After growing my beard out for maybe 5-6 years, trimming it myself and generally keeping it looking “reasonable” I thought I’d treat myself and go get it trimmed by a “professional” first thing before a day full of webex meetings.

Now admittedly it was maybe a bit What year is it?, but it was well taken care of. Wee dude even commented on how it was one of the softest he’d cut.

Then he fucking trimmed it to fuck, into a big sorcerers point while I just sat there aghast. Absolutely scunnered.

  • @OsakaWilson
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    271 year ago

    This really calls for a picture, or there’s not much to say.

    • FinnbotOP
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      211 year ago

      But thenmy big stupid heid is exposed!

      • @siata
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        211 year ago

        That doesn’t look disastrous! and you have enough length left to correct the shape to something rounder if that’s what you had before

        • FinnbotOP
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          191 year ago

          Thinking I’m just gonna embrace it. Get a nice dark purple robe and a staff and just cut about cursing folk.

      • rubikcuber
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        111 year ago

        I realise it’s little consolation, but having not seen the before it looks great. I’ve had a beard for, like 20/30 years and rarely last more than a couple of months before getting annoyed with it, lopping the whole thing off and starting from scratch.

        • FinnbotOP
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          41 year ago

          That’s partly why I decided to go to barbers. Been getting annoyed with my hair and beard for a while and considered just shaving the lot off. At least this experience has put me off that notion for a good while!

        • FinnbotOP
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          81 year ago

          That was a birthday present for my wife, a huge trekkie!

          Also before I realised the actual size of A0……

          • @[email protected]
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            21 year ago

            i’ve told my partner he should now know what to get me for christmas……

            and isn’t A0 like literally used for like banner ads and full size movie posters stuff?

        • FinnbotOP
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          41 year ago

          Oh, i ageee. If I didn’t laugh I’d definitely be sobbing!

        • FinnbotOP
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          41 year ago

          Cheers! To be fair it is growing on me finally.

      • Tippon
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        31 year ago

        You’ve got pretty much what I want. I’ve got the length, but it’s growing outwards from the chin instead of straight down.

        I’m a bit scared to risk getting it trimmed after reading this thread though 😳

      • monsieur_jean
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        21 year ago

        I say no to the goatee. You should, too. Trim that off so you have a straight line bellow the jaw, it will look less messy. I don’t know what this barber was thinking.

        Also is the combo long hair + long beard a conscious choice? :)

        • FinnbotOP
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          21 year ago

          What, you mean you don’t like it?

          • monsieur_jean
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            11 year ago

            It looks really messy to me. As far I am concerned it’s either short and nicely trimmed beard with long hair or big beard with short hair. As I am loosing mine, I went with the second option (also I’m a bit fat so I still keep my sideburns very short. A bit like this)

      • @OsakaWilson
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        21 year ago

        I see what was going for. The goatee area is pronounced and longer. Not what I’d do, but may suit the longer hair or if you are starting a cult. It is a cut that can be fixed however. Either way, if he was doing anything non-standard, he should have discussed it with you.

        Picard is clearly not impressed.