Beards and Pipes

[ichbinmuede]

What do you use on your handle-bar?

I use "Got2BGlued"... You?

It's easy and cheap.

Well Lawrence depending one what I feel like and the weather I use one of two waxes.

If I feel like a good strong hold that keeps being adjustable I use Cedar Hill Farm stiff moustache wax. It keeps very well but doesn't hold up terribly well in hard weather. Usually though I find myself using Hndlebar's Moustache Wax because that stuff will hold through a hurricane and the lanolin in it adds a nice masculine smell and some waterproofing. A tin of either will last a good while and if it is a little more expensive than Got2BGlued then I would say it's worth the money for the superior performance.

Another little trick that I picked up early in my handlebar wearing was using a wax toilet bowl seal! Haha only good if you like a soft hold but it does do the trick and you get a whole lot for your money. Cedar Hill Farm soft wax is a little better though but it is definitely adequate.

 

[sorringowl]

I have a goatee now but planning on growing a beard for the winter again.

 

[jeff59]

Always had some kind of facial hair for over 20 yrs. Mostly a stache. Even did the handle bar thing once. Top o my head is geting thin so that I keep very very short. Winters were made for full beards although my has gotten grayer lately (ALOT). Been doing the goatee thing instead even year round. This year let it going in full not even shaping the top and I like it. Wife likes it the best. Bent stems are my favorite, rarely smoke anything else.

 

[baronsamedi]

I use Clubman moustache wax, but I think I'm going to look into the "handlebar's" .. Ichbin, I'd be wary of the straight razor. They have to be kept hella sharp and techniqu is everything. The first week I taught myself to use one I looked like I shaved with a weed eater. It got better, but now, even though I still prep with a mug and brush, I use a modern razor (a Gilette Fusion) for the fine work. I typically grow a VanDyke or Imperial in summer months, but starting October the Full beard comes back. I typically grow it square on the bottom and comb VO5 into it so it stays soft for when I'm in close quarters with a lovely lady. LAdies love a soft beard but hate prickled face, or worse yet, beard burn caused by well, I don't need to explain that.
It's generational, too. When I was dating women in their late teens and early 20s they were repulsed by beards, particularly mutton chops. Those were Anathema! My girlfriend (not to be confused by women I considered groupies or purveyors of booty) insisted I stay clean shaven. Luckily, I found spohisticated woman who appreciates the virility and manliness of a smartly groomed beard. When I went for the Dali moustache she found it to be overkill,though.

The VanDyke

 

[chestercopperpot]

I have a 'bald spot' on my beard that I don't think looks very good so I never really grow a beard or a tee. Right underneath my soul patch, just a big clear spot before it starts growing again lower on my chin. So I'm always clean shaven, although in college I had an Amish beard going on for a while. I'm now a straight razor enthusiast, though, so if you have to shave, may as well do it right!

 

[porshcigar]

Full beard since 1967. Pipe smoker since 1970.

 

[revs]

If work allowed a full beard I would sport one. Last job let me and I loved it year round. Kept it sorta trimmed when I remembered. Nothing like a shaved head and a red beard. Must be the Scandinavian in me. Currently I am sporting a modified Van Dyke. I don't connect beard with moustache. Have a bare spot on one side that looks funny. Have had a moustache since high school. Did shave it once and the wife looked at me like a stranger.
I also shave with a straight razor. It does take practice, but I enjoy my straight shaves immensely. Three passes and I am good for almost a week. Maybe a little touch up Thursday morning to keep the clean look. I hone my own blades and keep them maintained. You just can't beat the feel of a nice shave soap applied with a badger hair brush. There is a site that is for the straight razor enthusiasts. That is where I heard of this site.
And, for a moustache wax, I recommend Oregon Wild Hair. Comes in a chapstick type tube and is easy to use. Smell is quite pleasant.

 

[aussielass]

Class, style & downright hilarity here: http://www.bing.com/images/search?sk=&qpvt=World+Moustache+Championships&q=World+Moustache+Championships&qft=+filterui:photo-photo&FORM=MSNBBK&mkt=en-au#x0y0

 

[pstlpkr]

lawrence, where do you get it?

That's one loaded question... :D
Walmart.

Edit: It says "wind tunnel tested", I can testify that it will stand up to 80 mph on my bike.

 

[spyder71]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/7321_1233461159762_1326168366_30691823_6591610_n.jpg

Its the only pic I have of myself! Cant grow a full beard because I dont grow much facial hair.

 

[ichbinmuede]

Baron, I have tried Clubman's and it was great...before I knew the excellence of a good proper wax! Hah it's a little too stiff after drying and in application it's a little too pomade or lotion like. Also I find that on drying it's always full of white flakes of wax that just drive me crazy no matter what I do. The wax takes a little extra time to apply but well worth it as far as I'm concerned.

 

[dunringill]

I've had either a beard or goatee on my face since 1977. I don't think I really remember what I look like without one.

 

[baronsamedi]

ichbin...definitely trying the handlbars stuff you reccommended. Clubman gaives me the exact same trouble.