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Editor's note: The World Beard and Moustache Championships are quite possibly the best things ever to happen to facial hair. Since 1990, the semi-annual competition has turned growing and grooming into a high-class art form, and the 2017 edition just wrapped up in Austin, Texas, over the weekend.
Photographer Greg Anderson was on the scene taking poignant portraits of the wildest and most wonderful entries, and here they are for your enjoyment. Be sure to vote for your favourites, and let us know which ones you might dare to try yourself.
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Tinka Maruu 7 years ago
I love the way the tips of his mustache appear to be balancing his hat. His entire ensemble is perfect.
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Tinka Maruu 7 years ago
I hope they take some of these participants' looks and make them into video game characters... Or maybe these guys got their ideas FROM video games? Anyway, I love them all!
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Rukmania 7 years ago
You know, up above in a post about "Squiggly" makeup, everyone's complaining about impracticality. No one cares that these interesting beards might be considered that too.
Errorsaurus 7 years ago
I think it's more because squiggly makeup was intended to wear out as normal and everything while these were for a championship, as noted above. I'm betting that most of these gentlemen wear their beards as normal at any other time. While squiggly makeup is actually intended to go out in the world everyday, this was more of a short time period. It's like trying to call a weekend's cosplay impractical. Sure, it may be if you wanted to take care of it and groom it all the time, but some quick fun won't hurt.
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Leslie Flouhouse 7 years ago
This is just not my thing, but they are awesome beards. I would love to see the pics of their competition beards next to pics of their everyday beards.
Yosef'Glen La Rroc 7 years ago
who will do Davy Jones next year with all the costume and props except his beard are the tentacles
Rukmania 7 years ago
You know, up above in a post about "Squiggly" makeup, everyone's complaining about impracticality. No one cares that these interesting beards might be considered that too.
Errorsaurus 7 years ago
I think it's more because squiggly makeup was intended to wear out as normal and everything while these were for a championship, as noted above. I'm betting that most of these gentlemen wear their beards as normal at any other time. While squiggly makeup is actually intended to go out in the world everyday, this was more of a short time period. It's like trying to call a weekend's cosplay impractical. Sure, it may be if you wanted to take care of it and groom it all the time, but some quick fun won't hurt.
Load More Replies... Leslie Flouhouse 7 years ago
This is just not my thing, but they are awesome beards. I would love to see the pics of their competition beards next to pics of their everyday beards.
Yosef'Glen La Rroc 7 years ago
who will do Davy Jones next year with all the costume and props except his beard are the tentacles
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