Originally posted by BuddhaSMASH
Ok so here's the deal. I'm working on losing weight, but for the time being I have sort of a fat face. Not grotesque (like fat rolls and 5 chins), but just round and somewhat chubby. My question is, is it better for people with chubby faces to be clean shaven, or keep their facial hair?
I thought I should grow a goatee for a show I was in. So, I grew a Cypher esque (from the Matrix.) goatee. One older woman told me I looked older, which was good, I guess. I got tired of the upkeep, and it started looking too hairy. I finally got to shave it off.
I'm going for a stubbly look now. I shave at 5 PM so I usually have a little stubble when I'm out.
I haven't found much of a difference, other than it's easier to clean my face without the Goatee than with one. I think I look a bit more professional. A lot of places are finicky about facial hair.
Now with the stubble, (Mixed in with a slightly better style) more people are starting to talk to me a bit more. I'm getting a few more hellos from the ladies.
The point is, it's up to you. But keep in mind your audience.
If you deal with kids, keep in mind they can be scared of bearded guys.
If you're always taking clients to dinner or lunch, and you do decide to grow a goatee, keep it clean and trimmed.
No neck hair.
If you are in the entertainment business, find out what others are doing. Look the part.
A lot of Magicians have goatees for example. Why? It's an association thing. The whole "bearded devils and imps" image. The olden day images of magicians all seem to have goatees, beards and mustaches. It adds to the mysterious look.
If you're an accountant, and you have messy looking scraggly hair and a badly grown goatee/beard, you may lose some business.
It's all about image.
Just keep this kind of stuff in mind.
If you grow a goatee, the good thing is you can shave it and be clean faced in about 10 minutes if you don't like it.
Feel free to ask a lot of women about what they think. This is one of those things where you can usually trust a woman on; but ask a lot of them. Then do what you like.
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And good luck on the wait loss. I'm trying to lose the tiny bit of pudge that I have myself.