I’m a hairy dude. Always have been, always will be.
Manscaping, short hair for Summer and facial trimming aside, I’m always just a follicle or two away from being mistaken for Sasquatch (a nickname I was gifted in high school) or Grizzly Adams.
To be fair, I’ve cultivated some of it myself. Hard not to if you’ve got a nigh-unibrow. But still, I like to think I’m creative and fun-loving in my executions.
Enter The Expanded Beard Type Chart. It’s pure genius, you’ll want to click.
For old-schoolers who prefer photography to illustration, there’s also a handy Beard Trimming chart from 1884 out there on the interwebs. Worth your time as well.
We all know what happens when I decide to stray from my standard Van Dyke, don’t we? If not, feast on these:
Maybe this is the year I tackle Whiskerino. I like the idea of doing nothing and getting a bird’s nest in return.
We’ll see what the wife says. Stay tuned.
whiskerino occurs every other year, so the next one doesn’t start until November 2009. you should join, though. more ATLians is a good thing.
As a beard fan, I say any beard is good beard.
That looks like A La Souvarov that you’re rocking in that last pic. It’s not often that you see that look in the wild. That’s awesome.
Thanks for the comment, Jon!
I Am Don Draper…
Clearly, I need help.
First, I blogged the facial hair, then I blogged Mad Men and now I’m clean-shaven and I *am* Don Draper.
Pics below:
More shots of me AND Jenn as Don and Betty coming soon. These are courtesy of co-worker and commenter Me…