[King of the Bongo]

Hi guys,

this post is about the benefits a well groomed beard can give to you!

Many people think the majority of women don't like beards and yes, if you ask them and listen to their answers this might be true. So if you have a nice shaped face, that means a masculine chin and jawline, there is no need to bother yourself with the annoyance that comes with maintaining a well groomed beard. A shorter and easy to maintain beard could still be worth it, but that is more about your personal preference and how your facial hair is growing than anything else.


Let's talk about the guys like me, who have a cute face with nice eyes on the upside, but a small chin and a rounded and soft jawline on the downside. Having a beard with more or less the shape you see in the picture above, length and details of the beard can vary in different ways, lets your jawline and your chin look way more masculine and distinctive. It also lets a double chin disappear.
Let's break the shape down:
- The hair on the sides/cheeks have to be shorter.
- The hair on the downside/under the jaw and chin have to be longer
- From the side view, your beard has to follow a straight downward line from your throat to your chin and the hair should get longer to the chin and shorter to your throat.

I personally keep the lines at my cheeks as straight downward as possible and not rounded like it is in the picture. I also keep my mustache in shorter length so my chin seems to be bigger in comparison and I want to show my lips and my mouth in general. Something else girls like about my face. I'm not one of these proud beard lovers which declared their beard as one of their biggest hobbies. I have this beard, because it makes me look better, so I keep my beard as short as possible while still maintaining that shape to have the benefits and avoid the annoyances as far as possible.

So far it sounds pretty easy right? Let's get to the annoyances...
- The longer your facial hair grows, the more you have to take care, that there is no food in it after eating. Of course around your mouth but also in the hair under your chin if you eat something that drips or something with crumbs.
- The time until your facial hair have been grown long enough to finally go to a barber and get a decent cut, can be hard.
- Your facial hair grows faster than the hair on your head. That means you have to visit a barber more often if you want to keep them as well groomed as the hair on your head.
- If you are in a society where a beard like this isn't common, you will hear stupid comments. Especially at the beginning. Most of them meant to be funny or are shittests... whatever. In South East Asia for example, there where a lot of girls that asked me why I have this beard or told me straight in my face that I would look better without (I'm sure they would instantly change their mind if they would see me without. A beard just doesn't fit in their social conditioning). Of course they forgot about it when I wiped those sentences away and fucked them afterwards, but it was quite a disadvantage when I cam chatted with them before meeting. On the other side I can't say what would have been without a beard.

Let's get to my personal sticking point and since the leader of the board Roosh himself also has a full beard, I hope there are some guys that can give advice.

I tried to cut my beard by myself two days ago and of course it looks awful right now. I did this because I wanted to see if I can handle my beard when I'm on a journey for several months. I can handle my beard if I travel for four up to six weeks but in my opinion it's nearly impossible to find a decent barber in Asia for example. Is it possible to learn how to bring your beard in a good shape by yourself or how do you guys with a longer beard do it?

[yankeetravels]

I'm actually having a similar problem in Taiwan right now. I planned a 7-week vacation and got my bear trimmed by a US barber one week before I left the states. The problem was I knew my beard would start to look a little too unorganized in about 4-5 weeks. I'm 5 weeks in now and have been trying to find a good barber in Taiwan but all of them want $30 just for a beard trim since they're not use to that request. Unfortunately I seem to be stuck going to clubs with a longer and less-neat beard than I desire.

[roberto]

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[azulsombra]

(04-16-2017 05:35 AM)yankeetravels Wrote:  

I'm actually having a similar problem in Taiwan right now. I planned a 7-week vacation and got my bear trimmed by a US barber one week before I left the states. The problem was I knew my beard would start to look a little too unorganized in about 4-5 weeks. I'm 5 weeks in now and have been trying to find a good barber in Taiwan but all of them want $30 just for a beard trim since they're not use to that request. Unfortunately I seem to be stuck going to clubs with a longer and less-neat beard than I desire.

$30 every 5 weeks stops you from getting a beard trim?
What are you used to paying?

