Yes, it is time for me to earn some more points to my man card. There is no better way to do that than by participating in “No Shave November” and growing a manly beard.
No Shave November is as simple as it sounds. All NSN consists of is picking a part of your body you normally shave and do not shave that area for the month of November. No Shave November is not gender biased. Women are encouraged as well as men in participating in this awesome month-long journey. It is not a competition. So if you know you have patchy, inconsistent facial hair that might be considered weak, you have nothing to worry about. Let it grow proudly. No Shave November is all about giving our Mach 3s, Venuses, Fusions, Quattros, Norelcos, and Remingtons a well-deserved break for one month.
I participated in No Shave November last year for the first time and it was awesome. It was my first time to sport a beard and I promised myself that it would not be my last time. I hope to grow a fuller, thicker, more manlier beard this year. I plan on daily recording the results of my No Shave November experiment (not on the blog because that would be super boring for you, thus guaranteeing the loss of all my consistent readers) and hope to post sporadic updates on how the beard is coming. My goal is to take a picture everyday at the same spot, mesh all the pictures together, and make a sweet animation video of my beard growing before your very eyes. Should be amazing.
Here are some pictures from last year’s NSN when I was shaving for the first time in December:
So are you going to join me in participating in No Shave November? Men, are you going to join me in rocking the best beard you can grow in 30 days? Women, are you going to join me in letting your legs, your armpits, one leg/one armpit, or even a patch on your knees grow free for 30 days? Those of you that may have some rules and regulations about facial hair in your school or workplace, let me encourage you to grow something in the spirit of NSN. If you go to school where you can only have sideburns to your ears and hair above your upper lip, then I encourage you to rock the best sideburns and stache that you can for 30 days.
Can I count on you joining the No Shave November army starting November 1?
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UPDATE (1:17pm) - CLICK HERE for a pretty funny definition of NSN.
I think Heather should also Join you in “NSN”. Pits & legs.
jp
I am surprised you post did not include a disclaimer stating that your encouragement to participate excludes your wife. just so everyone knows…i will NOT be joining in. one scratchy, scruffy person in our house is enough.
I’m with Heather on this. I think I’ll pass.
I also agree with Heather, but thanks for the invite……..
Come on ladies…step up!!! Not shaving one armpit never hurt anybody!
CREEPY! Last year’s pictures are slightly disturbing, BC. I’m not sure I could participate. My kids would be afraid of me! Ha! Have fun, though. Can’t wait to see the video. Bring it on!
well yall are party poopers!! i cant get away with much at sshs but im gonna try my best!!! I love nsn!!!!
Dude - I remember those pics from last year - I may not sleep well tonight. I don’t appreciate the reminder…
jpd
Manyo’s in.
As a husband, try to imagine your wife walking around with one hairy armpit…. or a hair skirt around her ankle…. Other husbands would probably have that same look on their face!!!
And, quite honestly, I don’t need a whole lotta points on my MAN CARD right now!!!
Noo thankss..
fhd
I don’t know how I missed this post til just now, since I am a regular reader of briancromer.com. But anyway, Teen Gateway in pensacola, fl will be participating in No Shave November. None of my youth group kids had ever heard of this before. I started hyping it like 2 months ago and the boys are pumped. We are going to be chronicling our growth every Sunday for the month. Here I come itchy neck!!
Kolton - that’s what I love to hear. Your youth minister almost teared up reading those words.
JP - sorry about the nightmares. I’m sure the stache picture from after China is burned into your memory too. That gave me nightmares.
Thata baby, Manyo.
Sarah - for the sake of NSN, I would definitely be ok with my wife letting an armpit go. Just make sure it is the arm that is farthest from Michael when you are lying in bed at night.
Sean - I love it. I absolutely love it bro.
LMHO!! I’ll see what I can do, but I better get some serious dude points for this!!!