Jack---my upper lip (the upper lip is really from the center of the mouth up to the nose and has the distinctive Philtrum in center. The red portion is the Upper Lip Vermilion......drawing classes)...well, my lip is tall in proportion is my enormous head (let the ego jokes flow). It is not only tall, it is wide given my horsey smile. I would wager that I have twice as many follicles on my upper lip compared to you. You win the jaw and cheek war for sure. The hybrid of Jack and Greg would probably be Jeff (his age split in middle as well). I personally really like the way that your current side 'patches' set off your moustache and the cheek beard--bravo. I enjoyed this video.
I'd personally want Carlos Costa's. That is one of the densest beards I've ever seen, and you can rock it in a huge amount of styles with that density.
I'm 62 and always went for short hair and beard just for the easy care aspect. Then,... I saw Greg Berzinsky's hair and beard (angels singing in the background), not sure if I can get it that good but I'm going for it Started about 3 weeks ago, wish me luck.
Lol dude that's not true. You're all extremely exaggerating. I would've guessed you like 26-27 Jack and you said you are 24. Which is just the beard. Don't listen to all these guys. I really like your open and humble character Jack.
Greg's moustache really makes his beard special. I know personally, if my moustache was weak, my beard wouldn't be considered "strong", as most people characterize it
@@Herculean.Aficionado I agree with that. I wouldn't recommend a huge, beastly moustache for a corporate worker. Personally, I just like the look and growing it larger helps to cover up some of my patches
Love the content. These vids has helped me in my beard growth so much. I'm at 8 weeks as of tommorow and sitting at almost 2 inches this will be my first yeard and looking forward to seeing my beard potential.
It can take many months for certain hairs to start growing. If you just shaved 2 months ago, some of those "patches" may just be hairs that havent sprouted yet. Give it more time and see
He definitely looks like a more mature 24 and can easily pass for early 30s. I started my beard journey a year ago. I'm 38, but without my beard i would look like I'm in my late 20s. Ever since I grew my beard, I've realized that people really see me as a source of knowledge and value my opinion. I have about 3 gray hairs tha make me look a little mature as well. I would never go back to a baby face.
Jack, I love this video and hope you'll keep making more like it. I keep getting more confidence as I see others deal with issues they have with their beards and also how each beard is unique. You guys have helped me so much with your philosophy of 'rock what you got'. I loved your yeard series and I really like listening to your podcast. I started a yeard and unfortunately gave in and got a trim after only 8 months, but it would've been a yeard in about 2 weeks. Although I probably would be one of those people that they say 'can't grow a beard', I'm going to keep going. Because of you, I'm going to keep my beard and rock what I've got!!! ;-)
Jack, definitely consider embracing those side patches. They add definition and emphasis to the goatee+tache part of your beard (guys with goatee + scruff shave dips in there on purpose to give definition and shaping). If you hadn't announced those dips as patches, I would have assumed you shaved them in on purpose as a style choice. Most people seeing them that haven't seen a video of you talking about them as patches would likely consider them as deliberate too. If they were notably asymmetrical then there'd be more of a basis for seeing them as a challenge to 'do something about' - since they are nicely symmetrical and look stylish, I'd be inclined to regard them as 'free styling' from your own genes (you get them without maintaining them, which people shaving details like that into their beards have to constantly work to keep on top of). Genes that pitch in to make you look distinguished are great things to have. The same goes for Greg's patches too - I remember writing a comment to point out how I consider his growth patterns quite lucky! Greg's patches are also nicely aligned and serve to really bring out a distinguised shape that others achieve by shaving details like that into their beards. A lot of what people do with their beards is the beard equivalent of folks with straight head hair getting tight perms and others with afros using hair straighteners, which isn't to say that people should just let nature do its things and abandon any notion of personal styling choices, but rather to say that it is fine (and mostly far easier!) to work with what you have, and most importantly, try to avoid feeling pressure from outside of ourselves to conform to a specific look. We'd all get bored (and confused) if we all looked the same and ultimately, those external pressures to look this way or that way are full of conflicting directions; you can't please everyone, but you CAN please yourself. The bottom line is go for what you like and what you feel works best for you, as that is what you'll feel most confident and comfortable with, and everyone looks and feels better when they are more comfortable and confident in themselves. I'd encourage any chaps watching and feeling any concerns about patches to have a second, less self-critical, look and see if they really do detract from their look, or instead might actually be a super awesome unique signature that they can work with rather than fight against.
