Quote: sally cinnamon "I have noticed that a lot of young men in their 20s and 30s seem to be unshaven these days, I think society is less bothered about a clean cut image at work than in years past - older men seem to either be clean shaven or have proper beards. A lot of young guys seem to go for this 'designer stubble' image but when the Italian models do it it seems to be groomed deliberately...clean shaven neck and at the top of the cheek bones and trimmed to a short even length. When guys just don't shave for a few days they look unkempt and scruffy. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I do reckon small details like that matter in a workplace, I find it harder to take a guy seriously that looks unshaven.'"
I stopped shaving a few years ago after a bout of food poisoning had left me with a 5-day beard and the Mrs decided she loved it even in that tatty state - and frankly I jumped at the chance to avoid the pain in the ar5e that is shaving. Always hated shaving.
I now use a beard strimmer - but you've got to invest in a decent one. Short and neat, very short under the neck and neat around the face, and blended around the edges to avoid a bold line between beard and face (something Chris Bridge could learn). A fine line between a natural look and something too defined, but after you've found that it takes no time and no effort.
No fking around with Turkish barbers or foam for me anymore.
