View Full Version : The great beard growing thread.....
Diego Garcia
28-12-2006, 08:26
I have decided to grow a full beard.
I will shave it this weekend and then let it commence to the point where I do not cut it until it gets like Brian Wilson (my hero) or Paul Mcartney (circa let if be).
Anyone else fancy growing a beard for the new year....
Maybe call it a 'beard off' - somewhat like a dance off, only beards...:bang:
Dark Star
28-12-2006, 08:32
A splendid idea Pete but I'll pass thanks!
My beard has been in place since I was 17 (33 years ago) - it had a holiday once for a special occasion in 2002 when I shaved it off and kept it off for one week....and, having seen what I look like without it :eek: , I vowed never to shave it off again!!!
Good luck - keep a photo journal of your chin so we can check progress :D
Much as I hate shaving the wife hates beards even more ;) not for me I'm afraid ;)
Much as I hate shaving the wife hates beards even more ;) not for me I'm afraid ;)
Same here!
You should take a pic at the same time every day, might make an interesting time-lapse movie :)
Dark Star
28-12-2006, 09:45
Much as I hate shaving the wife hates beards even more ;) not for me I'm afraid ;)
The reverse for me - shaving it off for one week did not endear me to the Mrs!!!
Diego Garcia
28-12-2006, 09:45
I once shaved a womans beard. Very erotic, but thats for another type of website. :)
Dark Star
28-12-2006, 09:55
You sure it wasn't that transvestite!!!:D (or was it a different kind of "beard" :eek: )
haha! sometime last year on the BMW forum im an addict of we had a "beardy goodness" thread. went about 30 pages deep and was full of everyones progress of the face hair growing! that was a great laugh!
LOL I *might* join in with this.
However, ask me in about 3 days when it starts to itch, see if Im still game....lol
Also, it may take me about 6 months to grow anything that resembles a grown up mans beard (or the infancy of one)...I only need to shave once every few days :D
i have a shave once every 4 weeks if that...
I'm up for this! Will take about 12months to get a beard but, I'm up for it! I will shave monday morning then leave it forever!!!!!!!!!!!
I kept a mustache and a little goatie for about a year and a half. Haven't tried keeping a full beard before. I think I'll look too scruffy for work.
Will any of the girls be joining in? :lol:
Diego Garcia
28-12-2006, 11:49
I'm up for this! Will take about 12months to get a beard but, I'm up for it! I will shave monday morning then leave it forever!!!!!!!!!!!
Forever, well, you said it.
That reminds me, I went to the video shop last night and they asked if I wanted Batman Forever.
I said 'no, just two weeks'
They then asked if I had The Firm.
I said 'no, but the lord has blessed me down there!'
Thanks - I am here all week. :D
Matt Charlton
28-12-2006, 11:51
lol
I might join in...........Sue would hate it though..............hmmmmm.......
Funnily enough I decided to try regrowing my goatee a few days ago. Have got till next Tuesday before I go back to work so shouldn't look too bad by then
I go for the unshaven look rather than a proper beard. Don't like the itching.
Diego Garcia
28-12-2006, 12:58
I go for the unshaven look rather than a proper beard. Don't like the itching.
You mean 'The George Michael' ???? ;)
Jimmy_Lemon
28-12-2006, 13:00
I go for the unshaven look rather than a proper beard. Don't like the itching.
Yeah I'm with Pete. Plus I have patches where no hair grows so it looks stupid :(
EDIT - no nothing like George Micheal! :p
Thanks - I am here all week. :D
:lol: Do you recommend the veal?
Yeah I'm with Pete. Plus I have patches where no hair grows so it looks stupid :(
EDIT - no nothing like George Micheal! :p
Indeed, nothing like George. I've got more style :D
RickMezza
28-12-2006, 14:28
Did this beard thing back in Sept / Oct (first time I'd tried).
Got used to the itching quite soon, but a goatee & tash was easier to keep than a full beard. And it takes too long to get past the point where everyone thinks you're just lazy. :gag:
Once it looked like I was tryin for a beard I didn't get any complaints about it at all, but it made me look even older - so I got rid :D
Catdaddy
28-12-2006, 14:30
I'll just keep the goatee thanks... well, when I can be bothered to shave the rest, that is!
