submitted 1 year ago by jabrd@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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As we enter the fall months and people start planning their facial hair for halloween costumes, we must once again ask ourselves the critical questions. Am I going to use this steampunk costume as a pivot to justify trying a new thing with waxing my beard? What can I acceptably shave a "hulkster" down to after the party? Is the goatee coming back?

So we turn to you to perform your justly duty as a member of the working class and complete this worker's inquiry. Are mustaches cool again? On the one hand we have everyone's favorite large spoon enthusiast bugs-stalin but on the other hand, in america, a mustached white man typically conjures images of pork cop

So which way western man? Is the 70s stache and burns back or are we just finding new ways to groom beards for the foreseeable future? And remember no ~~red-brown alliances~~ soul patches

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[-] WashedAnus@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna say, like 98% of mustaches are bad. Unfortunately, it depends entirely on the structure of your face, in particular (IMO) the distance between your upper lip and nose. If you've got a lot of mustache-capable real-estate, a mustache will probably look good on you. Unfortunately, I cannot rock just a mustache. My facial structure and facial hair make just-a-mustache look kinda gross.

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Not a lot of people can pull off just a stache. You gotta look like Freddie Mercury

[-] Rojo27@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

It took me a long time, but I finally got my mustache to a place where I feel like it looks alright. I've been trying to grow a full beard and just can't for the life of me. Its more of a neck beard with some thickness right above my jawline and hella patchy on my cheeks. So I've just kept growing everything out for the past few years (trimming and shaving after 4-6 months, sometimes more), but haven't gotten great results. I recently decided on going with a Van Dyke style mustache and goatee and I like it. I'll probably be keeping it like this longterm since I haven't gotten anywhere with my beard. Long story short, I think mustaches are fine, especially if you can't really grow out a beard.