Why Do Bearded Men Choose Synthesizers Over Shaving?

[wolram]

I think it is luxury to not have to shave, and what a waste of time ,10 mins spent every day
in front of a mirror grinding your face because you forgot to buy new razors.

How many of you sport a beard?

 

[noumed]

my genes provide me the luxury to not have to shave every day... maybe once a week...

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I knock 'em in with a hammer and bite 'em off on the inside.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

I have a beard, but I still shave (electric) most days to stop it spreading too far, and frequently have to trim it to keep it tidy.

 

[moose]

It's no shave November right now, so I'm not shaving. My friends who don't have to shave for work are also not shaving for this month.

 

[turbo]

Mustache and goatee - don't have the genes to grow a full beard due to too much Native American blood.

 

[Kurdt]

I stopped shaving again a few weeks back because I couldn't be bothered.

 

[wolram]

my genes provide me the luxury to not have to shave every day... maybe once a week...

Wow, that is great for you.

 

[Evo]

I just have Tsu braid my back and toe hair. Much easier than shaving.

 

[wolram]

I just have Tsu braid my back and toe hair. Much easier than shaving.

I only have a hairy chest and arms, as yet no hair on legs, back or toes, i think i would worry if hair started growing on my toes.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

My hairline receded nearly out of sight in my 20s, but I grew a huge beard to make up for it. People seemed to think it was very funny to ask whether my head was on the right way up.

 

[Topher925]

I only have a hairy chest and arms, as yet no hair on legs, back or toes, i think i would worry if hair started growing on my toes.

I've got hairy everything including toes. I also sport a beard but I keep it short. So I shave maybe every three days or so with an electric since I'm not trying to impress anyone. Besides, if you make your self look to groomed, people aren't going to believe that your a grad student.

 

[wolram]

Mustache and goatee - don't have the genes to grow a full beard due to too much Native American blood.

Ever the artistic type.

 

[Chi Meson]

Before Dr. House, before Miami Vice even, I have sported the "unshaven" look. Whenever someone askes "are you growing a beard?" then I know it's time to shave. It's about once a week. I wish I could keep the perpetual 3 day growth, but when you "trim" with the electric razor, it doesn't look or feel right. After 6 days it's itchy.

 

[Andre]

I'm with you, Wolram, some ten minutes after shaving my cheek is coarse again. But I bravely continue the battle for various reasons, including:

1: wearing gas masks and beards don't interact very well.

2: an aesthetical disaster

3: daughters (and Evo) hate beards.

 

[Dr Transport]

Mustache & goatee...wife says I'm trying to be stylish and acting younger than my 43 years...

Me, I'm just lazy and have threatened to grow my entire beard out, problem is that it is what I already grew out is 4 colors and am afraid of the rest...(none of them match the color of my hair on top of my head).

 

[lisab]

Mustache & goatee...wife says I'm trying to be stylish and acting younger than my 43 years...

Me, I'm just lazy and have threatened to grow my entire beard out, problem is that it is what I already grew out is 4 colors and am afraid of the rest...(none of them match the color of my hair on top of my head).

I bet you look like a calico.

 

[Proton Soup]

Mustache and goatee - don't have the genes to grow a full beard due to too much Native American blood.

i seem to have this curse as well, and wasn't even all that native, i didn't think.

 

[Kurdt]

My face fuzz comes in half brown and half blonde so it looks like I have really sparse growth but its just patches of blonde.

 

[turbo]

i seem to have this curse as well, and wasn't even all that native, i didn't think.

My father has the same facial hair-pattern that I do. He is Irish on his father's side and German and native on his mother's side. Then I got a double-dose of native-American genes from my mother's French-Canadian family. The French intermarried heavily with the native tribes when they came here to trap, trade, and farm. For many French immigrants, they could barely afford their own passage, and if they wanted companionship and families, they intermarried.

 

[Janus]

I have a beard, but have to shave to keep it shaped. I also keep it trimmed short.

 

[Proton Soup]

My father has the same facial hair-pattern that I do. He is Irish on his father's side and German and native on his mother's side. Then I got a double-dose of native-American genes from my mother's French-Canadian family. The French intermarried heavily with the native tribes when they came here to trap, trade, and farm. For many French immigrants, they could barely afford their own passage, and if they wanted companionship and families, they intermarried.

hmm, i do have a french paternal path, and the native blood i know about is on my mother's side. so i may have a double dose.

