cleanshaven is pass sporting a beard seems to be becoming a fad in namma coimbatore at a recently held contest exclusively for bearded men in the city youngsters were in full attendance with their coiffed facial hair these youngsters state that its time beards are not just relegated to facial hair but looked at as a style statement ct spoke to some of these bearded men who consider their beards a symbol of selfesteem and why youngsters are opting to grow beardsso whats the inspiration behind growing beardsarun prabhu a freelancer at an advertising firm tells us i used to read many books on osho as a child and always dreamt off growing a beard like him if you look at the biggest revolutionaries and great minds in the world be it karl marx or periyar they all sported beards thats where the inspiration came from navin m a gym trainer on the other hand wanted to look different from the other gym instructors there is a perception among people that gym trainers are all cleanshaven i wanted to break the stereotype and hence grew a beardpeople judge men with beardsthough arun is quite proud of his long beard he says that he doesnt have it easy its not easy to grow beard in our society if they see a guy growing beard the first question they pose is if he has had a breakup the second question is if he is on drugs this perception has to change people should understand that a guy can grow beard as a style statement babu kissme who is employed at a car accessories shop on the other hand says that he has to stay away from his house when guests come over i have to answer a barrage of questions from my wife and parents every time i step outside the house having a beard not a cakewalkmusician jeffri ambrose who has been growing a beard for the last two years says that growing a beard is no easy task anyone can grow beard each beard is unique and requires a different kind of maintenance a beard says a lot about your personality and hence grooming is essential today there are many products in the market exclusively for beards its important to clean your skin every day else you could end up with beardruff beard dandruff your skin might also become flaky the only hitch i face is i cant sleep the way i want to as the beard might get out of shape says babu arun prabhu adds that he avoids frothy food its difficult to drink something like a coffee or milkshake that has lot of froth i use the tea spoon instead the beard gets messy and i cant let that happenbeard cuts are in vogue tooc srinivasan hair stylist says thats that there are different cuts for beards there is a v cut u cut classic look cut and more if you are serious about grooming