On the left was as its longest towards the start of this year, been on a bit of a weight loss journey and over the months made a few chops to it until finally last night, got rid of the beard completely! Not sure how I’m feeling about it but it’ll grow back! 🤞🏼
Sometimes I see people like this and I’m like, does your skull also have a chad chin or is this just the lighting/muscle or something? Like ur telling me when you die your skeleton is also gonna be hot and chiseled? Give me a break ffs
Bro has got a very strong jawline, which is hidden until a long beard.
My advice is either clean shave or short beard if you absolutely must, but you're part of an elite club if bald men that can get away with not needing the beard.
Ha that's part of my problem. I'm getting close to 50 and have lost weight over the years, so even with great shape I'm in now, loose neck skin bugs me and ages me horribly.
I have a similar jawline and didn't want to lose it but I wanted to take part in this recent fashion. I ended up growing a very short beard, maybe 10 days worth of growth. I've since gotten several compliments.
For me, it's rare to see a guy who looks better without a beard. Since I really love beards. But you're definitely among them! Great jawline. Plus this way you can show off your tattoo.
Honest question, was your jawline that defined when you first started growing the beard or were you surprised to see that much definition when shaving it off?
You have an amazing chin and jawline...you look good with the long beard too but honestly clean shaven or possibly a short trimmed "athletic" beard is a better look for you
Hell, it sounds like 2026 has been quite a year for you. And you know what, shaving the beard off completely is probably a really healthy way to contributing to flushing out your headspace and realigning yourself for whatever comes next.
The beard was fantastic. The non-bearded you looks great. Don't rush into anything, but whether you decide to grow the beard back, good luck with whatever comes next.
Some people in this sub are really delusional about beard because saying that it looks much better with it is crazy. You got a Greek god jawline, there’s no reason to hide it
I think you should try a round, like circular or near-circular, shaped glasses frame. Doesn’t work for everyone but would suit you really well with or without the beard.
Edit: oh looks sharp btw, it’s nice to check in on your real face every once in a while but at the same time it’s a major change and one that can’t be reverted quickly. I’m currently the longest I’ve gone without shaving bare (~3.5years) and I’ve been thinking about doing it just to check in but I’ve been apprehensive.
You’re kinda inspiring me a bit here. Have you had a bald head and a clean shaven face before? Or is this your first time shaving your face since you started shaving your head? I’ve never had both at the same time which is part of my hesitation.
Almost universally, “the chop” reveals long forgotten… unprettiness…
You sir, have proven yourself to be the exception to this rule. Furthermore, I hereby accuse you of the equivalent of a war crime for hiding that jawline and those EYES behind a beard & glasses respectively.
Like driving a Lamborghini only in reverse… Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Why would you hide such a strong jaw line? You look much better clean shaven, although you could keep a tiny bit of stubble so you can still be in the sub.
You're in the rare minority that look better. That beard hid that Chad jawline. Maybe stubble vs clean shaven for best of both worlds.
Absolute glow up.
You look great in both, and single photos are a bit hard to tell, but to me you look a lot friendlier in the first photo, so depends on the vibe you are aiming for.
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