on beards

[eirias]

Apparently beards are trendy or something.

No survey ever conducted about women's attitudes toward beards, even those not underwritten by the Gillette Company, has indicated that more than 2 or 3 percent of women would describe a full beard as sexy. ("I hang out with those girls who are in that 2 or 3 percent," Mr. Martin, of Vice, said.)

In my opinion, the sexiness or not of a beard depends on a few things:
1. whether the person is actually capable of growing a non-pathetic beard
2. whether the person keeps it neat
3. whether it suits the person's face.

On the right guy, a beard can be totally hot. Just so you know. (Unfortunately for viewers of the article: Mr. Ralph Lauren Model? Not the right guy.)

Comments

[cognative.livejournal.com]

I was just about to make a post about this. Why is it the minute I do something the NYTimes starting writing stories about it being trendy?

I can't really grow a thick beard. It stays pretty short. I think it makes me look older. A. seems to like it so it may appear every once and a while.

[eirias.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was thinking of you (among others) when I wrote this -- you are someone who can look pretty good either way!

(What other lifestyle decisions of yours have been scooped by the NYT, incidentally?)