3 Months
So I've been lurking here for about 3 months now watching some amazing beards grow and reading up on how you guys are doing it. I stopped shaving right around the middle of November. I'm not, however, exactly sure of the day as it wasn't really a conscious decision to grow a beard inasmuch as I just stopped shaving. I've always had stubble and decided that was the look for me but for some reason (I honestly think it was just me giving in to the power of the beard) I put my clippers down and decided to see what I could grow. The first several days weren't awesome. My face was itchy and my hair wouldn't lay down and I looked homeless. But as the days grew to weeks I saw (what I think to be) decent density. My problem is the length. Like I've said, I've been lurking here for a while and seeing some of you guys at the 3 month mark made me think to myself, "If my beard can look like that, I'll be golden!" But I just don't have the length that I want. I know, I know, the first thing I told myself will probably be what y'all say, "Just give it some more time." Granted, I've trimmed up the sides a bit and I'm keeping the mustache clean but I guess I'm just a bit disappointed in my growing ability. I'm attaching some photos here that I took about 10 minutes ago. They aren't the best and may be a little blurry because if my wife saw me taking pictures of my beard I would never hear the end of it. Take a look and please tell me if my deprecation is warranted or if it's all in my head. I think I've just lost perspective at this point.



So I've been lurking here for about 3 months now watching some amazing beards grow and reading up on how you guys are doing it. I stopped shaving right around the middle of November. I'm not, however, exactly sure of the day as it wasn't really a conscious decision to grow a beard inasmuch as I just stopped shaving. I've always had stubble and decided that was the look for me but for some reason (I honestly think it was just me giving in to the power of the beard) I put my clippers down and decided to see what I could grow. The first several days weren't awesome. My face was itchy and my hair wouldn't lay down and I looked homeless. But as the days grew to weeks I saw (what I think to be) decent density. My problem is the length. Like I've said, I've been lurking here for a while and seeing some of you guys at the 3 month mark made me think to myself, "If my beard can look like that, I'll be golden!" But I just don't have the length that I want. I know, I know, the first thing I told myself will probably be what y'all say, "Just give it some more time." Granted, I've trimmed up the sides a bit and I'm keeping the mustache clean but I guess I'm just a bit disappointed in my growing ability. I'm attaching some photos here that I took about 10 minutes ago. They aren't the best and may be a little blurry because if my wife saw me taking pictures of my beard I would never hear the end of it. Take a look and please tell me if my deprecation is warranted or if it's all in my head. I think I've just lost perspective at this point.



