Conference turris::womannotes-v2

    ya know... moustaches are pretty easy to grow and they're even easier
    to remove. i would think that any relationship (i'm taking the liberty
    to assume that that's what you're interested in) that's solely based
    on facial hair is doomed. why not arrange your face the way _you_
    like it, meet someone wonderful and ask _her_ which she prefers?
    
    good luck
    liz

    Personnally...
    
    I love them.  I don't know if it is because I can't grow one or
    because it tickles me when my husband kisses me.  Once, he shaved
    his off and even though it didn't change the way I feel about him,
    I persuaded him to regrow his because I think it makes him look
    sexy and masucline.
    
    As for mustaches on other men... I think a well kept, neat mustache
    is as complementary as a tight tush.  (my observation only, no
    disrespect intended).  Some men seem to have a real problem with
    facial hair (I don't like beards), but if it feels good, go for
    it!  I vote yes.
                    
    Louise

    WONDERFUL!!!!  One of the nicest things about men - unfortunatey,
    some men can't/won't grow them......
    
    Very true - sexy and masculine.....
    
    (Beards can be nice looking, too....)

    I like both moustaches and beards on men.  Some men look good clean
    shaven, but I think most men look better with a moustache or beard.
    
    Lorna
    

    re: everybody
    
    Except I hate it when the moustache grows in half-heartedly and
    looks sort of pathetic and sleazy. You should either have one or
    NOT have one. IF you can't grow a fairly thick one, I'd say forget
    it.                                                        
    
    Roberta

    Gee, all this support for facial fuzz! Guess I'd better try and balance
    the view a little.
    
    In general, I prefer clean-shaven men. Second would be
    beard-and-moustache or beard-only, and way down at the bottom of the
    list would be moustache-only. (I don't know why this is; maybe I was
    scared by a caterpillar at an early age!)
    
    Please note that this is a gross generalization. There are moustachioed
    men whom I find attractive, and clean-shaven men whom I don't. But as
    far as unfounded, unreasonable, gut-level prejudice goes - shave those
    whiskers!
    
    -b

    I like men both ways, depending on the face structure.  My husband
    has a moustache and looks far sexier with one than without one.
    I also agree that if you don't have heavy enough facial hair to
    grow one that's full, then forget it.
   
    Barb  
  

    I love men with moustaches, except for handle bar moustaches... for
    some reason those turn me off completely!...
    
    For those women who have been kissed by a man in a moustache, I can't
    see how they would ever want to be kissed by a clean shaven lip
    ever again :-)....
    
    I also agree that they tend to make men much more sexier looking...
    
    Just my 2� worth....
    
    Gale

    Most men look good with mustaches.  However, if it's bristly rather
    than soft, it needs trimming more often to encourage kissing ;).
    
    -Jody
    

    
    One thing I HATE is a beard without a moustache. I just think it
    looks silly. 
    
    As an aside, I don't see many men with moustaches and no beards. 
    It doesn't seem to be too popular anymore (although I did see quite a 
    few in the Village this weekend in NYC!). 
    
    Moustache and beard is fine by me, as is moustache alone. In the
    final analysis, I think whatever you think looks best on YOU is what 
    you should have. We can't offer a valid opinion if we don't know
    what you look like.
    
    Roberta
    
    Roberta
    
    

    
    	I was under the impression that the "modern look" was clean
    shaven, period. Having a moustache puts you "back in the 70's",
    dont you think? Perhaps most women dont correlate a man's appearance
    with an "era" or whatever.
    
    	Joe Jas

    
    	I vote no but it's just a personal opinion.  I think that the
    AF has brainwashed me and I tend to like guys with very short hair
    on their heads and no hair on the face.
    
    GO IRISH!  NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
    
    Rachel

    re:.10
    
    I guess I'm just one of the oddballs, then (I tend to buck fashion
    anyway). While I do sport a beard for the winter months (I start
    growing it Columbus Day, and shave it off by Easter), the rest of
    the time, it's moustache alone.
    
    Though a few women have commented that it tickles during kissing,
    any comments I've gotten on it have been positive. No one has ever
    suggested that I get rid of it.
    
