Thin Beard To Winning Beard And Back *My Entire Beard Journey* 

A lot of detail I know guys so please refer to the description box for the key moments in the video. This is simply a detailed description of how I came to have this beard, keep it and be happy with it. Whether clean shaven, stubbled up or bearded to the max I wish you all the best and thanks for watching!

Hey man, I'm 18 at the minute but when I was 15 I had a brain tumor which resulted in 8 moths of chemo and a month of radiotherapy. I am obviously happy to be alive and have a great supportive family around me but I lost all my hair and with it all my confidence. I use to find thinks a lot easier but at times the situation brings me into depression. I know it doesn't change me as a person but it is really hard from a young age to louse all my hair. Long story short ... when I came across you channel and saw others who a similar story it made me feel a lot less alone. So thanks Ps I'm cancer free

Note to self: don’t let your beard become an obsession.

This guy makes me want to lose my hair xD. I feel like having a figure like this is good for young people losing hair. All Love

Guy with a year and a half long beard here. Biggest advice is to just leave it. Shape up the cheek lines and neck a bit (just above Adam’s apple) but leave it. Until at least 6 months then maybe go to the hairdressers and get some shape into it. But then leave it again. Slap some beard oil on morning and night. Beard balm to tame it and you’re done. Beard oil and balm is the key. On a morning my beard is ugly but once brushed and oiled it’s a different story. If you have a messy curly beard then get a round brush and hair dry it on cool so it’s a bit more tamed. Do that after a shower when it’s wet with some beard oil on. Condition it every other day in the shower and do not over wash it. Once a week if that with beard not hair shampoo. My cheeks are thin for the first 3 months then fill out. Don’t over complicate it. Yes it will look like crap and people will comment but just push through and eventually it will all fill out. Also age has a big part to play. I couldn’t grow a beard in my 20s. I’m 30 now and it’s thick and about 7 inches long.

The reason light passes through the beard is because all the hairs grow at different speeds so the hairs are different lengths! Trim it back to where it’s darkest and then start the process again, trim every 4 months or so, eventually all the shorter hairs catch up and you get a little more length every time but the beard is as full as it can be! I’m about to start my second beard journey. I’m about a month in atm! Keep growin brotha!

Minox saved me lol..Started with literally 14 cheek hairs on each side. Used for about 1yr & 6 months and boom full beard. Have been off it nearly 3 years now and everything stayed (26yrs old now). I know it's not for everyone, but man I'm so grateful I found it. Probably the only reason I'm able to be confidently bald, to be honest.

Great video. I had no idea it was almost 30mins long - it flew by. It was really interesting to follow the stages of your beard journey, especially because I think I've had a similar path. It took me years to really give my beard a chance to come into its own. A couple of years ago I went deep into beard routines and products and I've been hooked ever since. It's so true what you say about knowing the limits of your beard. Once you get that first taste of a big beard, it's so tempting to just let it grow and grow. Now I find myself looking back at some of my content and wishing I didn't stick with the big beard for as long as I did. Recently I've had some big trims and it just clicked that shorter, not-so-huge styles suit me much more. It's all part of the journey though, and that's the fun of it. I love how I'm still learning ways to significantly improve my beard just by subtly changing my trimming and styling routines. I look forward to joining the bald brotherhood at sometime not too far down the line as well. You've made it much less daunting for me. Thanks!

There is no right or wrong way of dealing with hair loss or growing up a beard, but it sure helps to have someone in your corner that inspires you. When you want to give up, think about this. Thanks, Harry!

I have a big beard and I talk to so many lads that worry about patches. What you have to remember is they're more noticeable to you because YOU know they're there. 99% of people won't notice your patches because they'll be distracted by the rest of your glorious face plumage.

30 minutes of absolutely banging wisdom and advice Harry. You are a star mate! I’m about 5 months into my journey and it ain’t super pretty at the moment, but hey - having fun with it and I won’t give up!

Dude, you're a legend amongst men for sharing all your truths with the world. It is such a honest and sipportive message and channel. Thumbs up my bro! Keep up the good work.

Just found you on youtube and I'm glad! I am 24 years old and have been wanting for years to grow my beard out... You gave me more motivation to do it, take care of it and work with what I have, biggest appreciation man, cheers and Happy Holidays!

I started my beard growth journey in March this year after failing and abandoning the idea several times in 2020 during the pandemic. It's a whole new experience and a big challenge for me because every time I see my beard in the mirror, I only see the imperfections. And when the thought of giving up again and shaving everything once more comes back to me, I go back to this video and find an incredible motivation not to do it. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement.

Really enjoyed watching this video. I've watched a few videos about beard growth now but found this the most inspiring. Really appreciated his honesty. I'm 34 and attempting a beard for the first time. Only a month in, but finding videos like this very helpful to stay the course and plan my beard.

