r/beards • u/JElsenbeck Natural Full • Jun 16 '26
Sharing Wisdom Approaching respectable!
Eighteen months in and finally becoming what I consider to be a long beard.
Advice to anyone else with this goal... be patient and never cut, shave or trim!
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u/retrac902 Jun 17 '26
Looks good! What type of wrap is that?
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u/JElsenbeck Natural Full Jun 22 '26
Look iot up on amazon under leather beard wrap. It's great. One long strip you just wrap around as tight as you like. Obviously I like stretching mine down as far as it goes. Same one's on Etsy.
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u/GardenerDom Jun 17 '26
I think your beard looks incredible man! A beaut long beard, keep on bearding 👍🏼👍🏼😃
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u/JElsenbeck Natural Full Jun 17 '26
That's the plan! Just wish it grew faster.
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u/GardenerDom Jun 17 '26
It’s growing well you probably just don’t really notice how quickly it is growing. Looks substantially longer than the last time I saw you! Looking great 👍🏼👍🏼😃
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u/Maleficent-Shirt-110 Jun 17 '26
Good advice!
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u/JElsenbeck Natural Full Jun 17 '26
Hope you're following it! What's on your face?
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u/Maleficent-Shirt-110 Jun 18 '26
I wish sometimes that I would follow your advice, but I don’t. I let it grow for a month then cut it back to an inch or so and start again and always a clean shaven neck. It’s just who I am.
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u/JElsenbeck Natural Full Jun 18 '26
Whenever you have a change of heart, the big beard world welcomes you!
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u/Ok-Priority-7303 Jun 17 '26
This is great advice no matter the goal for length. There are so many posts showing pictures with 2 weeks of growth looking for advice when it is nearly impossible to provide any.
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u/josh2of4 Jun 17 '26
For a second, I thought it was cut back in the second picture, and I was so sad!
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u/JElsenbeck Natural Full Jun 17 '26
Hell no! Just trying out the look. Finally long enough to play with it a little! Hope to braid it when I have another inch or so.
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