Man buns, beards and all things hairy

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  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    Please don't let Michael Stipe be your guide on this one. Love the guy. Don't love his beard. :fearful:

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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,998
    deadendp said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    Please don't let Michael Stipe be your guide on this one. Love the guy. Don't love his beard. :fearful:

    :lol: mine will be professional and trimmed at all time I promise :smile:
    severed hand thirteen
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    hairy mongrels are us
    cha-ching
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Stipe! OMG it looks bloody awful
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    I didn't know where to post this. Figured here was as good as anywhere.

    https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/everything-you-risk-when-bleaching-your-anus

    You're welcome, Sprunkn7 :wink:
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,216
    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    You could do that if you want. I would just get an electric beard trimmer though. I've got one made by Norelco (I think) and it does just fine with trimming and shaping. Once you get the shape of it set, it's not too bad maintenance wise.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,998
    markymark550 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    You could do that if you want. I would just get an electric beard trimmer though. I've got one made by Norelco (I think) and it does just fine with trimming and shaping. Once you get the shape of it set, it's not too bad maintenance wise.
    Okay thanks. I'm a little scared setting the shape myself. I'd hate to mess it up and have several weeks growth down the drain.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    SVRDhand13 said:

    markymark550 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    You could do that if you want. I would just get an electric beard trimmer though. I've got one made by Norelco (I think) and it does just fine with trimming and shaping. Once you get the shape of it set, it's not too bad maintenance wise.
    Okay thanks. I'm a little scared setting the shape myself. I'd hate to mess it up and have several weeks growth down the drain.
    ^^^THIS is why my sink is always clogged! I tried putting the mesh hair catcher in the drain, and he just pulls it up out of the drain. :angry:
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  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    edited March 2016
    dankind said:

    I didn't know where to post this. Figured here was as good as anywhere.

    https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/everything-you-risk-when-bleaching-your-anus

    You're welcome, Sprunkn7 :wink:

    First I read about docking the inflated dinghy now this ^^^ Jesus Dan you seemed like such a nice fellow :lol:

    AND the link should really go under Heath and Beauty tips since "bleaching", which I am now educated enough to know, is really exfoliating and has nothing to do with hair at all....Pink Wink...Good grief!

    Post edited by Sprunkn7 on
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Sprunkn7 said:

    dankind said:

    I didn't know where to post this. Figured here was as good as anywhere.

    https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/everything-you-risk-when-bleaching-your-anus

    You're welcome, Sprunkn7 :wink:

    First I read about docking the inflated dinghy now this ^^^ Jesus Dan you seemed like such a nice fellow :lol:

    I am nice! When her little man in the boat needs attention, I dive right into the current and get to work.

    And this bleaching thing was just a PSA.

    As for hair, you know I'm a hirsute fella.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    :rofl: Dan :rofl:

    Lots of inappropriate laughing at work today hahahaha
    Oh please let it rain today.
    Those that can be trusted can change their mind.
  • FoxyRedLa
    FoxyRedLa Lauren / MI Posts: 4,810
    LANGUAGE WARNING

    https://youtu.be/tYtCIy6hPGM
    Oh please let it rain today.
    Those that can be trusted can change their mind.
  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    BRIDESMAIDS! I don't even have to hit play on that to know exactly what is said, I've seen that movie enough times....:rofl:
    Music is my Religion and Pearl Jam, my Savior!
    Tattooed Dissident!
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,216
    SVRDhand13 said:

    markymark550 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    You could do that if you want. I would just get an electric beard trimmer though. I've got one made by Norelco (I think) and it does just fine with trimming and shaping. Once you get the shape of it set, it's not too bad maintenance wise.
    Okay thanks. I'm a little scared setting the shape myself. I'd hate to mess it up and have several weeks growth down the drain.
    One slip up and you've got an interesting new design :lol: Seriously though, be very meticulous the first time you go about shaping it up and it should turn out fine. I was hesitant about setting the shape of my goatee. Just trim a little bit at a time until you get it to something you like.
  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    markymark550 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    markymark550 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    You could do that if you want. I would just get an electric beard trimmer though. I've got one made by Norelco (I think) and it does just fine with trimming and shaping. Once you get the shape of it set, it's not too bad maintenance wise.
    Okay thanks. I'm a little scared setting the shape myself. I'd hate to mess it up and have several weeks growth down the drain.
    One slip up and you've got an interesting new design :lol: Seriously though, be very meticulous the first time you go about shaping it up and it should turn out fine. I was hesitant about setting the shape of my goatee. Just trim a little bit at a time until you get it to something you like.
    I'll add to this...just because I cut my own hair....and have used clippers...go very slow....and you'll be fine.
    Music is my Religion and Pearl Jam, my Savior!
    Tattooed Dissident!
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,216
    RKCNDY said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    markymark550 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    You could do that if you want. I would just get an electric beard trimmer though. I've got one made by Norelco (I think) and it does just fine with trimming and shaping. Once you get the shape of it set, it's not too bad maintenance wise.
    Okay thanks. I'm a little scared setting the shape myself. I'd hate to mess it up and have several weeks growth down the drain.
    ^^^THIS is why my sink is always clogged! I tried putting the mesh hair catcher in the drain, and he just pulls it up out of the drain. :angry:
    I stand over the toilet when I'm trimming the length of my goatee down. That way it doesn't clog the drains. Plus, as an extra bonus, I'll just close the lid so that the next time my wife goes to use the toilet she thinks there's a drowned rat in there :lol: That might be her pet peeve of mine fot the other thread...
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    SVRDhand13 said:

    markymark550 said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    HesCalledDyer said:

    I'm 38, almost 39, and have been bald since the age of 22. I had the donut first and in the last 3-4 years the rest of the top has been thinning out a good bit. I shave my head using a #1 guard once every 4-6 weeks and have been doing so since the baldness began.
    I pretty much keep a beard year round but I trim it often using a #2 guard. I shave my neck with a blade roughly twice a week, and on the third shave, I'll trim the beard up. I keep it just below my chin line. I tried one time to let my beard grow out; made it 6 weeks and just couldn't stand it anymore. Actually couldn't stand it around the 4 week mark but tried to keep it going.

    I'm growing a beard for the first time ever right now (only 9 days in) and I'm concerned about shaping it. Should I go to a barber for the first time? It needs to look professional, otherwise I'd just let it grow like crazy haha.
    You could do that if you want. I would just get an electric beard trimmer though. I've got one made by Norelco (I think) and it does just fine with trimming and shaping. Once you get the shape of it set, it's not too bad maintenance wise.
    Okay thanks. I'm a little scared setting the shape myself. I'd hate to mess it up and have several weeks growth down the drain.

    Scissors is the only way to be sure you won't gouge out a sizeable chunk...the trimmers are dangerous, you can easily wreck it. Trim it after a shower when it is fluffed out the most...
    And I just realized that doesn't really apply to a few week old beard lol that's for a few month old beard.

    I spread a towel over the bathroom sink, trim onto it, and then shake it out on my compost pile...no mess, no fuss!
    I wouldn't want the beard hair in the septic tank, the strands are easily 3x as thick as head hair and keratin breaks down very slowly.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    wow, I am learning so much! Guys DO spend time grooming!
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    grooming sucks. i only do it once every 19 months or so. then the first few weeks after trimming up im a total dork
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    constant grooming is for fancy little whatnots & bullshit artists
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce

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