What's with all the beards?

[Wings246]

I do see the frustrations when appearances deviate from what are advertised.  It can directly influence someone's desirability.  I do have a weird take on this though.  A few providers asked me what I preferred (e.g. clean shaven vs bearded, hair style, wardrobe).  To their surprises, my reply has been consistent: "I like you exactly the way you are.  There is no need for you to make any changes for me."  My rationale: the more real and authentic they are, the easier it is for me to fall under their illusions because their acting becomes more believable when they are true to themselves.  That, in turn, enhances my imagination/fantasy of a BFE.

[JB_Studio38]

Escort standpoint here…

I am glad to finally have a full beard, as I was a “late bloomer” who barely even had facial hair until I was like 21. But even as I got into my late 20s/early 30s I still couldn’t really have a full one.

For me, I cannot have a shaved face. I am Black and mixed so, my hair tends to curl into my skin when it’s below a certain length (ingrown). It used to be worse in my early 20s, with ingrowns on my face and neck area. Once I started rocking the beard, that pretty much went away, although the occasional ingrown will develop under the neck or beard line. I actually developed a rather large abscess under my neck, from an ingrown too deep to pull out with tweezers. It’s gone down a bit but, it was tender and painful.

That said, some guys look good with or without beards, others with a beard or without a beard. I always admire the Rock, who has sported the clean shaven face for years. But I also admire Jordan peele who is now rocking a beard:

 

[+ Pensant]

No facial hair for me. One of my regulars grew a small mustache recently , but that wasn’t too bad.

[TMB]

It's really all about taste. For me, I have ALWAYS loved facial hair. One of the catalogs we got when I was an early gayling (MontgomeryWard?) was the only one that had male models with facial hair and I made much use of it. Beards, as long as they are not ZZ Top length, are hot. Goatee? Excellent. Van Dyke? YES!. Biker handlebar mustache? Let me have a seat. It's all good to me. I was THRILLED when (and when was that? 10-15 years ago?) beards started making a big come back. 

But I can certainly see how the beard trend would be a bummer for folks who don't like them.  It seems perfectly reasonable to ask what sort of facial hair a provider is sporting. I don't think it's reasonable to expect them to remove it, unless they're willing to do it (and likely for an increased fee). 

[ShortCutie7]

I think that 95% of men look best clean shaven and do have a slight preference as such. That said, I have had great times with men with trimmed beards… I don’t think long/thick beards look good on ANYONE. If a provider has pics with varying amounts of facial hair, I presume that the most recent one is the most accurate, but won’t reach out if I don’t like his look with the facial hair.

[Elite_XL]

Surely you can ask the provider if they could shave it off if that is a big turn off for you. I would first ask to see pictures to see how they look without it. Might be an even bigger turn off 😂

Unfortunately, beards just don’t look good on some people or they don’t know how to shave it around properly. Ignorance is bliss though 

[Mark_fl]

16 minutes ago, Elite_XL said:

Surely you can ask the provider if they could shave it off if that is a big turn off for you. 

 

If a provider's pics show a beard, I just move on. I wouldn't ask a bearded person to shave. My concern is when their pictures are one way and they present another. Or if they have pictures bearded and shaved, so I'd want to know what I'm getting. And just pass if they are bearded at present.

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

Another vote for a clean-shaven, clean-cut, smooth face. 
For Bozo, if the provider has acne, pock marks, or is simply unattractive (ugly), then go ahead and grow a beard to cover up your face. Although, in that given set of circumstances, you probably shouldn't be a provider. But if you are handsome, there is no reason to cover up an attractive face with hair.

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[TMB]

50 minutes ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

But if you are handsome, there is no reason to cover up an attractive face with hair.

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There are definitely men that are more attractive without a beard, but as a "pogonophile", it's rare that I don't find a man more attractive with a beard than without. But that's me!

Totally agree with @Elite_XL, though. A bushy mess is a turn off. A well trimmed, well maintained beard is hot (again, to me). 

[+ JamesB]

I have a strong preference for clean shaved providers, though I’m also fine with a well groomed, trimmed beard. Long, bushy beards are a no go for me. That said, I would never ask a provider to shave his beard for me.

[MikeBiDude]

I really prefer my men clean shaven, with zero facial hair. Being a it of the contrarian, I sport a tightly groomed full gray beard. Hemingway style, Wolf Blitzer type of beard.

[Wings246]

Some people associate beard / facial hair with maturity.  For those who are seeking the daddy types, beard / facial hair will be a stimulus.

[DMonDude]

31 minutes ago, Wings246 said:

Some people associate beard / facial hair with maturity.  For those who are seeking the daddy types, beard / facial hair will be a stimulus.

Agreed!

In addition to that, i even like it on young guys, it gives them a certain added manliness and it gives them another thing on themselves to take care of and make stylistic choices with that help determine my attraction to them.

I just like the way facial hair adds shape and texture to a face. It's a positive and negative space thing for me. Like having a painting of a landscape and the sky is blue with no clouds. You add a couple clouds in to break up the monotony of all that blue and it's more pleasing to my eye. Facial hair does that to the male face for me.

I'm personally pretty picky with clean shaven/smooth faced guys 😆

Edited yesterday at 09:06 PM by DMonDude

[+ purplekow]

I am a person that grows a beard and shaves it off with regularity.  It may be that an escort might be similar in his approach.  So asking if they have facial hair is no big deal.  If you have a preference, you could ask if they are planning on changing that in the near future.  Sometimes, that might be the impetus to make the change.  

 

[TMB]

14 hours ago, Wings246 said:

Some people associate beard / facial hair with maturity.  For those who are seeking the daddy types, beard / facial hair will be a stimulus.

I also associate it with masculinity (at least by appearance). I'm into all the "secondary male sex characteristics": muscle, body hair, facial hair

[+ Just Chuck]

I prefer clean shaven men.  If there’s a choice between two good looking men and one is clean shaven and the other has facial hair, the clean shaven guy will be my choice.  Facial hair adds "points in the no column" for me. And more facial hair adds more points.  A big lumberjack beard or if they look like they’re trying to join the Taliban will (probably) be too many negative points for me to ignore, even if they’re otherwise very good looking.

For masseurs, I’m not nearly as picky about appearance.