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SHAVE THE BEARD! YOU ARE MUCH TO HANDSOME TO LET THAT LITTLE FUZZY PATCH HANG AROUND!
If you don't shave it, I suggest you grow it out and embrace your Viking. Then move to the Pacific northwest and start farming almonds or something.
I had a full, gingery beard until just yesterday. It has getting long and I was veering into yes, organic nut farmer. It looked positively old west in a suit.
It can be long and mussy without looking lank or shabby. What you want here is bouncy, insouciant, GLORIOUSLY decadent tresses, and that takes maintenance. So do give it a trim, but definitely don't shorten too much. Also give it a deep condition / hot oil treatment to keep it from looking colour-fried (lest you doubt me, I know whereat I speak; I abused my own hair with high volume peroxide for DECADES).
And embrace your Viking heritage! I am in awe of lovely young men with insouciant tresses. Makes me want to walk up and lovingly run my fingers through their hair, even though I am now a proper middle aged lady and, you know, don't.
OMG, Senyar, I just scared my cats by laughing out loud at that..
Yes, long trimmed hair looks best. And I am quite partial to even small amounts of facial hair, but you have a handsome face and don't need the little patch.
Cut it. I'm into the pretty boy look, what can I say?
By the way, you do look like a Viking with that crazy eyed-kick your ass expression on your face. But horns and a Ricola style trumpet would really make it a spectacular look. So I guess you could keep it all and get a trumpet and that would be cool too.
Well, it all depends what you want to look like. Want to look like an stereotypical unemployed surfer-dude? No need to do anything. Want to look like a together grown-up? Trim your hair to whatever length/style suits you and lose the bum-fluff.
Either way is fine - I don't mean to put any negativity on either of those outcomes, but choose whichever one suits you best and the way forward is clear.
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