Am I allowed to judge? I want to see photos of you all with beards............I love 'em!!! :D
minimeeze
28-12-2006, 17:27
:gag: I HATE facial hair on men :thumbsdown: I've just been moaning at my other half for the past half hour to have a shave as he hasn't had one all week :(
And no, I won't be growing a beard either :p
:lol: @ Diego
hypnotic
28-12-2006, 17:33
:and no, I won't be growing a beard either :p
:lol: @ Diego
Spoil sport!
Anyone else still doing this? hehe
I'm at the itchy stage now, and its annoying the hell out of me...I may give in and shave very very soon.
The itch doesn't last long, keep washing it :)
I've had a beard for so long I'd feel naked without it.
Come on lads, this is a photographic forum is it not? :shrug:
Get with the programme & start posting some pics ... us girls want to see whether its worthy of your O.H's suffering!
Yes ... you might get the itching but its us girlies who suffer the prickles!
Come on lads, this is a photographic forum is it not? :shrug:
Get with the programme & start posting some pics ... us girls want to see whether its worthy of your O.H's suffering!
Yes ... you might get the itching but its us girlies who suffer the prickles!
MMMmmmmm you're not wrong!! ;) :D
digitalfailure
01-01-2007, 19:01
Well ladies......i'm clean shaven for once, so let me know where your sore from prickles and i'll rub some cream in to sooth it for you :naughty:
PMSL! at you Janice! ;)
DF ... have any of us EVER seen you clean shaven?
You know what Im going to say dont you .... I want pics! :D
digitalfailure
01-01-2007, 19:11
I've decided that i'm not going to appear in public photo's this year, so sorry.....no pics :D
I've decided that i'm not going to appear in public photo's this year, so sorry.....no pics :D
Who said anything about public! :naughty:
hypnotic
01-01-2007, 20:07
How about a leg hair growing thread?
Which lady want's to start first?
I shaved for the last time yesterday evening, will address the situation after 12 days no shaving when I get back from canada :D
HIMUPNORTH
01-01-2007, 20:25
http://www.chat-avenue.com/forums/images/smilies/pics.gif
:D
I always have a beard of some description - generally don't have a moustache, although I do at the moment as a winter warmer ¬_¬
Agreed though, pics required! This shot is a few days old, but you get the idea!
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4468/hod2362si0.jpg
Heeey Hoodi ... nice to see you, oh fluffy one! :D
Well done that man for being the first to post a pic. :thumbs:
As HUN says, this thread definately needs pics, after all without the evidence ... you could all be telling porkies! ;)
OK go on then .....
http://wplr.com/images/clipart/chewbacca-chair.jpg
I'm guessing this doesn't count ;)
Diego Garcia
01-01-2007, 23:46
I shave yesterday.
Electric and then full wet shave. :) Will see how it looks later this week.
I shall post one tomorrow.
BUT to be honest, I dont think the beard growing thing may be for me, I look like a right tool. Just look how bad I looked when I grew six months of 'goatee' last year...
Damn cant find the pic now :( Ah well...suffice to say I looked stupid :D
But I dont mind, I'm always up for a laugh :p
I'll take a pic of my current state in the morning.
Well not sure if anyone else is doing this, but much to my wife's annoyance, I'm having a bash.
Here's my latest
http://www.marcelbooth.co.uk/m/beard_070105.jpg
Taken about 10 minutes ago :)
The facial hair looks good Marcel. Goatees are hot eh, at least over here they are, erm in my opinion anyway!!! :D
Jewel
He! he!
Well done Marcel for going the distance :thumbs:
Where's all the other lightweights?
minimeeze
06-01-2007, 17:45
Well not sure if anyone else is doing this, but much to my wife's annoyance, I'm having a bash.
Here's my latest
http://www.marcelbooth.co.uk/m/beard_070105.jpg
Taken about 10 minutes ago :)
Oooh... I'd be nagging you like hell to have a shave by now. There's nothing worse than a prickly face :eek:
I know, it's doing my head in :D
Come on, where's everyone else? If no one else is doing it, then lemme have a shave!..lol
namllihs
06-01-2007, 18:09
Slow going
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/linda.hillman/Beard.jpg
minimeeze
06-01-2007, 18:14
Hey Namillihs... I can really see the resemblance you have with Brad :suspect: :lol: ;) :p
namllihs
06-01-2007, 18:15
What can I say, it's uncanny.
