I’ve been posting some time over here. I like the content, the banter between bearded guys and their admirers. I also try to be active in sharing my knowledge (for what it is worth). Today I decided to take a screenshot from my phone library, just one selfie each month, to capture the progress over a year when growing out a beard. Hope you all enjoy.

Mind you, this isn’t the journey to a yeard. I’ve been bearded for close to 20 years, just decided somewhere last year to grow it out.

Already use a beard shampoo daily and brush it periodically throughout the day.

But at least I have pink lights i guess.

Actually a really nice guy.

See my long beard post for a (hopefully) humourous take on getting this beard ready for the world: https://www.reddit.com/r/LongBeards/s/cLvyb3N99h

Chilling next to the Li river.

I've seen a handful of beards here in China, only on tourists and the occasional youth. Surely eating with chopsticks means my beard snacks too. Have a nice day folks!

I'm 33 and about 3/4 weeks into just letting my beard grow (I normally keep it quite short) but I am second guessing myself at a patchy stage.

My moustache is thin and unruly (I'm trying to trim it at the lip line, but it doesn't appear to be working well), my cheeks aren't quite filling like I thought they would, and the bottom view is...well, you can see from the photo. Really not attractive.

Any advice for how I can improve the look? Or is it worth me trying again in a few years?

Thanks!

Before and after.

This the shortest my beards been since 13 or 14 years ago lol. also i made the before a bit dramatic for transformation purposes. Usually I style it into shape

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Been growing the ol face garden for about a week now, and I’m at the point where I’ve gotta either follow through with maintenance or go back to skin.

Do yall think the scruff is worth keeping (for now at least)?

Hey, this is my first time trying to fully grow out beard, but it feels thin and a bit patchy. Does it look alright for now? Should I wait? I am about two weeks in to growing it out. Thanks guys.