    --- jerry

    re: .11
    
    � Having a moustache puts you "back in the 70's", dont you think? 
    
    Or, cycles being what they are, ahead of your time. . .
    
    Steve

    With or without ---- hmmmm. Kind of like the question:
    	
    	Do you like your hamburger with or without cheese? 
    
    Both are fine.
    
    Just as a matter of course, my boyfriend has a very nice face
    (most people remark he looks a somewhat like Kevin Cosner).
    Anyway, he attempted a mustache not too long ago. It didn't
    look bad, but why mess with an already nice creation? 
    So - he shaved it of his own doing, and quite frankly, his
    features don't need covering, and the mustache did nothing for him.
    
    Try it and see - the nice thing is that it's not permanent.
    
    

       I'm all for secondary sexual characteristics. Go for the fuzz.
       The only facial hair I don't like is the "Don Johnson" look. Just
       makes a face look dirty and no one thinks beard burn is any fun.

       Re: Handlebars - out here in the west there are a couple of
       handlebar moustache competitions. I saw a group of guys in Denver
       once that had absolutely fantastic handlebars. Besides, the guy
       gives you any lip you can just grab a handle and negotiate. :*)
       liesl

    Re .18, I bet beard burn would be fun if I got it kissing Don Johnson
    or George Michael!! :-)  (drool-drool-drool)
    
    Re .11, Joe, don't you *have* a moustache?  (if you don't, you should)
    
    Lorna
    

    FYI, the basenoter informed me that, having received the opinions
    he sought and so forth, he decided to delete his note.  But as long
    as the subject is getting response, I see no reason to hinder the
    topic.
    
    And the discussion continues...
    
    -Jody
    co-mod of womannotes

    I vote no for facial hair. My husband has tried them all. I do
    not like being kissed by a man with a mustache. Goes up your nose!
    I like a soft, clean face that smells heavely of nice cologne. Turns
    me on!  From some of the scenes in "soaps" people don't know how
    to kiss remantically anymore. They are all tongue and don't
    even get their faces together! 
    
    Some men need mustaches to hide defects, i.e. moles, acne scars,
    large upper lip, etc. They don't have the advantage we women have
    of using makeup.  Personally, I have noticed that men who shave
    off a beard or mustache look at least 10 years *younger*.
    
    

    
    RE .11
    
    Joe, sure you're not a little disappointed because you just shaved off
    your mustache?!?
    
    Anyway, I have a beard and mustache, I like it because:
    
    1) Personally, I think I look better with one than without, and I've
    been told more times than not.
    
    2) I like the feel of it, and it keeps my face warm in the winter.
    
    3) I hate shaving every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    My ex would complain bitterly whenever I shaved it off, not only
    because she likes beards (and hair in general), but because she found
    the 5 o'clock shadow far scratchier than any beard could ever be. 
    Haven't any of you woman found that to be true, particularly those of
    you who prefer clean shaven men? 
    
    Dave
    

    Personally, the only reason I grow a beard is so I'll have one less
    thing to do in the morning.  Problem is, a neat, well-trimmed one
    requires just as much attention as shaving, and I'm one off those
    people who's facial hair tends to grow as thick as a rug, and just
    about up to my eyes, so an unbordered beard makes me look like a
    bear.  On the other hand, when I'm clean shaven I still, at the
    age of 37, find myself getting carded regularly everytime I try
    to buy a beer.  Oh well, as Rosanna Rosannadanna (sp?) says "just
    goes to show, it's always something"!

    I like beards and such.  My husband has both and I wouldn't
    have it any other way.  I thinks he looks better with the hair
    (it's hard to explain, but his face is crooked without them).
    
    If he'd shave it off, I'd be fine with me also, because I believe
    he should do as he wishes.
    
    Anna
    

    I've got to put my vote in for the beard & moustache. Assuming of
    course he can grow a decent one, full & soft. I don't understand
    why women complain beards are rough on there face, a well groomed
    beard is much easier on the face then 5 o'clock shaddow (ouch).

    Gail

    I just had to get this in here since I seem to be outnumbered!
    I like the "clean shaven" look.  But even more - I hate moustaches,
    I don't why, but I do.  I want to see your face - all of it!