The Good Life - January/February 2014

Unfortunately, many men think they’re being ironically hot
by sporting unkempt, long, mountain-man beards. The same
thing happened with mullets a couple years ago, but I think that
recycled trend of irony has seen its end. Yeah, yeah, I know, I’ve
heard; business in the front, party in the back. So, would the
phrase for advocating horrifying beards be “Look Amish, party
hard-ish”?
Many factors go into how facial hair comes off (I don’t mean
with a razor). How it is perceived depends on the guy; it depends
on the length; it depends on how it fills in; it depends on their
facial structure; it depends on their attitude toward it; it depends
on how much neck hair is involved; it depends on how many
crumbs get stuck in it after every meal; it depends on if it hosts a
family of small birds; it depends on a lot of things.
It’s undeniable that whether we care about our appearance or not, we are sending messages to other people, so
unless you’re trying to look like a man with nothing to lose because you’ve lost it all already, figure out which looks
best suit you. Enjoy your hair, but treat it right. Wash it. Trim it. Keep it in line.
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