Your beard looks solid man; it only gets better as you age. Rock what you got, and by the looks of it, you got it.

On my own patchy beard, bald head journey too at the moment!! Thanks for sharing!

this is really inspiring. i have the same moments of giving up same as u, im 32 , and this is my 2nd attempt in growing beard,. the longest ive been keeping it around 4 months. now im going into 3rd months, starting to give up but after watching ur video , it really giving me 100% confidence to keep it running full naturally grown beard. thank you and thank you very much!

lots of guys wish to have that "patchy beard "

This video was just what I needed. Just like you, I grew my beard for three months and cut it. Now I decided to grow a beard for a long time. You always inspire me. Thank you for everything. ❤

Great thumbnail and even better! I hope this helps a lot of guys 👊 keep crushing it!

This actually gave me hope to grow out my thin beard, so i think i will do that! Thank you and keep up the great work!

He has a really good point when it comes to growing a beard. I don’t have the best beard by far I’m almost 26 years old been growing my beard for 2 years. Best advise to give is not to compare yourself to others with a bigger fuller beard cause there is always going to be someone with a better beard. Grow what you can and rock it. Do it cause you enjoy it and cause you like it, have fun with it! A beard can sometimes take a month to grow some guys are lucky but other times it takes years.

A true inspiration to us thin bearded fellows!

I love your channel man. You are so honest and open and inspiring. Thank you for that. We need more people like you :)

Man there’s nothing bad about this channel, all good content!

I won’t lie, that short clip from wedding... man what a killer look

Great video man!! 25 now and the hair is beginning to thin a touch. Thankfully I've had a full beard since 21

You made the right choice not giving in to anyone's opinion and growing out the beard. Your beard looks amazing.

Beard looks good Harry, should be proud of it. Made the right choice coming off the minox. Not worth the risks and the whole issue of not wanting to go in the water etc incase the minox come off, it's like the issue many of us have with our hair on our heads all over again! Not wanted to get it wet.

It's quite painful to loose hair and go bald at 18 years for me but after seeing bald cafe i got inspired and started shaving like a man and ignoring bullies 😎

I have the exact same beard! Like the thin spots and everything! I’m on my beard growth journey now. I feel like I can do it now!

Mate, this is what seems like normal growth! Excellent beard all around. Solid video, regardless. Cheers.

thanks for making this. im 32 and growing my first beard, im about 3 ish months in and my beard is looking very similar to what yours did at around that same mark. i look at it sometimes and wonder if it will ever actually become anything, but seeing your journey really gives me hope and motivation to stay the course.

Where you started off is exactly where I’m at now. I’ve never really properly grown my beard out. Now I’ve grown my hair out for the longest it’s ever been, so I feel I will grow my beard too. Such a great video and has given me so much motivation. Your look is sick, really suit the bald head too

Great video ! It's funny because when I first stumbled upon your channel I thought " wow that guy's lucky to have such a thick and full beard ", while complaning about how thin mine looked....when in reality It's pretty similar to yours ! What I lacked is just the patience to let it grow. So thank you for sharing your story with us. And I think that what you said about not comparing yourself to others and instead embracing what you have is a great advice. Not easy to do, but worth it in the long term !

Best video out there for inspiration, keeping me from picking up the razor!

I enjoyed watching your beard journey. Some of the pictures were awesome.

Great video! Love the in-depth analysis.

lee driver i grew my beard when i was 19/20, and now i'm 56 and still have a beard although it's gone grey now. still love it.

This video gave me a lot of hope, have been growing my beard out for 4 months now. I do not feel like giving up but it convinced me to not use monoxidyl or any sort of product like this. I will keep going just like you did. Thanks man very informative video.

I'm currently on my 1 month beard I keep coming back to your video for inspiration so thanks bro

harry you look great with the beard man. That was a great journey

This vid came at a great time! trying to grow my beard again. Hoping it grows in fuller

Enjoyed the video Harry! I started buzzing my hair off just over 18 months ago and I was rocking long stubble with it for a while but this year during the quarantines I decided to give a beard ago just to see how it looked. After getting to the awkward three-month stage during the first quarantine in the spring/summer I shaved it off, but I kind of regretted it a few weeks later. So the last three months I’ve been trying again, but this time using a wooden comb and beard balm each day so that it looks and feels better. I’m so much happier with it this time around. I give it a trim once every 10 days or so just to tidy it up but not take off any bulk, clean up the neck and cheek lines et cetera. Going to be doing the beard and buzz cut to look for the foreseeable future I think!

