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    EdH
    Iron Heart Deity
    @flannel slut
    Joined: 2 Jan 2022

    I have strong views on moustaches, so with apologies for being a month late to this particular party...

    @flannel-slut I hope you kept the 'stache. I think you wear it well.

    @popvulture hear hear!

    @Matt The first rule of moustache is you must not give a fuck about what anyone else thinks of your moustache. (In other words, Mrs H semi-regularly asks me to shave mine too... though less frequently with the passage of time and after realising that I was not for turning on this point.) Katy will cease crying after she adjusts to the new-normal (or, at least, stop crying in front of you, which is just as good 😜).

    @jerkules Possibly too late for you to try again now... I read in the paper not long ago that the moustache is regaining popularity (as it naturally would), and it listed and pictured the celebs recently seen wearing one. If you grow one now, you might be accused of following the trend? Alternatively (and you will know your wife's tastes) you might try subtly bringing up celebrity-so-and-so's (pick one she fancies) new moustache and gauge her reaction. You could always grow everything out then accidentally mess up trimming your beard when you start to look shaggy - with the consequence that you have no option but to shave the whole thing off (save the moustache) and let it grow again. That should give you at least a couple of weeks with the Mo to see how she reacts over time.

    Take the dive...

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      EdH
      Iron Heart Deity
      @T4920
      Joined: 2 Jan 2022

      @T4920 Nah, I think it looks good. It's got that 90's boyband vibe, but in a good way.

      At least your hair is light enough to go blonde. I tried bleaching while at college. I did 3 applications and my jet-black hair just went a brighter and brighter orange. I looked like Coco the Clown for a couple months before I shaved my head.

      Take the dive...

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        T4920
        見習いボス
        @EdH
        Joined: 27 Apr 2022

        @EdH the 90s boy band look is why I want it back to normal asap, but I appreciate the compliment nonetheless 😆

        I was so blond as baby, so my hair took to it well.

        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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          EdH
          Iron Heart Deity
          @T4920
          Joined: 2 Jan 2022

          @T4920 Would you appreciate "surfer dude" better? 😅

          Take the dive...

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            WhiskeySandwich
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 1 Mar 2023

            May I add that I have strong views on beards....The main thing being that if you keep one and create a line at the bottom, it must be at the neck line and never under any circumstances be at the jaw line. The jaw line beard looks especially heinous if you have a jaw any lesser than Henry Cavill. Then again, it's your hairstyle, do whatchalike!
            Unfortunately thanks to genetics, I've found myself forced into the bald-and-bearded category. Luckily my wife loves the beard 😉

            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
            -Seneca

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              popvulture
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              Joined: 2 Oct 2018

              My girlfriend gets bummed when I even talk about losing my mustache, so i think it’s here to stay. I feel like once a significant other gets used to it, they might even end up getting attached, then you’re home free in Stacheland.

              WTB
              IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
              Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                EdH
                Iron Heart Deity
                @WhiskeySandwich
                Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                @WhiskeySandwich said in Grooming and Hygiene:

                it must be at the neck line and never under any circumstances be at the jaw line

                I found that out the hard way once when I used to wear a beard. Sage advice.

                Take the dive...

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                  JoshC
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 18 Nov 2021

                  @WhiskeySandwich I Agree here. I tried growing a jawline beard when I was a young buck and ended up looking like Abraham Lincoln, It wasn't a good look but I guess if you are going to try different looks do it whilst you are young and dont have a care in the world.

                  @popvulture I joked with my missus about getting rid of the beard once before and the look I got you would have thought I chucked our quails away.

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                    WhiskeySandwich
                    啓蒙家
                    @JoshC
                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                    @JoshC and @EdH , oh I definitely learned this one from experience myself on the early experimentation phase with my facial hair. Now I just let it grow and try to keep it out of my mouth lol

                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                    -Seneca

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                      JoshC
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 18 Nov 2021

                      @WhiskeySandwich hahaha I know this all too well, I love a good soup on a winter's day but I go full caveman and don't keep the beard and tash in check soup get all in the moustache end up looking like a bird has nested in there.

                      I even went for Chris Cornell with a moustache and a little chin strap safe to say I wasn't much of a lady killer with that haha

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                        WhiskeySandwich
                        啓蒙家
                        @JoshC
                        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                        @JoshC HAHAHAHA that's hilarious and true. Don't get me ranting about how poor a decision it is to eat an ice cream cone.

                        After my short Abraham Lincoln phase, I moved into an Abraham Ford phase for a week or so, with a handlebar moustache but with long chops.
                        abraham-ford-cover-1038861.webp

                        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                        -Seneca

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                          JoshC
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 18 Nov 2021

                          I think I would rather be rocking the mutton chops than my version of Chris Cornell's look at this bad boy haha to say the confidence in my look back then was very high haha

                          IMG_3368.jpg

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                            popvulture
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                            Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                            Lol! That version of you would fit right in in New Orleans. Laissez les bons temps rouler, my man.

                            WTB
                            IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                            Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                              EdH
                              Iron Heart Deity
                              @JoshC
                              Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                              @JoshC said in Grooming and Hygiene:

                              I love a good soup on a winter's day but I go full caveman and don't keep the beard and tash in check soup get all in the moustache end up looking like a bird has nested in there

                              Try a straw?

                              Take the dive...

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                                WhiskeySandwich
                                啓蒙家
                                @JoshC
                                Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                @JoshC LOL! I would ask if that was a costume party but no one else is dressed up.

                                I cant talk though, I rocked a terrible goatee at one point.

                                "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                -Seneca

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                                • ARNCA
                                  ARNC
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                                  Stumbled on this conversation and realised it intersects with another interest. The soup issue is not new and there is an answer:
                                  https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2020MM1891/full/735,/0/default.jpg
                                  image.jpeg

                                  Easier to see on this one:
                                  676b7de9-a24c-4cc4-850b-de116f626108-image.jpeg https://www.silvercollection.it/MUSTACHESPOON4bis.jpg

                                  “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                    WhiskeySandwich
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                    OOOH! that should do it!
                                    IMG_0740.jpg
                                    A little weird tho. sorry, i've been on a kick with these filters, they're new technology to my old ass.

                                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                    -Seneca

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                                      T4920
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                                      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                                      @Matt I remember asking you what cologne you were wearing on the boat trip on Hamburg? Could you share again, as I've forgotten.. some sort of oil?

                                      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                                      • MattM
                                        Matt
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                                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                        Enjoy! At these prices you can afford to try them all…

                                        https://www.scodioli.com/

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                                        • SKTS
                                          SKT
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                                          @Matt
                                          Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                          @Matt I’ve been looking for something patchouli adjacent…have you tried their “Step Right Up”?

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