I just quit my job which was oppressive to the liberation of concentrated man-fibers from the facial ducts. But now I am free, and my question to all of you is if there is any usual method or advice for an aspiring beard-grower?

Try not shaving.

Shave your pubestache.

Don't grow one in your arse. Don't let it grow into a forest. Haunts you forever.

Someone hasn't seen my facebook, google+, wordpress, twitter, xanga, friendster, bebo, myspace, or livejournal lately.

I was replying to the OP. I purposely avoid looking at you at all costs.

just grow it out man

just grow it out

I am currently growing a mustache. I look like that douchebag who's trying to grow a mustache, but I must soldier on.

Ninja'ed. Mediocre minds think alike.

But to the OP, I don't really know of anything. I just let my goatee grow out naturally.

I have a full beard with a quarter inch buzzcut. I look real weird.

That's all.

Ha, join the club.

It just looks really bad at this point. Though I've noticed more stubble that will eventually fill in the patchiness. My main concern is the mustache area. If I should keep it shorter until it fills in or just accept that things are going to look ****ty for a while.

just let it go man

push through

I can't beard.

You look weird no matter what.

god dammit MikeMac I KNEW there had to be SOME downside to you

^actual lack of beard pictured

True story

Things are going to look ****ty for a while. You just have to let it grow.

Shave with an old school razor every morning for a month to get a thick 'ole bush goin.

Speaking of bush how long does the average massassian keep their pubic hair?

That's the real burning question.

PS- Grow out your pubes with your facial hair, this way you can add hair of about the same length on your face if need be.

that's not a burning question, for some reason we have threads about that **** every couple of months or so. -_-

For some reason I can't grow a tash. I could grow a full beard if I wanted, but one really crap tash.

sadly, my facial hair is too light for a compelling mustache. i haven't been clean shaven since last fall though.

too light in color, that is

Yes, because shaving works so much better than not shaving when your intent is to grow lots of hair.

And if you reply with that bull**** about shaving making the hair grow back thicker I will personally find you and transplant your brain from your skull to your ass.

Pointless thread is pointless : All you can do is not shave. If you can't grow a full beard, you can't. Deal.

Yeah, the whole "if you shave it will grow in thicker" thing is something parents lie to their kids about to get them to shave off their horrible looking facial hair.

ingrown hairs are the worst thing ever

There's also that thing where when the hair is cut flat across it seems more coarse than the tapered end of a hair that isn't freshly cut. The growing back thicker thing is a load of bollocks.

Yeah I cut off my dick and it didn't grow back thicker at all.

I bet you don't got much in the beard department Echoreanman or does your mudblood status give you some hairy genes?

sorry for that

My genes allow me to be more aerodynamic.

Perhaps I can pierce your cold heart, saberopus. And fill it with joy.

the slightest twitch at the corner of my mouth

a-an upward twitch!

Now that you're jobless, I'd recommend growing that beard & setting up a booth on the street to do drawings for cash. It'll be quite the experience.

Yeah: "Please sit still for ten hours while I draw your picture!"

Phantom...

To keep it simple, Antony & JM are right about that old wives tale about "shaving makes it grow back...". It doesn't. Anyone telling you different doesn't know squat about personal grooming (SORRY Xasthur! Not a personal attack!). If you're really looking to grow a nice beard here are three tips:

1. Get your sleep in. Hair typically grows more while we are in our deepest stages of sleep. It's when our bodies get a lot of things done. Make sure you're getting a full nights rest. It's benefitial for more than just your hair growing as well, so just do it.

2. Eat better. Unless you're a giant health nut, you probably aren't taking in everything you need. If you don't really feel like eating better, start taking a one a day vitamin suppliment. Again, it's something that has plenty of other benefits... but hair is one of them. calcium, vitamin c & d, proteins, potassium, etc... they all help in some way.

3. Don't shave. Yeah, it's that simple.

If you ever get to it, there are two more things that would help, however they are pretty optional. Go someplace cold. Hair growth is part genetics & part necessity. Cooler climates tend to promote faster body & facial hair growth, however, your genes tend to determine where (i.e. If you have a patchy beard normally it will still grow in patchy at first, just faster.)

The second optional thing is when you do end up getting a decent beard. If you're really going to grow it out grizzly adams style that is. When it's long enough, trim it. Not shave, just trim. Like the other hair on your head, long facial hair can run into some problems. A nice trim every so often will take off the dead & split ends which allows it to continue growing.