Can /r9k/ grow a beard? This is my weak attempt, four weeks in. What do you think?
It's something. Mine gets to it's peak of pubeface in a couple of weeks and doesn't grow anymore.
I think you should step up your game
Cheeks are a 3 days old, goatee is about 2 weeks
A month But In the end I grew tired of it. The itching was umbearable.
>>27411944
Damn it I cropped my face out! Fuck you ios
>>27411890
That's not you. If it is, it's higly disgusting you know. If you gonna keep a beard that long, you gotta keep it, groom it, take care of it. Yours just look savage.
>>27411944
that angle reminds me of when you suck dick,
I can but I'm awful at grooming it. I should just shave the fucking thing off. I only grew it in the first place to hide my double chin but I've lost a lot of weight since
>>27411944
>>27411917
>>27411890
>>27411685
Disgusting. Shave that shit immediately.
Neckbeard and sideburns grow fast but thin, actual beard grows slow and thin, mustache grows ridiculously slow and thin.
Thick lone whiskers grow in the middle of the cheeks.
>>27411958
>>27412144
You sound jelly
This is like a month and almost a half for me, shaved the sides.
last beard thread on r9k got moved to /soc/ of some kind of free doer
anyway here is mine almost 2 month
mouth area growing rest trimming
>>27412313
I am so envious of that growth. Why must I be cursed with shitty beard growth?
>>27411685
I can't grow a proper one. If I let my beard grow I look like a hobo. The only facial hair style that fits me is the toothbrush moustache but if I were to grow one I would be crucified in our progressive and tolerant society.
>>27412313
Damn son, that's a manly as fuck beard
I'd let you pillage my village, if you know what I mean
Everyone itt looks like shit, pls shave. Abominable.
>>27412313
Put down the fork, fatty
And go back to /soc/
who here /badhairgenes/
takes me about 2 months to get something looking like >>27411917, and even then it's scraggly and patchy and the upper lip isn't that thick. sideburns look alright tho, as long as I comb them down first
on top of that I'm a spic so I look like pedro from napoleon dynamite if I let it grow out
it's not fair, why can't I grow a full and even beard like chad reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
>pic related patrician-tier facial hair and musician
I traded the hair on my head for the hair on my face
87y75786t
3 days in. Tfw no chin and shit jawline
3 weeks in
>tfw no hair under the chin
why
>>27412936
salty beardlet
That's what I got. 19 and I can grow some decent facial hair
>>27411685
it already looks alright, OP.
but personally I don't like having a beard. it looks mostly degenerate and is itchy.
not great but i look like a 12 year old when clean shaven
>>27413224
you look like you could do a fun Van Gogh costume for Halloween
There are a lot of misconceptions about growing a beard. Here is a list of some of them.
1. Myth: A beard should look complete in 2 to 3 weeks. Reality: It takes 2 to 3 MONTHS for most guys to have a complete beard.
2. Myth: If my beard has not filled in by the time I'm 20 years old, it never will. Reality: Beards improve throughout the 20s and 30s, sometimes into the 40s and 50s. Most guys are in their mid 20s before it fills in completely.
3. Myth: Beards make you hot in the summer. Reality: Beards can actually make you feel COOLER in the summer because it shades your face and acts like an evaporative cooler when you sweat and get a little breeze. In particularly humid climates some guys report the beard makes them uncomfortable, but it is not clear whether shaving it off will help.
4. Myth: You should shave for an interview. Reality: Most employers that are not anti-beard in general will not discriminate against a guy wearing a nice, groomed beard. In fact, many times it helps the employer remember the candidate, and it may also give the illusion of additional experience and confidence. In cases where the company has a no-beard policy, the interviewer will likely inform the candidate of this restriction, and this information should help the candidate decide if he wants to work for such a company.
5. Myth: My wife/girlfriend thinks my beard makes me look like a homeless child molestor. Reality: Often times it is the CHANGE that she objects to and she will use hyperbole to shock you into changing back by shaving. It takes time to adjust, sometimes up to a year, and in most cases, she will come around. But if you let her use these sort of tactics or withholding affection to get what she wants, you are only encouraging this type of behavior. A better approach is to discuss WHY you are growing your beard and how it feels to you, and ask for patience, understanding, and tolerance while you journey down the bearded path.
