Spirit Gum

[Andy]

Ryan, I will post a pic ASAP--on a vacation with family right now so not really free to maneuver. Don't worry about being a bear, it's understandable. I will encourage you in your attempts to satisfy your need to have facial hair. We can't all do the T thing for one reason or many. All that ANY of us can do is be the best version of ourselves we can be. I'm with ya, bro.

[Ryno]

cool Andy, sounds good, thanks. Enjoy your vacation man. And I can take T, just, not for a while and my girlface and inability to grow hair is starting get to me :/ So thanks in advance for the help

[Maddie Secutura]

In my experience the best way to fake facial hair is to emulate the dark coloration a lot of guys retain even after a fresh shave.  The shadowing is most pronounced on the upper and lower lip.  There is a bit on the jaw near the mouth and some in the sideburn area.  All you need to achieve this look is a bit of lotion to act as a primer and some grey eyeshadow.  If you have blonde hair, a light brown should do the trick.  You want the non-shimmery kind.  Once you have the shadow you want, set it with some facial powder.  This will cover over the eye shadow and make it not look you're wearing make up. 

I did this example in less than a minute.  The shadow effect is only on the right side of my face just for the sake of comparison.

[Da Monkey]

when you go to replay underneath the B (bold) icon there is an IMG icon, if you click on that it will look like
[ img ] [ /img ]
without the spaces though.
in there put in a URL address of a photo. you have to upload it onto a different server so it will look like

[ img ] [http://urlofphoto.img] [/img ]


you can use a server like photobucket or facebook or something.

[okydoky]

I don't know what others use, but what I do is I go on Photobucket, put my mouse on the picture, there is the share button. In the pop-up window, go to the "Get link code" tab, and the fourth category there is IMG for bulletin boards & forums. There is the full size option and the clickable thumbnail option. You can check off the thumbnail option so it shows up automatically under each picture (so you can copy the code and in the future not have to click "share" or anything else). Regardless of whether you check that option or not, copy the code from there, and paste it here. It should be something like:

[ URL=actual link to full image ][ IMG ]thumbnail version of image (if filename of full image is PIC.JPG, this will probably be th_PIC.JPG)[ /IMG ][ /URL ]

Hope that helps!

[Andy]

Got sick of dickin with the picture thing so just changed my avatar. I would grade myself about a "B" on the job that night--sometimes I get an "A" and sometimes I fail! It's a hit or miss but fun activity. I was in Mexico when I took that. Afterwards, I grabbed a beer and wandered around the village in Mexico, just one of many Saturday night half-drunk hombres wandering around town! 

[Ryno]

You can walk around with a beer in your hand in Mexico?

I'm there man.

[Clay]

You can walk around with a beer in your hand in Mexico?

I'm there man.

lol
i feel privileged now

[quinn]

I got this from Norah Vincent's book, "Self-Made Man":

Facial Hair Technique

Use wool crepe hair instead of your own hair. Wool crepe hair comes in long braided ropes, which you can buy from specialty makeup companies. Unwind the braids, comb the strands of hair together, then take the ends between your thumb and index finger and cut them with hairdressing scissors into millimeter-size or smaller pieces. (Or for finer, more realistic facial hair, try using an electric razor.) By cutting them onto a piece of white paper and spreading them evenly across it, you can avoid clumping the hair when you apply the pieces to your face. You can use a large blush brush for your chin and cheeks, and a small eye-shadow brush for your upper lip.

You can use a lanolin and beeswax-based adhesive called stopplepaste, instead of using spirit gum. It's invisible so it won't show through, and it's easier to remove (you need to use acetone to remove spirit gum, which can be harsh for your skin especially if you're doing it on a daily basis). Stopplepaste is easier to apply if you use a hairdryer to heat it for a few seconds before applying it, since at room temperature it's too dense.

Hope that helps!

[Andy]

Wow, quinn, cool and thanks! I never heard of stopplepaste, can't wait to try it! (That is why I love this board, I love how we all help each other.)

For the record, after the first bottle I never used the spirit gum remover. Never seemed to need it, the stuff just comes off with hot water.

Also for the record, yes, you CAN walk around in Mexico with a beer, but only if you're a guy! Go figure!

[Ryno]

What happens if you're a girl? :/ Do I want to know? lol

Anyway, Quinn, that's an amazing tip O.o thanks! I'm guessing all those things can easily be found and purchased with the help of Google... lol.

[emil]

stopplepaste: it's not smudge-proof, so it's pretty much useless. it's similar to a glue stick but less sticky
for the record, if your spirit gum comes off with water, it's certainly not good spirit gum. it's made from resin and should dissolve in oil/alcohol only.

[Andy]

Yes, Emil, I only meant after wearing it for like 12-18 hours, swimming, sleeping, making love, etc., I can get what's left right off in the shower. While I'm actually putting in on, I dab alcohol on a Q-tip if I get it somewhere I don't mean to have it. No need to keep ordering the special stuff was my point.