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My beard was in serious need of a trim. We were meeting old friends Steve and Hector for dinner in Málaga and I had to look my best.
So, after breakfast and before my shower, I pulled out my trusty beard trimmer, set the blade height, and took a first broad upward swipe just right of center — from chin to the corner of my mustache.
Important Reminder:
Always double-check the trimmer settings before using your beard trimmer.
Instead of neatening the uneven growth, I created a trail of bald. Oops!
Not one to cry over spilt milk (usually), I figured I could just leave the soul patch and mustache. But after trying that, I decided it wasn't a good look for me. Nor, I decided, was a lonely mustache.
So, I buzzed it all off to stubble.
Unlike the hair on top of my head, the hair on my face still grows back.
P.S.: Selfies always make my nose look enormous! (Or maybe I just never realized it really is enormous.)
wow you look handsome
ReplyDeleteGosia:
DeleteYou're way too kind!
Hubba hubba!!
ReplyDeleteJim:
DeleteThat was the sound the trimmer made as it ground through my beard!
You do look great!
ReplyDeleteohhhh, and more Sheryyyyyyl! :)
DeleteJudy:
DeleteHa! (But thanks.) There are so many versions of this song, but I thought of you and chose Sheryl!
I think you look younger without it! w00t w00t!
ReplyDeleteanne marie:
DeleteThanks! I do, too, but I think my face is less interesting. It's a toss-up!
This has happened to me when I didn't check the setting on mu beard trimmer. Now I always make a point of checking. By the way, you look good with and without facial hair
ReplyDeleteStephen:
DeleteI always make a point of checking the setting, too. Well... almost always! Thanks for the compliment. I always feel like I look younger without facial hair, but I like the definition it gives my face. So far, I'm letting it grow again.
Not a bad look for you - and your nose doesn't look large. That's one of my favorite Sheryl Crow songs, by the way.
ReplyDeleteCarole:
DeleteI can never make up my mind, but always end up going back to the facial hair. I love Sheryl Crow.
As Bette Midler has said, You look good!
ReplyDeleteI, too, have accidentally shaved off a goatee because I forgot to check blade settings. Oy; I wanted to hide in the house until it grew back!
Bob:
DeleteI also remember Bette Midler saying, "Except for you honey; you look like shit." When I had hair on my head, I was once trimming it to longish crew cut but forgot to put the guide back on the trimmer. I mowed a bare spot up the back of my head. It was the first time I gave myself a total buzz cut. Fortunately, despite my vanity, I have no problem with bad hair.
I'm noticing your pearly whites ~ uhm ~ perfect they are!
ReplyDeleteRon:
DeleteWell, thanks! It's weird. When I was younger I never thought my teeth were white enough, nor did I like my smile. These are the same (unedited) teeth.
You can sure see the resemblance between you and your brother without your facial hair! It grows back, always good to try something new :)
ReplyDeleteCheapchick:
DeleteI'm a cross between both sides of the family. He looks just like my mother's father. And at times, we seem so much alike.
I got my hair cut here in Mexico last week... at least I can wear a hat until it grows out again ;-) Really, though, Mitchell... you look great!
ReplyDeleteSharon:
DeleteThanks. One of the benefits of having no hair on my head to work with is that I never have to worry about a bad haircut.
You look like you either way - and that's a good thing!
ReplyDeleteWilma:
DeleteI THINK that's a good thing. I used to always want to look like someone else.
Been thinking of doing the same. A more youthful look!?
ReplyDeleteFrank:
DeleteDefinitely younger, I think. But I also think my face needs some kind of definition. You have a better jawline than I do to go beardless! And, if you don't like it, you can immediately grow it back.
I hate when that happens. It's a good look! On you...
ReplyDeleteWalt the Fourth:
DeleteThanks! It's definitely not an uncommon problem.
You look younger -
ReplyDeleteTravel:
DeleteThanks! A 40-something friend told me he wasn't a fan of the look on me. He said that normally I look his age, but now I look younger. I don't believe him, but it was nice to hear.
That happens from time to time. It does feel natty to start a fresh crop of whiskers.
ReplyDeleteSpo:
DeleteI'm still debating whether to go completely clean-shaven (it's currently stubble) or regrow the beard. While I decide, the beard grows!
You know what they say in Italy about big noses, A man with character and gravitas. Not bad!
ReplyDeleteLaurent:
DeleteI had never heard that! Thanks. My father's parents were Russian. I always thought he had a Roman nose and Russian (rushin') fingers.