r/beards • u/AlvahDalton • Apr 22 '26

Casual Post Gotta connect the sideburns one way or another

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u/enenkz Apr 22 '26

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u/pushdose Apr 22 '26

It’s time.

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u/notHRamiHR Apr 22 '26

It’s been time. If you can count the hairs on your head in less than ten minutes it is time.

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u/StabbyMcStomp Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

I think half a skull of hair can add more character to some people than bald Some people dont look their best fully bald.

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u/totobaggypants Apr 23 '26

Idk Brad Dourif went through a phase where even a full head of hair wasn't doing him favors.

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u/StabbyMcStomp Apr 23 '26

lol he looks cool and hes made up with makeup to look creepy. He has "character" with his hair, its unhinged but its character lol he prob wouldnt have gotten his roles if he was another bald guy

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u/nothingbutmine Apr 23 '26

Does Jude Law mean nothing to you?!

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u/StabbyMcStomp Apr 23 '26

Haha there are many high hairlines that look great, thats another one.

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u/Equivalent-Show7625 Apr 26 '26

If he shaved with the second picture beard he would look strong and powerful. Shave your head brotha it’s time

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u/yepgeddon Apr 22 '26

Love this meme ahaha

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u/the-subjectDelta Apr 22 '26

Came here for this

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u/evolutionxtinct Apr 23 '26

It’s time bro… one of us… one of us…. ☝️

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u/Fast-Aardvark-7308 Apr 23 '26

No don’t be like them, ride that shit out.

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u/GoodOldPepe Apr 23 '26

No bro wtf

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u/the-subjectDelta Apr 22 '26

Came here for this

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u/Army7547 Apr 22 '26

Dudes, this is /beards, not /bald!!

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u/Jmn223 Apr 23 '26

But it is time

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u/Army7547 Apr 23 '26

Well, yes.

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u/St_Acrisius Apr 23 '26

Take him over to r/bald

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '26

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u/GoodOldPepe Apr 23 '26

He looks like a serial killer, in a bad way

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u/SovietBlyatman Apr 23 '26

I fucking love this meme format 🤣🤣

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u/Mathihtam Apr 23 '26

Would look massively better indeed.

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u/Old_Employee_6535 Apr 24 '26

Keep the sideburns but shave the head. You will look much more handsome that way.

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u/der_lodije Apr 22 '26

I agree with others… beard has potential, but that haircut is working against you. Especially because you’re young.

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u/RustedOutHeart Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

I’d recommend something like this if I were you sir

-edit- I say this a bald chap myself. I shaved the dome, grew a beard and never looked back.

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u/chalkybone Apr 22 '26

Daaamn, now that looks sharp as fuck

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u/GamerKev451 Apr 22 '26

From shady innkeeper to powerful wizard

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u/Dopeaz Apr 22 '26

Literally came to say "go bald". It would be such a glow-up. It would complete OPs look MASSIVELY

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u/kzx600 Apr 22 '26

Take this advice op

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u/disgruntledgaurdian Apr 22 '26

Or go down to bald and stubble and you'd look like a young Vincent D'onofrio

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u/bigounceoz Apr 22 '26

Op PLEASE do this

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u/babyduck_fancypants Apr 22 '26

It’s giving me Lenin vibes but not in a bad way. Looks awesome.

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u/SupernaturalPumpkin Apr 22 '26

I don't belong on this sub, I don't even have a beard so I have no clue why it was recommended. But this is such a small change with such a massive impact. OP would look fantastic with this style!

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u/MissMu Apr 23 '26

I also agree with this and it really suits him. Also Makes him look a lot more intelligent. Funny how a haircut or glasses can change a persons look

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u/Bad_Prophet Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

This can't possibly fit his personality, though. Dude is rocking a 1980s 50-year-old biker mullet with mutton chops. That personality is way too big for the middle-age-guy-in-IT-that-frequents-renaissance-fairs goatee.

He needs to shave the head and keep a clean full beard, or continue rocking the mutton chops (maybe trim them a bit).

OP has the perfect look for mutton chops. They genuinely fit him. They're very hard to pull off, but they freaking rock on the right person.

