Facial hair

[NashySlashy]

I naturally grow facial hair due to my French genes...but I don't necessarily like it. I like that it makes me look more manly, but I don't really like having it. I prefer having a smooth face.

 

What does everyone else think of facial hair?

[Carolyn Marie]

Most trans men or transmasculine folks I know like having facial hair.  Most trans women I know hate it, and a few don't mind it.  I like my (mostly) hair free face just fine.

 

If you do you, then that's fine with us.  Whatever it is you prefer.

 

Carolyn Marie

[awkward-yet-sweet]

I love facial hair on my husband...but the thought of getting any more face/body hair is a misgiving I have about using a DHT cream or gel.  I like being relatively smooth, and what body hair I do have is very fine and soft.  I don't want to deal with any extra grooming. 

[DylanB1452]

I like having the facial hair, but I must say it can be really inconvenient to be completely honest 😂. I don't feel I need it to secure my own masculinity of that nature, but I must say it definitely surprised me and made me realize how powerful HRT really is. Moreover, overall body hair has become a little annoying, but I wouldn't trade it for the world as HRT has given me so many positive affects.

[Russ Fenrisson]

@NashySlashy Ah, that's interesting, I never knew that. I knew certain groups of people were more suspectible to having a degree of facial and body hair, but I didn't know those of French descent were in this group too. Yeah, even cis-men can be annoyed by facial hair, especially moustaches and hair that grows near the nose. Facial hair is not always indicative of being a man and lots of men live their lives with little to no facial hair and still look just as good.

 

Me, I love facial hair. Can't say when, but I've always loved it, especially the kind grown by Nordic individuals or the kind normally associated with lumberjacks and people who live in woodsy frontier regions. I've always loved the look. Strangely, around the time I started college, I noticed I was growing a bit of a goattee with some sparse chest hair. I was gleeful when I noticed this but it wasn't everyone's cup of tea.

 

That's the one thing I'm looking forward to when I start T, however much will grow. For now, I'm on the look-out for fake beards and facial hair to help fill my need. Even if it's just a moustache, it's still bound to make me happy. 😁

[Roach]

You're not alone @NashySlashy, I know a person who has been on T for over a year and has yet to grow any facial hair, and he says he would prefer not to have it. Also, if you go out and see any other guy without facial hair (which is a lot), they probably have the same feeling as you and decide to shave regularly. I personally don't care either way. 

[Samuel William]

@NashySlashy, I’ve been wondering if I was the only trans guy who prefers to be clean shaven! I’m not on T yet, so it’s not a major issue, but I’ve always been prone to a bit of facial hair growth, which is super annoying when you’re trying to pass as a cis female 🙄. Even if I grow masses of facial hair on T, I’ll be shaving it off. Nothing against facial hair on other folks, but I’ve never wanted it for myself or felt like it was something I personally need in order to feel masculine.