abcdrum

Over the past two years I've experimented quite a bit with my facial hair -- During my research I called the quoted style either "friendly" mutton chops (as Levite noted) or a hulihee. I tried this one out two weeks ago, but only kept it for about a week. I got very mixed reactions from my friends, some were very enthusiastic, but one person who visited me for a few days told me (jokingly?) that that surprise had ruined his trip.

For risk of giving strangers an unintentional "poor" impression, I went back to regular 'chops, which I enjoy quite a bit.

Edit: It may be worth noting that I have dark brown hair, so you may garner different reactions -- I've never seen anyone/pictures of anyone with this style who had fair hair, and to be honest have a hard time visualizing it. Is fair like, "light brown," or "blonde?" My roommate last year had very light hair, and sometimes he'd complain of needing a shave, and I honestly couldn't see that there was anything TO shave. ("No shave November" was particularly humorous)