Hey everyone, here comes the 9 week update and let me tell you it's not the brightest one, woke up with a nasty case of bed beard that no amount of grooming's been enough to set quite right.
In all honesty the beard's been the lowest note in a week full of otherwise very positive news, and I wonder if it's really worth it to keep routing so much effort into something that only ever feels like a consolation prize at best. I'm still determined to push through till week 13, hoping that this is just a weird transition phase, but all in all I'm not very optimistic.
Anyway, I'll spare you further details of the pity party going on in my head and get on with the pics… thank you in advance for any opinions and advice.

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… a friend of mine who'd never seen me bearded said I look a lot like this guy (Nicolai Lilin, Russian writer and reformed gangster).

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… while I can see the resemblance, and he definitely seems to have the same hair type and a similar pattern, his beard looks killer. Waiting for the day I'll feel the same about mine