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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Face Shaving => Topic started by: Grizzly907 on September 08, 2011, 04:00:33 PM
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Any tips on growing a nice looking goatee that isn't too big or too small. Thanks
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Stop shaving your upper lip and chin and wait about a month.
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Stop shaving your upper lip and chin and wait about a month.
I have one already. I am going to lop it off and start fresh. Ill let it grow a little wider. It will take about two weeks. I grow hair fast lol. What setting do you trim yours at on the trimmer if I may ask?
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#4 on the coated and# 3 on the mustache. Don't shave it all off, just let it get a little wider. It wil be a faster process.
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The 90's called, they want their goatee back. Seriously though as a member of Beard Team USA I can tell you it all depends on the shape of your head. You don't want a goatee if you have a round face, try a longer beard to make your face look longer and slimmer. There are so many different types for different shaped heads. Something that looks good on one person won't look good on the other. Goatees are pretty old school though and seem pretty dorky.
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Goatees will never go out of style.
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Goatees are pretty old school though and seem pretty dorky.
Sez who? :Xo!
You'll find out one day that what is really dorky is constantly chasing the latest trend simply because people who are 10 or more years younger than you are doing it. ;)
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Goatees are pretty old school though and seem pretty dorky.
Sez who? :Xo!
You'll find out one day that what is really dorky is constantly chasing the latest trend simply because people who are 10 or more years younger than you are doing it. ;)
I hear what you're saying, I still dig skinny ties and plaid :@`
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Goatees are pretty old school though and seem pretty dorky.
Hmmm. If you'll pardon me for saying so, thats probably not the wisest of things to say on a forum where a large percentage of the users have a goatee. Free speech is one thing, and expression of thought is one thing. Tact is another.
FWIW, from my own perspective, I dont give a flying you-know-what about whether they're dorky or hip. I have a goatee because (perhaps mistakenly), I think it improves my appearance, and because I like the way it looks (and feels), and because it makes me feel good. I like grooming it, I like nurturing it. Unfortunately I cant say what its done for my sex life (if anything) because my memory doesn't go back that far.
And at running the risk of paying yet another man yet another compliment, if you take a look at Razor X - who is, IMO, incredibly handsome and sporting one of the best goatees I've seen - could you actually call his look, or his goatee, 'old school' or 'dorky'?. I dont see much wrong with Grizzly either, or any of the other guys wearing a goatee. Myself included.
I have zero idea what Beard Team USA is, but perhaps you should reconsider your level of membership. And if you still like skinny ties and plaid, then I'm sure the Laverne & Shirley forum would welcome you with open arms, just as this forum does.
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Well here you go............. http://beardteamusa.org/
Yeah... those guys on the opening page of that website certainly look so much better with their 1909 mustaches than we do with our goatees. What was I thinking???? I need to get to Wally World and get some mustache wax apparently. HA!!!!
If you think goatees are out you need to look around. A LOT of men are wearing them these days.
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And if you still like skinny ties and plaid, then I'm sure the Laverne & Shirley forum would welcome you with open arms, just as this forum does.
Now that's funny!! :*)) :*)) O0
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Goatees are not out at all--in fact facial hair in all varieties, full, "mountain man" long and short goatees abound around here and most places I travel in the states. I think goatees are particularly popular because many guys who don't have the general density to do a really nice full beard whether long or trimmed up neatly opt for a goatee because more guys have the density concentrated in that area. With the smooth scalp it helps avoid an appearance of "too much skin!" :D
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OMG, they could have used some better pictures for their home page. Most of those guys look like they're waiting for a role in the next Sherlock Holmes movie.
What I have, which is technically a Van Dyke rather than a goatee, is certainly not out of fashion, here there or anywhere. The amount of men I see wearing them is astronomical. I travel a lot, and no matter where I go, I see plenty of them.
Sherlock Holmes moustaches on the other hand, they're probably a little more rare :)
p.s. how do you guys over there spell the thing we spell 'moustache'. Mustache?
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From dictionary.com....
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mustache
Apparently either is correct.
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Thanks :)
You're like a one-man links library! :P
*note to self: must remember to google (etc) more often*
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p.s. how do you guys over there spell the thing we spell 'moustache'. Mustache?
Apparently either is correct--a little more "uptown" to use the "o" I guess :D
Another situation, if the Brits use the "O" as the proper or preferred spelling of George Bernard Shaw's line, "England and America are two countries divided by a common language."
