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What age could you grow a beard?

TheDoctor90
TheDoctor90 Posts: 461 Member
edited January 8 in Chit-Chat
Purely out of curiosity. Especially given my facial hair is patchy at best. I'm 22. :grumble:
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  • RunDoozer
    RunDoozer Posts: 1,699 Member
    14... Been a pain in the *kitten* ever since
  • TheDoctor90
    TheDoctor90 Posts: 461 Member
    14... Been a pain in the *kitten* ever since

    Show off.
  • trojanbb
    trojanbb Posts: 1,297 Member
    Sorta now. Definitely not when I was 21. The past year it's gotten WAY less patchy.
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    My brother is now 18 and cant grow a beard.
    but, his legs surely makeup for that.


    Do ya'll shave yall's legs?
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
    Around 16 or 17...
  • Tatonka_usn
    Tatonka_usn Posts: 433 Member
    Think I was about 16 when it was full-on.....though pretty close beforehand. Think that was right about the time I stopped swinging from the trees and dragging my knuckles :wink:
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    15. A shave for me lasts about 2-3 days. I don't grow it out because it gets itchy.
  • dirtnap63
    dirtnap63 Posts: 1,387 Member
    I'm 44 and still waiting. But that's mostly because all the red hair interspersed with the dark hair makes it look patchy. ( the curse of being half mick and half wop). Maybe when it all goes gray.
  • Tatonka_usn
    Tatonka_usn Posts: 433 Member
    I'm 44 and still waiting. But that's mostly because all the red hair interspersed with the dark hair makes it look patchy. ( the curse of being half mick and half wop). Maybe when it all goes gray.

    Doesn't help. I'm "salt & pepper" at 40, and it still looks patchy (at least to me)....
  • abetterluke
    abetterluke Posts: 625 Member
    I grew my first full beard at 20 years old. Honestly I wasn't really able to grow much facial hair at all until I was like 18...over the years its gotten much more epic. Although it's so itchy and uncomfortable that I am usually relatively clean shaven now. Plus beards don't really look great in my profession.
  • Proyecto_AN
    Proyecto_AN Posts: 387
    14
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    Well i am 40 now but it's just really not happening :bigsmile:

    sorry i just could not resist! :laugh:
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    23 and it's a bit patchy when it grows out. Getting better though.
  • philshjips
    philshjips Posts: 41 Member
    My brother is now 18 and cant grow a beard.
    but, his legs surely makeup for that.


    Do ya'll shave yall's legs?

    I made a promise to myself a long time ago that i will never shave anything but my face. I shaved my belly once and oh, the pain. Razor burn and little hooks that grabbed my shirt... Ugh.

    I was sporting a mean neck beard by about 18.
  • _reno_
    _reno_ Posts: 87 Member
    I had a goatee at 18, didn't try for a full beard until I was 30

    What you need as a good BEARDSLAP

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  • Crayvn
    Crayvn Posts: 390 Member
    i havent hit puberty yet
  • Phoenixchichima
    Phoenixchichima Posts: 416
    I'm thinking after menopause but I'm really hoping not
  • _LilPowerHouse
    _LilPowerHouse Posts: 365 Member
    14... Been a pain in the *kitten* ever since

    Same here..
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    14... Been a pain in the a** ever since

    Same here..

    Same. It had advantages then. Agree now though its just a PIA.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    11 (The perks of being Italian ...)
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    My brother never could grow a beard. And he tried really hard. Some men aren't so hairy...
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    My HS graduation pics show off the wicked pork chop sideburns I had (hey, don't judge).
    Grew in a full beard the next year.
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    Around 15, I guess.

    Although I have a couple of friends *down under* that had a full beard much earlier.
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    14
  • hungrypotato
    hungrypotato Posts: 1,642 Member
    16
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    12 or 13, I matured young......freaked out the kids in little league :laugh:
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I was born with this beard.
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    My HS graduation pics show off the wicked pork chop sideburns I had (hey, don't judge).
    Grew in a full beard the next year.

    Same at my HS beards weren't allowed so I grew the gnarliest pair of chops.
  • ShmoozyQ
    ShmoozyQ Posts: 390 Member
    I'm 29 and I'm starting to give up hope! :P
  • Weezoh
    Weezoh Posts: 171 Member
    about 13; also the time I started going gray. Some guys beards just don't happen. My friend's 45 and still can't grow a decent beard. He can grow about 6 decent beards spaced out around his face - not flattering :)
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