 

[wolram]

I'm with you, Wolram, some ten minutes after shaving my cheek is coarse again. But I bravely continue the battle for various reasons, including:

1: wearing gas masks and beards don't interact very well.

2: an aesthetical disaster

3: daughters (and Evo) hate beards.

I really do not (like) them either, it is just nice to have a holliday from shaving.

It is about time some one invented a way to rid us of hairy faces for ever.

 

[Evo]

I'm with you, Wolram, some ten minutes after shaving my cheek is coarse again. But I bravely continue the battle for various reasons, including:

1: wearing gas masks and beards don't interact very well.

2: an aesthetical disaster

3: daughters (and Evo) hate beards.

Yep, I hate beards and mustaches. Can't help it. Some men do look good with a neatly trimmed beard, but I will never kiss a man with a hairy face. Tried it, got a bad skin burn (I have ultra sensitive skin). My man has to be clean shaven.

 

[wolram]

I refuse to snog anyone with braided back and toe hair.

 

[fileen]

I don't have to shave my face... being female and all, but I quit shaving long ago. You think you have it bad, trying shaving your arm pits and legs all the time. Its awful. The act of shaving isn't so bad, but the growing back in is unpleasant. My bf was put off at first but he's over it now. I get funny looks at the public pool, but I am comfy.
My upper lip grows these horrid thick black hairs, I wax them occasionally but other than that I am all natural

 

[LightbulbSun]

I think it is luxury to not have to shave, and what a waste of time ,10 mins spent every day
in front of a mirror grinding your face because you forgot to buy new razors.

How many of you sport a beard?

How fast does your facial hair grow?

 

[Integral]

I don't much like to shave. It is time to get the weedwacker out though.

 

[wolram]

I don't much like to shave. It is time to get the weedwacker out though.

Nooo, we have a potential father Christmas if you let it grow.

 

[wolram]

How fast does your facial hair grow?

That would be normal for most male type people would it not guys? though i think a better non clog razor would make things faster.
There is no way i am using electric or cut throat razors, electric because they buzz, buzz and take ages to do the same as a wet shave, and cut throat because i more than likely would.

 

[Kurdt]

Integral is Santa wolram. He must be. Reminds me of Richard Attenborough's beard in the 1994 Miracle on 34th Street.

Nice beard any way integral.

 

[wolram]

Integral is Santa wolram. He must be.

Wow so we can all post or present wants lists here?
All i want is a Thruxton Velocette, please.

 

[wolram]

I had to shave today, my mom said i looked scruffy

 

[G01]

I find shaving annoying too. I only have to shave my face every other day though. I like to be clean shaven. I hate having more than 5:00 shadow (2-day shadow in my case). It just gets too itchy.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I shave once a week. I like a bit of scruff. In winter it can really help keep your face warm.

 

[rbj]

i just let my scraggles grow until it looks like a silly Fu Man Chu goatee thingie. then i get a scissors and cut it back to about a 1/2 cm. in case you want to know what it looks like. I'm the guy on the right. (can you identify the guy on the left? his name is quite recognizable.)

just found another photo on the web (i do not put these up) that's more current (more gray). i don't know of any others.

 

[turbo]

I'm the guy on the right. (can you identify the guy on the left? his name is quite recognizable.)

Is that Robert Moog?

 

[BobG]

I really do not (like) them either, it is just nice to have a holliday from shaving.

It is about time some one invented a way to rid us of hairy faces for ever.

They have! Try this method:

Blend one egg white with 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 tablespoon of corn flour until it becomes a sticky paste. Apply the mixture to your face. When it dries gently peel it off. Repeat this 3-4 times a week.

Or, this method:

Sugaring Solution:
Mix lemon juice (1/2 lemon), sugar (1 cup), and honey (1/4 cup) in a bowl. Microwave or heat on a stove until it bubbles up into a smooth consistency. Remove from heat and let it cool to a temperature you can an touch it.

Application for Removing Hair:
Wash and dry your body part where you want to remove hair. Dust with some cornstarch or plain flour to absorb body oil. Spread a thin layer of the sugaring solution in the direction of the hair. Cover with a strip of fabric, rub your hand on the strip and pull it off quickly against the direction of the hair growth. It will be slight painful, but tolerable. Repeat it 2-3 times.

You can store the unused sugaring solution in a jar and reheat the mixture when you use it next time.

