A few times each year, I shave off my short beard. It’s usually a special occasion—likely Halloween or Movember. So when it came time to kick off Movember this year, I faced the task head on. You might laugh, but it’s no easy task. As any guy with facial hair will tell you, a clean shave after months of sporting a beard can be traumatic. For a few days, you won’t recognize yourself. You might even avoid looking in the mirror entirely and when you catch an odd glimpse, you expect to see your trusty beard…but it’s not there. Instead, there’s some younger-looking, clean-shaven guy staring back at you.
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After years in the fashion wilderness, moustaches are back. But what’s a chap to do if he can’t actually grow one? Archie Bland goes on a face odyssey
(Originally published in The Independent UK)
