https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:44:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1764283 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:54:47 +0000 cindysmith 1764283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>DH goes through phases. Currently, mustache and goatee. I've gotten used to it, which means he may be about to switch it up on me LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1764280 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:15:01 +0000 chewyspaghetti 1764280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like facial hair of all kinds. I actually like the full bushy beard trend. It's something different, and it makes young men not look like such babies (which is good and bad- because they still are). Like any kind of hair, grooming is important. My boyfriend sports a mustache/goatee. When we met, he was in the habit of growimg it out, shaving it all off, then letting it grow out again. I prefer him with facial hair and have asked that he just keeps it trimmed. The first time he shaved he didn't tell me. I was shocked and almost didn't recognize him. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1764247 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:50:19 +0000 BrieN 1764247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>larabahadur - I think you're post is very interesting, and I'll be thinking about it today. The parallel trend of what I have heard referred to as a "man-bun" underlines &nbsp;your comment for me. I'm not sure I can draw conclusions, but it's interesting to think about.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1764238 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 15:22:10 +0000 Sheila 1764238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am fascinated by the beard trend. </p> <p>I like beards and I feel shows like the Vikings ( Travis Fimmel in his long beards....oh my ! ) and Game of Thrones ( I think everyone has&nbsp; beard of some kind here... ) have helped to inspire long beards. </p> <p>I have also like the NHL "playoff beard"&nbsp; in the past. There are many NHL players who rock the long beard- such as Brent Burns etc... </p> <p>My husband has a beard on and off- but has not had one in the last few years as he is starting to have some white hair and he feels it looks like "holes" in his beard. Not the case, but he has a huge amount of facial hair... can grow a beard in a week... </p> <p>I think a long beard is a very masculine trait, not as "Gandolf" as it was in the past... quite "Viking-esque" IMHO- very strong guy. </p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1764221 Sat, 31 Dec 2016 14:28:12 +0000 larabahadur 1764221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see it as a form of counter culture, guys being feminised to the point of saying fuk you and growing out huge beard en masse. Such overt masculinity is bound to be controversial and different in a female orientated western world in my life i have . I've &nbsp;taken to growing&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://zapakk.com/hairstyle/chic-beard-styles/"><u>beard styles</u></a> and stomach hair as well s my . Am I on to something here?</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1436563 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:33:22 +0000 Aziraphale 1436563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, sorry, I started a thread and then disappeared for three days. Sorry about that.</p> <p>Interesting to hear all the split replies. Many like a beard, and just as many do not. Of the beard fans, no one likes ungroomed beards -- no surprise there!</p> <p>Also interesting that of the beard-haters, the main reason is feel, not look. I can sort of understand that. Maybe some of you have more sensitive facial skin than others! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1436425 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:22:57 +0000 Caro 1436425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a lot of mixed feelings about this one, and I think this whole beard trend is half cool and half super lame. For me, it totally dépends on the guy, and the beard. I have seen some really bad splotchy beards out there, and those are pretty gross. But a full bodied (thick) beard that is trimmed and maintained can be good looking--on the right guy. Then again, some men actually look BETTER with a beard, for those that don't have a very full face, or those that have bad skin.... </p> <p>I guess my final word is that I like them, but I think they are on their way out, having already passed the phase where everybody and their little cousin has a hipster beard now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1436398 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:45:42 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1436398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had a clean shaven husband for 23 years until we went to Ireland ....he decided to stop shaving for 3 week vacation and got so much attention about the beard upon returning that it has stayed...Thank goodness he is keeping it neat, I couldn't stand it otherwise... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1436316 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 06:15:15 +0000 darlin girl 1436316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My husband has a beard and I don't mind it at all. &nbsp;He keeps it well groomed and it actually feels soft. &nbsp;GROOMING is the key, just like with anything. &nbsp;He doesn't tell me how to do my hair I don't tell him how to do his face. &nbsp;I like men to look like men but I can't embrace the Duck Dynasty look. (SHUDDER!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1436164 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:32:16 +0000 celia 1436164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have heard that right now having a beard is a kind of making yourself stand out as an 'original'( for lack of better word). In a society where there are a fair number of highly educated young men in the workforce, having a beard marks them even further by signaling that they can think out of the box.