Diego Garcia
06-01-2007, 18:19
Well, here I am. This is 4 days worth. Shaved totally clean last week. Will update weekly until exceptionally bored.
Not long home from the hospital, hence haggared look! I look rough around the eyes....and a little bit off colour :(
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/bristolpete2005/_U5A1168.jpg
namllihs
06-01-2007, 18:23
Great to see you up and about Pete.
Matt Charlton
06-01-2007, 18:23
I'm taking part, much to sue's disgust. She wont let me anywhere near her either - I'm prickly and I hurt now apparently - does it get soft and bushy soon?
Haven't shaved since Monday, got quite a lot of growth but its hard to see (it is there honest!) Will get sue to take a photo of it soon if she doesn't make me shave it all off.
Well, here I am. This is 4 days worth. Shaved totally clean last week. Will update weekly until exceptionally bored.
Not long home from the hospital, hence haggared look! I look rough around the eyes....and a little bit off colour :(
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/bristolpete2005/_U5A1168.jpg
And you look like THAT when you have just had an operation??? WOW!!!
Id love to see you on a good day!! ;) :D
Diego Garcia
06-01-2007, 18:39
And you look like THAT when you have just had an operation??? WOW!!!
Id love to see you on a good day!! ;) :D
:woot: :lol:
minimeeze
06-01-2007, 19:33
And you look like THAT when you have just had an operation??? WOW!!!
Id love to see you on a good day!! ;) :D
I was just thinking the same!
Forbiddenbiker
06-01-2007, 20:03
And me, good to see you up and about Pete...looks like your winning the beard race too. :D
I was just thinking the same!
*ahem*
Neither of you were alone in this, ladies! ;)
Diego you lucky git. lol.
Can you feel the hormones in this thread! lmao
Forbiddenbiker
07-01-2007, 09:04
Can you feel the hormones in this thread! lmao
*ahem* ...except for me I hasten to add, I was just commenting on him looking so well . :D
Diego Garcia
07-01-2007, 10:27
Ladies,
Thanks so much for making me laugh. Nice to know that the old magic is still there after this week.
I must get around to thanking you all individually ;)
I’ve had a beard for some forty three years now and this is the most resent shot of me.
http://www.rhodesesphotography.co.uk/USERIMAGES/me%20shortshorts.jpg
Nahh this is the real me last Christmas.
http://www.rhodesesphotography.co.uk/USERIMAGES/me%20christmas.jpg
Pah where's the ban button. Can't have Pete/Diego winning the beard race, AND getting all the attention from the ladies, AND taking better shots than me...I'm gonna have to ban him and close the internet down if this carries on..
I'm insanely jealous doncha know :boxer: mwahaha
Just kidding
And Janice? How could you! You were mine this morning (Well, Grant's but still...)
After I sent all those sweet nothings on MSN too....tsk...some people have no shame. :p
Mines started itching again (hair growth that is....It's not manly enough to call a beard...and wont be for about another 3 years).
I used to be envious of all those at school who had to shave in the morning and had a 5 o clock shadow by assembly.
Now I laugh at them and their pain as I only have to shave once a week, and it's a chore for them :lol: mwahahaha
Nahh this is the real me last Christmas.
http://www.rhodesesphotography.co.uk/USERIMAGES/me%20christmas.jpg
Hmm, is it a coincidence that you didnt post much until AFTER christmas? :suspect: :D
Great beard sir!
I was busy don’t you know, sacks and chimneys and reindeers and fings.
PS. The only problem I’ve noticed over the years is a rash the ladies get on the inner thigh????.
Heeeelp. This is getting quite itchy today :(
Rub some chilli seeds in your eyes.
It won't help the itching, but it should take your mind off it!
Dark Star
07-01-2007, 15:25
Rub some chilli seeds in your eyes.
It won't help the itching, but it should take your mind off it!
