Talk me off (or on) the wall

[Toothpick]

I’ve always gone through shaving spells. Shave for a while. Then decide I wanna grow a beard (or just get lazy). Then get the itch to use all my shaving stuff again. Then get lazy again and grow a beard. Then feel the need to shave again. Then…..well you get it.

The problem is I let my beard growing stage go for a couple years. And my beard gets so awesome I really struggle with shaving it. Last time It was this long I needed a reason to shave it - so I raised money for the NBCF to shave it.

This time…I don’t have a reason so I’m struggling even more! I look at my beard and I love it. I’ve been attached to it for just about 2 years. I then look at all my shaving stuff and I love it too, but I feel I’m neglecting it!

What’s a guy to do!!!!

 

[global_dev]

What's with all the Viking shave products?

Viking revolution, striking Viking, vikings blade, etc. What is with all the Viking advertising? I'm pretty sure real Vikings probably used whale blubber and an axe to shave with, if they shaved at all. I'm not picking on these products, I just don't get the hype over Vikings. Is that the hot...

www.badgerandblade.com

Check this post! How timely!

 

[luvmysuper]

I’ve been attached to it for just about 2 years.

If you shave it off, you won't be attached to it!
Change is good for the soul.
If you shave it off and get bored, you can grow it back.
If you shave it off, you'll stop waking up in the middle of the night thinking there's a red racoon on your chest.

 

[Toothpick]

you'll stop waking up in the middle of the night thinking there's a red racoon on your chest.

You joke but one time my beard really did freak me out. I saw a straggler hair out the corner of my eye and I thought it was something flying around by my face. I swatted at it wildly then realized…oh….it’s a beard hair.

 

[pdieten]

Don't push yourself before you're mentally ready. Just from posting this it sounds like you're starting to be ready though. The time will come.

They say flip a coin, and understand your instant reaction to how it lands. Then you'll know what you really want to do.

 

[BigJ]

Decisions, decisions!! When all else fails trust a woman (just not any woman).

LOTH here makes things easy; she prefers me clean shaven!

 

[AimlessWanderer]

I chose to go partially bearded. I get to shave, and have a big tache and long goatee.

 

[Toothpick]

Hmmm. Maybe I’ll keep a goat and braid it!

 

[AimlessWanderer]

Hmmm. Maybe I’ll keep a goat and braid it!

A word of warning if you do. You might need to ditch the cigars, otherwise you'll look like a terrier having a dump.

 

[Toothpick]

A word of warning if you do. You might need to ditch the cigars, otherwise you'll look like a terrier having a dump.

 

[Old Hippie]

What’s a guy to do!!!!

Nice beard! I'd keep that sucker. But then I've had a beard like that constantly since 1995.

What to do? C'mon. Shave yer head, man!

O.H.

 

[linty1]

Lol I don't know... maybe just shave your belly or something and try to scratch that itch?

 

[Lightcs1776]

I grow a beard in the winter and shave the remaining months. It satisfies both my shaving desires and my freedom now that military duty has ended.

 

[Ravenonrock]

I feel your pain brother. I kept a beard for decades, sometimes clean, but never for long and loved the feel of a big beard. It just felt right. I’m also impulsive and cut my long hair and beard a while back then fell into shaving. Absolutely enjoy SR shaving and all the fun stuff that comes with it. Still shaving most of my face daily, rocking a full stache currently. As stated above, maybe a hybrid sort of compromise to get the best of both worlds. Good luck!

 

[hairless wonder]

Lol I don't know... maybe just shave your belly or something and try to scratch that itch?

I also came here to recommend OP have his cake and eat it too by keeping his beard and shaving his legs or something.

 

[Captain Pre-Capsize]

Well, you do have a choice whether to have a beard or not so there is that.

There are some people like a friend of mine - oh, let's say he is a very close friend of mine who - cough, cough - for business reasons doesn't really have a choice in the matter...

 

[Crisp Rat]

I grow a beard in the winter and shave the remaining months.

Same here. The thing is I just started DE shaving this year and I'm enjoying shaving more than I ever have. I've decided to do a Hollywoodian beard so I can still shave something. My cheek and sideburn areas don't grow well anyway.

 

[FarmerTan]

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My wife is going to kill you for showing me that trick...

 

[FarmerTan]

Honestly Jason, my brother has a red beard, and I'm jealous. Mine looks like a dalmatian puppy is sleeping on my face.

If I could grow that on my incredibly handsome face I'd still be single and getting beat up in bars every Friday night.

 

[rockviper]

Leave the beard, shave the eyebrows.