Support for No Shave November

There you are standing in the store aisle looking at the razors, shaving cream, hair grooming kits, etc., and you are having trouble deciding what to spend your money on. Well put your money away and walk out of that store, because No Shave November allows you to let your hair grow free for an entire month. However, there are some haters on this whole “no shave” idea and I am not sure why.

Ladies, I understand that you want to see guys who are groomed and clean-shaven instead of people who resemble the guys in Duck Dynasty. However, No Shave November allows people to test their facial hair limits and see what facial hair styles they can pull off in one month.

Some think No Shave November is just some silly social media attraction. Well, that’s because it is heavily presented on social media. No Shave November has a meaning behind it, but it still is a fun opportunity for people to connect on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter with funny messages and photos about No Shave November’s facial hair styles.

On a serious note, the theme of No Shave November is a way to raise money and awareness to fight all the different kinds of cancers and support numerous cancer foundations and research facilities across the nation.

While letting your hair grow out throughout November, you can donate the money that you save from not buying razors and haircuts to cancer foundations and treatment centers of your choosing.

Some cancer patients end up losing their hair due to different treatments, but No Shave November is a way to appreciate your hair and raise money for cancer awareness and those in need of treatment. Just like the concept of wearing pink to raise awareness for breast cancer in October, not shaving your hair and donating money to different cancer foundations keeps the support up for cancer patients and awareness for different cancers at a strong point.

No matter how you think you look growing out your facial hair, you are contributing to raising awareness against cancer and that is a great feeling. So ladies, relax, it’s for one month, not a whole year, and after No Shave November is over, clean-shaven faces will appear frequently again.

A Girl’s Perspective

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s now that dreaded time of year. It’s November and we all know what that means. No Shave November, the terrible time when boys (and some girls) ditch the razors and shaving cream to attempt a more “rugged” look.

I hate No Shave November. There I said it.

I understand, I do, it’s for a good cause. Many refuse to shave in order to raise awareness for various types of cancer. But there are other ways! Donate, do a fundraising walk, hand out pamphlets, volunteer, I don’t care. Just do it clean-shaven, I beg you.

Let me say a little something about high schoolers who are trying to grow beards. Sometimes, facial hair just isn’t your thing. If you can’t fully grow a beard, maybe you shouldn’t. Don’t walk around with patches of hair on your face, you’re better than that! Look good, shave.

And for those of you who can grow facial hair, have you ever considered what a teenage boy looks like with a full beard? It just doesn’t look right. You run the risk of being mistaken for a caveman or an anarchist, and no one wants that.

Maybe it’s just because I’m not a facial hair person to begin with, especially mustaches, at least not on high school guys. “Movember” the so called “mustache season” seems to me like a time boys are exploiting just so they don’t have to shave. It’s not a good look for teens. “Mustaches” and “middle-aged” both start with an ‘M’. Coincidence? I think not.

I am saying this as a girl. I don’t mean to offend you guys who are participating in “Noshember” it’s just, visually, it’s not doing it for me. So thanks to those who are doing it for charity. I just can’t wait for December.