To be straight, I tend to really like facial hair. It just adds something special to a guy’s looks that is interesting and attractive. My boyfriend had facial hair when I met him two years ago, and I loved when he grew it into a (trimmed and fairly short) beard. I still think it’s strange to see him without it (he has to be clean-shaven for school now), and I honestly miss it.
I think most girls tend to agree with me here: facial hair is a huge plus. Just show them a picture of Chris Pine, Zac Efron or Ryan Gosling with some scruff, and I swear they’ll swoon. It’s just a common anecdote: Everyone looks better with a little bit of facial hair.
But when November rolls around and all the local guys start making pacts with each other to grow this or that on their face, some girls, including myself, feel conflicted. There are a few pros and cons for girls that come with guys participating in No Shave November.
First, the big pro is facial hair! Like I said, girls really do like it for the most part. Unless your hair comes in spotty like a 12-year-old boy, or you look like middle-aged man with it, grow out that beard, boys.
A con related to the above is that some guys will not realize they look like the aforementioned preteen boys or creepy older men and participate in the month. It’s temporary and all for fun, but if you can’t pull off the look, don’t. We’ll either laugh or run away.
Another great thing about No Shave November for girls is that you can kiss boys without fear of stubble. I hate stubble. It literally rubs my face dry. But there’s a difference between stubble and scruff. Stubble is that awful scratchy stuff in between shaving. Scruff is the heavenly soft facial hair that gives a guy a cool edge and also doesn’t feel like you’re kissing a carpet of nails. November is a blissful relief from the horror of stubble.
The downside of no stubble is that facial hair keeps growing. Instead of staying at the happy area of scruff, it continues on to get longer and more unruly with time. Right around the last few weeks of the month, you enter into crazy beard territory, when the hair starts to get too long and looks a bit weird, but is too short to really control. If you’re trying to make out with a guy at this stage of his facial hair, be careful: the likelihood you’ll end up with a mouthful of beard hair is high.
The moral of this story is that girls like facial hair, but controlled facial hair. No Shave November is great if you want to try something new, but please, if you’re going to keep it, make sure it’s neat and tidy. And if you can’t do that, go back to being clean-shaven… but don’t try to get away with stubble. We have no in-between. You either rock no hair and keep it smooth, or grow something orderly. Regardless, No Shave November is a fun experiment, and we girls will appreciate your efforts. It keeps us distracted until Christmas at least.
