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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: warhawk on December 22, 2011, 04:33:50 PM

Title: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: warhawk on December 22, 2011, 04:33:50 PM
hello fellow chrome domes:  4 those of U with facial hair sporting the chrome dome... i gotta question.  have U ever shaved your face clean since going sly (i.e.  the "mr. clean look")? 

i'll start:  since i have been head shaving... i have always kept some type of facial hair.  i'm thinking 'bout shaving my facial hair clean but kinda a little hesitant.  so... how 'bout U?  since going sly... have U ever sported the "mr. clean" look?  if so... how did U like it?  if U haven't.... R U thinking 'bout sporting the "mr. clean" look?  what's your story?

right now... i love my facial hair.  just was wondering if u thought about shaving your facial hair, too.

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: mrzed on December 22, 2011, 04:39:36 PM
Not quite sly yet. Wife thinks I'm bald already!  Facial hair is essential.  She would not let me in the house without it. Hair on top is optional.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: R o b 6 on December 22, 2011, 04:46:48 PM
Go for the full facial sly, WARHAWK..like we say, try it for 30 days...it'll grow back if you don't like it!
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Razor X on December 22, 2011, 04:55:18 PM
Tried it; didn't like it at all.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: warhawk on December 22, 2011, 05:19:23 PM
Go for the full facial sly, WARHAWK..like we say, try it for 30 days...it'll grow back if you don't like it!
hey rob:  i'm thinking 'bout doing it this coming spring.

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: warhawk on December 22, 2011, 05:21:39 PM
Tried it; didn't like it at all.
hey razorx:  i remember ya with the mr. clean look.  did ya keep it 4 the "30days"?  imo...  u rock the goat. O0

WARHAWK O0
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Arnie on December 22, 2011, 06:20:28 PM
Sometimes I get the urge to shave it all, but have only done that twice since retiring from the Navy.

The funny thing is, my last tour was so lax I was able to actually get away with growing some facial hair from time to time. >:D
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Mikekoz13 on December 22, 2011, 06:50:53 PM
A couple of months ago I shaved my goat and kept just my mustache. The only one who even noticed was the lovely Mrs. Koz.
So I grew it back....................
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Razor X on December 22, 2011, 07:10:32 PM
Tried it; didn't like it at all.
hey razorx:  i remember ya with the mr. clean look.  did ya keep it 4 the "30days"?  imo...  u rock the goat. O0

WARHAWK O0

It was more like 90 days, give or take.  Couldn't get used to it.  I'm not wild about how the grey is taking over, but a grey goat is better than none.  I wouldn't do it, if I were you.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on December 22, 2011, 07:36:19 PM
Someplace I saw a guy who said, "without my beard, it's too much skin" and I, for my part, believe that's true.  The other benefit of having a full beard and shaved head--blades last SOOOOO long.  Learning to trim a beard properly though is really a matter that is a process in motion. 
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: TheSlyBear on December 22, 2011, 08:31:28 PM
No. And won't. Ever.

Ever.

My upper lip hasn't seen the light of day since I got out of Basic Training in 1977 and it ain't ever gonna. (It'd probably burst into flame from the experience in any case.)
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Itall on December 22, 2011, 09:15:57 PM
I always regret it after I shave my van dyke and start to grow it again a couple of days later.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Paul the Headblader on December 23, 2011, 12:44:18 AM
yup.
but my case if diffrent:D ( I was shaving it to force the beard grow) :D
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Slyfive on December 23, 2011, 02:36:27 AM
I have always hated having a clean shaven face so I'm not inclined to try! Every time I shave my face I hate it. I haven't tried since going sly though.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: PigPen on December 23, 2011, 05:46:58 AM
I have sported the Mr. Clean once or twice, but prefer the full beard and SLY noggin
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Laser Man on December 23, 2011, 06:13:28 AM
I started out without facial hair and it was fine.  I started growing a mustache and goatee in September and now wouldn't think of shaving it off!
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Sir Harry on December 23, 2011, 07:01:23 AM
Between drills, I either keep a Van Dyke or a chinstrap....sometimes for drill I shave the beard but keep the moustache at different widths depending on my mood...Last year overseas I did shave my moustache on four different occasions (twice I was shaping it up and made a mistake and the other two times were for lost bets involving sports 8).
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Mike on December 23, 2011, 08:34:02 AM
Way back when I first started shaving I had a smooth face. Now I mainly keep some sort of facial hair, it is always changing. Most of the time I grow a stubble beard for a month or so then trim it to a goatee then shave it off after another month and start all over. I dislike how I look with a smooth face, I think it makes me look too young which for now isn't too great
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: aaronduke on December 23, 2011, 10:07:12 AM
I have had a beard for over three years now.  I kept it when I first went sly a couple of months ago.  I am starting to go gray in the beard at 31 years old...I decided to go clean shaven a couple of weeks ago to try it out.  I am kinda liking me clean shaven.  I look a little younger!
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: DCdome on December 23, 2011, 02:21:46 PM
I've been clean shaven at times over the years, but usually bearded (goatee and mustache) over the years.  Longest time with out facial hair was for about two years ending this past September when I started growing what now appears in my avatar.  I'm keepin it for the foreseeable future, maybe for good.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Stewie on December 23, 2011, 05:57:04 PM
Sly and clean Shavin for me. Of course, I'm not allowed facial hair in the service... Well I can have a mustache, but with the strict regulations the Air Force has for mustaches, it's not even worth it. So sly and clean shaved face is the way I go. Although if I could grow facial hair, I'd only grow a soul patch. It's the only kind of facial hair I had and liked having before I joined.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: jimbo48 on December 23, 2011, 07:16:05 PM
My upper lip has not seen the sun since 1968.  I sported a full beard from 1978 until 2006.

