bullish on facial hair; but I vote No.  You have such a clean cut, military, athletic look - why look like so many others with a goatee?

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: slymyke on August 04, 2015, 10:22:36 PM

I think you could pull off either look really well.  It's worth a try for sure. 

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: nuts on August 05, 2015, 12:25:13 AM

Give it a try for at least two weeks.  If you don't like it you look good clean shaven anyway.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: tobler1 on August 05, 2015, 12:57:48 AM

So far, so good.  I'd let it keep growing.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Mr Jules on August 05, 2015, 05:17:11 AM

always a goatee, please.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: baldbob on August 05, 2015, 05:57:55 AM

Thanks for the replies guys. I figured I'll let it go at least until the end of the vacation and see how it looks. I'm on the fence and appreciate the input.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Mikekoz13 on August 05, 2015, 09:39:31 AM

Keep it going for a while. I've had one so long now I don't remember what I look like without it.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: geeman on August 05, 2015, 09:57:15 AM

Bit hard to tell, as it's not defined, but a goatee always looks good :)

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: Mike E. P. on August 05, 2015, 10:35:30 AM

I find the goatee is easy to grow.  I alternate during the year between a beard, goatee, and clean shaven.  When I get bored, I change.  Unlike the hair on my head, the hair on my face always comes back!

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: MunkyMunk on October 19, 2015, 06:08:10 PM

See, you're blessed with great facial structure, including a great chin, so you can get away with no facial hair. I use my facial hair in part to make up for poor genetics.

Title: Re: Goatee or Not?
Post by: john.peachie on October 20, 2015, 03:55:16 AM

You definitely have a sportscaster/TV face, and could make either way work for you.  But since you are on vacation, what the hec... let it go for a while  O0