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Goatees are not out at all--in fact facial hair in all varieties, full, "mountain man" long and short goatees abound around here and most places I travel in the states.
They are out of favor at the moment with the younger crowd, but most of us who are past that age aren't, for the most part, chasing those same trends. At least I hope not. I still see plenty of goatees on a daily basis, but they're almost always worn by guys over 30. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;)
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p.s. how do you guys over there spell the thing we spell 'moustache'. Mustache?
Apparently either is correct--a little more "uptown" to use the "o" I guess :D
Another situation, if the Brits use the "O" as the proper or preferred spelling of George Bernard Shaw's line, "England and America are two countries divided by a common language."
By a common language and also food. If any of you could FedEx some real food over to me, I'd be eternally grateful. A filet mignon, a baked potato (Idaho russet preferably), or even just some real corn chips.
:(
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Goatees are not out at all--in fact facial hair in all varieties, full, "mountain man" long and short goatees abound around here and most places I travel in the states.
They are out of favor at the moment with the younger crowd, but most of us who are past that age aren't, for the most part, chasing those same trends. At least I hope not. I still see plenty of goatees on a daily basis, but they're almost always worn by guys over 30. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;)
Amen to that.
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p.s. how do you guys over there spell the thing we spell 'moustache'. Mustache?
Apparently either is correct--a little more "uptown" to use the "o" I guess :D
Another situation, if the Brits use the "O" as the proper or preferred spelling of George Bernard Shaw's line, "England and America are two countries divided by a common language."
By a common language and also food. If any of you could FedEx some real food over to me, I'd be eternally grateful. A filet mignon, a baked potato (Idaho russet preferably), or even just some real corn chips.
:(
STill craving American cuisine after 30 years?
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STill craving American cuisine after 30 years?
You have NO idea.
By nature, I'm not a huge meat eater, but I cannot eat meat in the UK at all, ever, and when I get a craving for meat (and its usually beef), I just have to go without. There are so many types of food I cant get here, its unbelievable.
Sad but true fact: the baggage allowance between here and the US on British Airways is 2 bags, each weighing 51lbs. When I go to America, I half fill one suitcase with clothes or whatever, and the other case-and-a-half are empty. Coming back, that case-and-a-half is stuffed with food. As long as its not fresh meat or vegetables, I can bring back more or less whatever I like.
My next trip is in early December, and I swear to God, I'll leave the airport and head to the first place that serves steak. I dont care where it is. Outback Steakhouse / Sizzler / Ponderosa/ Ruths Chris, here I come.
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I cannot eat meat in the UK at all, ever, and when I get a craving for meat (and its usually beef), I just have to go without.
British beef, lamb, etc. were the victim of the common market--prior to that the meat was excellent--Simpson's on the Strand before and after the EU are totally different restaurants regarding the meats. The same is true for the fish. Now, for produce, I could just eat the peas when they're in season in England they're that good. I remember being told that the English didn't 'sauce" their food, it didn't need it. That was true before the EU, not after. "American" style cooking, hamburgers in particular--are, except for shape--totally without relationship to the real thing. Funny though, the French and Italian food didn't decline to the same degree. Except, for the price, they've remained very good.
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STill craving American cuisine after 30 years?
You have NO idea.
By nature, I'm not a huge meat eater, but I cannot eat meat in the UK at all, ever, and when I get a craving for meat (and its usually beef), I just have to go without. There are so many types of food I cant get here, its unbelievable.
Sad but true fact: the baggage allowance between here and the US on British Airways is 2 bags, each weighing 51lbs. When I go to America, I half fill one suitcase with clothes or whatever, and the other case-and-a-half are empty. Coming back, that case-and-a-half is stuffed with food. As long as its not fresh meat or vegetables, I can bring back more or less whatever I like.
My next trip is in early December, and I swear to God, I'll leave the airport and head to the first place that serves steak. I dont care where it is. Outback Steakhouse / Sizzler / Ponderosa/ Ruths Chris, here I come.
If you land in NYC go strait to Gallagher's Steak House right off Times Square.
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Goatees are not out at all--in fact facial hair in all varieties, full, "mountain man" long and short goatees abound around here and most places I travel in the states.
They are out of favor at the moment with the younger crowd, but most of us who are past that age aren't, for the most part, chasing those same trends. At least I hope not. I still see plenty of goatees on a daily basis, but they're almost always worn by guys over 30. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;)
I'm one of very few men under 30 (that I know of) who has a goatee.
