I'm one of those people plagued by facial hair that grows incredibly fast. If I shave in the morning, I'll have a "5 o'clock shadow" by lunch time. I actually got in trouble once at work for not being clean-shaven when my manager went to send me to lunch, and when I explained that my facial hair grows outrageously fast, I don't think he believed me.

But anyways, I usually just keep my facial hair in a goatee, but I hate that if I don't shave at least once a day at the right time, I start to look more like I have a beard and just can't trim properly (as the hair around my upper and lower lips, and chin is longer than the hair on my cheeks).

So, denizens of TL, what should I do? Grow a beard? Carry an electric razor on my utility belt?

poilord

Germany3252 Posts

March 10 2008 21:39 GMT

go for a full beard = very manly
at least that's what I did

Vin{MBL}

5185 Posts

March 10 2008 21:45 GMT

Is shaving during the lunch break an option?

rpf

United States2705 Posts

March 10 2008 22:08 GMT

I guess so. I don't actually work at that place anymore, so getting in trouble isn't really of any concern. It's just annoying to have a goatee when the rest of your facial hair that's just going to grow back in four minutes and corrupt your appearance.

Meta

United States6225 Posts

March 10 2008 22:36 GMT

i'm not a doctor, but i'm pretty sure hair doesn't grow on skin that's been damaged from burning

poilord

Germany3252 Posts

March 10 2008 22:40 GMT

On March 11 2008 07:36 Meta wrote:
i'm not a doctor, but i'm pretty sure hair doesn't grow on skin that's been damaged from burning

might be worth a try. I'm not a chemist, but I'm pretty sure that gasoline burns really good.

Vaanelo

Canada128 Posts

March 10 2008 22:43 GMT

just wax it, lasts longer

micronesia

United States24730 Posts

March 10 2008 23:05 GMT

On March 11 2008 07:43 Vaanelo wrote:
just wax it, lasts longer

That... sounds painful dude...

Mine doesn't grow that fast so I can get away with shaving the night prior... I think if you shave carefully right before you leave, it will be obvious to most by 5 oclock that you just have fast growing hair... but I could be wrong.

MarklarMarklar

Fiji1823 Posts

March 10 2008 23:14 GMT

my pubes grow outrageously fast as well

we are in the same boat rpf

fight_or_flight

United States3988 Posts

March 10 2008 23:14 GMT

#10

Don't they have creams or something that makes hair regrow slower?

1sd2sd3sd

660 Posts

March 10 2008 23:19 GMT

#11

lol i know exactly what you mean, my choices are to shave everyday or just don't shave for a few days and let it grow a little then shave it completely. I usually chose the latter because it doesn't bother me too much to let it grow a little and if I choose to shave everyday my skin usually ends up getting irritated.

ilj.psa

Peru3081 Posts

March 10 2008 23:43 GMT

#12

pic

Krohm

Canada1857 Posts

March 10 2008 23:44 GMT

#13

Haha, Maddox came to mind right away.

Rpf, I'm pretty much the opposite of you. My hair grows slow, and it's really patchy. To make matters worse, its multicoloured. It grows out as Red and Black.

semioldguy

United States7488 Posts

March 10 2008 23:47 GMT

#14

http://www.brainfall.com/test6_1.php

Take this test and post the results. Your manliness may begin to fade slightly as a result and cause slower facial hair growth.

Or you'll begin to develop breasts.

It's win/win!

Yizuo

Germany1537 Posts

March 10 2008 23:53 GMT

#15

pics please

omgbnetsux

United States3749 Posts

March 10 2008 23:56 GMT

#16

On March 11 2008 08:53 Yizuo wrote:
pics please

Before or after the hairy breasts?

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

March 11 2008 00:02 GMT

#17

WHAT SHOULD I DO TL.NET?

Almost none of you have met me (and the ones who have dont check blogs) but I grow facial hair! Should I shave it or keep it? I am too weak minded to make choices for myself so I put it up to discussion on a gaming forum made up of apathetic young men who could care less about the facial hair of another man.

Common dude?

micronesia

United States24730 Posts

March 11 2008 00:04 GMT

#18

On March 11 2008 09:02 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
WHAT SHOULD I DO TL.NET?

Almost none of you have met me (and the ones who have dont check blogs) but I grow facial hair! Should I shave it or keep it? I am too weak minded to make choices for myself so I put it up to discussion on a gaming forum made up of apathetic young men who could care less about the facial hair of another man.

Common dude?

I disagree with your subtext... he has a problem that is not all that common (in places where he chats, at least)... but some people might be able to make some suggestions.

iNcontroL

USA29055 Posts

March 11 2008 00:12 GMT

#19

Not really.. hes just saying he grows lots of facial hair. Thats a genetic thing that LOTS of men deal with. Complaining about it makes no sense at all.. and I think it ESPECIALLY makes no sense here. That is my point.

But its not like he is the first to bitch about something completely unorthodox and unimportant on this site.. hell I've done it.

micronesia

United States24730 Posts

March 11 2008 00:14 GMT

#20

On March 11 2008 09:12 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Not really.. hes just saying he grows lots of facial hair. Thats a genetic thing that LOTS of men deal with. Complaining about it makes no sense at all.. and I think it ESPECIALLY makes no sense here. That is my point.

But its not like he is the first to bitch about something completely unorthodox and unimportant on this site.. hell I've done it.

Maybe I read into it too much or not enough, but it seemed like his problem was that his beard grows back too quickly and then he doesn't look cleanshaven... I can't think of any advice regarding that though, other than to have an electric shaver handy which... yeah... seems overkill