Mark and I watched the documentary Mansome last weekend, which is dedicated to looking at the grooming habits of men. There was a segment about the growing popularity of beards, and the phenomena of beard competitions. I’ve definitely noticed the trend . . . it seems like beards are in full season at all the local hipster joints. My friend Sarah even has a Pintrest board dedicated to “beard porn”.
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While I can appreciate the guy above, I’m not really a fan of the full beard. Which is strange, since I am a HUGE fan of scruff. Mark has been rocking the scruff for a few years and I love the way it looks.
In my mind, the order of appeal is as follows:
1. Scruff
2. No beard
3. Beard
For example:
Yes . . .
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Borderline . . .
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NO.
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What are your thoughts on the matter? Are you pro-beard? Pro-scruff? Do you like a guy to be clean-shaven? Or are you equal-opportunity-facial-hair?
