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Old 06-14-2008, 12:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Need beard advice

What do you call a beard like this?



I have fair hair, so I dont know if it will suit me, but this is want I want to do next with my facial hair. Except I dont know the name of this style of beard...
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Old 06-14-2008, 01:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm not sure it makes a difference whether you've got fair or dark hair with that style of facial hair-- which if I recall right is a form of the Franz Josef, sometimes called "Friendly" Mutton Chops.

Speaking as a man with a beard-- a man who's worn facial hair for over 20 years-- I really can't say that the Franz Josef (or variants thereof) are particularly becoming on anyone. Is there a specific reason for this choice?

Personally, I tend to favor a simple, short, full beard. But I have in the past sometimes gone for the door-knocker (sometimes called a circle beard, or a full goatee). Granted, I'm biased, but these choices are simple, low-maintenance, clean, and becoming on nearly anyone. But if you really want something just a tad less conventional, one of my good friends is fair-haired, and he wore pointy sideburns and a horseshoe mustache, which was a very becoming look on him. I might recommend something of the sort.
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Old 06-14-2008, 01:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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The last few years I have on and off had a full beard or a goatee - I just feel like something different.

A full beard suits me (I think), but I feel like doing something that stands out a bit.
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Old 06-14-2008, 04:03 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I rather like the style, myself. I say go for it.
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Old 06-14-2008, 06:08 PM   #5 (permalink)
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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)

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Old 06-14-2008, 07:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
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My friend had this going on for a while. We made a number of jokes about his "thighticklers." If you can pull it off (and I think you can, SF), go for it.
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Old 06-15-2008, 12:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
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What do you call a beard like this?


I call it the White Supremacist Convict.

Sucks, 'cause it's a pretty cool facestyle.
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Old 06-15-2008, 04:29 AM   #8 (permalink)
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i´d totally hit that guy

my advice on beards is to let someone else light the bbq

ps i´m finding it funny that not only has a significant contribution to this thread been made by female board members ( i was expecting bard grooming tips) but also by a person who has an avatar with, well, 100% facial hair....

pps as for some serious advice here is the style you´re looking at (also check out the rest of the site as it has some awesome tips)friendly mutton chops
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Old 06-15-2008, 09:09 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Cool, that site has a lot of info - cheers.

I dont have blonde hair, but my beard normally grows kind of ginger.

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Old 06-15-2008, 09:49 AM   #10 (permalink)
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I like the photo comparison. And yes, you definitely look better with the facial hair going on. The full beard is good.
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Old 06-15-2008, 09:53 AM   #11 (permalink)
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It's also veddy veddy Brittish.
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Old 06-15-2008, 05:30 PM   #12 (permalink)
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everyone here calls it the General Custer

I used to wear it for a while, but my wife (then girlfriend) made me get rid of it - she was extremely unattracted to it

I think it's pretty badass, but it wouldn't work in my business setting, either
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Old 06-17-2008, 05:48 PM   #14 (permalink)
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try losing the 'stache and tidying up the lower end of the beard as per my markings on the upper one (approximate guide)

As a fellow big guy with a beard, I have to tell you that it's not about what it hides, it'e about what it hides without looking like it's there to hide it.
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Old 06-21-2008, 02:50 PM   #15 (permalink)
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poor quality pic, but so far I think it suiits me ok

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