Rushian King Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I'm talking about on men of course. What do Rush women like? Clean shaven, a soul patch, just a goatee, just a moustache, both (I believe called a Van Dyke), a full beard, sideburns? All 3 Rush guys have had, or have, facial hair correct? I've had a beard before sans 'stache, like Abe Lincoln, but the people I work with had never seen me with one. I started growing a beard just before Christmas , including a moustache for the first time in my life. At first people weren't too impressed with it, but once it started filling in they thought it suited me. Of course I don't really trim it so it's getting bushy, although I do occasionally shave the neck. They no longer think it looks so good. Of course I think they're wrong. I'd think some of the older women who were around in the 60s and 70s would be more accepting of full beards, the ones from the 80s probably prefer clean shaven, and the youngest ones have mixed tastes. On a related note, I used to have long hair as well (no facial hair) but cut that off last summer. 14 inches to a wigs-for-cancer charity. Does the amount of hair on a guy's head affect how much hair you're willing to accept on his face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoise and Hare Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 As an "Older Woman", I do indeed loooooooooove facial hair . . . especially when added to long hair!!!!! But the taste for hair is not relegated to us old hippies! I have friends representing every decade who rock the hairy look . . . including my teenage students and my grandsons! http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z147/HenHaven/Garden%20Grady/DSC00299.jpg This is a picture of my fella, Tortoise, and me in New York serving as bookends for our beloved Necro!!! Long haired, ALL , . . . the guys sporting their facial hair!!! Tortoise dyes his goatee to match my red stuff. I LOVE IT!!! T's had the full beard, also, in past years. I'm not sure if head hair preference correlates to facial hair preference. I suppose I like extremes . . . long hair or no hair WITH facial hair. Hare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Id feel naked without my facial hair, its bad enough i had to trade in my long hair for a phoney conservitive appearance. Those who know tick however know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalFan Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 QUOTE (Rushian King @ Mar 8 2008, 04:10 PM)I'm talking about on men of course. What do Rush women like? Clean shaven, a soul patch, just a goatee, just a moustache, both (I believe called a Van Dyke), a full beard, sideburns? All 3 Rush guys have had, or have, facial hair correct? I've had a beard before sans 'stache, like Abe Lincoln, but the people I work with had never seen me with one. I started growing a beard just before Christmas , including a moustache for the first time in my life. At first people weren't too impressed with it, but once it started filling in they thought it suited me. Of course I don't really trim it so it's getting bushy, although I do occasionally shave the neck. They no longer think it looks so good. Of course I think they're wrong. I'd think some of the older women who were around in the 60s and 70s would be more accepting of full beards, the ones from the 80s probably prefer clean shaven, and the youngest ones have mixed tastes. On a related note, I used to have long hair as well (no facial hair) but cut that off last summer. 14 inches to a wigs-for-cancer charity. Does the amount of hair on a guy's head affect how much hair you're willing to accept on his face? Speaking as an "older woman" who was a child of the 60s, I prefer long untrimmed beards, preferably with leaves, feathers, & small twigs braided in, and long hair to match. Really! As long as it's clean and doesn't have last night's dinner or this morning's coffee clinging to it, of course. OK, professionally speaking, a closely trimmed beard with mustache and sideburns is very nice. Sans 'stache is a little too odd IMO (looks a bit like you wandered in from one of the Amish counties). Soul patch is kinda trendy, though it looks good on Geddy. The Van Dyke is way too popular, especially among lower-status men working in information technology (AKA "help desk" and bottom-rung network engineers ) Seriously, I think the Van Dyke look is more and more associated with working-class men, so it depends on your work environment, educational background, and goals. (I apologize if that sounds offensive to some. I work in corporate financial services among very highly educated professionals, where this observation is true.) Hmmm... as to your last question, "Does the amount of hair on a guy's head affect how much hair you're willing to accept on his face?" I don't think so. I know a very handsome, sophisticated looking gentleman who is shiny bald on top with a luxurious silver beard that looks wonderful. In men closer to my own age (mid-40s) who are thinning on top but not yet bald, the closer-trimmed beards look better than full ones, if only to keep from looking like they're trying to overcompensate. Hope that helps! Why don't you post some before-and-after pictures so we can judge better? Kismet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoise and Hare Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 QUOTE (OriginalFan @ Mar 8 2008, 06:14 PM)I prefer long untrimmed beards, preferably with leaves, feathers, & small twigs braided in, and long hair to match. I'll have to get Tortoise to try this look!!!!!!! Wait a minute - - that was how he looked yesterday after cleaning the chicken coop!!!!! SEXY!!!!! Hare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 What about hairy backs ladies? Anything sexy about hairy backs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Mar 8 2008, 08:02 PM) What about hairy backs ladies? Anything sexy about hairy backs? Dude, i think you may be out of luck on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocinanteKid Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Makes me look dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalFan Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Mar 8 2008, 07:02 PM)What about hairy backs ladies? Anything sexy about hairy backs? At a ballroom dance event not long ago I was asked to dance by a gentleman whose back was so hairy it could be felt through his shirt. That's the closest I've ever come to it, I guess. I have to admit I was pretty grossed out, but what the heck... it was a single dance, not a date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalFan Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Mar 