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- Hey guys and welcome to episode or check-in number two
of my beard growth journey.
If you are brand new here, my name's Thomas
and I have just started my three month beard growth journey.
So, in my previous check in on my first episode
I laid out the rules of what I'd been doing.
Rule number one was with shaving, or grooming, or tidying
if you like, I was only allowed to shave from here down.
Everything from my chin strap up I was gonna let grow
and just see what it looks like
because I've never had a full beard before.
Actually, what I've got right now is probably the longest
I've ever let it get to.
And we'll get to how I'm feeling about everything
and what I'm doing to keep my beard in check (laughs).
There was also a rule where I had to take a picture
every single day over the next three months
and at end of this
I'm gonna be putting together a time lapse.
So, if all of this sounds really cool to you,
make sure you hit the subscribe button
and come back and visit me every month, okay?
'Cause I'll be checking in pretty much every four weeks
about where I'm at with my beard growth journey.
And if you wanna join in on the fun
I have been creating hair growth content
for a really long time and growing my beard out
seems to be the next natural step for this.
So, we're testing all the things.
I'm getting in on the beard action and I encourage you
to join me if you are interested.
So, firstly, what you are looking at right now
is four weeks of beard growth.
This is actually insane,
let me just zoom in a little bit for you.
This is what we're looking like right now.
It is super patchy.
Usually with my beard all I do is shave my neckline,
I shave my cheeks and I shave in here as well.
So, I always just have a chin strap and my little mo'
but I keep them very trimmed
so I don't let them get too long.
And this is probably the longest I've ever let it grow
without actually doing anything to it.
I have shaved under here a few times
and this is how we're looking now.
Seeing as the hair is only just a little bit longer
than where I usually have it
I'm not actually feeling that insecure or,
"Oh, I look shit," about it at this very point.
However, with the way it's growing
and leaving these parts to just do their thing
I am noticing that there's a lot of patchiness
and I'm a little bit fearful about the next four weeks
because it's gonna be out of my comfort zone.
This is probably the most comfortable I've been.
When I checked in last time I shaved my face completely,
I'll just put a bit of B-roll over here right now.
And that look with my no facial hair
whatsoever terrifies me.
I'm not happy when I look like that.
And this usually is something that I am happy with.
I feel like I'm looking like myself again
and it fills my face in,
it's just my favourite look.
So, we'll have to keep growing to see what's happening.
In my first episode as well I did tell you guys
that I was gonna be using Regaine or Rogaine,
whichever you like.
This is minoxidil so it's a chemical that people use
for regrowth, or hair regrowth on their head.
But I've also noticed around the internet
a lot of people use it for beard growth
so I was interested in trying it out.
And as of now I'm gonna be using the minoxidil
to see if I can get
some of this beard filled in or whatever.
I was also going to fill my first application in this video
however I've decided to break it up into two videos
just because I wanted to keep the check in
separate to me using actual products.
It's a little bit different.
So, this video will be coming out on a Monday
and the first application of me using minoxidil
and the foam will be coming out on Wednesday, okay?
So, I'm gonna give you a double whammy this week.
So, hit the subscribe button and the little bell
so you get notified when that comes out
'cause I will be using this.
And I'm also gonna be using it in conjunction
with the Watermans products.
So, this is the Watermans Grow Me serum.
If you've followed my journey the whole way
you'll know the Watermans products really help me
grow my hair a lot quicker.
So (coughs) there's tonnes of content
floating around on my channel, on my blog about it
so if you wanna go and check out more about them
go and do that or you can wait 'til Wednesday
where I'm gonna be doing bit more about these
and actually applying them, okay?
I'm really excited to see how they go.
The other thing I did wanna mention to you as well
is Ken Fryer from Watermans as well,
he's in the Facebook group,
he noticed that I was doing my beard growth journey
and offered to do a hosting giveaway for you guys.
So, the Watermans Grow Me shampoo and conditioner,
these were the things that saved me
during my hair growth journey.