<br />That is what I have heard, anyhow...<br />In reality only some of them look good. Most look like failed reggae&nbsp;singers, or 40 year olds that still live with their mothers.<br />My husband has a goatee for years, it works with his face shape.I draw the line at that, some attempts have been made on the full on beard but were vetted.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1436123 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:53:57 +0000 jackiec 1436123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't mind the look on others, as long as it's not too long. Fortunately DH stays relatively clean shaven due to the work he's in. A couple of days of weekend scruffiness doesn't bother me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1436092 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:15:17 +0000 trekkiegirl 1436092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My husband and I laugh about this. He's been active to some extent in the music/punk community in Illinois and Chicago for the last oh 15+ years or so, and has had a beard for at least 10 of those. It's become very trendy more recently, that's for sure. Chicago, in particular I think, reached critical beard last year. Then the handlebar mustachios started to trickle in and are now taking over. I love his beard, and I don't mind scruffy scraggly beards, as long as there is a clear line of shaving at the neck. I HATE the handlebar mustaches. </p> <p>And yes, lumbersexual is a thing LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1435628 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:01:59 +0000 Anonymous 1435628@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Ingunn said... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1435622 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 19:44:39 +0000 jacquez 1435622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like an unkempt beard, but a groomed one is fine. My spouse has had a beard since before we were married; he used to keep it quite short but now it's longer, but longer doesn't mean unkempt!&nbsp; He combs it out twice a day, and keeps it conditioned and clean with beard oil and a beard shampoo bar; he trims it&nbsp;and shaves his neck and upper lip and tidies up the edges.</p> <p>There are certain shapes of beard I'm not into (long goatees just look silly to me) but in general, beards are fine as long as they're taken care of, just like any other personal style choice.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1435600 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:40:14 +0000 Anonymous 1435600@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't wait for the beard trend to pass. It was very hipster years ago, but now I feel men just grow a beard because it is easy. <br />I agree that neck hair is awful :-)&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend/page/2#post-1435596 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:29:58 +0000 Ingunn 1435596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to say I'm not a fan. Hugging, or worse, kissing a man with a beard is making me cringe. I can't help it. They may <i>look</i> good if the beard is groomed, so by all means, it's not ugly. It is the&nbsp;sensation of beards (and mustaches)&nbsp;I don't like. Full, overgrown beards are not good looking either.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435591 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:18:43 +0000 Carla 1435591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'm on team hairy guy! DH is not particularly hairy, and since his beard comes in patchy, he remains clean shaven. I would love it if he had a beard though!</p> <p> DS #1 is clean shaven and keeps short hair due to his sport (triathlon). </p> <p>DS #2 has yeti tendencies and came home from his first semester of uni with a beard and has had one ever since. He has occaisionally had to take it off for placements (he's in nursing) but grows it back as soon as he can. He has gone bushier recently, and changed up his hair too (longer on top, short-short sides.). For his birthday just after Christmas, I treated him to a full work-up at a men's barbershop in the Big City-haircut, beard trim, etc.-he loved it! </p> <p>4 years on, DS #2 is committed to his bearded look and maintains it well! He has a beard brush, beard comb, and uses beard oil to keep it soft! Generally he keeps a modest beard that follows his face shape and isn't overly long or bushy. Son has a long face/jaw, and the beard softens his look.</p> <p>Pics below are DS#2 with his look the first 2 years of beard, and more recently (and the longest he had just before taking it off for school in September. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435577 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 17:48:26 +0000 Janet 1435577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funny story. My oldest stepson was sporting the mountain man look for a couple of years -- long scraggly hair, long scraggly beard. He's a musician and was definitely embracing some hippie-ish stuff at the time, not that there's anything wrong with that. (We'll ignore the phase when he was cultivating a dreadlock look, I'd rather forget that.) </p> <p>Well, a couple of years ago, we went on a family vacation to Hawaii. My MIL, BIL, stepsons, niece and nephew, one of their friends, etc. My stepson M had had his mountain man look going on for years at that point. The second morning we all met up for breakfast, and this adorable surfer looking young man comes walking up to our table -- long hair but clean shaven and what a handsome face! We almost didnt recognize him, but of course, it was my stepson, who had decided to get rid of the long scraggly beard while on vacation. But you should have seen the jaws drop -- we had all almost forgotten what his face really looks like, and trust me when I say he is a handsome guy. His grandmother almost cried tears of joy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435572 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 17:40:45 +0000 Lisa 1435572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The beard trend - &nbsp; UGH! &nbsp;Can't die soon enough for me. &nbsp;And I don't want to feel like I'm exfoliating my skin when I'm kissing someone. