Beards of the Future - Beatles Edition

A dear friend of mine is considering growing a beard for the first time, so I thought I'd put together some inspirational slide shows. The sixties was an awesome time for facial hair, all and sundry putting forth regardless of ability. The Beatles are an excellent case study in metamorphosis, going from bum-fluffed rockers to clean cut popsters to beardy weirdies in less than a decade.

Ringo was the first to give it a go but, let's face it, it never really improved.

It's the sort of beard you'd only grow if you had to, for religious reasons for example. Who the fuck wants to look like an ugly Cat Stevens?

George went the Droopy Jezoozian look, which doesn't grab me, but to each his own.

Lennon, of course, could rock a mighty boosh at the drop of a floppy-brimmed hat, and was combing small Japanese ladies out of it for years. (Note: objects in mirror may appear more ginger than they actually are.)

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