Personally the best "type" beard is that of Jeff and Carlos, where the hair goes right up underneath the bottom lip without the usual patches. It gives a neater/fuller look. Something I struggle with as I have the soul patch that I kind of try to spider out in all directions to cover. Jeff and Carlos also seem to have much more hair follicles than most. But hey, we rock what we've got man.
It's wild how much we are our own worst judges. This is a prime example where to me, the patches look enormous, but to others, they don't look bad at all. - Jack
Yo can you guys do a video where you talk about if your dads/other men in your family could grow beards like you or if they had different growth patterns/couldnt grow a beard? I think that would be interesting
Mine is very different from my dads. He has very straight, thick beard hair. Mine is wiry, curly, and I have patches similar to Greg, but my beard doesn't grow as high as Greg's or my Dad's. I also have slight patches in my side burns which is a pain. As i buzz my head (about a 1/2 to a 1 on top) due to hair loss, I think I'm going to try a skin fade that starts about where my beard does, so I can avoid the patches in my burns.
What I noticed is that the beard looks best when it’s length is proportionate to the moustache. So with shorter moustache due to genetics a shorter beard looks much more attractive IMO. Imagine Greg with his large beard and a very thin moustache, it would just look weird. So I strongly believe a shorter beard would be a much more attractive look for you.
@John Sampson I'm at a similar point in time as this guy, thought at first we were pretty similar and then he showed his goat neck and now I feel like shaving this thin crap. A wispy beard is the worst
You guys should try a video where you get someone to Photoshop the parts of your beard that you aren't fond of so we can all see what each of your ideas on the perfect beard would be. That and maybe you might realize you dont actually dislike the little imperfections at all.
The beard is looking good bro. I think the patches you have look fine. I see alot of guys that shave those spots and honestly I think it looks good, with a shorter beard anyway. Keep it up!
Only time I've grown a beard is when I was unemployed and at rock bottom with my depression. However, the people that have seen the photos of my beard phase were complimentary, so maybe someday it will come back. It's nice to know that at least the option is there.
I’ve got very similar beard growth to Greg’s. I have a fuller moustache, At four months I have a nice full beard now but I also have the lip split. I always wanted it because I thought it looked like a pirate .
You'd make a great lumberjack mascot for a university football team and I say that as a compliment Jack. Greg would fit best at being the mascot as a seasoned old gray bearded ship captain..or a Greek god.
These update and comparison videos are great for me. First time growing a full beard (40) and I'm a few weeks behind you guys when you shot this. So far so good and these videos give me confidence. One question man, and I can't find an answer anywhere - how should you comb your beard 2 month it? Down? What do you do with neck? Down again?
I like your beard.... you're a lucky guy...you're only 24 and you have facial hair even on your cheek bones! what i like the most about your beard is how dense it is on the sides...I think many guys sport a goatee because of how difficult is for them to grow facial hair on the sides.
Got lucky with my beard man, the shape is becoming exactly as I wanted it to be, I'll reach the mega stache in a few months and i'll be sooo freaking happy !
@@wanna-be-cowboy Just luck. When I decided to let it all grow I went for a yeard, so all at the same time. Which was a good idea cuz parts of my cheek grew slower than others, now it's balanced.
Greg's beard as he said have a lot of patches and its not as asymmetric as the rest of beard but he makes it work and that gives confidence to a lot of guys including myself. Great vid
Thanks for making these videos I’m growing mine out now, all of these details are a great help. Not that I didn’t know but hearing everyone is different really helps with the knowing if I get a patch I can make it work for me. Thanks bud!!!!!
What made me decide to just grow my beard out was watching Greg grow his. Him and I have very similar patches on our cheeks. Which leads to a very uncomfortable first couple of months.
Jacks beard is denser but Greg’s beard is a lot more aesthetic due to his fuller moustache and chin growth, plus he has much straighter hair that’s easier to work with and style.
Great video Jack. I love watching the grow videos from week to week and to see how you guys compare to each other is awesome. I'm currently right 8 weeks of growth. So I'm right there with you guys and it's really good for me just to see how my beard stacks up against others.
