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Men grow beards for different reasons.
Mainly as a way to self-express, to show their strength, appeal, sexiness, power and commitment.
However, your beard might be saying more to the world than you realize.
One thing is for sure – having a beard means people will notice you and create their opinion about you based on your facial hair.
Let’s dig into the psychology behind beards to discover what does your facial hair tell about you and if there is anything you can do to change this.
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It’s Not About Alpha Males
There’s a preconception out there that wearing a beard means that you’re an alpha male. Beards are associated with more testosterone, which plays into that quintessential maleness.
However, there are also negative implications here. Testosterone is also associated with aggression, anger and rage.
Aging
This one should come as no secret – wearing a beard can make you look up to 10 years older (more, in some cases).
While that’s probably not an issue for 20-somethings looking to make themselves appear more mature, it could be an issue for older men.
This is particularly true with bushier beards and graying facial hair. If you’re looking to stave off the signs of aging, shaving that facial hair is probably the best bet (or you can trim it and dye it).
Social Skills
While a well-trimmed, neatly groomed beard doesn’t necessarily make you seem stand-offish, most people find men with bushy big beards somewhat intimidating, and there’s the sense that they are less willing to be social than their clean-shaven comrades.
Of course, this is totally superficial – we all know men with huge, bushy beards who are gregarious, generous and very social, just like we know men with no facial hair with the social skills of a stump.
Condition and Care
More important than length or style is how well you groom and maintain your beard. A large beard properly maintained can look quite dashing while a shorter beard that isn’t properly maintained can look slovenly.
There’s a lot to be gained from using the right products to care for your facial hair.
For instance, beard oil or a good beard balm can do wonders for unruly facial hair, but both can also help treat beard dandruff (a real thing that can leave you looking like you don’t care how presentable you are).
Whether you prefer a chinstrap, a bushy beard, or go for mutton chops and a mustache, your facial hair says a lot about you. What’s your facial hair telling the world?
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I personally decided to grow a beard because I wanted to look a little older. I look like a 20 year old teenager if I shave.
I decided to grow a full beard when I turned 50. I always had Circular Beards or just a stash. 7 months into my full beard and I really wish I had done this sooner. Yes I have received my fair share of “Ho-Ho-Ho” comments and are you getting ready for a Santa Claus Christmas. All in all I just shrug off the negative comments and enjoy my beard the way it is. Love having it and will continue to grow it.
I grew a beard at the age of 30, specifically to look older. Now 37 years old, I still get ID’d in the rare instances where I’m clean shaven (last time was two years ago). The beard is not a part of me. While I might one day shave it off again, it’ll be back within two weeks.
I wear a beard and I’m in my 60’s and fully gray. I started wearing a beard in my 30’s. I shaved it off one time when my children were young and they didn’t recognize me and my coworkers said grow it back fast. Because i didn’t look as authoritative without it and i worked in a professional setting until I retired. I don’t give a damn what people think about my beard. I really feel people are afraid of men just being male. I guess people see a man wearing a bread as not being in touch with his feelings. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Had various beards over the years all shapes and sizes but in the last 5 years I’ve gone full on long dapper beard , british champion and 3rd best in the world Full beard styled Moustache, having a beard is awesome so many friends as a result of one thing in common #beardON
I started growing a beard after I had facial surgery. I found shaving made my face hurt more. So I thought, *f**K it* the beard stays until the wounds heal. After the wounds I found loads of people were complimenting said beard, so here I am 18 months later and I woldn’t be without my beard now.
I grew my beard when I was 20 (over 40 years ago). I was going on a three week backpacking holiday and shaving while wild camping was impractical. I stopped shaving two or three week before the holiday to get past that ‘early beard itch’ before I went away. By the time I got back, I had a really good growth.
Back then, all my heroes had beards (Chris Bonnington, Doug Scott, Billy Connolly and Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson).
I loved having a beard. It has been many different lengths/shapes/styles and, in recent years, colour,but I havent shaved since 1976. I can’t imagine being beardless.
Now I’m retired, a long white beard also provides some handy seasonal work at Christmas time!
I toyed with a beard in college but it grew in spotty so I came off. I grew it again at 55 and realized it filled in nicely to my surprise. I hate the maintenance and regular dying but my lady loves it so she wins.
I have major scarring on my face so therefore I was very self conscious about my looks… I am 30 years old and when I didn’t have my beard I looked like I was in my late 40’s with my beard I have passed for a 25 year old and my beard is full growth… COVID 19 has made it difficult to have a beard just because people look at you funny for having a mask that doesn’t 100% seal around your mouth but I say “Screw Em”!
I wore a beard in the Navy, until they outlawed it for fire safety reasons. (The oxygen breathing apparatus – OBA – wouldn’t seal properly during fire fighting operations). I took terminal leave 30 days before I retired from active duty in 1995. While I was on leave, I started growing my beard back. I’ve only shave it a few times since. Some lady at church told me, the last time I shaved my beard off, that I “looked smarter without the beard!” Did that mean I looked STUPID WITH a beard?!?! Well, we all know what opinions are like, right? We all have “one,” and they all stink! I am PROUD that I can grow a full beard. And, at my age of 64, I still have my six-pack, while most of my friends have a “keg.” LOL. My body hair has been increasing, which is an answer to prayer, because as a young adult and into my mid-life years, I had very little body hair. It drove me crazy. So, I prayed and asked God if He would please give me enough body hair to at least look somewhat like my Dad, who’s been gone for eight years. My beard is a huge blessing to me. I occasionally trim it, and I love to grow it long and bushy.
I’m not even sure why I started growing a beard. I’m 54 and started by just not shaving for awhile and then just decided to let it go. I think I was around 48 or so. At the time my much younger girlfriend hated it but I really didn’t care. I was getting into it. We’ve since broken up and my current girlfriend loves it. She’s more my age and appreciates the manliness of it. She’s an outdoorsy woman and she likes me whatever I do with my life. The beard just helped it along.
Hello there , I’m 23 i have a full big beard since 2018 when I was leaving the army and I’m not gonna lie it’s just wonderful to have a ” Big ” beard on my face i do not shave My beard never ! And I’m also bald since 2020 now i have the look of God of war himself Kratos and I love it Real MAN have BEARDS , If you have a beard you have enough .
I just turned 34 and I will never again be clean shaven, haven’t been for 14 years at this point. Like my pops says “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” My beard is just passed my collar bones at this point, it’s been longer, it’s been shorter, but it has always and will always be there. I work as a field manager in a construction environment and I’m also bald, I feel as if and have been told the beard makes me very intimidating until people actually talk to me. My lady loves it, the clean shaven are envious of it, I can’t seem to think of one thing that sucks about having a beard. Also, the intimidation factor really helps with people who want to be mask nazis here in the Madison, WI area, they won’t even talk to me and it is so nice. Have a good day my bearded friends.