OPINION: If you haven’t been outdoors in a few years, you might not have noticed that beards are back. Back in such a big way that apparently many New York hipsters are paying north of US$8,000 for “ facial hair transplants ” to embellish their patchy beards. While the hipster subculture appears to be ground zero for the latest swerve toward beardedness, men who would not be seen dead in skinny jeans or thrift-shop cardigans are letting the whiskers grow in a way that hasn’t been fashionable for decades. Why are beards sprouting from the unlikeliest faces? And is there anything that might make them stop? Today in Biology Letters we provide experimental insights into why beard fashions...
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Josh Kimm, founder and president of the Hampton Roads Beard and Stache Society and The Beardcaster get together to talk about the Whiskers of War 2017 competition and other assorted bearded fun. We talked about our distaste of the mustache and a few major reasons we both don’t care for mustaches. Josh talked about a funny situation where he was a victim of a bearded stereotype and we dove into the world of the stereotypes related to certain styles of beards. Vetshouse is the charity the club is raising donations for, and this is their 3rd year doing so. Make sure you are subscribed to the podcast by going to: www.thebeardcaster.com/subscribe and make sure you tell all your friends to listen...
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The popularity of beards comes as quite a surprise since beards was considered very uncool just a few years ago. In fact, most modern magazines claimed that men had to be perfectly groomed and clean shaved to be presentable and likable by women. The current beard trends come as a huge curve ball because having a big and fluffy beard dis not just acceptable but essential for a modern and stylish look. If you have been battling with razor burn for years then this new beard trend is probably quite liberating because you can finally let go of shaving and give a few trendy beard styles a try. A good beard trimmer is essential Now we all know that beards can look messy pretty fast and...
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