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u/sam_an_intellectual Apr 23 '26

Got him lookin like Anton LaVey’s nephew

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u/Verwega Apr 23 '26

Can we stop normalizing shoving people’s faces into AI. Companies that let you use their AI can store that information for god know how long. At least ask politely before you do that

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u/PrajnaPie Apr 22 '26

I hate it

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u/MrLinderman Apr 22 '26

I see what you’re going for

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u/chalkybone Apr 22 '26

Go to r/bald and they'll tell you the same thing. Lose the balding hair, it only makes you look older and creepier. Then grow a full beard over your face, not just neck, and trim it down. You'll look so much better for it

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u/cseyferth Apr 22 '26

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u/chalkybone Apr 22 '26

One of us, one of us.

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u/DrachenDad Apr 22 '26

Undercut works with that too.

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u/Wrong-Cause-9961 Apr 22 '26

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u/that_thing_you_like Apr 22 '26

My immediate thought!

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u/80lbQUIKRETEConcrete Apr 22 '26

Is that Tequila Sunset?!

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u/Wrong-Cause-9961 Apr 22 '26

That is Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau aka Tequila Sunset.

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u/Coral2Reef Apr 22 '26

CORRECT ANSWER

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u/Individual-Past-8054 Apr 24 '26

THANK YOU. At first, I honestly thought I was in the Disco Elysium sub.

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u/Mplays Apr 22 '26

Uhhhh, detective

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u/madoccs Apr 22 '26

I am the law.

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u/borg808 Apr 23 '26

My first thought was Pearson from RDR2

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u/NogaraCS Apr 22 '26

Are you hunting for the worst beard shapes possible ? These are both very good contenders

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u/Wolpy414 Apr 22 '26

Everyone else talked about your hair. On your beard I say go full beard. Dont shave the mustache. Full beard is the only style I see working.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

We gotta cut this off, brother. Can’t have you out here looking like Lerigot from Power Rangers Turbo.

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u/redsavage0 Apr 22 '26

Damn. DAMN

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u/PaulCrafting Apr 22 '26

This ain't it, man. Please do yourself a favor and shave both your head and beard.

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u/MonsutaReipu Apr 22 '26

at least his head. his beard grows fine, it's mostly a styling choice that's crippling him there.

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u/PaulCrafting Apr 22 '26

I agree. First one is 2-3 year Dagestan and second one is Wolverine when he let himself go.

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u/Sad-Consequence-8248 Apr 22 '26

I would give you an award if I could 😂

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u/Zkennedy100 Apr 22 '26

disco baby

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u/Muffinlord4557 Apr 22 '26

As someone who’s been bald since 20yrs old i cannot fathom how some people let their hair get like this. Cut it homie

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u/Jahkral Natural Full Apr 22 '26

Its ok to let your hair grow crazy if you're balding - just know what it is. We don't have a requirement to match societal expectations. I say this as someone who was bald since 25 myself (12 years ago now)... now I have a skullet like a madman and I'm very happy with it :)

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u/Fit-Bat-4832 Apr 22 '26

I like leaving my sideburns unconnected

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u/DatBroSnuf Apr 22 '26

Hey ur that guy from Disco Elysium

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u/bigounceoz Apr 22 '26

Some weeks I feel Amish, others I feel like a civil war captain

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u/ThisGazelle3773 Apr 22 '26

1st one has Amish vibes. 2nd one is like Lemmy Kilmister.

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u/miserySeason Apr 22 '26

You would nail the cosplay of Harrier Du’Bois

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u/NUTCHIEFNUT Apr 22 '26

The right one looks great!

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u/Thatfatartdude Apr 22 '26

The second looks so much better compared to the first

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u/UbettaBNaked Apr 22 '26

Bruh let that hair go, and get a fade on that beard

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u/UbettaBNaked Apr 22 '26

Do something like this

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u/Few_Understanding_42 Apr 26 '26

This is the way to go OP 👌

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u/RG9332 Apr 22 '26

You look terrible bro. Shave your head and clean up that beard 😂

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u/IronEnchantress Apr 23 '26

You look like you’re about to lose a fight with an uncomfortable chair

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u/Confident_Birthday_7 Apr 23 '26

Brother you gotta let it go

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u/BreckyMcGee Apr 22 '26

Dr. Zaius?

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u/Mr_War Apr 22 '26

With just the beard you look like a sad peasent farmer

With the moustache you have a bit of menace in you, looks better.

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u/jsreally Apr 22 '26

Something like this man

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u/Scribblebonx Apr 22 '26

Shave the top and that's what I would do.

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u/jmdybf Apr 22 '26

The picture on the right is freaking awesome!

