In All its Glory: The Beard

Where has the beard gone? It's 2011, so probably down the drain. Commercials tell us we need to be smooth and buy their shaving products. You know the very fast multiple layered sharp object that supposedly won't pull and cut you? Then you have those corporate guys that want a uniformed look and to be presentable. But, when did looking awesome become not presentable? I do enjoy a good shave (which we will discuss in another post later), but I enjoy a great beard way more.

Having a beard is just not what it used to be. To me the beard was a sign of maturity, wisdom, and power. Kings have beards, wizards have beards, Jesus and all your Biblical characters had beards. Today the beard is a sign of letting yourself go, but fear not fellow gents. It's OK to rock the mountain man look. People freak out way to often over the beard, but we are men! Stand tall, let it grow, and let us show the world that we will not terry.

Take a look at our history in beards. 

Moses

Socrates     

Jesus

King Richard the Lionheart

Paul Bunyan

Robert E. Lee

                       

Then the world shaved (they look good, however a nice beard would look awesome)

1900s

1950s

Today

Other than a select few men out there, you don't see a good beard that often. Most of the time, it has to do with the career that we are in, sometimes there is a lady involved, sometimes we just shave and that is not a bad thing. Beards need to be refreshed every so often. Point being is beards are for gentlemen too. 

Tips on Keeping a Gentlemanly and Awesome Beard. 

1. Don't shave. Let that puppy grow! 

2. Trim the edges. You can still have an awesome 

beard, keep it neat and tidy. 

3. Blend it. I like to keep mine blended in with my haircut. 

4. Participate in No Shave November, beard growing contests, 

NHL Playoff Beards, or any other kind of contest or vowel, 

like Samson did. 

5. Respect the beard.