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I cannot eat meat in the UK at all, ever, and when I get a craving for meat (and its usually beef), I just have to go without.
British beef, lamb, etc. were the victim of the common market--prior to that the meat was excellent--Simpson's on the Strand before and after the EU are totally different restaurants regarding the meats. The same is true for the fish. Now, for produce, I could just eat the peas when they're in season in England they're that good. I remember being told that the English didn't 'sauce" their food, it didn't need it. That was true before the EU, not after. "American" style cooking, hamburgers in particular--are, except for shape--totally without relationship to the real thing. Funny though, the French and Italian food didn't decline to the same degree. Except, for the price, they've remained very good.
You got that right. The EU caused a massive decline in food quality.
I live in a town of 35,000 people. We have 6 supermarkets, all of which are owned by the same company, so choice/competition is non-existent, as is food quality. I can buy a (very) limited selection of American store-cupboard items at a supermarket around 40 minutes away which is owned by Walmart, but apart from that, I live on pasta (almost literally). As for restauarants, we have an Indian restaurant, a Bangladeshi restaurant, a Dominos and a Burger King.
I'll stick with pasta.
However, as you alluded to, drive over to France (which is around a 90-100 minute drive from my house if I put my foot down), and the food is MUCH higher quality generally speaking, at a much lower cost.
If you land in NYC go strait to Gallagher's Steak House right off Times Square.
Yeah I know it. There was also a place near Macy's on Herald Square which was good too, but I cant remember what that was called. Home for me is Las Vegas though, so thats where I'll be heading. There's a Smith & Wollenskys on the Strip and a Ruths Chris about 10 minutes from the strip, plus a ton of independent steak places out in the boonies so I'll be heading to one of those.
I like the UK a lot (rather than love it). You have to admire any country that could build such a massive and successful empire, and I think the people here are in a class of their own, but the food seriously sucks IMO.
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Does anyone know if henna really works to blend away gray facial hair? I saw some ads online and am thinking of ordering some.
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Pure henna will do nothing apart from turn your beard deep red. What type of henna product is it?
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Sorry so many people got offended by my comment ::)
The goatee is alright for older men, it's just not very common for the younger generation and if you grow one in my city you get put into a lot of subcategories. Homely, pedophile, trailer trash, sleazy, and who knows what else they say when you aren't around ??? I don't make this crap up, just the way it is for a 20something to grow one. Maybe it's an individuality thing, who knows. I don't mind them, just wouldn't grow one myself because there are so many different options.
As for beard team usa, they are cool people. Check them out on the show Whisker Wars on OnDemand :)
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There aren't as many viable alternatives as you might think. If you're in the business world, anything that is too avant garde is pretty much off limits. The choices are pretty much limited to goatees, full beards, or moustaches. I've never seen a chinstrap beard or any kind of beard-with-no-moustache style in the professional world.
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Homely, pedophile, trailer trash, sleazy, and who knows what else they say when you aren't around
Gee, how pleased am I that I dont live in WA??
I don't mind them, just wouldn't grow one myself because there are so many different options.
Such as?
If you look at the corporate world (and this pretty much applies globally), unless you have a neatly trimmed beard, tache or goatee, then you're not really welcome. And there's only so many ways you can have a neatly trimmed beard, tache or goatee. Many years ago, I used to work for a major American hotel corporation, and no matter whether you worked in the basement plucking chickens, or you were a general manager of the hotel, all facial hair was totally unacceptable. Thankfully things have changed, but even now, you couldn't work on the front desk sporting a rainbow-coloured walrus moustache (mustache) fashioned into dreadlocks. Thankfully.
Anyway, to be completely honest (and you're all welcome to tell me off), I'm not overly keen on facial hair on young guys, and when I say young, I'm talking under 25-30. Just my own personal preference, not that my personal preference should dictate what anyone else does, obviously.
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Many years ago, I used to work for a major American hotel corporation, and no matter whether you worked in the basement plucking chickens, or you were a general manager of the hotel, all facial hair was totally unacceptable.
