Hello Bearded & Mustachioed Gentleman.
Some of you may know me, some of you may only know my beard (former). For those that don't know me at all....Hi my name is Jason (Toothpick) and I'm about to grow a beard for a full year.
Allow me to briefly fill you in on the back story. Read here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/469988-To-grow-a-beard-or-not-to-grow-a-beard
Or just read this taken from there:
To long, didn't read?....ok I'll make this quick - My bestest bestie ever friend is getting married exactly one year from today. She thinks it would be super awesome if I grew my beard for a year. I do too.
If you did read the quote then no need to answer that last question. It has already been decided. Well...yeah because I'm here posting this so you should get that by now. Moving on!
I will use this thread to document the transformation and provide weekly updates. Ok let's be honest, I'm lazy so someone is going to have to remind me to come back and post updates.
Today I started with a fresh shave. I plan to keep my cheeks and neck shaved so I'll still be shaving some areas.
And well..that's that! Let the beard growing begin!
Updated 10/8/2016
The Year Long Beardformation!
Some of you may know me, some of you may only know my beard (former). For those that don't know me at all....Hi my name is Jason (Toothpick) and I'm about to grow a beard for a full year.
Allow me to briefly fill you in on the back story. Read here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/469988-To-grow-a-beard-or-not-to-grow-a-beard
Or just read this taken from there:
I am faced with a dilemma.
I once grew a beard for 6 months. It was the most epic beard any of my friends have ever seen. Every time I saw one of them the first thing they mentioned was how awesome my beard is. Even strangers would be like "dude, love the beard" and I'd be like "dude, it's awesome I know".
Well, I got bored and job hunting and decided to shave it. All the way off. My friends were like NOOOOOOOOO. I was like SORRRYYYYY!!!. They were like GROW IT BACK! I was like MAYBE ONE DAAAYYY. This was...3 years ago?
Well I haven't grown it back. And to this day my friends still bring up the beard.
I told you that story to tell you this. My best friend, like bestest bestie ever friend, is getting married next year. She has asked me to be in the wedding. I was like FO SHO. She's like you know what would be awesome? Your beard in my wedding. I'm like hmmmm you want me to grow my beard back for your wedding? She's like FO SHO. So I says "I'm on it. I will start the growing on Oct. 22nd. And continue the growing all year. When your wedding rolls around It will be exactly 1 year of growth". She's getting married on Oct. 22nd next year.
So enter my dilemma......
I've got decades worth of shave stuff to use. I just got a brand new amazing brush. I recently discovered Wilkinson Sword Shave Sticks as being probably the best shave soap ever (thanks to a PIF from an awesome dude!). I feel a slight case of RAD and BAD kicking in...
And I agreed to grow a beard for a whole year.
What the heck was I thinking?
So what is a guy to do!? Do I dissapoint my BBEF and say "ummm about that beard, ya see...I got like a lot of shave stuff and I really enjoy using it all. I got this cool blue brush with real badger hair, and I just discovered a new soap that I really really like. Here feel my face...YEAH! BBS! It's that new soap and brush! So...like...well, I'd be happy to wear a fake beard to your wedding, but a real one...not so much".
Or do I say "ok guys, bad news...I'm going to have to neglect you all for a year. I got some serious beard growing to do and I promised a friend I would. Oh don't get all droopy on me Frank, screw your lid back on Mr. Stetson. This is just for one year, and then I'll be right back in the saddle. Look, I'll probably even add some new friends along the way so it won't be all bad. Yes, I promise to use you first Wilkinson. Now don't anyone go sour on me, see you in a year. XOXO"
Why do I feel like the only man in the world that has ever faced this dilemma?
To long, didn't read?....ok I'll make this quick - My bestest bestie ever friend is getting married exactly one year from today. She thinks it would be super awesome if I grew my beard for a year. I do too.
If you did read the quote then no need to answer that last question. It has already been decided. Well...yeah because I'm here posting this so you should get that by now. Moving on!
I will use this thread to document the transformation and provide weekly updates. Ok let's be honest, I'm lazy so someone is going to have to remind me to come back and post updates.
Today I started with a fresh shave. I plan to keep my cheeks and neck shaved so I'll still be shaving some areas.
And well..that's that! Let the beard growing begin!
Updated 10/8/2016
The Year Long Beardformation!
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