American Crew Fiber

Using American Fiber Crew

Hold still going strong about 14 hours after applying American Crew Fiber

 

OK, I was wrong.  A couple of days ago, I posted how I was happily styling my mustache with no need for waxes.  Then, just as quickly as it really started to fill out and lengthen in the last week, the lower hairs decided to start a full assault on my mouth.

Coming in fast

Current look - tips with natural curly wave, undergrowth getting incorporated better

This thing is really growing.  Every day I am noticing more length and thickness.

Attacking the Undergrowth

After yesterday's post, I decided to look at the undergrowth and see what I could do about it.  As you may recall, I was suffering from long hairs from underneath that did not want to play nicely with the other hairs which I documented in the picture below.

Hanging Overgrowth messing up the ends

Reaction at the Restaurant and Battling Undergrowth

I am having fun with my new look and I like that it is getting attention.  Three times tonight my mustache became the topic of conversation.

Barbershop Visit

Today looked like the right day for a haircut and facial hair trim.  An area-wide Internet and cell phone service blackout meant that my other work would not get done, so off I went to the barbershop.  



Sitting in the barber's chair  - before and after

Not Sure that I Need to Wax Daily and Goatee Musings

For the last couple of days, I have not been using wax. I really find that my mustache hair is so wiry, that it holds its position pretty well without it. Even the couple of hairs that desire to hang down into my mouth can be finger-combed out of the way. Perhaps I will only need wax or another substance to style the tips and put in curls when the they are finally long enough to do so.

Midlife Crisis?

I can only imagine what my wife was going through.  Her husband was turning weird.  A while back he had that strange episode where he took her tape measure and said that he was measuring his mustache.  First he started changing his appearance – growing out his mustache.  Then she found the camera case in the bathroom – her husband was doing something strange.

So she came to the conclusion that made sense:  Her husband was suffering from midlife crisis.  He was not happy and wanted to start changing things.

Starting to Look Like a Handlebar Mustache - New Profile Picture

Me tonight at juvenile handlebar stage June 15, 2013



It's time to replace the profile picture with the one that I took tonight.  Now that the mustache is starting to behave like a handlebar, its time for a new shot.  Here you can see length and even the ability to twirl the tips a bit.

Trimming the Goatee to Make the Mustache Look Bigger.

Before and after reduction of the goatee

Can I make my mustache look bigger by making my beard smaller?  I think so.

I Like What You Are Doing With Your Mustache - My first compliment

Hey, someone noticed the change.

A client said to me, "I like what you are doing with your mustache".  - My first compliment.

Not Even - Recentering My Mustache

Today I fixed a problem that has gradually crept up on me over the years - I balanced my lopsided goatee and mustache.



Today

Trimmed the Goatee... and I Like It!

After the goatee trim - over exposed on purpose to better show the facial hair.

 

Today I trimmed the goatee but left everything above the mouth untrimmed and I must say that I like the results.

First Waxing - Clubman Mustache Wax

Mustache after my first waxing.  

A visit to a larger city today allowed me to finally purchase and apply some mustache wax.  As you can see in this picture, using wax really controls the hairs and starts developing points (though too short for curls yet).

Hair Jell - Great on the Hair, Not So Much on the Mustache.

Today's shot shows me coiffed with hair jell in my hair and mustache after several hours of wear.  

Can't Find Mustache Wax in Local Stores

I am sure that in the golden era of handlebar mustaches, mustache wax could be found in every pharmacy and similar store.  But today that does not seem to be the case.  My visits to Albertsons, Smiths, Wal-mart, and Walgreens today did not yield any results.  Either it they do not have it or, I simply could not find it.

Starting to Comb

The whiskers are now at the length where they benefit from some combing.  Only a handful are reaching my lips.  So here is how it looks at an apparent mustache age of 28 days and 16 days since my last trim.

 

 

 

In this video, I talk about how I am now combing it, using some hair jell in it, and my current status and plans.



Growth Update - Still Off of the Lips

Here's tonight's view:

Shaving to Grow a Thicker Mustache? How about a Cousin It Mustache?

Question: If I want to grow a thicker beard/mustache should I shave what I have and start from scratch?

The answer is no.

Caught By My Wife - She Knows That I Have Mustache Plans

I have been caught.  My wife knows that I am going to do something with my mustache – but she does not know quite what.