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Michael Symeon is the master barber at Geo F Trumper in London. Here he explains how to cultivate facial hair in the style of historical figures, from John Lennon to Charles Darwin.
Sigmund Freud: A classic Edwardian beard. Tighter at the sides and longer on the chin. Good if you don’t have a strong chin. Long faces should avoid this.
Charles Darwin: This takes time to grow - hair grows at the rate of half an inch a month. This is a fuller, Edwardian-style beard. Make it tidier by lining it up under the neck and at the cheekbone.
John Lennon: An unmaintained hippyish beard. I would advise against this as it isn’t a beard that’s groomed - it only really suits explorers. It didn’t suit Lennon becuase he had a long face and the beard made it look longer. Better for round and oval shape faces.
Ho Chi Minh: Perfect for someone with a round face and a weak chin. Use transparent shaving gel as cream won’t enable you to see what you are doing. A small razor should be used to clean up the area between under the bottom lip and just above the beard.
This entire article is from The Guardian. Thanks to Jacob Shoaf for sending in!
Wood and foam versions by Monsieur Cabinet (David Thompson)
Brilliant!
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Oh, look. A beard shirt from Portland. Whodathunk?
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Steve Jobs has a history of creating products everyone wants. But with each product is a reminder that it’s not yours; it’s his.
iTunes music has DRM. Your nifty iPhone has a kill switch. And his beard — everyone wants a beard — is trimmed just short enough to say, loud and clear, This beard is Steve Jobs’ bitch, bitch.
Whereas a little obsessive compulsion has served him well in just about everything, here it proves to be Jobs’ worst enemy. Yes, a well-kempt beard can be awesome. But his is managed the way Gollum manages bling.
Of course, this may be part of the philosophy that champions a functional release with few features over a robust, dysfunctional release. Fair enough. If that proves to be the case with Jobs’ beard, I eagerly await the next release. Until then, Jobs’ beard is like a G4 Cube: cool that it exists, but lacks power and the ability to make a proper upgrade.
Photos via Albert Watson and Zadi Diaz
Custom stamp collection based around different iconic moustaches. The color palette and style were all inspired by the 1970s, the “Golden Era” of the moustache.
David Vanadia Presentation AIGA Shift Event from AIGA Portland
Growing beards—and hair in general—is a more sustainable approach to living, and shaving is a twentieth century construct to line the pockets of P&G while making us less comfortable with ourselves. Also, RFID chips. Yikes!
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