8 2008, 07:52 PM) Makes me look dirty. Which, facial hair or a hairy back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I've had a mustache since age 14... been sporting a goatee also for the past 12+ years... I'd feel naked without the facial hair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnrgal Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I've always thought it depended on the individual guy. On some guys long hair and-or facial hair just doesn't look right and short hair would flatter them better, and vice versa. course there's some that are hot no matter what they do... *cough*neil peart*cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolinda Bonz Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 done well, facial hair can be very attractive but i HATE the way it feels. clean shave rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleamingalloyaircar81 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Mar 8 2008, 08:02 PM) What about hairy backs ladies? Anything sexy about hairy backs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 There are definitely some guys who look good with facial hair and some who do not. It really depends upon how it grows in on a guy. I've known some men who's beards grow in just in spots and it looks dumb as hell. I knew one guy who could fully grow facial hair only on the right side of his face! Poor guy. This makes me think of the question of whether or not a guy looks good with a shaved head or not. I've seen some men who would probably do better with the hair they have rather than go bald. Bumpy heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnrgal Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Mar 8 2008, 08:02 PM) What about hairy backs ladies? Anything sexy about hairy backs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofsalesmen Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I had a goatee since the middle of high school (I'm halfway though college now) but my girlfriend convinced me to get rid of it. I really enjoy being completely clean-shaven now, except for some modest sideburns. I just hate shaving my cleft chin... bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (Tortoise and Hare @ Mar 8 2008, 07:02 PM)...and my grandsons! http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z147/HenHaven/Garden%20Grady/DSC00299.jpg Did you mean to say grandsons? If so, impressive! Not sure if I'm going to grow my hair long again-- I'd like to. The guy in middle looks like he's well over 6 feet tall. One vote for facial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slime Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I can't grow a real beard. Sorry gals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushian King Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (OriginalFan @ Mar 8 2008, 07:14 PM) I prefer long untrimmed beards, preferably with leaves, feathers, & small twigs braided in, and long hair to match. Really! As long as it's clean and doesn't have last night's dinner or this morning's coffee clinging to it, of course. Hope that helps! Why don't you post some before-and-after pictures so we can judge better? Well I have pet doves so I've been known to have feathers caught in my hair, and I've somehow ( ) ended up with leaves and twigs in my hair as well. When I had an Amish-like beard it was easy to keep clean since it's not around your mouth. The full beard is more work to maintain. I'm a working man so I don't need to keep it neat and trim. Not sure I really have any before and after pics, not big on getting snapped. I'm technologically backwards. I'd have look into that whole posting pics thing. Two for facial (although I gather clean shaven's alright too?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (OriginalFan @ Mar 8 2008, 10:13 PM) QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Mar 8 2008, 07:02 PM)What about hairy backs ladies? Anything sexy about hairy backs? At a ballroom dance event not long ago I was asked to dance by a gentleman whose back was so hairy it could be felt through his shirt. That's the closest I've ever come to it, I guess. I have to admit I was pretty grossed out, but what the heck... it was a single dance, not a date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocinanteKid Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (OriginalFan @ Mar 9 2008, 04:14 AM) QUOTE (TheRocinanteKid @ Mar 8 2008, 07:52 PM) Makes me look dirty. Which, facial hair or a hairy back? Hahaha facial hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromancer Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (Tortoise and Hare @ Mar 8 2008, 07:02 PM) As an "Older Woman", I do indeed loooooooooove facial hair . . . especially when added to long hair!!!!! But the taste for hair is not relegated to us old hippies! I have friends representing every decade who rock the hairy look . . . including my teenage students and my grandsons! http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z147/HenHaven/Garden%20Grady/DSC00299.jpg This is a picture of my fella, Tortoise, and me in New York serving as bookends for our beloved Necro!!! Long haired, ALL , . . . the guys sporting their facial hair!!! Tortoise dyes his goatee to match my red stuff. I LOVE IT!!! T's had the full beard, also, in past years. I'm not sure if head hair preference correlates to facial hair preference. I suppose I like extremes . . . long hair or no hair WITH facial hair. Hare I think you guys were holding me UP at this point. Can't wait to see you guys again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tortoise and Hare Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 QUOTE (Rushian King @ Mar 9 2008, 02:09 AM) QUOTE (Tortoise and Hare @ Mar 8 2008, 07:02 PM)...and my grandsons! http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z147/HenHaven/Garden%20Grady/DSC00299.jpg Did you mean to say grandsons? If so, impressive! Not sure if I'm going to grow my hair long again-- I'd like to. The guy in middle looks like he's well over 6 feet tall. One vote for facial. Why thank you!!! Yes indeed we have two grandsons . . . Our fourteen year old knows all lyrics and he is known as Agent Bytor here on the Forum . . . he's a true fan! The little guy is only two . . . he is a fan in training! He has some of Geddy's moves down already! (Kinda cool that is now entertaining their third generation, eh?!?) As for that big guy in the middle, he is well over six feet!!! I'm only 5'2", so Necro towers over me like a Titan!!! Hare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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