Caryl Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Grant has had his beard shaved off for the first time in 34 years (he grew it on our honeymoon). I was curious to see what he looked like clean shaven now and whether it would make him look younger. It has taken several years to convince him (ie constant nagging) to shave it off again :sml2: What do you think? Should he stay clean shaven, goatee version, or grow it all back? And does he look younger or older either way? Bear in mind he is 61 so he is never going to look "young" :slfg: It is just a fluke that he is smiling broadly in the first pic and hardly at all in the last The start goatee just a mo (yuck, not him at all) and the full monty He did it now so, if he grows it back, he will look like every other guy who shaved then let it go wild for Movember :thup: Be kind to him as I don't want his feeling hurt! Son's opinion (having never seen him clean shaven, except in wedding pics)... Dena and I reckon he actually suits the goatee best. Despite the fact that it gets rid of the grey I think he actually looks older without the beard. And he looks like a completely different person. It's kinda creepy. Go with the goatee (when it grows back). I think that suits him best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 goatee :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Some people grow a beard and others just stop shaving. I had a gaotie for years and more trouble than being clean shaven. Leave the man and his beard alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Beard! Although it is the start of movember.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Go with the goatee :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Leave the beard be or he might catch a cold. You don't realize how warm a beard keeps your face until you shave it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 He should only keep the beard off if you are going to give him more kisses than before and thus encourage him to keep a smooth face. Otherwise I think the goatee is more flattering than the beard. I think he suits facial hair either way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I agree that (even though losing the gray) he looks older clean shaven - beard or goatee imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 I dunno...He's kinda funny looking shaved... :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 i think with the mo but if you look at all the pic's he looks happiest when he has his beard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 goatee or full, clean shaved looks older on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Leave it off! He looks a bit like Paul MaCartney lol.. :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Old and scraggy? :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally07 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Old and scraggy? :slfg: I was thinking more rich and famous haha.. By extension you would be promoted to being a trophy wife - win/win! :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 I think part of the reason why the beard seems more flattering is because his hair is thick and wavy, so the beard creates balance when viewing from the front as we are. If it were cut more closely to his head, at least around the back and sides then the clean shaven look may fit him better. (That is not a hint for you to now nag him about his hairstyle! :nilly: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Goatee or beard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Beard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 His hair grows so fast he does not have the time to be forever getting a short back and sides. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Does Grant get a vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 He certainly does - now. he didn't before. I am amazed at the overwhelming pro beard stance since they are not considered "fashionable" although that isn't quite the right word. Interestingly, he has been working all day with a man who has known him for years, who hasn't noticed yet that something has gone :roll: I suspect he will grow it back. He is complaining it is drafty without it. :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Poor Grant. First you make him chuck all his treasure in a skip, then you make him chop off his crowning glory and THEN smile for the camera for some Fish Heads he probably barely even knows. :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 :slfg: notice how the eventually turns to a I think he knows what looks best. IMO better with the full beard. Kinda reminds me of a fisherman :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 at least you picked Movember to do it in go with the goatee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acara Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 3 of us here say beard! If he were to stay clean shaven,I think he would look better with shorter hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 We deliberately picked Movember so he would match all the other guys growing beards He would keep his hair shorter if he worked more socialble hours that gave him time to get it cut more often. I am not a fan of trying to do it myself. Trimming the beard is annoying enough. Sophia, it was his choice to bring in the skip. His choice to chuck the treasures. His choice to shave it all off. It will now be his choice to grow, or not to grow it back but he has been as surprised as me by the pro-beard lobby, especially as they far outweigh the clean shaven look. I wonder if it because the majority who have voiced an opinion have been male? I thought it was said though that females preferred clean shaven men. Perhaps it is only younger women who have not experienced the fluffy feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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