Again great content Harry. I can't grow decent facial hair myself, it's very light and patchy and does nothing for my appearance. So I rock the bald and clean shaven look. Keep up the good work 👍

The part of the journey where you were saying you felt it was messy and people on RU-vid were saying shave it I actually thought it looked great that length.

Hi Harry, great video! I'm a dermatologist and I think the reason why you lost some of your beard gains was because you didn't taper off minoxidil. Whenever you quit cold turkey, your body doesn't have time to adapt, which results in massive shedding. I think that if you had used minoxidil for 18 months and slowly tapered off, you would have kept all of your gains. I disagree with the point you made of you losing all or most of your minoxidil gains. The minoxidil definitely gave a large majority of what you have now when you look at the before and after pictures. Sure age played a small role, but the terminal hairs you gained from using minoxidil are evident. I understand that you don't wanna use it anymore, but it really is 1-2 years where most guys get terminal or peak growth from minoxidil. You don't have to rely on minoxidil for life in terms of beard growth because beard hair reaches terminal class, unlike head hair which has androgen receptors and will fall off if you discontinue use. If you ever decide to use it in the future, just know to taper off and use it for at least 18 months. Like this comment so I know you read it and keep making these awesome videos!

This is the inspiration I was looking for

Lads listen to young Harry he is wise beyond his years. I inherited MPB from my father and I went the minoxidil route and then spent a fortune on hair transplants which didn't work. My hair loss was delayed for years as I have been taking Propecia for my prostate at an age younger than most men. The pandemic may have been a blessing as I had a hard time getting to a barber so I used my head as it were and started to buzz it shorter and shorter to take the shock effect away a wise decision. After listening to this fine gent I said "what the blank" and shaved it off. I only wish I had done it years ago I would have saved myself a lot of money and anguish. As for the beard I must say Harry is spot on once again, don't give in to shaving it off just let it grow, let it grow, let it grow. As with the head this takes courage and most importantly patience. If one is lucky enough to have the great head shape and facial structure as he and I do, trust me you will not regret it. It may be psychological, but the shaved head counterbalanced with the mid to long beard "rocks it" as he would say. I can't quite explain it, but it gives one an almost erotic appearance, perhaps the beard with the baby bum smooth head, but I cannot stop touching my head. The only departure is that my hair was all grey so I have been dying my beard with the most popular beard dye on this side of the pond and again for me it looks so bloody natural. I am as happy as an Ipswich clam, Ipswich Ma. that is. Everyone is entitled to their opinion as to his beard length, but in about one more month or so mine shall look just about the same as his; great in my opinion. Lastly, if your girlfriend doesn't like your shaved head or your beard in her face, get a new girlfriend or better yet go with a guy they will be on you like white on rice with a lot less psychological drama. I am now sixty-five years old and most people think I look twenty years younger, so much so that I have to constantly prove my age to get a senior citizen discount. There are times when a man has to do what a man has to do!

I don't think it even looked too patchy or anything from the start, good work man I'm 25 and 1month in, it's going good!

We’re around the same age and have similar facial hair. More than most videos I have seen. I am at 66 days of growth today, and you have encouraged me to keep going! Thanks bro! EDIT: I am now 4 months in and have the thickest beard I’ve ever had. I’ve not trimmed once and people are noticing as well as commenting. So glad I made the commitment and there’s no looking back.

27 isnt too old to start a beard. I didn’t start mine until I turned 50

Great video mate 🤙🏻👍

I thought you looked great with a 1-2 month growth that's the classy professional look at least. Thanks for sharing.

Real honest message!

Main point is, stop comparing your beard to others and give it time! I have a thin/patchy beard but when I let it grow in for atleast 3 months it starts to look okayish. Okay enough for me to wanna keep it. Not many people have full coverage after a week, that's if you're blessed with beard genetics. Most people need more time to grow.

U dope with whatever hairstyle that you're rocking with just don't let no one say different and watching your videos gives me confidence @baldcafe

Awesome journey. Thank you for sharing it. I also struggle with a thinner beard. The most I’ve went is around 6 months. Everyone was telling me to cut it along the way.

Having been plagued with a terrible hairline ‘M’ shaped since 18, and bald spot since 24 I had to shave my head. Gave me so much more confidence as I was always conscious. And this video has given me more confidence to work with my beard, 4 months growth and was considering a beard trim, might leave it for another couple before hand. Amazing Video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thx for your honesty towards Minoxidil! Your beard looks nice now!

Well done for your trial

Amazing Journey Learnt A Lot..