>>27414330
6. Myth: A beard requires connectors between the moustache and goatee to look good/complete. Reality: If you look around, you'll see lots of guys with missing connectors, but chances are you never really thought "Great beard, if only the connectors were filled in". The truth is that when looking at other people we tend to see the beard as a whole and how it suits the man, not the missing parts. But when looking at ourselves, we focus on what is not perfect. It is a good idea, however, to even things out. If one connector is weak or missing, shave the other to match. Symmetry is much more important than complete fullness.
7. Myth: Shaving makes the beard grow back faster/darker/thicker. Reality: There is no evidence it does any of these things. It CAN make the stubble LOOK like it is coming in thicker because the blunt ends of the hairs when cut reflect light differently.
Here are some new ones with some minor editing. Original author in parenthesis. We will end up with more than 10 I can see that now. Anyway, I'll paraphrase these a bit before finalizing the list, but please comment if you disagree.
8. Myth: Only dark beards look good. Reality: Guys with fair haired (blond, red, grey, white, light brown etc.) beards have the potential to grow excellent beards though it may not seem that way until the beard gains some length. This is the result of how the color reflects sunlight. Multi-colored beards can sometimes make the beard look even fuller during a face-to-face encounter (bearding).
>>27414350
9. Myth: Beard inheritance (growth pattern, density, color, etc.) comes from the mother's side. Reality: Beard inheritance comes from both the mother and father. The myth comes from the belief that the "baldness gene" comes from the mother and therefore so do the beard genes. Experts have posted before showing this to be false as well as lots of anecdotal evidence. (Bearded in BC)
10. Myth: A barber is the best place to get your beard trimmed. Reality: More often than not, a barber will over-trim or re-style your beard especially if you are not very clear about what you want. It is generally better to get your own beard trimmer and trim it a little bit at a time until you reach the desired shape and length. (danofromco)
11. Myth: People will not accept me with a beard because most people don't have beards. Reality: You are you, and as long as you respect the integrity of others, what you do is your business. When one is centered in his core, his life will turn out as he wants it (thevman)
12. Myth: Having more than one color to the beard makes it look weird and ugly. Reality: Having multiple colors in the beard gives it a unique and distinguished look in the eyes of most people that appreciate beards. It is often only on ourselves we tend to find this some kind of deficiency. (ibruno)
13. Myth: There are products, such as Minoxidil and others, that will make your beard permanently denser, give you full coverage, or kick-start a budding beard on a teenager. Reality: Few products have demonstrated any improvement to beard growth. Minoxidil has demonstrated some success, but most report that the gains are lost when the usage stops. (dudebeard)
14. Myth: If I grow a beard, I will have problems when traveling because my passport or other ID shows me as shaven. Reality: Officials see hundreds of photos a day and are trained to look past as superficial as a new beard or different hairstyle. (danofromco)
>>27414354
15. Myth: I can't grow a full beard because I have a bald area on my cheek(s). Reality: In most cases with 2-4 months of committed beard growth, the bald/weak/light spots will fill-in or fill-over completely due to slower growers emerging or sufficient length that the some of the beard will lay down over the sparse area.
16. Myth: I won't grow out my beard because it grows in wirey and wirey beards are unattractive. Reality: Wirey beards when fully grown often take on a very distinctive shape that can be very distinguished. And even for those wirey beards that need taming, there are products such as BlueBeard's Original Beard Conditioner that can help.
17. Myth: All parts of the beard should grow at the same rate. Reality: Cheeks often grow in slower than the chin hairs and there is nothing wrong with that. Eventually the cheeks will catch up and with some trimming/shaping, the beard can look completely full once you've reached 2 or 3 months growth.
