After growing my beard out for maybe 5-6 years, trimming it myself and generally keeping it looking āreasonableā I thought Iād treat myself and go get it trimmed by a āprofessionalā first thing before a day full of webex meetings.
Now admittedly it was maybe a bit What year is it?, but it was well taken care of. Wee dude even commented on how it was one of the softest heād cut.
Then he fucking trimmed it to fuck, into a big sorcerers point while I just sat there aghast. Absolutely scunnered.
You could always reset back to bald:
J/k your post reminded me of this old meme and gave me an excuse to look it up.
Hahaha this is brilliant. You bastard!
This really calls for a picture, or thereās not much to say.
But thenmy big stupid heid is exposed!
That doesnāt look disastrous! and you have enough length left to correct the shape to something rounder if thatās what you had before
Thinking Iām just gonna embrace it. Get a nice dark purple robe and a staff and just cut about cursing folk.
Lean into the Wizards sleeve
I put on my robe and wizardās hat
But yourself an orb to ponder for good measure.
I realise itās little consolation, but having not seen the before it looks great. Iāve had a beard for, like 20/30 years and rarely last more than a couple of months before getting annoyed with it, lopping the whole thing off and starting from scratch.
Thatās partly why I decided to go to barbers. Been getting annoyed with my hair and beard for a while and considered just shaving the lot off. At least this experience has put me off that notion for a good while!
i do appreciate the jean luc in the background
That was a birthday present for my wife, a huge trekkie!
Also before I realised the actual size of A0ā¦ā¦
iāve told my partner he should now know what to get me for christmasā¦ā¦
and isnāt A0 like literally used for like banner ads and full size movie posters stuff?
You were great on Eurovision, though.
I like it.
Cheers! To be fair it is growing on me finally.
Beards dae that
Sorry dude(tte/tther), this is hilarious
Oh, i ageee. If I didnāt laugh Iād definitely be sobbing!
Youāve got pretty much what I want. Iāve got the length, but itās growing outwards from the chin instead of straight down.
Iām a bit scared to risk getting it trimmed after reading this thread though š³
I say no to the goatee. You should, too. Trim that off so you have a straight line bellow the jaw, it will look less messy. I donāt know what this barber was thinking.
Also is the combo long hair + long beard a conscious choice? :)
What, you mean you donāt like it?
It looks really messy to me. As far I am concerned itās either short and nicely trimmed beard with long hair or big beard with short hair. As I am loosing mine, I went with the second option (also Iām a bit fat so I still keep my sideburns very short. A bit like this)
I see what was going for. The goatee area is pronounced and longer. Not what Iād do, but may suit the longer hair or if you are starting a cult. It is a cut that can be fixed however. Either way, if he was doing anything non-standard, he should have discussed it with you.
Picard is clearly not impressed.
Tip: find a photo of the look you want and show it to them rather than explaining it.
I had this.
My beard wasnāt particularly long, maybe 2.5-3 inches below my chin (how do you measure a beard?) and mostly trimmed down the sides, but it needed tidying up.
Went to the barbers for a haircut and they asked if I wanted my beard doing also. I said yes, just neaten it up, but keep the length. That guy practically ran number 3 clippers over it and called it a dayā¦
Ouch!
He said he was gonna just trim the sides and tidy it up. Next thing he was running the trimmers right up my cheek as a solitary tear ran down my cheek.
Iāve not been to a hairdresser in over 20 years, but occasionally do wonder what it would be like to pop back in just once as a treat.
Yeah, thanks for saving me from myself.
I crawl so you lot can walk.
I feel this, deeply. I am sorry for your loss.
My better half likes it so could be worse I guess.
Thatās good! Not all is lost then!
Iāve never had my beard trimmed at the barber, purely because of all the horror stories Iāve heard.
Plus if I trim it myself and mess it up, I donāt have to pay for the privilege.
I have large moustache (think Nietzsche) and have nightmares about this exact scenario!
If itās any consolation, I saw the after picture and it looks great! Though I can imagine itās probably a shock considering you were so used to the before.
I actually considered just looping everything off but the tash but I shat out it! Gotta have a certain pinachƩ for a guid tash, and that I lack!
If you decide you ever wanna get rid of the beard, thatās the time to rock the moustache! Having a large moustache is the only time Iāve ever gotten compliments from strangers, which is always nice though!
Maybe he thought you wanted to preserve the length , but youād probably be better off trimming the chin shorter too. Charisma+1 Wisdom +1 Magic -2.
All about the Charisma build, thatās what Iām gonna do I reckon.
When I go in for a trim, I either show them a picture, or I tell them I want to keep is as long as possible while remaining neat and even.
Though I also make sure to stick to the same 2 barbershops
My worst nightmare. I havenāt been to the barbers for just over 12 years now (thanks male pattern baldness), and Iām not sure I trust anyone with my beard except myself. If I mess it up at least Iām only mad at me.
Yours looks alright though tbh, Iād maybe just trim the bottom off that goatee bit but maybe wait till after the ZZ Top convention.
Oh man, that must be galling. At least you know itāll grow back eventually. time to look for a new barber?
First time Iāve been since 2017! Iāve been growing my hair out and my wife just gives me a trim when I feel like it. Wonāt be making that mistake again.
Do you have examples of a before and after? Or have you provided it and Iām just clueless? Lol
Ach, thatās a bastardā¦ Iāve had one about the same length of time and although Iāve made the odd cock up over the years trimming it myself Iāve never gone to a barber with it. Donāt think I ever will nowā¦
The worst self inflicted beard damage I did was started to trim it without attaching a clip (I use a number 6 on it when I do to get an idea of the contrast) - had a little cut out shelf in my beard until it finally few out
Oh Jesus! Thatās similar to what my mrs did to her hair not long ago - picked up the actual Scissors instead of those thinning ones and next thing Iām shaving her heid due to a HUGE bald patch lol
The funniest thing was because my hairs been thinning since I was in my 20s I finally started shaving my head as well as my beard during lockdown - my wife said sheād do it for me but all we had were my beard trimmers and she was bottling out in case she messed it up
I said donāt worry, just shave everything off, nothing to it, Iāll get some proper trimmers later but I look like cadfael like this - thereās literally nothing to mess up. But she was like listen I could use imac on it! I said no I donāt want to look like a boiled egg just let me do itā¦
Anyway, instead of buying clippers to do it myself my dad gave me some he bought but hadnāt used because he was too worried about using them on himself.
DIY all the way
