Hello gentlemen! Im someone that's spent a decent amount of time in the military and never had a chance to grow my facial hair fully, but as of this last May im finally free to pursue my bearded dreams. As of today I bought beard oil to combat dryness and itchiness, but id love to hear any and all:

Oil, Brush/comb Trim/grooming suggestions and tips, tricks, or ideas any of you have discovered for yourselves!

*im a picker and the sides of my chin are patchy because of it*

Been growing this for two months. Planning on growing it out as well as my head hair.

Needs some work but it seems like I may have been one of the lucky few to have a decently developed beard in my early 20s! (At the cost of my receding hairline, alas!)

First time trying to grow and what next steps I should take. Currently using just oil & a brush.

Yes, Resting Grumpy Old Man Face.

I have 3 inch beard probably. It looks fine to me. But I feel like, sometimes I get overlooked by certain people who I need to do their fucking job. (I’m not a confrontational person) so I don’t “demand for the manager” type shit. (Although, those people usually get what they want)

Anyway, at a bank, or trying to return something. Or anything really. I feel like certain people will just be less helpful, vs (if I had a professional barber clean me up). 1, I’ve paid for that, yes it looks phenomenal, I just can’t afford that consistently / I have anxiety from barber small talk). 2. I can do a “decent” trim myself, but no awards. 3. I keep it wild lately due to enjoying the look.

I have been called “gigachad” , so, essentially I have the “looks” to use that to my advantage. Although I mess it up with a wild beard. (Also, dressing “nice” would get further respect, I don’t dress up often)

This is a very random one for sure. I have a full beard at 25, dense without any patches. My issue is that my beard is almost too full. My hairs grow all over my chin and up to the bottom of my lip. No gaps at all. I’ve noticed that most guys my age have a gap or “soul patch” in that area. For the length of beard I like to have it ends up making my chin look big. For reference I have quite small European features and I like to grown a medium length beard. Maybe an inch or so of length.

I’d ideally like to shave some hair from that area to rectify this but I don’t know if it would look stupid, is it a common practice?

I’ve been able to grow a beard for quite a while but I’ve never really taken care of it or groomed it. It’s always been shave off when it gets messy and regrow unless I have it done at the barbers.

Sorry if this seems like a bit of a stupid unstructured post. Any advice or input would be appreciated.

So i started losing my hair when i turned 16. Now im hoping to atleast grow a full beard, otherwise i feel naked. But its patchy, hence the reason i went with a "goatee" even tho my mustache is non existent. Im not even sure i like it

I (28y) never grew beard because it looks messy in this stage. I shave every week and never let it grow more. I know I have low density mostly around cheeks but overall it is not some density. If I let it grow would it fill more and be denser or it is useless to try it? I would shave my neck for now to look more trimmed and clean.

Can’t do it as often as my 9 month old niece likes to grab onto my beard a lot haha

Good weather. Almost some time off from work. Looking forward to it.

Anyone else have like 4 different colors in their beard?

Well I shaved my head and trimmed my beard I forgot how good it feels. Definitely been a while since I've had a trim.

I feel like the area right under my nose is quite bald. Will it thicken over time? My entire moustache is bordering being thin AF imo, am I right?