I had enough of beards. PLease.. stop the madness.

[colker]

Just watched the Dell comercial w/ another huge beard which has no place there other than say "we are hip. we have beards." No ... you are not. It's phony. Already outdated. Call a barber shop, please.

[davids]

After I moved last fall I started seeing all this skinny middle-aged Jewish guys with well-trimmed beards in my new 'hood. Augh. It was like seeing my distorted reflection.

Too bad. I liked growing a winter beard.

[alexstar]

Just because something is now popular doesn't mean it's bad. If you like it, do it. I've had a beard for ten years. Don't let fashion dictate your behavior.

[colker]

Trendy HUGE beards are insane.. in a bad way. If you are eccentric and grew a huge beard, well, somebody is different but fashion models w/ huge beards.. just say no.

[Brandon White]

You should say "stop with the huge beards". Normal trimmed beards are just that .. normal.

[davids]

Just because something is now popular doesn't mean it's bad. If you like it, do it. I've had a beard for ten years. Don't let fashion dictate your behavior.

It only means it's probably bad.

I had a beard for over 20 years, from my late 20s to late 40s. Right now I've decided I don't want to look like just another Spielberg wannabe walking down Centre St.

And no one's ever accused me of being fashionable!

[Matthew Strongin]

You should say "stop with the huge beards". Normal trimmed beards are just that .. normal.

What size trim guard should I use before I tip from normal to huge?

[sk_tle]

I don't really care that much about it but all these millenials growing beard make me look much younger than I am so I count it as a plus. I couldn't grow a nice beard even if I wanted to. Hey, even the lady I'm living with must shave her legs more often than I do.

Marketing and commercials are always lagging btw.

[guido]

I had a seasonal beard nearly every year from ages 20 to 50.

Always trimmed quite short since it has a distinct left to right current that gets quite unruly when even slightly longer...

But since then, the grey has gone from an accent color, to pretty much the whole deal and I have not adjusted to to that change well at all.

Been considering trying a subset like the mustache, but it hasn't gotten beyond the casual thought.

[mjbabcock]

I went to a Built To Spill concert last night and thought the same thing. It bordered on hysterical in that it was tough to discern one hipster from another.

[Saab2000]

I desperately wish I could grow proper facial hair so that I could have the ability to grow sideburns. My genes do not give me the ability to grow anything proper on my face.

[nash]

The same hipsters all had dads with big beards and flannel shirts and jeans back in the 70s and 80s.

[nash]

Also, you know, the thing about young people is that they don't care what old people think. Never have.

[Brandon White]

What size trim guard should I use before I tip from normal to huge?

Anything above a 6, I'd say. I don't know if they make guards over a 6.

[David Tollefson]

Anything above a 6, I'd say. I don't know if they make guards over a 6.

They go up to 8.

[Nierman]

How about in Brazil or Rio, proper? Or just the U.S. dudes getting Dells?

[nrs5000]

I desperately wish I could grow proper facial hair so that I could have the ability to grow sideburns. My genes do not give me the ability to grow anything proper on my face.

[x] seconded

[Matthew Strongin]

Anything above a 6, I'd say. I don't know if they make guards over a 6.

Whew. I'm good then. Though I may still be a hipster. I'm not sure, though. It may have just happened due to my stubborn refusal to dress differently than I did at 18.

[colker]

Also, you know, the thing about young people is that they don't care what old people think. Never have.

Is that why they make those huge mistakes?

[colker]

How about in Brazil or Rio, proper? Or just the U.S. dudes getting Dells?

Fashion is the same everywhere but in Rio it is still not prevalent. In Mexico City otoh, every male that is above 1% hip is growing a beard.