I have thin beard on my cheeks as well, so I used to trim off the thin parts for the first 3 months and grow something like Khabibs chin strap, but after some youtube research I decided to let the beard on the cheeks grow out as well and now after 5 months its looking pretty good. I would suggest u to comb it to the left with a blow dryer, after that comb all beard to the right side with a blow dryer, then comb it up and finally comb it down and it will be straight without curls

for this video I was motivated to grow a beard👏👏

Great vid. U have the Charles bronson look working for u. I might try growing mine back even tho i have a skinny chin. Keep it up

Great video mate! I was the same, at 24 my beard was crap. I didn't try again til I was 30 and then it was suddenly thick - good things take time :D

hey I know this is 2 years old. but damn a lot of details and so informative in terms of what it takes to actually grow a good beard. it take a lot of patience and discipline. thanks for this insight

growing a beard is all about patience. for 1 years i had very thin hair but as i grew it, it got denser

This geezer is a slim Tyson Fury!

Great journey harry.

The video that i needed it 💪

As someone who use minox for beard growth, let me say that sometimes 5-6 months is enough. I went from some patches on the sides and stache to a full beard within 2 months or using it. But the best use of it would be to use the first 2 months on a clean shaved face for a better spread. Its been 2 years now since i ended the course and my beard is even way better then it was before. So minoxidil helps, and fast, u just have to do quite of a research of how to use it, cause not everywhere is a good and reliable info about this.

Nice, i was wondering about this for a long time. Thanks !

Great vid man

There's so much good stuff in this video. If you're trying to grow a beard for the first time you must ignore the critics who implore you to shave and get through six months at least. For me I found on seven months the very people who were vocally critical were now saying how actually they thought it looked really good! It's amazing how many people you will encounter who feel justified in trying to 'police' your facial hair. Some people feel really strongly about it which surprised me first time round. I also think that you almost need to get a lot least one beard under your belt then take it off before you can grow a really successful beard. It's almost like your storing up beard memory in your face if that makes sense. My beard eventually started to go grey and worse the grey was in odd patches and I hated the look so I took it off and currently I just have stubble which I'm happy with. Also I prefer the low maintenance of stubble in the same way as my buzz cut and in the autumn/winter it's a blessing with all the wind and rain and hat wearing etc here in the UK but hey that's just me. I love this channel.

You’re better with a short beard! Love from france

Great work, great narrative...!

Great video dude, just starting to grow my first, im 27, chin and neck area are starting to get thicker but the cheeks are still sparce so looks like an underbeard, got more hairs on my cheeks than i though i could get though so hopefully in the coming months they can fill out to match up the rest.

Guys, experiment, have fun, do what you want, do what makes YOU happy... I’m in my 60s and decided to grow a beard. I knew it would be pure white but I was surprised when it came in quite thick. Now, with Christmas coming up, I’ve got more job options. 😂🎅 thanks for the vid Harry. You look great.

I have no words to say except thank you!

before I lost my hair I used to style it, so when i shaved it off i felt like something was missing. I grew a beard that i like to play around with. its great, if you can grow a beard do it.

The journey man! It has been really similar to mine I’m 32 now and finally decided to let it go I’m reaching 10 months now and I don’t think is going anywhere, finally im getting my beard to the place I want it Buzz cut and long ass beard it the way to go for me!

Dude good job on the video

It looks good man. Enjoy

Awesome video mate. We’re the same age and I’m like you it wasn’t really until my late 20s I thought I could pull off a “beard” for all you guys that get to 1-2 months and in still looks terrible don’t worry. The first few months of my beard especially month one my beard looked awful. You really have to give it around 6 months of not touching it at all and you’ll get a better picture of how your beard is going to look. Now I’m at the 7-8 month mark and my beard is far better than I ever thought it could be. Sure I still have weak spots like most guys but the length really does wonders to cover them up. Don’t give up take wearing a mask 😷 to its full advantage and hide your face during the awkward stages, I did and I’m glad I did.

You always had a solid beard base my man, wish my base was this simetrical and full, I have patchy beard on right side of my face and sparce growth...I will try to grow my beard anyway!

The beard looks good man keep growing it 👍

Excellent video, covered everything honestly. Thanks!

A nice beard certainly complements a beautiful clean-shaven scalp. Bald is bold and bald is beautiful!

Man, your beard looks great! I’m in my mid 40s and I just started my beard journey this past June 1st. It’s gonna be two months of growth and for the most part, it’s not bad.

Thanks for this mate. I'm dedicating to a year of growth because of this video! We're the same age with the same beard story.

Great video

im trying this year.. thaks for the motivation.. whenever i feeel like cutting i will re watch.. love this !!! cool ass beard man

Your beard looks great by the way and 27 man is young I'm 38 and just started my beard journey and loving it😀

You motivated me to shave my head i have a bold spot in the middle of my head and im guna fully grow my beard and just make peace with it stay bearded dont let no one tell you to shave

Wise words and great video.

Your giving me hope man 😄, you have a great beard thanks for the video!

Beard looks great without minox. Thanks for sharing.

best video ever