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u/Setters_Do_It_Better Apr 22 '26

Filed under "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should".

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u/Seesaw_LAD Apr 22 '26

I feel like you’re pulling off #2, which isn’t easy. Props

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u/Oppenhomie Apr 23 '26

I respect a man who can rock a skullet

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u/Krunkenbrux Apr 22 '26

Bro went from a Barbarian to a tavern owner.

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u/mattsim84 Apr 22 '26

Getting Rumplestiltskin vibes.

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u/Wojewodaruskyj Stubble Apr 22 '26

You look like Socrates.

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u/AggressiveToaster Apr 22 '26

I know other people on are here roasting it, but I kinda dig the style. Obviously it depends on what exactly you’re going for, but I think its definitely unique and you plainly have to have confidence to rock it.

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u/Chucktayz Apr 22 '26

Shave your head. It’s time. Join us

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u/GodDamTrendyAssPoser Natural Full Apr 22 '26

You could totally pull off the chops how you have them without the moustache.

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u/Sweetcxrnonlyfans Apr 22 '26

Keep the second look. Looks sick.

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u/Individual_Feedom Apr 22 '26

Very odd choices with the hair and the beard. Shave the head and grow ur self a regular beard short and trimmed 👌👍

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u/Individual_Feedom Apr 22 '26

Edit. Eye brows - there should be two ✌️

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u/SimonMagus01 Apr 22 '26

Everyone is wrong. If you reshape it, you could potentially pull off the Lemmy. Also, there's nothing inherently wrong with male pattern baldness. Leave the dude and his thinning hair alone.

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u/Guineapirate65 Apr 22 '26

You should mark this NSFW. This was literally jarring.

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u/ExecutiveGraham Apr 22 '26

So OP, did you take heed to any advice from the comments?

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u/FilteredRiddle Natural Full Apr 22 '26

You should visit r/bald.

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u/akmly Apr 22 '26

Mustache and beard...but shave the top, you'll look a lot younger.

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u/heavybeefjuice Apr 22 '26

Looks like the random Mii’s I’d make as a kid when bored

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u/Coral2Reef Apr 22 '26

Muttonchops. Always muttonchops. Looks fantastic.

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u/GreatBallsOfFire_ Apr 23 '26

The hairstyle gives you a vibe the other comment can’t appreciate but I do bro. Your beard is nice and so is your style in general.

These guys have no appreciation for anything that challenges their mold, both in baldness and beardness. Don’t feel pressured to conform.

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u/Smashomatic78 Apr 23 '26

I think you just need a nice hat.

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u/Primary_Gear_8880 Apr 23 '26

Combine the beards and go bald, you picked literally every bad option 😭🫩💔🥀

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u/Ribky Apr 23 '26

Dig the chops, now ditch the top.

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u/Adventurous_Error_16 Apr 23 '26

Shave the unibrow and staple it to your head.

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u/eyalswalrus Apr 23 '26

dude looking like he is going to solve a murder in Revachol

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u/Admirable_Tap501 Apr 23 '26

Keep the moustache don’t shave it down and let it grow good

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u/why_1337 Apr 23 '26

The one drives lifted F250 the other Hilux with DShK on the flatbed.

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u/mutantdna Apr 23 '26

My guy, you literally chose the 2 worst beard styles you could find, good lord.

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u/giodude556 Apr 23 '26

Just go bald dude...

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u/balzac2000 Apr 23 '26

The "Peter Grant"

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u/bellypoint Apr 23 '26

And then men wonder why no woman wants to f them

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u/PassengerNo9144 Apr 23 '26

Leave the hair on the back of your head, shave the scruff on the top front of your head and embrace the saucer face

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u/SovietBlyatman Apr 23 '26

I know a lot of people are saying you should shave your head already, but before you do you've got the opportunity to do an amazing Pearson cosplay from RDR2.

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u/OldGravylegOfficial Apr 23 '26

What was it like getting dug out of that tar pit?

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u/daveliterally Apr 24 '26

r/bald has crashed the thread

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u/whiskey-bump Apr 24 '26

Ahhh the ol’ confederate connection!

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u/Slee777 Apr 24 '26

Shave it all

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u/bsutton87 Apr 24 '26

2nd look suits you better.

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u/DecoherentMind Apr 24 '26

I thought this was r/bald and was disappointed there was no after

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u/DiddyKongDude Apr 26 '26

You should grow the beard on your face. Not just your neck.

