The "Unshaven" Fad Looks Ridiculous...Do You Agree?

Going unshaven is the Yassar Arafat look, everybody wants to look like him, right?

I grew a mustache once, when I went snorkeling my face mask leaked. I have been clean shaven ever since.

When I went by ship from the US to Greece, I thought it was a good time to try growing a beard. It itched so bad that I shaved it off within 3 days.
 

I like it myself. I wouldn't call it a fad. It's been around for at least 30 years that I know of.

The first time I noticed it was Don Johnson on Miami Vice back in the 80's.

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If my beard was still black like back in the day I might do it myself.

But since it's gone white I just stick with a short goatee and mustache.

Long and/or full beards drive me crazy. To me they are very uncomfortable. I have to have something that I can forget is there.
 

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How short can a beard be and still qualify as a beard?
I stopped shaving (mostly) when I retired a few mos ago.
I trim it every week. With the beard trimmer at setting '2' (out of 8). This is just a bit longer than the 'oh, I forgot to shave for a couple days' look.
I shave my upper cheeks and neck a couple times a week.
 
Hal, you look surprisingly like the man I just saw in the Ford commercial who is showing off his car's self-parking abilities to a sweet young thing .... probably his granddaughter.
 
I don't like the "I didn't shave for 3 days look."

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Like you said, grow a beard, mustache, goatee, whatever, or shave.
Otherwise shave.

BUT, that's what our generation feels.
To us, or me at least, it looks sloppy, to the younger crowd it's just normal.

I wouldn't take out the garbage in the daylight with 3 or 4 days growth while wearing sweatpants.
That's not an issue any more.
 
I hate that look. Even the good-looking guys in the pictures would look a lot better with either a regular beard, or clean-shaven. I can't imagine why anyone would think that scruffy look is sexy. I also have to wonder how they manage to keep their beard at about a 5-day growth level. Must be a lot of trouble.
 
Sunny said:
I hate that look. Even the good-looking guys in the pictures would look a lot better with either a regular beard, or clean-shaven. I can't imagine why anyone would think that scruffy look is sexy. I also have to wonder how they manage to keep their beard at about a 5-day growth level. Must be a lot of trouble.
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Not a lot of trouble with an electric razor.
 
I like that look. It reminds me of working men, after they get off from work. Most of the men in my family worked at some sort of manual labor---in factories, as carpenters, farmers, mechanics, lots of grease and soot. Guess I'm used to it.
 
Had to be clean shaven, only allowed mustaches @work. In my on/off years of retirement I've had either full beard or goatee. I've kept facial hair to the length set by a #4 clipper setting,

• #0 (no attachment) - 1/100 inch,
• #1 - 1/8 inch,
• #2 - 1/4 inch,
• #3 - 3/8 inch,
• #4 - 1/2 inch,
• #5 and #6 - special tapering attachments
• #7 - 7/8 inch, and
• #8 - 1 inch.
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The "I haven't shaved for 3/4 days" look you see practically every guy sporting, in TV commercials looks just...unshaven.
 
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