Comments on: going natural, again

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:56:40 +0000

Great story! Thank you, Nick!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:51:49 +0000

I never thought I would post a blog on this subject but I think I will today. I left every hair on my body, face, neck and head untouched for 9 months (with the exception of my moustache which I trimmed so that I could comfortably eat). I have a very dense red beard which grows very rapidly and my neckline connects to the hair on my chest shoulders and back. My beard also reaches up very high on my cheeks and stops just about an inch under my eyes. This was one of the bravest endeavors I have made in my life and some of the experiences were priceless. Part of my inspiration to make this attempt was due to my interest in other cultures/religions and researching the reasons in which they choosed to remain natural in appearance. I researched Rastafarians, Sikhs, Muslims, Judaism, the Saddhus of India, as well as found Christian documents of such practices like the Nazarites in the old testament of the Bible. The research that I had been doing changed my beard growing endeavors into a mystical journey of the mind and soul. The physical discomfort of the summer heat ended my journey last July and now I maintain a fairly trimmed beard with a shaved neckline. I do not know how my life will play out in the future but I hope to always stay bearded. I don’t have any dogmas about my beard however, it just reminds me of the journey I once took. I don’t think that I would last very long at a job that required a clean shaven appearance as part of the uniform. (The term clean shaven is horrible by the way. I showered daily and used shampoo on my head and beard so I was always clean. I am a very hiegenic person). My beard ended up reaching close to my heart before I cut it (The Kaballah says a mans beard connects his head to his heart). I am thankful to Beards.org for bringing the topic of beards to the forefront and enjoy reading the stories and blogs. Peace to everyone who reads this.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:52:19 +0000

Thanks, Steve!

By: Steve (not Beardguy)

Steve (not Beardguy) — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:54:08 +0000

One of today’s more prominent naturally bearded men is Aubrey de Grey, a British biologist who researches the molecular causes of aging and ways to prevent it at the molecular level.

He is featured in the latest issue of _The_Week_ magazine (November 16, 2007; vol. 7, issue 336). On pages 52 and 53, there is a reprint of an in-depth article about him from the _Washington_Post_ by Joel Garreau.

_The_Week_ includes a photo of de Grey from the lower hem of his tunic-length (but not tunic-style) shirt up. His beard has grown down to about the bottom of his ribcage, and the outer fringes of his mustache are wider than distance between the outer edges of his earlobes. The only visible part of his lips is a little bit of the lower. He does not seem to use any wax or other products to change the shape of his beard and mustache.

Garreau’s article was a response to de Grey’s recent victory in the _MIT_Technology_Review_. De Grey had convinced that journal to host an international debate on paper about the scientific legitimacy of his research topic. He won.

De Grey himself is 44 years old. In the photo, he has more gray hairs on his scalp than in his beard and mustache. I can assume from the article’s description of his personality and character that he does not color any of his hair.

By: Steve (not Beardguy)

Steve (not Beardguy) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:00:02 +0000

My mustache grows mostly forward and down too. I tried growing it longer and waxing it sideways (with a wax for mustaches). I got disappointing results. Either I didn’t let the mustache grow it long enough, or wax does not work on a mustache with a growth pattern like mine. I trim my mustache now so that some of my upper lip is visible while I’m not smiling and none is visible when I do smile.

By: George

George — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:42:20 +0000

I’m growing a natural lined full beard right now. It’s been a few days past 2 months now, and it’s coming in great. I do have a question for anyone out there. Does anyone what what styling product to use? I’m trying to train the mustache to go out to the sides instead of down into my mouth, and I think a product might help with this. I really don’t want to trim the mustache area, but it is creeping into my drinks and food! Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
George

By: Philip Elliott

Philip Elliott — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:21:25 +0000

Well, it’s falll again & I’ve decided it’s time grow my beard. Each year it feels like a ‘work in progress’ & this year bought my self a Wahl beard & goatee trimmer. My thing is I lke my beard very close as I’m short & a clean neck line. Ideas as to how to get a ‘close, thick’ beard as that’s what I’m after with a very defined line

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:25:23 +0000

Does anyone have some style advice for or have decent pictures of Van Dyke beards?

By: Freddy

Freddy — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:43:25 +0000

I’m thinking about growing my beard again. I can grow a full beard, but the moustache doesn’t connect and the moustache is also not thick enough. The rest of the best is OK after about 1 month or more 2 weeks.
I’m thinking about using the chin strap style. I like it. Especially because I’m growing my hair again, and this style goes well with long hair.

Do you have any tips about styling a chin strap?

Thanks

By: Richard J. Coleman

Richard J. Coleman — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:57:42 +0000

Im a 20 yr old student from the uk…. and very often (when im not hounded by work to shave it off :’( ) i grow my beard…. i always let it go natural.

hoping for a full beard pic to be added here soon (may trim it as my long hair can hide the fact its usualy intrimmed )