And we are currently running a giveaway
and the only way you can enter the competition
is by going and checking out the Instagram
or being part of the Facebook group.
The details are all in there,
I'm not gonna talk too much about it on here.
But there is a giveaway happening so if you wanna win
your own Watermans products either head to my
Thomas In Action Instagram, the Man Buns & Manes Instagram,
or come and join the Facebook group.
There'll be something in there with all the details.
Okay?
So, that's product testing out of the way,
what's what I'm gonna be doing
and I'm very excited to see how all of those go
in conjunction with each other.
The other thing was, seeing as I'm on this beard growth
journey I was like,
"I don't know shit all about beards
"so what am I gonna do here?" (laughs)
And I did a little bit of research,
I spoke to a few friends of mine that have beards
and the other things that I've learnt,
I've learnt two really good tips or takeaways
in terms of getting your beard game on point.
Number one is when your hair gets long enough
or your beard gets long enough,
most people actually have patchiness.
They suffer from that.
So, how do people get around patchiness?
Well, the thing is, when your beard hair
gets long enough people actually comb it down
so that it covers a lot of the patchiness
and it gives the illusion that the beard is more full
and I thought that was really, really cool.
So, I can't wait 'til mine gets that long,
if it gets that long over this three months.
I don't even know how I'm gonna look
at the end of the three months.
It's seriously gonna be a challenge (laughs).
But, yeah, that's a little tip that got in my research.
The other thing was beard oil.
So, beard oil, to my understanding,
is kind of like argon oil for your beard.
It makes it really soft,
and apparently it helps aid in growth as well.
So, I've gotta do a little bit more research
in how that actually works,
but I think over the next four weeks
I'll be looking at different beard oils
or if any of you have some really great suggestions
for beard oils I'd love to know about it
in the comments section because I will be on the hunt
for one very shortly.
I've just kind of gotta do one thing at a time
'cause I tend to take on a million things at one time, so.
So, yeah, that's everything that's been happening.
I have found it a little bit challenging.
When I first started this, too,
I was like, "Oh, I have a work from home job
"where I don't have to go and talk to people.
"I don't have to be in a corporate environment."
Funny I say that, right?
Because as soon as I decided to do this beard growth journey
at my actual work, the work that I do with my dad's business
I was asked to film some videos like business to customer
videos where I talk and present,
similar to what I do on here.
And, I was like, "Are you kidding?
"I am four weeks into growing my beard out
"and I look like a scruffy piece of shit." (laughs)
So, yeah, that's been a little bit of a challenge.
The other challenge I've been having
is getting a photo every single day of this journey.
It's, you gotta really get into the routine of it
and anybody that's ever made any type of hair growth
time lapse before, taking one picture a day,
kudos to you, respect,
because it is a hard thing to do and remember.
I'm like, "Shit!"
I think there's been about two or three days
where I just completely forgot and I was like, "Ah."
But, most of the time I have been pretty good
and I'm very excited to show you what that looks like
at the end this three months, so.
Yeah, that's where I'm at with my four weeks.
If you guys are on this journey
let me know where you're up to with yours.
And if you have any tips in terms of beard growth
or beard maintenance that I just certainly don't know about
'cause I am a rookie, please let me know in the comment
section below 'cause it would really help me out.
Okay?
Also, remember to stay tuned for Wednesday
because I'll be doing a video where I'm applying
both of these products, the minoxidil and the elixir
on my beard just to see how they go.
I'm pretty sure they're a daily thing.
This here is a one month stint, same with the elixir,
so, doing this bloody beard growth journey
is come with a lot of daily practises and remembrances
that I need to stay on top of
so I wasn't expecting that
however I've taken on the challenge and I am in.
Okay?
I'm in this.
Hold me accountable.
All right, cool, I'll see you Wednesday
for the using of those products
and I hope you have a great week this week
and I'll talk to you later.
Bye! (lips smack)
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