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

[eirias.livejournal.com]

Mustaches, however, are an entirely different matter.

Another matter in what sense? Appropriate on nobody? Or are you someone who likes mustaches? As someone whose gut reaction to a solo-mustache is "creepy," the thought that someone out there might like them fills me with this odd mixture of revulsion and awe. :)

[evil-fizz.livejournal.com]

Mustaches are up there with terry cloth tank tops on my list of "ew, NO" fashion statements. It's exceptionally rare to see a guy who can pull one off without looking like a runaway extra from 70s porn.

Likewise, I do wonder about the person who likes mustaches...