These are the pics of ourselves we hate.. I'm posting them for guys just starting off that are discouraged..



When i started, i did not think i had the coverage to even pull off a riker. I was going to go 3 months, and then see where to carve a balbo or hollywoodian. Prior to this, i tried circle beards many times, but failed.

So, here we go..

My weakest side. That spot that looks like a bruise on my cheek? An island of stubble. Both sides have this.



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Eventually it grew long enough to blend into the hair bellow. That resulting "stair step" fought me for many months.


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With clever manipulation, i could still expose the true patchiness is still there, hidden. This is a few months in. I was actually tickled pink - i know i should be able to sport a Riker!


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Here's the other side. In person it is weaker. It's even less dense, so the contrast isn't as noticable. I was trying to figure out if i could brush it forward to help with the coverage.. I have no before pic, but trust me this was much better:


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Still there after many months, but getting better and it doesn't really bother me now. I do consider trimming the cheeklines a tiny bit to soften the stairstep effect some, but frankly i dont want to risk it - it took a long time just to get here:


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And a week ago.... At this point, I'm long past even thinking about the crazy hidden patches

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Last Edited By: BlondeBeard1 Mar 4 15 6:39 PM. Edited 1 times.