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26 February 2007
Style check, please. I've been growing out my facial hair, and someone informed me yesterday that it's not trendy. Opinions, please! Better like this? Or better like this?
definitely the close-trimmed look, which i should say goes very well with your facial features / bone structure.
with the aside that there seems to be a current rage for the wild bushy untrimmed look amongst college guys. i, for one, have never been a fan of any facial hair on men (mostly...as with anything there are exceptions and my SO wears a close-trimmed goatee to keep from looking fourteen) but I particularly dislike the 'i work in a tattoo parlour' look. and the transient / stalker look. and especially the grizzly adams look. but that's just me and i'm old and come from a (somewhat) conservative upbringing and work in a corporate environment, so don't mind me and i'll just sun myself here on the driveway in my lawnchair with the garden hose kthxbye.
I'm supportive of anybody's facial hair that doesn't look like Mickey Jones, who, although his website doesn't mention it, is coming to San Luis Obispo this Friday for a showing of his Bob Dylan Tour Movie at the local Film Festival (and, if he reads this, he'll also stop by to whoop my ass).
This reminds me of a social psych experiment. People tend to rate the smiling face higher, regardless.
STOP TOYING WITH US, AGRO! At the very least, you have to get us to sign a release form. And did you clear this post through the human subjects committee?
Depends on the overall effect you want to achieve.
Shorter: I do a little reading when I'm not rocking the computer. You can trust me.
Longer: I'm on my way to my court ordered anger management class. You might want to cross the street.
(Though this is somewhat also the product of the images -- the one that stands for the shorter look has more of a smile, warmer lighting, less blue in the background, and you are closer to the camera. While in the photo for the longer look the subject is further from the camera, with 'colder' lighting, and more blue in the background. The facial expression, is also less expressive).
Longer: I'm on my way to my court ordered anger management class.
Exactly, the furry look says "I ooze testosterone. don't fuck with me" and "I am an alpha male." I've noticed that since I've revived the beard and the long hair, people get out of my way quicker.
oooh agropyron, they're BOTH nice. But since you already have it longer and everyone says trim it, I think you should seek out a barber who can give it a good trim because I think something in between might be the best! Here I come messing things up with a third alternative! HA! I've been jelous that guys can do that, go to proper barber shops (they do still exist right?) and have a beard fashioned into like, a beard hairstyle! With the longer you have a great colour but I'm thinking it might need to be cut a little different.
Ot holy crap, yeah the handlebar is actually hip as heck here in Sweden. :)
The Fu Manchu 'stache¿ Yikes./ I'll chime in that #1 does have a smile and as the record suggests, makes one look more appealing. I agree with what dabitch mentioned, go to a barber and get it started by a pro.
My guess is that fashion dictates a fuller face 'o hair. That 'more than 5 o'clock shadow' is history. I think it also depends where one lives and the size of the city...
I too shave my head and am sporting the The Seth Bullock, 'cause I like Deadwood. I've been told I look like a porn star. It does look sleazy. What a laugh. I'll wear my straw cowboy hat to finish off the look, even though it's snowing like crazy here now.
I was going to say trimmed is better. But no, you had to go and do the handlebar 'stache thingie.
Actually, it's not a favourite look of mine but your face can handle it and it looks great.
Reminds me of the auto-mechanic from the RV park we last lived at. Tall, at least 6'4", shaved head and handlebar mustache, dimples, muscular but not too muscular, had some meat on him, cute ass.
The mustache says both, "I'm funny and approachable" and "back off, man, or I'll shiv ya". (My boo just grew a great thick mustache, and I think it's the greatest thing ever).
Okay, I haven't read the other comments yet, I just wanted to chime in...
How about a compromise? Trim the 'stache a bit shorter than the chin. My husband tried this (same sort of look, shaved head, goatee) and I loved it except for the fact that part of his goatee grows out to the right. He had to take it back down due to that fact. Not that I mean to grow the chin hair so long as to braid it, but I kind of like the slightly longer look.
On preview: I like the handlebar on you. You have a very nice face, so you can probably get away with any style you choose.
Jonmc, chococat's #2 is quite debonair, but it could be the hat.
Agro, the handlebar is awesome. Props to you for being spontaneous and daring. It looks way good. And it definitely doesn't follow a trend - hell, it may even start one.
Thanks, box, I thought I was going insane. I don't know where you people got the idea that a Fu Manchu was a "handlebar", but if it doesn't stick off your face (I love the term "graspable extremities"), it's not a handlebar!
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