Beards and kilts

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beards go with everything, but I may be biased because every single adult male in my entire family has one.

[Dirk Skene]

I grew my beard when I was about 24. When I was in my early 30's I cut it off. Everybody & their brother told me I looked so much better without the beard . ... So I grew it back This is my way of telling the world to mind it's own business

[Dirk Skene]

........I had one guy offer me money, I looked that bad!

O ... Sorry Chase

[TheKiltedWonder]

IMHO the beard has been seen as a shift away from the norm in America for a number of years.

I think that's definitely been true in the public arena, but I think it's unfair. My father and all the males on his side of the family have some facial hair and most have full beards. So I grew up thinking the beard was the norm.

As for beards and kilts, they just look really, really good together. At least that's what I'm told

[Clockwork John]

Beards do look good with kilts. Especially on "fuller" men.

I don't have a beard, for a few reasons. First, I have a cleft chin, and no hair grows in the cleft. A beard would look pretty funny with a "crack" in it. Second, My wife will not kiss me if I don't shave. Third, I'm a skinhead. Part of the "traditional" skinhead image is being clean-cut. So, no beard.

But, I do have mutton chops. Big, manly mutton chops. Chops are very "scottish," they are very "skinhead," and my wife likes them. And they look absolutely brilliant with a kilt, a flat cap, and a pipe... three of my standard accessories.

I've been clean-shaven once in the last 2 years, and that was due to a mishap with the clippers. I was only chop-less for about a week.

It does seem that kilts and facial hair in whatever form go hand in hand.

[Bugbear]

Ok, so like you got your long beard and your long hair on your head, and all of it is down to your knees or so. I guess the next thing is to put it all into barbairian braids or something strange like that. Weren't the heavy metal guys tieing a knot in their beards for a while?

[Nick the DSM]

kerry king, scott ian, yeah a few of them were.

[Bugbear]

Now that I think of it Zack Wilds was beard knotting and now he wears UKs. So there you be.

kerry king, scott ian, yeah a few of them were.

[Casper]

Many of the old guys had beards, tattoos, and gold rings in their ears.
Bob

I'm not an old guy, but i'm 3 for 3 on that one... gold hoops in both ears, goatee, larger sideburns.

I might go for that "I haven't shaved in a week" kind of beard.

Its called Designer Stubble..

The fact that its all red really adds to that celtic feel (since people have always asked me if I was Scottish, despite the fact that I resemble a leprechaun). Have had my goatee for 12 years now... only shaved it off 3 times in that period... once I see how much of a baby face (and a double chin) I have, I grow it back immediately.

Although, now that i'm on vacation for the holidays... i've got a full beard as I haven't shaved in over a week (redbeard the pirate, anyone?).

[Mael Coluim]

Bearded for life. Like the look. (So do the women in my life; wife, sister, dog, cats).
Don't have to shave!
Win! Win!