The ‘hipster’ beard is over…

I wish ‘bushy’ beards would go out of fashion, if they were ever in.

My DS has one, makes him look older and fatter in the face. If only he would have it trimmed a bit more often.

Still, it is, of course, his face and his beard.

He has long since not heeded advice from Mum, but doesn’t mind dishing it out himself!

I doubt whether my 4 bearded Grandsons will take any notice of theTimes anytime soon.

They are horrible. I would never have contemplated a relationship with a bloke with a beard. Fortunately neither of my sons ever had them, though one had ‘designer stubble’ for a while. In other words, he couldn’t be bothered to shave.

I thought a hipster beard was the bushy type. I quite like them.

I do like a man with a beard. Particularly if he's wearing a check shirt and wielding a power saw, building a log cabin in the wilds of Alaska. ☺️ My favourite tv watching.

My very handsome husband has had a beard since he was 17 ,in fact I've never seen him without it .I love his beard .He is always well dressed and his beard doesn't make him scruffy oh and he has a full head of thick curly hair too.

I quite like facial hair too

I secretly agree I’m a fan of the lumberjack looks.

My DS has a big bushy hipster beard. It is quite long and now has grey hairs running through it. I am not keen on it. His GF seems to like it though.

I think he would suit a shorter more trimmed beard but it is up to him at the end of the day

Damn. Just as I was managing to grow quite the beard.

My favourite beard of the moment belongs to T on Salvage Hunters. He looks almost biblical with his curls and beard.

I don't mind nicely trimmed beards but those horrible bushy ones are awful.

kittylester

I thought a hipster beard was the bushy type. I quite like them.

No, it’s the ‘hasn’t shaved for a week’ one.

I rather like proper beards. My Dbro has one, and my father did for quite a while during WW2. He was in the RN, where the rules apparently were, shave completely or not at all.
So no David Niven type moustaches.

He did look older in bearded WW2 photos though.
Much later, when he was involved in amateur dramatics, he once grew a bushy moustache for the part he was playing.
We weren’t mad keen, and he did look so much younger after he finally shaved it off.

My sons both have beards fairly clipped, one son is very dark and Latin looking even more so with a beard. When they occasionally shave them off, it seems if something is missing, it takes me a while to work out what exactly It's surprising how many men favour a beard these days. I do like a goatee, not so wild about the incredibly bushy hipster beards just too much hair!

I find a scruffy beard most unattractive, but my opinion counts for nothing!

I do like the goaty type of beard. Makes men look very intellectual. My DH has one of course!

Whatever the beginning of that Times article says, a hipster beard is not designer stubble, but a full beard, with varying styles.

uk.braun.com/en-gb/male-grooming/facial-hair-styles/how-to-5-hipster-beard-styles

My OH has a lovely beard, nicely trimmed though. One of our friends used to say that kissing a man without a beard was like eating a boiled egg without salt ?
I don’t like the bushy Jim Royle or Joe Wilkinson type beards. They look as though they could be harbouring all sorts in them!

Google on hipster beards

I like little beards and think they look attractive. What I can't stand are those huge bushy ones.

I don’t like beards at all. None of them Don’t get me started on the men who have bald heads and big fuzzy beards.

Damn. Just as I was managing to grow quite the beard.

Coastpath I shouldn't have read that when I was having a sip of tea!
Now I can't stop coughing ???

Germanshepherdsmum

I don’t like beards at all. None of them Don’t get me started on the men who have bald heads and big fuzzy beards.

Even worse, IMO, largely bald and what’s left very grey, with beard and a ponytail! Often in shorts plus a Hawaiian type shirt, and riding a skateboard.

Saw lots of these when visiting Berkeley (California) for a niece’s graduation. We could only assume that Berkeley was where all the ancient old hippies go to die.

MIL hated beards/moustaches with a passion and would not allow one in 'her' house. We married on a Saturday, flew off to Italy on honeymoon, where DH managed to get his face badly sun burned on the first day. He did not shave at all and by the time we returned had a decent neat little beard. Off he went to work (family business) on the Monday and as usual ran his father home at 5.30.

MIL went berserk, ordered her son to remove the beard immediately or never come near her home again. She phoned me to insist that I MAKE him shave it off. I told her I loved it . The beard remained for the rest of DH's life with MIL constantly apologising to all and sundry for her Son's appearance and blaming me for this embarrassment. Strangely? both DDs chose bearded men and 15yo DGS has said he will grow a beard in the summer holidays (not permitted at school)

uk.braun.com/en-gb/male-grooming/facial-hair-styles/how-to-5-hipster-beard-styles

Did you know the word ‘hipster’ was coined in New York in the 1920s? The term originally referred to rebels who diverted from social norms by carrying hipflasks in the Prohibition era. Since then, contemporary hipster subculture has come a long way. Modern hipster style is readily associated with creativity and independent thinking. Today’s hipsters are bastions of cool, and make sure they stay ahead of the curve when it comes to music, art and food trends. Vintage fashion is a trademark too, with oversize frame glasses and a statement hipster beard combining to create the overall look. Beard fashion is key here too, with many modern beard styles taking inspiration from the hipster trend