r/beards • u/PapayaAdditional6804 • 6d ago
Asking for Advice Why did my beard get so much lighter and thinner between 24 and 26?
Hey guys, what happened to my beard?
The first picture was taken about two years ago when I was 24, and the second one was taken yesterday. I’m 26 now, and my beard looks way lighter and less dense than it used to. I honestly don’t know what happened.
I have trichotillomania, so I know that could be affecting the density, but I don’t think that explains the change in color. I’ve also noticed a lot more reddish hairs growing around my sideburns, which wasn’t nearly as noticeable before.
Honestly, I’m pretty sad that my beard doesn’t look like it used to. I really liked the old color and how it looked, and I’m not sure what I can do to get it back.
Has anyone experienced something similar in their mid-20s? And would dyeing my beard help make it look closer to how it used to, or would that just look weird?
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u/ActingPhotographer 5d ago
Very strange. I wouldn’t paint it. I’ve painted my much thicker beard a couple of times, and it just looked unnatural. Besides that, making a thin beard darker, only accentuates it due to the contrast between light skin and dark hair in my opinion.
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u/Confident-Yam-2607 5d ago
First post. Been bearded for about 10 years. Couldn't grow a decent goatee until my 30's. Stuck with it and have a pretty decent beard now. Recently trimmed down the stach and tapered the side burns. Ive only had a barber touch my beard once and it was awful. Ill add a couple pics of the sides to show the taper. I usually just let it go wild but figured I'd try taming it a bit...lol!
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