Beards.....

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:25 am

Has anyone noticed beards are back in fashion ?

The 'I got up late and can't be bothered' look, with the dirty stubble, is still there, but the full beard and variations on it are now de rigueur.

I have noticed young men now sporting full sets of facial hair to rival George V, even footballers who are trend setters have adopted the look.

I have spotted several distinguished moustaches on young men too.

The style that particularly amuses me most is the shaven headed full bushy beard look...................is this fashion trend influenced from the middle east ?

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:43 am

I can't stand the "Designer Stubble" look. As far as I'm concerned it just makes them look as if all they need is a mangy mutt & a sign saying "Homeless & Hungry" (with a hoard of cans of lager by their side & packets of cigarettes).

I've had a beard since I was 13. At first it was a Full Beard, but later developed into the more distinguished Half Beard (chin & moustache) that it is now.

I know what you mean about the bushy beard I bald head look. It puts me in mind of those comic book characters that you can turn upside down.

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:34 pm

Glad to know I'm back in style, again.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:37 pm

FourPart;1473779 wrote: I can't stand the "Designer Stubble" look. As far as I'm concerned it just makes them look as if all they need is a mangy mutt & a sign saying "Homeless & Hungry" (with a hoard of cans of lager by their side & packets of cigarettes).

I've had a beard since I was 13. At first it was a Full Beard, but later developed into the more distinguished Half Beard (chin & moustache) that it is now.

I know what you mean about the bushy beard I bald head look. It puts me in mind of those comic book characters that you can turn upside down.

I didn't start mine quite that young but it has been in place for over forty years - ever since the night we were burgled and the thieves stole, amongst much else, my shaver.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:01 pm

I love the five o'clock shadow look on guys.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:24 pm

LarsMac;1473781 wrote: Glad to know I'm back in style, again.

You know it was the likes of you that set the fashion.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:25 pm

Bryn Mawr;1473782 wrote: I didn't start mine quite that young but it has been in place for over forty years - ever since the night we were burgled and the thieves stole, amongst much else, my shaver.

Should we have a whip around to get you a replacement ?

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:26 pm

flopstock;1473789 wrote: I love the five o'clock shadow look on guys.

But do you want to snuggle up close ?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:03 am

I've had a beard or goatee for about 30 years.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:00 am

I've had a full beard or a van dyke since the end of my military stint, 1968.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:49 am

It would seem we are ALL trend setters...........I have a droopy moustache and had a full beard for several years, the tache is the result of fear of that bloated looking top lip I have seen on other's after they shave it all off.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:04 pm

FourPart;1473779 wrote: I can't stand the "Designer Stubble" look. As far as I'm concerned it just makes them look as if all they need is a mangy mutt & a sign saying "Homeless & Hungry" (with a hoard of cans of lager by their side & packets of cigarettes).

I've had a beard since I was 13. At first it was a Full Beard, but later developed into the more distinguished Half Beard (chin & moustache) that it is now.

I know what you mean about the bushy beard I bald head look. It puts me in mind of those comic book characters that you can turn upside down.

Like this.....................

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High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:09 pm

FourPart;1473779 wrote: I can't stand the "Designer Stubble" look.

I agree. It's as pretentious as a rock band at a live concert prompting the audience to clap their hands.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:54 am

along-for-the-ride;1473871 wrote: Like this.....................
Exactly

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 7:03 am

I'm afraid I'm not a fan of facial hair. However, I tolerate full beards with the attendant moustache, my son has let his goatee beard develop into a full beard and I'm not sure that I like it very much. It makes him look about 10 years older ! :wah:

I simply loathe the '5 o'clock shadow' fashion that seems to be an ongoing thing. Men who have this 'designer stubble' just look dirty to me. It also feels like sand paper, so those that tolerate this fashion, or even like it, can't really be involved in a close relationship with a fella who has a stubbly face. After a while the poor woman has a red raw face !

Gary Lineker, who hosts the 'Match Of The Day' football programme on BBC TV, has decided to let his whiskers grow round his face. When he started, it really looked as if he should blow/wipe his nose as it looked really gross !

Also, a lot of men do not bother to go and wash their beard and moustache after they have eaten anything, and that of course is a revolting thought - old bits of stale food stuck amongst the whiskers ! :rolleyes: :-5 Yuk !!!!!

No wonder I'm not keen on facial hair on men. Although I hasten to add that my son does wash his facial whiskers after each meal.

