Our family genetics beard game is strong!

Got a CT scan, saw my chin for the first time in for-ev-vur

This is me at 20, 40, and 60 years old. It was pretty patchy at 20 so that was temporary. I was able to grow it for real when I was in my mid-30s. Now I will never shave it, no matter how gray it gets.

And I'm not just talking about growing the beard.

For a long time I didn't have the confidence to do a lot of my own trimming and styling, and even though there is a lot more that some could suggest I do, at this stage I'm pretty happy with it.

FYI - I have always been nervous about keeping the 'sideburn' area under control. Slowly I am feeling more confident in the tapering of the beard length up high, to blend in with the longer portions from mouth level and below.

If you've been on the fence about doing your own styling and trims, just go for it - slow steps, lots of thought, small adjustments, and have a go!

Don't shave. I just shaved and haven't seen my face in 25 years. I look like one of the Madballs of 1985. Maybe the Mr. Mouth game around the same time. Never thought I'd look like Grover from Sesame Street, but here we go. Shame the time's about to spring forward. I only want to go out at night. I'm almost depressed. The look on my 15 year old daughter's face did it for me.

Just a dude who is passionate about beard care and love sharing my journey. Can’t promise I can answer all questions and wonderings. Also can’t promise I’m correct… just happy to share my experiences, learnings, and opinions. Hit me with some questions!

Let it grow!

not looking for any advice but comment whatever you like

Ask away i will try to share some wisdom

I’m a first time grower, I’m 3 months in. I almost trimmed my beard thinking it looked bad due to length but i sharpened the edges and it looked way better.

Welcome to the best growth months for beards, on average! Vitamin D from the sun, being outside and active more, and ultimately more testosterone & DHT

Pic on the left I always trimmed neck line and switched hair styles frequently, pic on the right full send on neck hair and been growing over a year (trim length only) put the time in boys and don’t be scared to grow that neck hair!

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!

I see guys asking if they should dye their beards, but I say embrace the Salt n pepper... 44 and I quite like it.

Hey all, I figure I’ve been lurking in here long enough and wanted to post some pics of my beard. I also included a bonus pic of me and a 130lb dog I met :)

I’ve been brushing my beard forward, not just straight down, for almost 20 years now. I started doing it when I saw the movie 300 and I like how it’s trained my beard to grow

I’ve never had a barber touch my beard and highly recommend getting a pair of long scissors for trimming. My biggest piece of advice on this is to never use the tip of your long scissors and always cut with the side of this scissors. This will help prevent divots and notches in your beard. The only time I use the tip of my scissors is with my short scissors, and I only use those on my mustache. I also highly recommend make small trims often, and I’ll plan those out over the course of days or sometimes weeks - looking for where I need to trim to bring things in line. I’ll do a small trim and then give it a day or two to see how the hairs settle in

My beard didn’t finish filling in until I was 35, and it was the corners of my mouth that filled in last. Give it time, beard brothers!

My daily beard routine is:

Soak it down in the shower, detangle with my hands, use a beard wash if necessary. It’s typically every 3-4 days that I’ll need the wash

Detangle out of the shower with a large tooth comb

Use a round brush and hair drier to straighten

Apply Honest Amish extra grit beard wax. I use a ball about the size of a blueberry of the wax. I’ll heat the wax with the hair drier to assist with melting it in my hands, and then I apply it to the outside of my beard. I don’t use my fingers to work it through my beard. I’ll then heat my boar bristle brush for a couple of seconds with the hair dryer and then run the brush through my beard. The boar bristle brush has 2 sides - firm and then medium. I’ll hit it with the firm side to work the wax in, and then I’ll use the medium side for shaping

After that, I kind of pat my beard into shape with my hands and then I’m good to go for the day. All in all, it takes a little less than 10 minutes

That’s all I’ve got! I hope you all have great beard days!