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- Hello hair growers, and welcome back to my channel,
my name's Thomas, if you're brand new.
And I make style and hair related videos every single week.
First things first, I have a few updates for you
in this video, and I just wanted to mention first,
you probably noticed my intro was a little bit different.
Yeah, I've just started a new website,
called Man Buns and Manes, which is catered towards
this whole hair growth community that we've built so far.
I will talk a little bit about it later,
but let's cover the beard topic first,
the elephant in the room.
I am growing my beard out.
Why am I doing this?
Particularly because, it just seems
like the next natural step for what I'm doing here
on this channel.
I've made a lot of hair growth content,
thus far, and I thought, "Why not grow our beard out?"
I have had lots of mentions from, you know,
you guys, and subscribers, and people on Instagram saying,
"You should really grow your beard out, man."
The reason I've always veered away from it,
is because I've never felt comfortable
with having a lot of facial hair.
And particularly, I think that comes from
not feeling like it's full enough.
Like, when I look at a really nice beard,
I'm kinda like, "Damn, I wish I had that."
When I look at my own, I'm a little bit like,
"Oh, I don't know if you could even grow a beard."
But you know what, this is all about a challenge,
so I am going to dedicating the next three months
to growing my beard out.
I do wanna encourage any of you that have wanted to go
on a beard growth journey before to join me,
because I will be checking in, once every month,
for the next three months.
And, yeah, so I just naturally thought it was
the next best thing to do,
and I thought, "Fuck it, what've I got to lose."
You know, like I don't have a corporate job
that I go to, where it's not allowed.
I can do it in my own home,
you guys will probably find it entertaining,
I'll probably find it entertaining.
So, the next three months is all about this.
Now there is a few rules with this, okay?
I've outlined a few rules, and I've made a deal with myself,
and I'm making a deal with you right now,
let's shake on it.
So the rules are, during this growth process,
for the next three months, I am not allowed to shave
from where I usually do my chinstrap, up, okay?
So, all of this area, all of this,
is gonna get as fuzzy as it can get.
I don't even know how fuzzy that is,
'cause I've never let it grow that much.
And the only place I'm allowed to groom
is from, yeah, the chinstrap down.
And that's particularly because I feel like
this hair below here, just, it looks really grubby,
so, I'm gonna give myself that much leeway, I guess.
And, I mean, you guys can go for whatever you want
if you're gonna join me on this journey.
I really hope you do join me on this journey.
But yeah, that's rule number one.
The second rule is, I need to take a picture,
every single day, for the next three months,
of my beard growth to document the process properly.
And then, what I'm gonna be doing
is giving you a time lapse at the end of the three months,
to show you the continuous growth over time.
And I think that's gonna be a really cool video idea,
so why would I not do it, you know what I mean?
The other thing I thought I would be able to cover
by doing this sort of series, as well,
is trying out different hair growth products
that I haven't tried before, particularly Minoxidil.
So I have had a few questions from people asking me
if I've ever used it before.
I mean, I had always heard of it,
but I'd never though, "Oh, I wanna use that."
I never went to that length.
So what I've actually done,
is I've bought myself some Minoxidil.
This is actually Regaine, so that's the brand,
and the actual product is Minoxidil.
So, Minoxidil, this is like a foam,
that you're meant to rub on the area
that you wanna promote hair growth in.
I have no idea how well it's gonna work,
I've never really looked into beard oils,
or beard grooming, or beard growth products,
so this is gonna be a whole new level playing field for me.
But, I just wanna try it out.
I just wanna give it a go.
So here we are, and the growing out process of my beard,
officially starts, right now,
as this video goes live, okay?
The one thing I did wanna mention too,
is if you see me in the next couple of videos
with the exact same facial hair,
that's because I do my filming in batches,
so I usually film a big bunch of videos for you guys,
all in a row, and then I release them once a week.
The reason I do that is because it's really efficient
for me to work like that.
I've constantly gotta--I've got a full time job
on top of doing this, like, I'm pretty fuckin' nuts.
