Quote from: saintc on November 20, 2012, 02:53:24 PMThanks--that looks really great unleased as well as under control. I've reached the point with length that it's not long enough yet to tie up--probably at least another month--but it's long enough that I'm getting heavy grief on the home front. The tied up version looks like what I can "sell" to the wife, but now that I know that I have the reason to push through all the grief to try to get there. I remember you started a few months ago so hopefully you are getting pretty close. BTW: what does your wife do when you critique something about her that you dislike?
Thanks--that looks really great unleased as well as under control. I've reached the point with length that it's not long enough yet to tie up--probably at least another month--but it's long enough that I'm getting heavy grief on the home front. The tied up version looks like what I can "sell" to the wife, but now that I know that I have the reason to push through all the grief to try to get there.
Quote from: Beardman on November 20, 2012, 11:53:52 PMI've not decided on what length I'm going to let my beard grow too, I might grow it out for a while, but I get the feeling it's not going to be a keeper, I think I like the van dyke look more ...How long have you been growing it out?
I've not decided on what length I'm going to let my beard grow too, I might grow it out for a while, but I get the feeling it's not going to be a keeper, I think I like the van dyke look more ...
Quote from: saintc on November 20, 2012, 12:40:33 PMHow does it look tied up? Still neat & "businesslike?"Here's what it looks like right now. With my technique, the goat could be 6", 12", 18" or probably even 24" and it would look exactly the same as this because everything that can get tied up by the first rubber band is already long enough to get tied up, so as long as I can make a little pouch under the chin big enough for the braid it should, in theory, always look like this. From what I can tell I can make enough space for a goat twice as long and I'm braiding the tail up loosely. If I tighten it up I bet I could hide a even a terminal length goatee and it would still look exactly like this. The only thing that really gets difficult is binding up the rubber bands because the longer the hair gets the more difficult it is to do that because you have to pull more through the rubber band loop.I also find that the short beard around it hides some imperfections. The beard goes lower towards my Adam's Apple so it hides that little nub and the beard on the sides of the goat hides the pesky stray hairs that never seem to get more that 2"-3" for some reason. I'm considering getting some mustache wax for the edges to see if I can improve things. I'm also considering beard dye because it seems like the gray hairs cooperate less and with them being white against the dark brown others they stand out. A a short buzzed length they wouldn't do that. This is also the first time I've grown out a full beard and liked the results. Everyone always says to let it grow and not touch it, but this was the first time I did almost nothing to it for a month. All I do is give it an even edge around the bottom and very little on the cheeks. Every other time I had a beard I put the neck line too high, and that will look fine from the front but from the sides a high neck can look like hell. It did. I even learned that and used a low neckline on another beard but it was still too high. I also resisted the urge to trim the cheek line other than to give it the highest solid edge possible and it seems to work. The most aggressive trimming I do is the sideburns because it comes out as scalp hair and looks too puffy right at the top so I have been fading the sideburns a bit to avoid that.I thought the beard would be a passing thing but I think it's gonna stay.
How does it look tied up? Still neat & "businesslike?"
That's looking perfect, and even though you trimmed the chin short to match the shorter sides I think it was a good decision because it's making everything blend together great.
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