So why did the hotel chain hire people to pluck chickens in the basement? :D
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Because the first floor was full of turkey pluckers :D
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Sorry so many people got offended by my comment ::)
The goatee is alright for older men, it's just not very common for the younger generation and if you grow one in my city you get put into a lot of subcategories. Homely, pedophile, trailer trash, sleazy, and who knows what else they say when you aren't around ??? I don't make this crap up, just the way it is for a 20something to grow one. Maybe it's an individuality thing, who knows. I don't mind them, just wouldn't grow one myself because there are so many different options.
As for beard team usa, they are cool people. Check them out on the show Whisker Wars on OnDemand :)
So whats the average IQ of the people in your town?
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Well there is the hollywoodian, ducktail, fu manchu, old dutch, dali, handlebar and chin puff, balbo, the zappa, soul patch, anchor, napoleon. All of which work acceptable O0 there is also the petit goatee and handlebar and goatee.
Not trying to tell anyone off either, a little offended by that remark. Just a conversation about facial hair, something I'm passionate about, sorry you thought any differently.
Maybe it's because I live in a hippie filled state with tons of liberals and activist that it's just more relaxed and accepted in working environments here, who knows.
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Not trying to tell anyone off either, a little offended by that remark. Just a conversation about facial hair, something I'm passionate about, sorry you thought any differently.
Dude, when you come onto a site and use terms like "sleazy", "homely", "pedophile", "trailer trash", "sleazy", "dorky", and "old school" to describe a popular beard style -- which you are well aware many people here wear by looking at the avatar photos -- you have to expect a little push back.
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I agree with Razor X -- the words you have used are not "just conversation" -- they're more like "pushing buttons". You may want to rethink your interaction style.
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Just a conversation about facial hair, something I'm passionate about, sorry you thought any differently
Why wouldnt we think any differently? A conversation is one thing but being blatantly offensive is another.
Being passionate doesnt give you carte blanche to insult an entire group of men intentionally, or even unintentionally. You're young, but even at your tender years, you should know better.
I dont know you personally, but I would bet both of my arms and my left eyeball on the fact that if you were to meet the men on this site who wear a goatee (and I'm talking about in person, in the flesh), you would not say "goatees are dorky and old school", and you certainly wouldnt go on to say "gee, where I come from, lots of people would think you're a pedo / trailer trash / etc", so why do you think its ok to insult a group of men from behind the sanctuary of your computer screen? The term 'keyboard warrior' springs to mind.
All of us here are 'passionate' about at least one aspect of our appearance, which is why many of us took the trouble to sign up for this board, and why several of us visit it every day to discuss that passion, but that doesnt give any of us the right to insult or belittle. In one way or another, we're all in the same boat, and thats how brotherhoods and friendships are forged.
I found your remarks highly offensive, and frankly, the more you say, the more offensive they seem to become. Defending indefensible comments is never a clever idea. Hopefully, other men on this board wont have taken your comments so seriously, because when I look around, I see a group of men who are equally as passionate about their own look as you might be about facial hair, but what I dont see is anyone who deserves to be so uncaringly insulted about their appearance.
I'd love to look as dorky, as trailer trashy, as homely and as pedoish as some of the guys on this forum. They have my admiration, big time. You dont need to show them admiration, but if you cant show a modicum of respect, why are you here?
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Well there is the hollywoodian, ducktail, fu manchu, old dutch, dali, handlebar and chin puff, balbo, the zappa, soul patch, anchor, napoleon. All of which work acceptable O0 there is also the petit goatee and handlebar and goatee.
Not trying to tell anyone off either, a little offended by that remark. Just a conversation about facial hair, something I'm passionate about, sorry you thought any differently.
Maybe it's because I live in a hippie filled state with tons of liberals and activist that it's just more relaxed and accepted in working environments here, who knows.
Your posts come off as being immature, and offensive. I don't really give a damn if someone thinks my goatee is dorky, and quite frankly I don't recall the 90's being all that bad. I can be somewhat of a dork, and I am proud of it. This forum has men and some women from all walks of life, different lifestyles, cultures, hobbies etc. You might want to rethink your approach and mellow on the trash talking.
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Not trying to tell anyone off either, a little offended by that remark. Just a conversation about facial hair, something I'm passionate about, sorry you thought any differently.
Dude, when you come onto a site and use terms like "sleazy", "homely", "pedophile", "trailer trash", "sleazy", "dorky", and "old school" to describe a popular beard style -- which you are well aware many people here wear by looking at the avatar photos -- you have to expect a little push back.
Stop getting upset and re-read my post, those are remarks from other people. I was telling you what THEY say, not what I say.
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