So, once a month, when I do my check in,
that will be the real time growth
of what my beard looks like, right now.
And then, you know, every couple of times,
it'll look just like normal.
Okay, so, we'll just see how we go,
and, yeah, I'm really nervous, slash, excited to see
how this turns out.
Okay, so that's the situation,
and that's what's gonna be happening
over the next three months.
The other thing I wanted to talk to you about
was my new website, and why the hell I even built it,
and what's with the new intro, and all of the new swipes,
and the Instagram.
Look, it's called Man Buns and Manes, by Thomas in Action.
So, what I've been thinking for a long time,
I've been doing so much hair growth content,
I've got a lot of you guys
who have actually grown your hair out in the Facebook group.
If you didn't already know, we have a Facebook group
that's all about growing your hair out,
growing your hair out support, showing off your long locks,
getting tips and tricks about hair,
you name it, it's in there.
It's free to join, and it's open for everybody.
However, I wanted to make something that was less about me,
and my name, and more about us as a community.
And I thought, how much longevity
does the Thomas in Action name have for something like that?
I mean, Thomas in Action's always gonna work for me
as a person, but what can I create that is separate from me,
but still intertwined with all of this?
So, it just made sense to come up with the name.
I really love the name, Man Buns and Manes,
I love the logo that I've come up with, as well.
It's a lion with a man bun, and it just,
the tag line and everything, helps paint a picture
of really what my personality's about.
If you look at the tag line it says, "Society might say,
"long hair on guys isn't okay,
"but a lion doesn't concern himself
"with the opinions of sheep."
I really resonate with that line,
and if you guys feel the same way,
I want you to come over and join the community.
If you do wanna join the group,
head to the link in the description box,
it'll say, "Join the Facebook group here",
or something along those lines.
It'll take you to the website where you can read
a little bit more about the group,
and then there's a gateway, where you can actually enter.
So, if you're not part of the group yet,
make sure you go in there.
I'm hoping that all of this beard content
will get uploaded in there, as well.
Perhaps we can start like a little beard growth section,
I have no idea where I'm going with this.
It's just going to be a three month stint,
and we're gonna see what I look like at the end,
and have a cool time lapse to watch, okay?
So any of you that are coming in for the ride,
join me, let me know what you think
of the whole Man Buns and Manes thing,
and I also switched up the channel art.
You've probably noticed in my display picture.
We got a fresh new look in here,
so, that is what we're doing.
I am gonna go shave my face now,
'cause I've been blabbering on for way too long.
So I'm just gonna get rid of
all of this three day growth bullshit,
and come back, show you what I look like with a bare face,
and then we are gonna let the beard growth journey, begin.
Be right back.
Okay, are you ready for this?
This just does not feel right.
Look at me, I look naked.
Aha!
All right, so, here is my shaven face,
I look about 10 years old again.
Wow, I actually, when I looked at myself
in the mirror I was like,
"Whoa, that's what you actually look like?"
Like you can really see my face shape and stuff,
it's weird.
Just to help keep myself accountable,
we're taking the first image right now,
and I've got to keep this up for three months, okay?
So here we go.
Oh God this light is terrible.
I mean, it's good here, but in iPhone camera it's shit.
All right, here we go.
I look dead.
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Photo number one done.
We should probably put this on stories as well
while we're here, ready?
Oh, my God, look at that baby face,
I look like I'm 10.
No, this is just a little video,
to let you know that I've started a beard growth journey.
We've just started at zero, and I'm currently filming
the video right now that is going to be going live
on my channel.
Actually, it's probably in my Bio.
If you wanna learn about beard growth
and what we're gonna be doing over the next three months,
go check it out.
(laughs)
All right, bye.
Okay, well that's that done.
So you guys, that is the end of this video today,
beard growth check in number one, stage one,
here we are, we're at zero.
Join me for the journey.
Make sure you join the Facebook group,
the link is in the description box below,
and I will see you next week for another video.
Hopefully when I've got a bit more facial hair.
Never doing this again, bye!
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