Mustache or No Stache? : Some men can pull off the clean-shaven baby-face but others cannot
A creepy “stache” on a creepy man is not ironic.
Mustaches are attractive on the right guy but on others, they are just creepy. Facial hair offers a guy a way to express himself; it’s like how girls tan and dye their hair until it is virtually unknown what their natural color is. Guys grow hair on their face and shape it; they wax it and style it to fit their personality.
But let’s get this little tidbit straight: mustaches do not look good on all guys. So just because you CAN grow one doesn’t mean you should. Like just because I could dye my hair bleach blonde doesn’t mean I should.
Having a mustache requires work. You can’t just leave it there sitting on your upper lip to fend for itself. You have to decide what style works best for you. You might try a petite handlebar and find that it’s just not for you, so you try a simpler style. If you really want to grow one, find out what style speaks to you. But you might find that it isn’t your thing in the end, so go for the clean-shaven, baby-face look.
Some men can pull off the clean-shaven baby-face but others cannot.
Men without facial hair seem to take themselves too seriously. In order to sport a “stache” you really have to own it. You need a unique style and presence.
Now, back to those baby faces. I feel that guys who have mustaches are a little bit more laid back and guys without the “stache” are a little bit more uptight. It may be that the clean-shaven mug gives them an uptight aura or that they feel they are better than those hipsters with an ironic mustache because they don’t want a chunk of hair hanging from their face, scraggly and unwashed.
The mustache is a very Portland thing but while I don’t care whether or not a man has a stache, the whole facial hair craze isn’t for everyone. For one thing, I’ve heard growing a beard or mustache is rather labor-intensive and time-consuming. Another thing is that after you start growing it, you have to actually style, trim and groom it. This whole mustache scene seems a lot like owning a pet that is attached your face at all times.
I should clarify that not all men with facial hair are doing it for the latest hipster craze, to fit in or to give themselves some street cred. Some have them simply because they like it.
You nailed it dude: I grew my mustache because I like it and women are attracted to a mans confidence. After years of corporate clean cut, I became enamored with the cool “70’s” rock star look (Three Dog Night, Badfinger, Deep Purple) and grew my ‘stache as a way to mock weak, lesser men around me; and those who spent cash money for all those cheesy tatoos everyone has – apparently it’s easy to get inked – badly. I’m blessed with thick dark brown-now-turning- gray hair and my standard mid-sized-chevron stache is easy to quickly comb/wash and grows jet black – a true burst of youth if you will. It’s interesting to note that I now work for the “mouse house” who now officially allows facial hair. Suffice it to say I’ve traded in all my country club golf shirts for a new-to-me classic Van Halen II concert t-shirt. Rock on.