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With people stuck at home due to the coronavirus crisis, certain norms are starting to go out of the window: women are leaving their bras in their drawers, and men are shunning their razors.
The quarantine beard can take many forms. Fashion designer Harald Glööckler, who infamously sees his own face as an artwork, has been seen sporting grey hairs on his chin while gardening, and on Instagram, actor Jim Carrey has been keeping a beard diary.
“Day 5 of my wild and untamed face. Please don’t put your hands near the cage,” reads one entry.
How do the experts see such experiments? Designer Michael Michalsky points out that beards have been back in fashion for several years. “The people who are coming up with the idea in lockdown perhaps didn’t know it before,” he says with a laugh. “But why not?”




















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In his opinion, a beard needs to be well-kept. “A covering of wild undergrowth on a man’s face looks like a rubbish tip in a park: unkempt,” he says.
He likes beards to be short and without contouring. And he doesn’t think self-isolation is an excuse to let yourself go. “At most at 4am in a club. But certainly not when you’re working from home. Wearing your pyjamas and slippers for a video conference? Not funny.”

Style expert and author Bernhard Roetzel is not so strict. “Personally I think it’s silly to sit at my desk in a tie [when I’m at home],” he says. And he thinks beard experiments are a good thing. “Growing a beard is a typical male pastime,” he says. And the growing is sometimes more fun than the result.”
“You have to give the beard a chance to develop,” he adds. That takes four weeks, he says, after which you can tell what kind of beard suits you best.
Roetzel himself finds a full beard the most versatile. Looking at politicians, he particularly likes that of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who even before the coronavirus crisis had grown a grey-flecked goatee.

Style expert and shopping consultant Andreas Rose likes lots of different styles of facial hair. Aside from the three-day beard, there’s also the overly long ZZ beard (named for the band ZZ Top), the goatee, the moustache and the chin strap.
“Beards emphasise masculinity, and are a symbol of a certain outlook on life,” according to Rose. “As different as beards are at the moment, they all have one thing in common: They need regular care and styling.”
Taking care of a beard takes considerably longer than a straightforward shave, he says. “If beards aren’t regularly shaped, washed and styled, they very quickly look unkempt.” 
In terms of hygiene, there are a few things to think about: people who have beards are more likely to have a habit of touching their face, according to Rose, and that’s something experts are advising against at the moment because of the coronavirus.

Beards can also hinder the correct fitting of masks, because they can’t lie smoothly against your face.
While lots of women are missing their regular trips to the hairdresser at the moment, that may also be the case for those who have been going more regularly to the barbers in recent years. 
Unfortunately, it may be some time before they reopen – time to get out the scissors and the clippers.


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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been experimenting with his facial hair. Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable

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US comic actor Jim Carrey who started growing a beard while under Covid-19 self isolation and vows to keep it until everyone goes back to work, April 2020. CREDIT : TWITTER / JIM CARREY

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Washing a beard. When the hipster first emerged, you might say it was a staple to see a big bushy beard that completed the edgy, fashion-forward look. While the trend may have passed, the beard is and remains to this day a contentious style choice. Now, as the world faces the threat of the COVID-19 virus, an intensive reimagining of our hygienic habits has come underway and the beard has again come into question, with many people voicing concern that beards could harbour more germs and bacteria than once thought.[27MARCH2020 FEATURES]CREDIT:  Shutterstock

Iranian women wear fake beards  to defy stadium ban and attend football match 

Women in disguise at Azadi Stadium in Iran. Photo: Twitter

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Many men have stopped shaving during coronavirus lockdowns and are growing out their beards
It’s a great time to experiment, but as fashion designers recommend, make sure yours is well groomed



Coronavirus lockdowns have closed barbers and hair salons around the world, so some men are taking the opportunity to grow a beard. There are many styles to choose from; just make sure yours is well groomed.


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In coronavirus lockdown? Grow a beard, like Jim Carrey or Justin Trudeau, but be sure to groom it well

Many men have stopped shaving during coronavirus lockdowns and are growing out their beards It’s a great time to experiment, but as fashion designers recommend, make sure yours is well groomed

Many men have stopped shaving during coronavirus lockdowns and are growing out their beards

It’s a great time to experiment, but as fashion designers recommend, make sure yours is well groomed