Beards

Since Movember is long gone, we're experiencing a bit of 'stache withdrawal. Things just don't seem right when there isn't an abundance of facial hair on the web. But as our luck would have it, cats have swooped in to save us from our beardless blues.

Chad Roberts, a member of the RVA Beard League, is no stranger to creative facial hair. Here he is with a spider-inspired beard. In the past, he's had a 'Star Wars' X-wing beard, a Christmas tree beard and something we're calling a "beerd." We have to admire him for going all out. Here are a couple of pics, but you can check out his whole RVA page right here.

We've got to hand it to this guy -- not only does he have the determination to take a picture of himself nearly every day for five years, but he also knows a lot of different ways to style his facial hair. One particular style stands above all the rest, though, and while some might call this a five-year time lapse documenting a man, we like to think of it as the story of his crazy chin ponytail! S

The purpose of the new series of print ads from Boy Scouts of America is to convey how scouting skills can transform youngsters from boys into full-bearded men. However, there is something unsettling about seeing beards that would make Kimbo Slice or Zach Galifianakis jealous on the faces of boys still too young to need a razor.

As any lumberjack knows, one of the advantages of a thick, masculine beard is it helps keep the face warm in the winter months. That's also the logic behind the Beardo Beard Hat, which is a beanie with a detachable, no-itch acrylic yarn faux-beard that acts as a face mask for the cold and wind.