Post by **LarsMac** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 7:44 am

G#Gill;1473902 wrote: I'm afraid I'm not a fan of facial hair. However, I tolerate full beards with the attendant moustache, my son has let his goatee beard develop into a full beard and I'm not sure that I like it very much. It makes him look about 10 years older ! :wah:

I simply loathe the '5 o'clock shadow' fashion that seems to be an ongoing thing. Men who have this 'designer stubble' just look dirty to me. It also feels like sand paper, so those that tolerate this fashion, or even like it, can't really be involved in a close relationship with a fella who has a stubbly face. After a while the poor woman has a red raw face !

Gary Lineker, who hosts the 'Match Of The Day' football programme on BBC TV, has decided to let his whiskers grow round his face. When he started, it really looked as if he should blow/wipe his nose as it looked really gross !

Also, a lot of men do not bother to go and wash their beard and moustache after they have eaten anything, and that of course is a revolting thought - old bits of stale food stuck amongst the whiskers ! :rolleyes: :-5 Yuk !!!!!

No wonder I'm not keen on facial hair on men. Although I hasten to add that my son does wash his facial whiskers after each meal.

That's where I get my mid-meal snack.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:30 am

That's really gross LM !!!!! :yh_rotfl I suppose you could come back and say that you are saving it for Ron ! ...............................later on ! :wah:

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:21 pm

I have worn a mustache since I was discharged from the Army. Never been into the beard thing. Did grow one once back when all my hair was the same color. I didn't keep it all that long.

Last year got to thinking, Kansas winters are so cold and a freshly shaven face is cold, so why shave? Also, I thought it would be interesting to see how the grey is progressing up my face.

A nephew calls me the Mountain Man, a brother says it is proof of the existence of Big Foot.

OH BTW, come spring I'm shaving. Maybe let it grow again next winter.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:52 pm

tude dog;1474008 wrote: I have worn a mustache since I was discharged from the Army. Never been into the beard thing. Did grow one once back when all my hair was the same color. I didn't keep it all that long.

Last year got to thinking, Kansas winters are so cold and a freshly shaven face is cold, so why shave?

A moustache in Kansas, eh? You're the gatekeeper aren't you!

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tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:17 pm

High Threshold;1474009 wrote: A moustache in Kansas, eh? You're the gatekeeper aren't you!

I don't know about gate keepers. That maybe common in your neck of the woods, but unheard of here.

No doubt the most famous lawman in Kansas.

Wild Bill Hickok.

Not a guy I would want to cross.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:43 pm

tude dog;1474010 wrote: I don't know about gate keepers. That maybe common in your neck of the woods, but unheard of here.

No doubt the most famous lawman in Kansas.

Wild Bill Hickok.

Not a guy I would want to cross.

I mean the Gate Keeper from "The Wizard of Oz". You know, Dorothy - the Yellow Brick Road - Kansas. This guy:

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Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:02 am

That is THE Wizard.......of Oz.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:36 am

The REAL Wizzard (and this one has a beard - and what a beard)...

Post by **LarsMac** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:36 am

Bruv;1474028 wrote: That is THE Wizard.......of Oz.

Nope, that was the gatekeeper.

This was the Wizard

Though both parts were played by Frank Morgan.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:24 am

larsmac;1474031 wrote: nope, that was the gatekeeper.

This was the wizard

though both parts were played by frank morgan.
Exactly. :yh_clap

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:26 am

And I always thought it was the same character, all part of the pretence that he was an all masterful Wizard, but was running a one man operation.

Yet another childhood illusion shattered.

Don't think I can sit all the way through it again to see who's right.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:27 am

FourPart;1474029 wrote: The REAL Wizzard (and this one has a beard - and what a beard)...

You truly are the expert on witches and wizards, et al.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:31 am

Bruv;1474035 wrote: And I always thought it was the same character, all part of the pretence that he was an all masterful Wizard, but was running a one man operation.

Yet another childhood illusion shattered.

Don't think I can sit all the way through it again to see who's right.

Next week we are going to discuss Father Christmas. Perhpas you would like to stay home and help dad clean up the garage instead. :wah:

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:36 am

No..................we cleaned the garage last week.

FourPart · Post by **FourPart** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:11 am

No garage to clean.

High Threshold · Post by **High Threshold** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:24 am

Bruv;1474039 wrote: No..................we cleaned the garage last week.

:yh_rotfl