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435152 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:25:08 +0000 Louise 1435152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beards don't bother me, I guess because my Dad has one. I have literally never seen him without it other than in photos from before I was born. It gets trimmed when it starts to look a bit wooly. I find them a bit weird on young men when they start looking long and shaggy! X </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435120 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:18:24 +0000 harmonica 1435120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Joy!</p> <p>Not a fan. Very few pull off the look successfully, IMO. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435118 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:13:53 +0000 catgirl 1435118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My DH looks great with a beard - he's worn one for 22 years.&nbsp; It's a very Alaskan look but he has a long face (like Ben Affleck, whom he slightly resembles) and a neat, close-cropped beard really suits him.&nbsp; At least I think so.&nbsp; Trendy or not, it's distinguished on him. I'm partial to a scruffy guy look too - think Aragorn in Lord of the Rings...</p> <p> Some of the best lawyers in town here might be mistaken for ZZ Topp.&nbsp; It's really old school gold panner style and&nbsp;more authentic/environmental&nbsp;than hipster. It still cracks me up when environmental normcore gets trendy.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435097 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:37:52 +0000 Marilyn 1435097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My husband had a beard for the first 20 years we were together.&nbsp; He was very attached to it.&nbsp; I was immensely happy when he shaved it off.&nbsp; It took me several weeks to get used to seeing his whole face....he looked so different!<br />I love a man with a clean shaven face and tidy hair.....don't care how long his hair is as long as it's well groomed.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435086 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:29:11 +0000 Anonymous 1435086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's hard not to make fun of the hipster trends, especially this one, and I sometimes think /hope that women aren't so obvious in their adoption of certain hair/image trends . &nbsp;I think it's quite hilarious. &nbsp;I don't mind it - but cannot stand hair on a man's neck -&nbsp;<i>that</i> just looks lazy and ungroomed to me. </p> <p>It tends to give the wearer of the big beard a super-intense and unhappy look - have you ever noticed that?&nbsp;<br />&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435079 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:20:31 +0000 Janet 1435079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, the eyebrows! At a Luau in Hawaii, we sat near a guy with seriously groomed massive eyebrows! They were like handlebar eyebrows. It was hard to not stare. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435067 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:03:23 +0000 Anonymous 1435067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Is there a way to capture photos from Facebook to paste here? My hair stylist posted a picture of a man with extreme eyebrows that I wanted you to see. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435057 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:34:48 +0000 Claudia 1435057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL, Joy! So true. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435055 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:32:47 +0000 Anonymous 1435055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And then there are the lumbersexual eyebrows. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435047 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:11:49 +0000 Claudia 1435047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a fan.&nbsp;Personally, I like clean shaven or a bit of five o'clock shadow. Really don't like woolly, bushy&nbsp;unkempt facial hair. And an unshaven neck is totally unappealing.</p> <p>I have a friend that married a great guy that she met at work. He had a well groomed beard when they met, and kept throughout the years of&nbsp;their marriage. One morning, with no advance notice (or as she would say "warning," LOL), he came downstairs into the kitchen newly clean shaven. It turned out that he had not much of a chin. My friend took one look and told him he better grow it back ASAP ---&nbsp;and never shave it off again!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/man-style-your-thoughts-on-current-beard-trend#post-1435031 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:39:32 +0000 Elly 1435031@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in rural Colorado, so this isn't a new thing to me but it is sort of weird to see it on men who are in the media or not from here. My father is currently rocking the full, semi-bushy beard after years of a goatee and mustache&nbsp; (and people stop him on the street to tell him he looks like santa). </p> <p>The SO has a beard but has a work policy where it can't hang more than 1/2" below the jawline. He still manages to rock a pretty full, lush beard. However, I know that he always wore facial hair up until the 4 years or so before he knew me. I LOVE the beard -- be he is a very "furry" guy and all if it is soft. </p>