[King of the Bongo]

(04-16-2017 05:35 AM)yankeetravels Wrote:  

I'm actually having a similar problem in Taiwan right now. I planned a 7-week vacation and got my bear trimmed by a US barber one week before I left the states. The problem was I knew my beard would start to look a little too unorganized in about 4-5 weeks. I'm 5 weeks in now and have been trying to find a good barber in Taiwan but all of them want $30 just for a beard trim since they're not use to that request. Unfortunately I seem to be stuck going to clubs with a longer and less-neat beard than I desire.

I would pay even 30$ if the beard would look decent after the cut. The question is would it look decent after the cut of someone who is never or really seldom doing it?

You can use beard balm or wax to keep the look cleaner and you can try to cut at least the hair that are out of line with a scissor or with a hair clipper.

[yankeetravels]

(04-16-2017 06:15 AM)azulsombra Wrote:  

(04-16-2017 05:35 AM)yankeetravels Wrote:  

I'm actually having a similar problem in Taiwan right now. I planned a 7-week vacation and got my bear trimmed by a US barber one week before I left the states. The problem was I knew my beard would start to look a little too unorganized in about 4-5 weeks. I'm 5 weeks in now and have been trying to find a good barber in Taiwan but all of them want $30 just for a beard trim since they're not use to that request. Unfortunately I seem to be stuck going to clubs with a longer and less-neat beard than I desire.

$30 every 5 weeks stops you from getting a beard trim?
What are you used to paying?

A beard trim in a US barber shop is maybe $7-8 by itself after tip so I feel like $30 just to do the beard is a complete ripoff when I usually wait the same amount of time back home. Especially when I think about the fact that I don't think these guys in Taiwan really know what they're doing when it comes to cutting beards. Not a lot of people seem to have good familiarity with my request.

I might take Bongo's advice and try to find balm or wax or just wait until I get back to the Philippines where haircuts are much cheaper.

[Cheetah]

(04-16-2017 05:35 AM)yankeetravels Wrote:  

I'm actually having a similar problem in Taiwan right now. I planned a 7-week vacation and got my bear trimmed by a US barber one week before I left the states. The problem was I knew my beard would start to look a little too unorganized in about 4-5 weeks. I'm 5 weeks in now and have been trying to find a good barber in Taiwan but all of them want $30 just for a beard trim since they're not use to that request. Unfortunately I seem to be stuck going to clubs with a longer and less-neat beard than I desire.

How are beards perceived in Taiwan?

Is it a disadvantage as in the rest of Asia?

[Cheetah]

What can the barber do that you can't do yourself with a beard trimmer?

What beard lengths seem to work best with girls?

[King of the Bongo]

(04-16-2017 06:47 AM)yankeetravels Wrote:  

(04-16-2017 06:15 AM)azulsombra Wrote:  

(04-16-2017 05:35 AM)yankeetravels Wrote:  

I'm actually having a similar problem in Taiwan right now. I planned a 7-week vacation and got my bear trimmed by a US barber one week before I left the states. The problem was I knew my beard would start to look a little too unorganized in about 4-5 weeks. I'm 5 weeks in now and have been trying to find a good barber in Taiwan but all of them want $30 just for a beard trim since they're not use to that request. Unfortunately I seem to be stuck going to clubs with a longer and less-neat beard than I desire.

$30 every 5 weeks stops you from getting a beard trim?
What are you used to paying?

A beard trim in a US barber shop is maybe $7-8 by itself after tip so I feel like $30 just to do the beard is a complete ripoff when I usually wait the same amount of time back home. Especially when I think about the fact that I don't think these guys in Taiwan really know what they're doing when it comes to cutting beards. Not a lot of people seem to have good familiarity with my request.

I might take Bongo's advice and try to find balm or wax or just wait until I get back to the Philippines where haircuts are much cheaper.

Please let us how it was when you visited a barber to cut your beard. No matter if will be in the Philippines or in Taiwan.

