This is pretty much how my first beard came about. At 26 I had always been clean shaven and had never gone more than a day or two without a razor to the face. I started working crazy hours at work to the point where I let it go a few days, eventually days turned into weeks and now here I am 3months+ without a trim and loving my first beard. Not that I've experienced being bearded and getting used to the new look, I never plan to trim it let alone shave.