architech wrote:
First things first... I am lurking through this place for quite a while now and I find it fascinating really. It's truly one of the remarkable places on the interwebz.

I'm 24 years old and almost beardless. The little I have looks absolutely retarded on me and I think it's time for me to either try and improve my beardgrowgth or give up forever.

And given that a picture says 1000 words here's an imgur album with shots of my 3 days "beard" --> http://imgur.com/a/7KHfg (I didn't want to slap my face right here in the thread happy.gif)

From what I have read here I am almost convinced to give Minoxidil 5% a try. What's bothering me are the heart rate / blood pressure side effects mentioned by some members.

Another thing that  I didn't quite understand is how much you're actually putting on and do you apply on the bold spots only or do you just smear it all over the face?

I would be glad for any input, however even if I get none I am still thankful to all members who contributed here! I learned a whole lot and most of all I have some vague sense of hope now happy.gif.

Cheers!

 
Do you really think giving yourself three days is any indication of how you will do with a beard?  Even guys who are well able to grow take more than three days to grow a beard.  You will never know if you can grow a decent beard if you shave it off after three days.  That's a truism that won't go away.