Not That Any of You Actually Wanted Hairstyling Advice from Me

[queerbychoice]

[bossy peevish pettiness]

I think men should either not shave or else shave their entire faces evenly. When they shave it into funny shapes with triangles and squares and weird curlicues every which way they just look absurd.

[/bossy peevish pettiness]

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[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

I have nothing against abundant facial hair; it's the sculpting it into ornate preconceived patterns that I find tacky. I can't look at a man with extremely detailed sculptures shaved into his facial hair without visualizing the same man in 25 years wincing at photographs of his past hairstyles and wondering, "What the hell was I thinking back then?!?!?!?"

The more resemblance a particular aesthetic style bears to the body's natural state, the less likely it is to look ridiculously dated 25 years from now. There'll always be somebody around someplace who's too lazy to shave at all, so full untouched beards will never look completely ridiculous and unheard-of to anyone. And fairly simple variations upon that, like a neat trim where it's all one length, or entirely shaved, will probably be around forever too. But the more ornate patterns are much more specific to particular places and times.