I did that about an hour ago :'(! Took my mind off of everything! Ouch!:gag:
And Janice? How could you! You were mine this morning (Well, Grant's but still...)
After I sent all those sweet nothings on MSN too....tsk...some people have no shame. :p
You seem to forget that the person I am SUPPOSED to be with is Ian Beale!!! :eek: :lol: :lol:
No wonder the photo of Pete makes me go weak at the knees! ;)
PS. The only problem I’ve noticed over the years is a rash the ladies get on the inner thigh????.
Yes, shaving your legs does that. Waxing is less likely to leave a rash, and lasts longer......
;) :lol:
HIMUPNORTH
07-01-2007, 20:19
OK Pete, this is as long as it gets! I never get more than a two day growth but have had my last shave on the afternoon of the 1st (had to go to lunch at me mum's!). I return to work properly tomorrow so it will get the chop in the morning - much to Jacqui's relief! :lol:.
May I just say I hope your beard continues to grow uninhibited for a long time to come! :thumbs:
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/IMG_5439_copy.jpg
Diego Garcia
07-01-2007, 20:38
[QUOTE]May I just say I hope your beard continues to grow uninhibited for a long time to come! :thumbs:[QUOTE]
Should do as been signed off work for some time and the two girls I am seeing don't mind the beardy look. Apparently I look all Russel Crowe circa Gladiator ?:shrug:
minimeeze
07-01-2007, 21:38
and the two girls I am seeing don't mind the beardy look.
:eek: :eek: Oh Pete, you tart! ;)
Diego Garcia
07-01-2007, 21:41
:eek: :eek: Oh Pete, you tart! ;)
I wondered if anyone would suss that :lol: :lol: :cuckoo:
Me? - single, free and totally available! :woot: :rules:
I wondered if anyone would suss that :lol: :lol: :cuckoo:
Me? - single, free and totally available! :woot: :rules:
Make that three then!! ;)
minimeeze
07-01-2007, 21:50
Me? - single, free and totally available! :woot: :rules:
Now you've gone & done it..... there'll be a stampede of women hotfooting it to Bristol! :lol:
Diego Garcia
07-01-2007, 22:08
Now you've gone & done it..... there'll be a stampede of women hotfooting it to Bristol! :lol:
Ha, classic! :eek:
More than welcome. There is a Holiday Inn here, good prices and massive beds :lol:
good prices and massive beds :lol:
One ENORMOUS bed would be even better!! ;) :naughty: :D
One ENORMOUS bed would be even better!! ;) :naughty: :D
Suggestion to Mods.....can Janice's user title be changed to "Rampant?!"
:lol:
(Well, it worked when I suggested "Soft & Cuddly" for Arkady!)
Marianne
08-01-2007, 00:37
well here's my boy with his goatie...I love it!
http://www.barrianne-photos.co.uk/picperfic/barrysmall.jpg
:love:
Hehe nice.
Anyone else doing this? (Not matty because the lightweight that he is has caved in and had a shave)
it was more a case of going to see a customer, couldnt really turn up looking like grizzly adams could i!
ha - considering my dad didn't shave every day until he was 23, it looks like it'll be 7 years until I can really make use of my beard!
Heeeelp. This is getting quite itchy today :(
My mate said she tells her fella to exfoliate..then put hair conditioner on the beard for about 10mins then wash off..it works apparantly :thumbs:
Ooh yes. conditioned beards are LOVELY and soft! ;) :thumbs:
Diego Garcia
12-01-2007, 16:15
8 days in. Kinda getting there. Lots of grey but I lead a stressful life. Ha :D
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/bristolpete2005/petebeard2.jpg
Looking at this, I wonder where my boyish good looks went ?????? :thinking:
Will you stop doing this to us ladies on a friday afternoon, Pete. It really isnt fair!! ;) :D
loving the scruffy look there Diego, could give a lady a good tickle if ya know what I mean,lol ;) :eek: :exit:
Jewel
Well the itching has stopped, but I have a new itch......the itch to shave it :D
Although I'm not going to just yet ;)
No photo, my camera is tucked up in bed for the evening :) (Although the beard isn't much longer than last time)
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