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What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shaving?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:00 pm
by Crazyirishman
and I mean this from the point at which you started shaving, so the first 13- whenevs you hit puberty years of your life don't count (sorry AoG, you'll have to wait a couple more years to participate). Also, was there any particular reason why you decided to wait so long?

For example, my longest is only 2 months from a couple summers ago, when I was living on an island and didn't have to see anybody for those first two months. I've neared that point a couple times this past year, once in Chile and once (ahora) here in Jordan. Those reasons included: I have nobody to impress/ I don't give a f*ck/ let's see what happens since I'll never see any of the people again after a couple months.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:07 pm
by Serbia
I routinely go a week, and look very scraggly after that week. Even when I grow a beard, I still try to keep it trimmed. Though I have let my chin go without trimming before (as I'm doing again currently). I probably let that go for 3 months once before trimming. I need to look somewhat presentable, so I can't go much longer than a week without at least partially cleaning up.

Bollocks.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:13 pm
by notyou2
I had a mustache for 27 years, never shaved it. It's gone now.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:54 pm
by Army of GOD
notyou2 wrote:I had a mustache for 27 years, never shaved it. It's gone now.


If you never shaved it how is it gone?

Also, my max is like 2 weeks. Facial hair is itchy and annoying.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:26 pm
by Lootifer
Prob about 2 months; I dont grow a very good beard...

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 6:40 pm
by muy_thaiguy
A couple of weeks. By week 4 or so, just getting too itchy to keep it.

Though I do have a cousin that has a little goatee. Put a beret hat on him, he looks like a beatnick but sounds like Rush Limbaugh/Glenn Beck.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:02 am
by denominator
Well, now.

I think the last time I was actually clean-shaven was just after Movember last year. So the start of December. I usually have a beard but keep it trimmed, but when I went on holidays back in February I stopped extensively trimming it.

It's still debatable what you're considering "shaving" as I still shave my upper cheeks (near my eyes) and my neck every 1-2 weeks, as well as a general trim to shorten up any hairs that are much longer than they need to be.

I work out in the bush for my summers, so I usually don't shave during the summer anyways. This year I just started earlier and went longer. Unfortunately it sounds like it will be coming off at the end of the month since I promised my girlfriend I'd shave at the end of field season.

I find myself contemplatively stroking it watching hockey now.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:09 am
by saxitoxin
face or pubes?

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:16 am
by mrswdk
I let my moustache grow one Movember. Other than that, however, I shave every day. Unless you're Christian Bale then facial hair is a bit too 'closes his curtains on sunny days' for my liking.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:01 am
by Serbia
saxitoxin wrote:face or pubes?


Ah, good point. I probably shave the pubes more frequently. I'm always sporting some sort of facial hair, typically a goatee.

Bollocks.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:52 am
by thegreekdog
I have a goatee; haven't shaved that in about 5 years. I basically have to shave everything else once a day. Because, you know, Greeks are hairy.

In college, I didn't shave for two years (although I did trim).

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:19 pm
by Borderdawg
6+ years without shaving or trimming. My beard reached my waist. Between the beard and the tattoos, I scared the hell out of old people and dogs, but little kids acted like I was their favorite uncle. Go figure. :lol:

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:43 pm
by TheMissionary
I went 4 months last winter. Once it became a spark magnet, I chose to shave it off. I'm going to grow it again this winter, and possibly keep it.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:34 pm
by crispybits
About 5-6 weeks right now - weekly trims and shaving the bits I don't want hairy like my cheeks and around the neckline but basically a full beard for the first time ever.

Previous to this, about 10 days.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:03 pm
by muy_thaiguy
muy_thaiguy wrote:A couple of weeks. By week 4 or so, just getting too itchy to keep it.

Though I do have a cousin that has a little goatee. Put a beret hat on him, he looks like a beatnick but sounds like Rush Limbaugh/Glenn Beck.

To add on to this (not my neocon cousin), if I did let my facial hair go, I'd look like a mountain man, a full fan beard.

Re: What's the longest amount of time you've gone w/out shav

PostPosted: Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:28 am
by bdb
I haven't shaved since 1975. Probably longer than most of you have been alive. I do trim almost daily.

My wife of 35 years has never seen my chin (I don't really have one but PLEASE don't tell her).