18. Myth: Beards are itchy and scratchy. Reality: Most guys have little or no itching. For the ones that do, usually this passes in a week or two. If it comes back, it is probably related to dry skin or other skin condition, not the beard itself. And once past the stubble phase, most beards get significantly softer to the touch, so scratchiness is no longer an issue.
And here are the ones that I don't think are common myths.
Myth: 'ALL BEARDS' enhance the wearers appearance.
In a 'small' number of cases the beard may need to be
reshaped or even shaved off.
Myth: A corporate beard is less maintenance than shaving daily. Reality: A decent looking "corporate" beard requires at least as much time in the morning as a regular shave.
Myth: My beard will go grey when my head does. Reality: Beard hair and head hair are independent in just about every regard, including color and the rate they'll go grey. Some beards go grey many years before head hair, and vvs.
source: beardboard.com
Week and a half, how am I doing?
>>27411685
step it up nigga
>>27414478
weak moustache game
all these beards look horrible. Daily reminder that beards are for normie hipsters. Guess which one you are
>>27414532
>calls others normie
>imgur filename
>mostly saved from reddit
Top kek you cuck
The eyes are what makes most of you guys look beta not the facial hair. Your brows are too high and your eyes are too big and it makes you look weak.
>>27414532
that nu-male shit is fucking real and it hurts.
I wish they wouldn't be a thing.
take pic related for example.
>hosts a show on youtube together with a female host
>flirts a bit with her during gameplay
>some SJWankers get offended by that
>apologizes to each and every single one who talked shit in the comments like being a complete fucking ultra-cuck 3000.
>>27414478
can you tell me where you will attack next pls? help a robot
>>27414604
>doesn't visit reddit doesn't even know what imgur is
I'm sure you'd know fucking faggot
>>27414670
Not much else he can do. Theres just no way to escape looking like a beta.
>>27414725
>Not much else he can do
he could have had more dignity by simply ignoring dumb shit like that.
Holy shot this thread had me fucking cringing. How the fuck can you not grow a full beard?
t. fat fuck that can actually grow a beard for fucks sake
>>27414896
Damn, anon. I would never be able to guess that you're fat with that beard on. Good job, hides the fat completely.
If you can't grow a beard properly, don't grow a beard. It makes you look like an autist every time
>>27414393
It makes me physically sick to look at. Please keep it close until it's thickened out a bit.
>>27415341
I'm 20 right now, do you think it will fill in within the next 10 years?
>>27415406
It might, but until it does you should keep it clean shaven. Maybe keep the sideburn bit if you're really hurting.
>>27415279
>jelly beardless cuck
Hahahahahahahahahaha
>>27415420
Ye will do, was just curious to see what I could grow
I have a beard now but have no idea if i should keep it.
I'm pretty sure that girls are indifferent to it. They have no interest in me if i'm clean shaven and no interest in me if i have a beard.
>>27415406
My facial hair has definitely been improving even after 20 and I'm 23 now.
I still shave every day, I don't really want to grow a beard until I feel like I have secured a sustainable way of life in this world.I'm a NEET and I want to look clean and hygienic for the time being and until I have improved my situation.
>>27415466
Ben Gallaty?
>>27415650
You'll get your time in sun, everyone does
>>27414670
>that nu-male shit is fucking real and it hurts.
>I wish they wouldn't be a thing.
The description of the look is so vague that literally everything can be a "nu-male". I mean, common, "has beard and/or glasses", "20-30 years old" and maybe "balding"? That's quite a wide net. It's a meme meant to dismiss people who have views contrary to this board (is a feminist, believes in social justice, etc.) It's a more nuanced varation of "cuck".
>>27415466
>I'm pretty sure that girls are indifferent to it. They have no interest in me if i'm clean shaven and no interest in me if i have a beard.
Wear plaid shirts with rolled-up sleeves, get a new haircut and tattoo or two and put on a nice cologne, then talk to people about the novel you're writing. Problem fucking solved.
(Yes, most women fucken love beards because they're manly as fuck - some young girls may dislike it because they're not used to it, but pay them no mind.)
>just started applying minoxidil to the patchy spots on my face
We're all gonna make it.
