7 to 8 days is nothing. Way too early to be assessing cheek growth. Cheeks often take months to fill out. You need to grow it all out for a minimum of 3 months to get a much better idea if that's going to happen. After that, it's much easier to decide if you want to go for something like a full beard or a particular beard style.

Growing a beard is a marathon, not a sprint. IrishDan's beard growing journey


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