[Magdalen] Facial Adornment.

[Scott Knitter]

I had a rather thick beard for a while at university. I liked how several
colors were represented: primarily a reddish-brown, which was surprising.
Also some blond and a bit of gray.

Eventually, despite trying several products and care techniques, I got
tired of the itching and got rid of it. My bare face after shaving off the
beard seemed to have changed...my lips were thinner and my skin was
smoother. It hadn't been that long since I was clean-shaven.

Now if I grew a beard it would be Santa-white, of course. I'm still
surprised every time I have a haircut and see the white clippings on the
plastic bib/apron/cover thing. I still imagine my hair as light brown to
blondish (when I'm not seeing it in a mirror).

On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 8:42 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I had a rather long goatee in college. When I decided to grow it again a
> couple of years later, by then married, I wisely asked my wife for her
> approval. The only thing she said was "keep it short". I have worn a well
> trimmed beard ever since and much prefer it that way. It's still rather
> thin on the cheeks because that's how my facial hair grows, but it beats
> the heck out of shaving every day. A trim once a week suffices nicely.
>
> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 6:48 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 3:23 PM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I was stunned to see Manafort pal, the indicted Rick Gates, sporting
> > > a beard in recent pictures.  Most women I know don't like male
> > > facial hair, I can't help but feel it's because beards are one of the
> > > few things women can't do as well as men, though I'm sure there
> > > are plenty who disagree.
> > >
> > > In any case, I think it becomes Gales.  He is actually handsome
> > > with the beard which, IMHO, he wasn't clean shaven.  Ditto for
> > > Jimmy Kimmel and now John Stewart.  The latter is especially
> > > stunning in his salt and pepper version.  David Letterman's
> > > beart isn't bad, either.
> > >
> > > I may well be prejudiced, however, since I have a full, short cropped
> > > beard which is more salt than pepper by the year.  I've had a beard
> > > of some sort for about 40 years.  Gillette doesn't make much on me.
> > >
> > >
> > > David S.
> > >
> >
> > I don’t know what kind of women you know, David, but most of the women I
> > know would disagree with your statement. I myself prefer a man with *
> > well-groomed* facial hair. My S/O has a full beard and mustache, neatly
> > cropped. My late ex had a mustache and I told him if he ever shaved it
> I’d
> > leave him. (I eventually did, but not for that!) What I can’t stand is
> the
> > 3-day scruffy look, or the really bad facial hair favored by the
> alt-right
> > and rednecks.
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Christopher Hart
>
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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA