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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Beards => Topic started by: Tyler on December 10, 2013, 08:30:27 PM

Title: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Tyler on December 10, 2013, 08:30:27 PM
Hey guys, I gave the full beard 30 days (actually 40 days) and today I shaved it off.  I got a lot of complements on it, but I found that my hair is too curly so it comes off as patchy around my cheeks.  I may try again in a couple of months, but today I decided it was time to go.

Anyone else find that their beard hair is much curlier than their hair on their head?
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Razor X on December 10, 2013, 08:43:51 PM
Hey guys, I gave the full beard 30 days (actually 40 days) and today I shaved it off.  I got a lot of complements on it, but I found that my hair is too curly so it comes off as patchy around my cheeks.  I may try again in a couple of months, but today I decided it was time to go.

Anyone else find that their beard hair is much curlier than their hair on their head?

Pictures!   ^-^
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: slymyke on December 11, 2013, 06:51:09 AM
I have to keep mine trimmed because as it gets longer, it wants to curl around the edges... and I don't like it like that.

I agree with Razor.... we want to see pictures.    -lol
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Sir Harry on December 11, 2013, 06:59:20 AM
Mine does get curly and tangly on the sides....I trim once a month to keep it manageable.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: slybeard on December 11, 2013, 08:20:43 AM
Beard hair often has a more curly texture than scalp hair.  Of course we need pictures, but you really need more time than 40 days to adjust to a beard.  Some conditioner and brushing may help tame it somewhat, but the curl also adds some character and fullness.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: TheSlyBear on December 11, 2013, 02:14:40 PM
That's why I never let my beard get much longer than this awful photo I just took with my laptop. Any longer and it starts doing weird curly things that I don't find gives it character, but just makes it look unkempt and generally awful.

I'd love to be able to grow out a huge Santa-beard like marsh, but it just isn't in my genes.

(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropboxusercontent.com%2Fu%2F2524225%2Fphotos%2Fbear%2FPhoto%2520on%252012-11-13%2520at%25203.08%2520PM.jpg&hash=72e58b9b0e28a3db1f1eccd9ac95cde25417ea90)
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: wpruitt on December 11, 2013, 03:17:28 PM
Getting too much grey in my beard to grow one .... I'd look like Father Time!
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: slymyke on December 11, 2013, 04:31:19 PM
SlyBear, yours looks good at that length. 
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: TheSlyBear on December 11, 2013, 04:40:23 PM
Thanks, myke!
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: imaginary on December 11, 2013, 05:58:46 PM
Actually, my head hair was curlier than my facial hair.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Tyler on December 11, 2013, 08:23:59 PM
This is the only picture that I can find at the moment.  I will see if anyone else was able to capture me with a beard.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Razor X on December 11, 2013, 08:51:28 PM
Didn't look bad at all.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: slymyke on December 11, 2013, 10:05:47 PM
Nice family photo, Tyler!
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Sir Harry on December 12, 2013, 06:50:15 AM
@Tyler-you could pull of the look if you wanted to long term (nice family photo)! @SlyBear, yours looks pretty good too! (I take it that the picture was taken at a reverse angle, right?)
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Cave Dweller on December 12, 2013, 10:06:06 AM
I agree with the other gentlemen, Tyler. It looked good.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: wpruitt on December 12, 2013, 10:08:25 AM
Actually, my head hair was curlier than my facial hair.
This is the only picture that I can find at the moment.  I will see if anyone else was able to capture me with a beard.
Not bad.  Good family pic, too
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Razor X on December 12, 2013, 10:48:04 AM
It would have been a god pod opportunity to try out that Straight Beard product that keeps getting advertised here.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: marshd1000 on December 23, 2013, 10:16:52 AM
I love the bald and bearded look!  But I am tempted to try the Straight Beard product.  That is because I think it would actually be longer if it were straighter!
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: TheSlyBear on December 23, 2013, 04:20:49 PM
@SlyBear, yours looks pretty good too! (I take it that the picture was taken at a reverse angle, right?)
Thanks! And yes: my birthmark is actually on my right cheek.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Goatee on February 20, 2014, 01:02:25 PM
How about a Goatee Tyler?
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: slybeard on February 20, 2014, 01:40:26 PM
Bald and bearded is really the way to go.  But you need to commit at least three months for a beard to develop beyond the scruffy stage, unless you are and unusually fast grower.
Title: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: jackal6996 on March 01, 2014, 10:31:25 AM
you need to push through! lol, at about the same time i was thinking the same thing. it was curling up and kinda freaking me out. i pushed through and actually just a few days ago i noticed its starting to look better. the longer it gets, the straighter it gets. at least for me...i agree with everyone else, your beard looked good. i have a real baby face so a beard is about the only way i can look my age, lmao.
Title: Re: Re: Re: I tried Bald and Bearded
Post by: Tyler on March 01, 2014, 10:57:16 AM
How about a Goatee Tyler?

I kept the goatee.  I've been rocking that look since the day I shaved my head.