Facial hair a big no no among members?

Over the years, I've had a full beard, an Imperial, Piccadilly Weepers, a Zapata, long sideburns, some other variations, and a clean shave. For about the last 20 I've worn a handlebar moustache, which is now a fetching tri-tone of blond, ginger and white-sort of "tabby cat". I shave daily (not the moustache, of course), and nowadays I wouldn't grow a beard, as I find it itchy, it's white, and I am not yet so old and decrepit that I cannot summon up the effort to keep clean and shaven.

When it comes to the roofing thatch, I'm channelling my inner Wild Bill Hickock; forced to by lockdown, of course.
 
I am 50 years old. I had a goatee for a year in 2000. If I had a goatee now It would be pure white. Do I really want to look old? It may work for George and Ben. I don't get sideburns, I only have a grown a moustache twice for Movember. If I had a handle moustache I will probably look more Village People than WW2 fighter pilot...
 
I had a beard for the best of 15 years, but hadn't kept more than a few days of growth in the last 4 years of discovering this hobby until quite recently when I grew a beard during the lockdown.

Having a beard in the summer is like wearing a balaclava you can't take off. Not bad in the winter though.
 
I've shortened mine down to about 2 days of stubble growth to see if my wife and I can adjust to it. It'll go one of 2 ways, she'll accept this is where its heading or she'll pack my bags. Wish me luck men!
 
I shaved off my moustache in the year 2000 - remember it?
Reason was basically I needed new passport pictures so it was a happy coincidence, and it looked a bit naff anyway - never looked back. Very rarely do I have a three day beard or older. I think a beard makes you look older than you are.
 
I shaved off my moustache in the year 2000 - remember it?
Reason was basically I needed new passport pictures so it was a happy coincidence, and it looked a bit naff anyway - never looked back. Very rarely do I have a three day beard or older. I think a beard makes you look older than you are.
In 2010 I was wearing a black flat cap and sporting a 4 day old growth. A 70 year man often me his seat on the bus. My colleague collapsed into hysterics as it was obvious the old man with Le Pen blonde hair thought I was older. I was 40...
 
I've had some sort of beard/moustache combo for probably more than 30 years, but for the past year have shaved my head every 2 days or so with a variety of DE razors/blades. Believe me, you need as much, if not more, skill to manage the contours of a lumpy dome that you can't even see half of! But I've found it the most pleasing way to do it. I'm hooked on the wet shave routine to the extent that I don't think I'll be letting my hair grow back any time soon!
 
Good to see all the different styles and tastes on the forum. I've since went for a clean shaven all over look. Took abit of getting used to but I feel justified in buying more soaps etc now. Any excuse!!! Help!
 
Had a full beards in my early twenties, 1972, peace and love man, Shaved it off and left the tache had it ever since, no side burns, full wet shave every day, two passes, DE blade, about six different types of DE razors, rotate them every time I change to a new blade about every 3 to 4 days
 
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