Currently 18, and have very little beard growth, by far the thickest spot is my neck, which grows down past my adams apple. My chin and neck are just about the only visible part
I too have the same “patches” as you but I never once considered them patches. They’re symmetrical. I like my growth pattern and nobody else would consider them patches either. No need to be self-conscious.
Your beard is spot on brother my main problem is picking out my beard. I’ve sort of rectified this by having a beardbrand comb in my hand so if I get the urge to pick, I Comb the beard through. Only problem with this is I’m going to bed right now with a very sore face 😩
You should have your moustache and cheek lines like you had in Week 29 of your Yeard series. Do that along with the length of your beard now and it would look it’s best I believe
I’ve heard that the longer it takes for your beard to grow in, the weaker it’ll be. Greg’s beard didn’t grow until his 50s so it got me wondering if that is true?
Im 33 and almost 3.5 months into my first beard. Jacks is already passing mine lol He’s got great hair genetics lol If you look at any of my vids (my last one I loaded was yesterday or the day before) And I deff look like jacks did when his was around Month one lol
My beard goes so far down my neck that I have to either "create a line" to decide where beard stops and chest hair begins, or shave the top of my chest hair so there's a distinct separation.
When you have good gens for beard like Carlos and Buon, just let it grow and visit barber from time to time, if you have low quality beard like Greg ,you have to play with it every day just to look decent.
Unfortunately my beard is not that dark and it grows with copper color patches. I have been growing for 2 months now and from a far it does look dark but if i get closer and look myself in the mirror, i can see that every hair looks a little separated from each other making it look lighter at close distances. I’m looking forward to grow for another 2 months to check the results without trimming and hopefully my hair becomes either darker or thicker. I’m 19 by the way :) I guess I will have to wait until I age if the results are the same.
I'm 18 years old and left school last June and I haven't put a blade anywhere near my face since leaving school and I basically have a goatee/musketeer look going but the left side of my face has started growing in over the last month and the right side of my face hasn't grown in at all... do I just need to give it time and rock what I have for now? Or should I embrace the goatee/ musketeer look with massive side burns? Also I've seen a lot of people recommend taking Biotin to help promote hair growth does anyone that takes it actually see better results over time? Or is it not worth the money?
Your hair (on your face at least) looks a lot like mine. Mine is super "crunchy" though, for lack of a better word; stiff and kind of wiry. Any tips on how to soften it up and make it a bit more manageable?
I never had problems with patches or neck area, but my mustache got tge same gap like yours. Luckily it can be fixed if you let growing like 4-6 months
Nice vid. Jack, when I was your age I also had a gap in the middle of the lip...maybe less....hair did not grow that well....now 20yrs later it's full (if I didn't cut it....probably even more than Gregg) buy I HAVE to trim it some every week. Cheeks-- you do look a lot better when you bring the line down.... Now lower neck, i did for ever cut my line as you seem to be doing now....it's a pain in the @$$. So now have been growing it but it gets too long and looks bad...at which point I trim it--BUT then I get this itch and even redness from the shorter hairs.... this is something I do not know how to manage best yet..... Cheers. I may have to go visit Cisco one of these days
Great video. I haven´t shaved my beard in 12 years. Don´t even know What´s under it any more... Don´t think I could. You know, and for anybody who will read this, something strange happens, if you let your beard grow to it´s full extent and beauty even for one time, chances are that you will not be able to shave again.
What are those bald spots below both end of the lips called? I ask this because I'm a tad worried since my bald spot is pretty low (about an inch under the bottom of my lip), also do you think it might grow up higher? I'm 18 ATM if that helps.
Love the video. Comparisons of yalls beards were cool and hope to see more videos like this. I have a patchy beard so I like watching Greg’s videos, and yours as well sense you inspired me to grow out my beards. So keep on bearding.
Rock those patches. Your patches look good dude. The irony is that your patches emphasise your mustache and make it look better. Want a better looking mustache with your beard? Leave those patches to the sides :)
I've been growing my beard for about 4 1/5 months without any trimming (except my mustache and neck line) and it's about 3 1/2 inches. If I want to continue to grow my beard is it ok to have it shaped already or should I let it just keep going naturally?