[yankeetravels]

I'm not sure if it's just me in general but I would say too long/messy of a beard is a disadvantage in Taiwan at least. Don't think it matters in the Philippines as much. I'm saying this because I have gotten some cold rejections in the clubs this weekend without saying a word to some girls. Seriously this was like western cold without the total bitch response which I didn't really get last year in Taipei so I'm thinking I may have let my beard grow out too much here. I will be trimming it when I get back to the Philippines though so hopefully I have better luck in Boracay and Tokyo.

As for Cheetah's other questions, I would say a barber has more tools and skills to make my beard look very neat after a fresh cut that I simply cannot do myself. The problem is this takes a lot of maintenance if you want to maintain that and in the states I usually don't need to go through that kind of effort for girls like I do here because I'm not as motivated. So I guess this means I'm too lazy and/or cheap. Not to mention I have too much pride to just shave off my beard completely which I think would've been better for Taipei than going out with as thick of a beard as I currently have.

Bongo I plan to get a cut in Palawan or Boracay so I will post an update in the next week or two how that goes.

[travolta]

Just learn how to maintain your beard yourself. Personally I just use a hair trimmer with a #6 extension. The best length I've found so far is using a #6 and letting it grow for another 2-3 weeks. My beard begins to look like pubic hairs if it grows too long. Having a long/messy beard and looking like a caveman won't help you get laid. The only part of my face that I shave is my cheeks to make sure the line is straight.

[Cr33pin]

Lets not confine the power a beard to just traveling......

[King of the Bongo]

@ travolta: my beard gets too short for hiding my small chin if I am using an extension. The only solution would be learning to cut and trim my beard freestyle without extensions.

@ Cr33pin: It's a mistake. The title should have been "The Power of a Beard and the annoyance while Travelling"

[Cheetah]

(04-18-2017 02:40 PM)travolta Wrote:  

Just learn how to maintain your beard yourself. Personally I just use a hair trimmer with a #6 extension. The best length I've found so far is using a #6 and letting it grow for another 2-3 weeks. My beard begins to look like pubic hairs if it grows too long. Having a long/messy beard and looking like a caveman won't help you get laid. The only part of my face that I shave is my cheeks to make sure the line is straight.

How long is #6 extension?

[Cr33pin]

(04-19-2017 06:53 PM)Cheetah Wrote:  

(04-18-2017 02:40 PM)travolta Wrote:  

Just learn how to maintain your beard yourself. Personally I just use a hair trimmer with a #6 extension. The best length I've found so far is using a #6 and letting it grow for another 2-3 weeks. My beard begins to look like pubic hairs if it grows too long. Having a long/messy beard and looking like a caveman won't help you get laid. The only part of my face that I shave is my cheeks to make sure the line is straight.

How long is #6 extension?

longer then the #5 but shorter then the #7

[travolta]

^Exactly.

I have no clue how long a #6 is. It's the longest one I have so I use it.
My chin is pretty small without a beard. That's the main reason I grow a beard. I've had a beard since 2014 and likely will never go clean-shaven again

[Guitarman]

As beard wearer for over 25 years now, I would second the advice of using a Wahl style trimmer with appropriate number guard and a mirror. Should be able to be so equipped for less than $30.

I bought Wahl clippers over 25 years ago and have saved all that money from barbers.

For both hair and beard as being bald on top I tend to go for the " biker" close shaved hair look with a variation on the goatee beard.

[Hypno]

I bought this Wahl trimmer at the grocery store and I highly recommend. It was only about $30. If you are experienced you might be able to get by with something that is $20, but with this set you'll be good to go for a long time.

You can swap out the guards, and they are color coded, so you know what length to use.

Start longer and work down from there.

Its OK to keep your mustache and chin a little longer than the jaw.

I like this set because I'm new to having a beard and it was easy to experiment. Initially I kept it kind of long, but increasingly I got comfortable with shorter.

[puckerman]

This is about the kind of beard you have on your face. It's not the kind of beard who is the girl friend of a gay man in order to hide his gayness.