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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Beards => Topic started by: Razor X on November 14, 2013, 10:44:09 AM

Title: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Razor X on November 14, 2013, 10:44:09 AM
.... and don't mind a little -- OK, a lot of -- discomfort:


http://www.growabeardnow.com/facial-hair-bleach/
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: slymyke on November 14, 2013, 10:49:09 AM
That sure was a lot of trouble for a guy who really had too short of a beard to look like a "good" Santa anyway. 
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Laser Man on November 14, 2013, 10:49:48 AM
Man, he must have really wanted to have a white beard to go through that!
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Razor X on November 14, 2013, 10:50:50 AM
I'm not sure why shaving it brought him relief. Seems like the last thing you'd want to do to irritated skin is drag a razor blade over it.
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Laser Man on November 14, 2013, 10:53:55 AM
Seems like it would be painful to shave and if the hair was brittle, he probably got a lot of ingrown hairs after the shave!
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: wpruitt on November 14, 2013, 01:59:26 PM
Couple of years ago I was passing a mall in Atlanta (in around September).  There were tons of older men around, all wearing shorts, but with longer white hair and full beards.  Found out they were holding auditions for Santa.
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Mike E. P. on November 14, 2013, 02:39:57 PM
The funniest part about that is that after describing this horrible and painful procedure, there are directions for doing it!
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Laser Man on November 14, 2013, 04:41:16 PM
The funniest part about that is that after describing this horrible and painful procedure, there are directions for doing it!

Perhaps his first clue should have been that he couldn't find a professional who was wiling to bleach his beard!
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Mike E. P. on November 14, 2013, 06:32:39 PM
The funniest part about that is that after describing this horrible and painful procedure, there are directions for doing it!

Perhaps his first clue should have been that he couldn't find a professional who was wiling to bleach his beard!

Yeah - bleach and face - don't really go together!
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Razor X on November 14, 2013, 07:09:33 PM
Here's another guy who tried it.  Don't try this at home.




http://youtube.com/v/Z98YzKY57vI


http://youtube.com/v/YeltKq5Escs
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: Laser Man on November 15, 2013, 06:03:51 AM
This guy really looks like Santa!
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: tomgallagher on November 15, 2013, 08:19:44 AM
OMG.
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: TheSlyBear on November 15, 2013, 08:47:15 AM
The 2nd guy makes a much better Santa -- but my god, I'd not go through all that toxic process.

But then, I wouldn't have to...
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: slybeard on November 15, 2013, 09:38:34 AM
My wife has a relative that played Santa for several years with a natural beard.  His beard and hair was mostly white with some gray.  His wife, who was a trained beautician, did something to lighten the grays that was not all that difficult.  He also has some temporary stuff that he would spray in to hide the gray at times.  They went first class all the way with it, very nice suite, etc.  They would earn between $10K and $20K per year in November and December.  Not bad to supplement retirement.

He stopped last year because of health reasons and immediately shaved his beard.
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: TheSlyBear on November 15, 2013, 04:12:01 PM
There is nothing at all wrong with a sly Santa! ;) As long as the beard is there...
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: slymyke on November 15, 2013, 04:28:40 PM
There is nothing at all wrong with a sly Santa! ;) As long as the beard is there...


That's true... you never see a kid pull on Santa's hat too see if he has hair.  They only pull on his beard to see if it's real.   
Title: Re: If you want to play Santa ....
Post by: marshd1000 on December 23, 2013, 10:30:35 AM
There is nothing at all wrong with a sly Santa! ;) As long as the beard is there...

I am getting Santa comments even with my bald noggin exposed.  If I keep growing the beard, I would like to do a part time Santa gig next Christmas!  The beard and sly noggin are beginning to be my image!  Heck, I really don't mind the Santa belly.....image-wise.  But I am glad that for health reasons that the belly is going away!  I can always wear padding!