Or, this:

Waxing
Waxing is the easiest and most convenient way for removing hair and can be done at home with ease. Waxing pulls the hair out from below the top layer of skin and leaves your skin smooth. In waxing, a thin layer of melted wax is applied to the skin in the direction of the hair growth. The wax is then pulled off quickly in the opposite direction of the hair growth, taking the hair with it.

In the sugar form of waxing, sugar is used instead of wax to get rid of teh hair from face and body. Sugaring is easier to apply and easier to cleanup the mess.

There's a man's version of the above methods (copied from the man book).

Apply duct tape to facial area.

Pull off quickly.

This way seems just plain stupid to me. I would lose patience way too soon:

Tweezing and threading are considered to be the safest method of removal of unwanted hair but these are extremely time-consuming.. Tweeze eyebrows using a sharp, clean pair of tweezers. Place a warm damp cloth over the brows for 5-10 minutes before plucking to soften the area or tweeze immediately after shower.

This way is pretty exciting:

Electrolysis
Electrolysis use electric current to remove hair. Electrolysis is considered a permanent hair removal method because this technique destroys the hair follicle. The technique, however, needs repeats and thus costly.

There are two types of electrolysis devices are in use: the needle epilator and the tweezer epilator. The major risks of using electrolysis include electrical shock, infection from a non-sterile needle and scarring caused by improper technique.

Advantages: Risk of electric shock!

Disadvantages: Using a needle or a tweezer sounds like you're removing one hair at a time, which is way too time consuming. Some kind of flexible mesh covering that would shock all the hairs in your beard at the same time would seem like a better option. I imagine that would carry some risk of facial discoloration, though.

 

[hypatia]

Is that Robert Moog?

It does look like him. He was a great inspiration, but I couldn't afford a Moog, so I got a ARP2600. Great fun..oh and he was well shaved too{to stay on topic}.

 

[Astronuc]

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//081112/ids_photos_wl/r1590342461.jpg/

BTW - I don't shave, and haven't in 27 yrs, 5 months.

I never liked shaving, and I definitely don't miss it.

 

[~christina~]

Um...it's weird but my uncle plucks his beard hair out of his face.

It doesn't grow back fast and

 

[Evo]

They have! Try this method:

Laser hair removal is the big thing now.

 

[Kurdt]

Could always just get your face removed. Problem solved.

 

[wolram]

Any one have a laser i can borrow please.

 

[turbo]

Any one have a laser i can borrow please.

I have lots of lasers but they are low-power diode lasers and are currently in use.

When I was the network administrator for an ophthalmic medical practice, the doctors used to press me into service to calibrate their surgical lasers. It was fun to cycle a laser, and blast a target into oblivion with just a little "snap". They had to spend a bunch of money to bring technicians up from 100-200 miles away to fix lasers that were drifting. Generally, I only collimated the targeting beams, so that the laser "zaps" were delivered accurately, but that was the most critical issue for some doctors who were dealing with very small post-op contamination.

 

[Integral]

Integral is Santa wolram. He must be. Reminds me of Richard Attenborough's beard in the 1994 Miracle on 34th Street.

Nice beard any way integral.

Would you believe that I have heard that before?

My usual response is a hearty "HO HO HO"

I am not quite round enough. Small kids size me up frequently, most seem to decide that the lack of a big round belly out weigh the beard, they then run in terror to mom.

 

[Integral]

Any one have a laser i can borrow please.

I have lasers also, opposite problem of turbo's, My lasers would not stop at the hair, probabaly take your skin as well. It wouldn't be pretty.

 

[Evo]

I had to shave today, my mom said i looked scruffy

I love the scruffy look. I just can't get near scruff. I actually was bleeding and had to wear bandaids until I healed. I looked like a clown with the red all around my mouth. He had to shave. It's like kissing a steel wool pad.

 

[DaveC426913]

I decided decades ago that facial hair is natural and I shouldn't fight it. So, beard & moustache. I use trimmers and a razor once a week so it doesn't look like a mess.

 

[moose]

I love the scruffy look. I just can't get near scruff. I actually was bleeding and had to wear bandaids until I healed. I looked like a clown with the red all around my mouth. He had to shave. It's like kissing a steel wool pad.

If I shave in the morning, my face is sandpaper later on that day until a day or two after. If I haven't shaved in about 3 days though, it gets pretty smooth. Girls don't seem to have a problem with it if it's after 3 or 4 days. The next day after I shave it's absolutely terrible though...