Richard T.

Bearded since: 1997. I am a dedicated, permanent beard grower.

Comments:
I grew my beard because, since age sixteen, my baby face worked terrible when trying to order drinks at a bar. Credit where credits due: a beard gives an instant "aging effect" and bought me a lot of "credibility" with pub landlords. After this initial success, why would I go back to shaving and revealing my boyish charm...?

Started with sideburns cut Nineteenth Century style with a string line under my ears and in my mouth. Emigrated to goatee or "cat-weasel" as my wife put it. Progressed to full on beard about four years ago and never looked back. Considering friendly mutton chops over the next few weeks...

How do I feel about my beard? It's mine... You can change it like your clothes and a beard says a lot about you, especially a ginger one! Gone are the days when hats and beards were the norm and men smoked pipes and read papers in gentlemen's clubs. That is such a shame in my opinion. Plus I worked out I can save seventy-six days over my lifetime by not shaving every day. In those seventy-six days I could circumnavigate the world, find a cure for cancer, or just get laid a lot more. That's got to be better than preening myself like a peacock...