I shaved my beard off in 1986 - my young kids said I was not their dad; my wife was upset because I shaved, and even my mother told me to grow it back.  My shaved face lasted 2 days.

In 2006, I trimmed the full beard to a Van Dyke.  Since then, it has been back and forth between the full beard and the Van Dyke.  It is a pain to shave around the Van Dyke, so I now have the full beard again.

It seems odd that I hate to shave my face, but enjoy shaving my head.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: TheSlyBear on December 23, 2011, 08:44:45 PM
It seems odd that I hate to shave my face, but enjoy shaving my head.

I don't find it odd in the least.   O:O
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: mangosink12572 on January 03, 2012, 08:37:39 AM
I started out without facial hair and it was fine.  I started growing a mustache and goatee in September and now wouldn't think of shaving it off!

I am the same, wouldn't think of shaving the Van Dyke now  - -It is part of me  - -and goes well with the BALD DOME.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: kalbo on January 03, 2012, 08:49:25 AM
I look like a kid in high school if i get rid of what little facial hair I have. The facial hair gives a certain level of toughness to my looks so I will not get rid of it.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: imaginary on January 30, 2012, 02:52:04 PM
I have always had some form of facial hair since 2005, and my face has not seen the light of day since 2010.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: baldsurfer on January 30, 2012, 03:58:37 PM
It's funny. When I have hair, no matter how short, I comfortably go from goatee to full beard to clean shaven without a second thought. It just doesn't matter.

But when I shave my head completely, I hate how I look without at least a goatee. Clean shaven head and face is the ONLY look that makes me feel insecure about my appearance. So I always make sure I have a good goat in place before I go sly.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: isleepinthebuff on February 04, 2012, 06:05:38 PM
I hate if i trim my beard too short
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: The Noggin on February 05, 2012, 08:40:25 AM
I like to change beard styles from time to time. Last autumn it was Mr. Clean, now trying the full beard.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Slynito on February 05, 2012, 09:48:22 AM
Me too, but haven't been Mr. Clean since you wuz a kid.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Ming the Merciless on February 05, 2012, 11:11:00 AM
Full beard, Van Dyke, moustache, completely clean, completely clean plus no eyebrows.  Just can't be consistent.  But that's what a ruthless autocrat should be.  Unpredictable.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Slynito on February 06, 2012, 04:47:17 AM
Unpredictability...keep the masses guessing, Ming!

 `Dr!n#
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: LAGLE on February 08, 2012, 10:53:09 PM
usually clean shaven, sometimes a goatee.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: marshd1000 on February 13, 2012, 10:17:43 AM
I usually sport some kind of facial hair.  I at least usually have a mustache.  But I have gone with the Mr Clean look twice.  While I do think I look good and younger with the clean shaven look, I do prefer to have facial.  These days, I usually sport my full grey beard with the bald head!
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: bulls_fan on February 13, 2012, 07:55:29 PM
I clean shave my face maybe 2x a year. And I always immediately regret. Gotta have some sort of facial hair.
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Slyfive on February 15, 2012, 03:53:12 AM
I clean shave my face maybe 2x a year. And I always immediately regret. Gotta have some sort of facial hair.

I feel you there!
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: Slynito on February 15, 2012, 08:24:07 AM
 O0
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: xnewyawka on February 16, 2012, 11:16:12 AM
I clean shave my face maybe 2x a year. And I always immediately regret. Gotta have some sort of facial hair.

I hear you on this. I usually do the same myself. In fact I just did it last week due to some dry skin underneath the goat, which I always end up picking at (I think it starts out as an ingrown hair), and then ends up being irritated and bleeds a bit.
Needless to say, I miss my facial hair so I am working on a true chin goatee now.
 O0
Title: Re: FOR those of U with facial hair...
Post by: ZerroDefex on March 17, 2012, 11:05:24 AM
I had to do it for my new work assignment (they don't allow beards inside oil refineries) and I hate it. I've told my boss that for every month I'm there and have to be clean shaven is one month I will not be trimming my beard when I get back to the office.

Being clean shaven is futile for how quickly my beard grows, and unlike my head I can't even consider going against the grain as razor rash is pretty much guaranteed.