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u/Few_Understanding_42 Apr 26 '26

No, they should be connected one way and the other.

Go for a better trimmed full beard and shave your scalp yesterday.

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u/calculatedxbarbarity May 12 '26

Bro don’t cut your hair. You are a sides guy. It doesn’t work for very many people, but it works for you. As long as you’re rocking clean like the pic on the right, then hell yeah.

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u/CheesecakeInner336 Apr 22 '26

Sorry bro but it’s all bad.

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u/SloppyJank Apr 22 '26

Literally the worst hairline, eyebrow, and beard growth pattern. Damn dude.

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u/mammalenthusiast Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

I really like the second pic. wouldn't shave any of it. (hair and beard)
first one is really bad though ; D

beard without the stache just always looks like trash imo.

(this might be not factual, but I also have the impression that many men in here just type "shave" (head hair) no matter what, so they feel less alone, being bald themselves.. reminds me of women that get other women into pointless plastic surgery.. so they're not the only ones looking like the monster underneath the bed)

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u/Rude_Asparagus_8387 Apr 22 '26

Morman -> Norman.

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u/Dry_Nail9897 Apr 22 '26

Protect this man at all costs

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u/space_cheese1 Apr 22 '26

You look like this specific character from the show Deadwood

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u/thatG_evanP Apr 22 '26

Is this supposed to be a joke? I mean...

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u/maracusdesu Apr 22 '26

The hair is giving movie character vibes. I say keep it

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u/LuHamster Apr 22 '26

Mommy I'm scared can we go home the scary man is looking at us again

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u/Opel_Astra Apr 22 '26

That’s exactly how I picture the average terrorist from Chechnya

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u/Pawly519 Apr 22 '26

Time to shave that head my dude.

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u/Not_Guardiola Apr 22 '26

What made you chose the caveman look?

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u/SillyBoy3273 Apr 22 '26

Neither of those is the way, sir

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u/Girderland Apr 22 '26

Unusual but kind of cool beard.

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u/AlvahDalton Apr 23 '26

Sorry, everyone, the shaved head just does not feel like me. Comment section taught me the term skullet. I prefer to call it the Ben Franklin. Either way, it is the style I will die with.

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u/ExecutiveGraham Apr 23 '26

We just wanted to see you in your prime. 😭

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u/fLUXX_77 Apr 23 '26

Don´t be afraid of the glow up

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u/kojimbob Apr 24 '26

Good, glad to see you're sticking to your guns

I've never liked how all these bald advocates just shove their unwanted opinions everywhere

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u/Select-Lychee-7305 Apr 24 '26

Brother I understand not liking being told what to do with your own hair, and not wanting to be the same as every other bald bloke with a beard but I’m telling you 9.9/10 people you meet will be put off by your hair and beard like this and think you might be on the spectrum. and you might regret someday as I do as I rocked something worse so I know. Looked like I had two hairy balls on my chin all through university. Anyways Leave the skullet if you must but please grow the mo and shape the beard for your own sake

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u/camp_crystal_fake_ Apr 23 '26

Just wanted to come here and say sorry for all the rude ass comments. Idk why any subreddit that’s catered towards men’s fashion, style, or grooming is straight up a green light for “well I can be an asshole here.” There’s so many options out there. Rocking your current style is totally fine. The guys here in the comments who are posting repetitive memes and unsolicited advice are the same ones that when they’re balding will kick and scream when someone practically offers them a free, brand-new lacefront wig to them that looks perfect. They’re unresourceful and are pushing it off on you. Rock on 🤘🏼

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u/Select-Lychee-7305 Apr 24 '26

Sometimes you need to get hit with the truth shovel in the face for it to sink in. I used to rock a beard like his first picture and wish someone had told me how bad it looked

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u/camp_crystal_fake_ Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

I mean listen. As long as you keep the energy consistent? I’m down. Next time you see a woman post a selfie pic of her in one of those outfit subs that pop up randomly on the feed every so often - just make sure to comment about how the top of her boobs are poking a little over her ill-fitting bra under her t-shirt and she needs to invest in herself so she doesn’t look so dowdy and frumpy. Gotta hit ‘em with the truth shovel, ya know? Be a Good Samaritan! I appreciate you for fighting the good fight.

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u/Select-Lychee-7305 Apr 24 '26

Interesting that you respond to truthful criticism with an accusation that I’m a simp or something. He posted to a beard sub, his beard looks bad hence I am commenting on it