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I live in Nottingham, so I have no idea. My advice if I may offer it, would be to find a good barber near to your home.

@ thanks friend. I’ve got a near yeard, and the last person I gave my beard to, ruined it. Cut n grind are expensive and I’d rather give my money to someone like Skye who talks a good talk, and knows what she’s doing 🙏🏽

​@@jobharath2812 Sounds sensible,. I certainly couldn't afford to keep going up to London every time I needed a trim, so I bit the bullet and tried out some local barbers. The ones I tried were at least capable, and two have been really good. But I agree that it can be a bit hit and miss. We could do with a 'Trusted Barber" list 😬

Thank-you Marianne. It was a lovely group of people wasn't it?

@@earlgreybeard Yes it certainly was Raymond!

Thanks Rob. I did actually have a problem coming up with a cohesive storyline. I had the sites and saints pilgrimage plus my own story to somehow weave together. And I guess you have to keep things short on UA-cam or nobody will watch it 🤣

Understood. Do you like that effect? Can give you more gravitas if you want it, but that might not be what you are looking for. Me, I need all the gravitas I can get 😁

I get the same. That used to worry me in the early days, but I have found over time that losing the odd hair now and then seems to make little noticeable difference. I comfort myself by thinking that I am just weeding out the no-hopers that would have fallen out anyway 😆. But I am also finding these days that I don't often use heavy wax so often. This is partly because it is now difficult to find strong wax that is at all pleasant to use. But also because alternative products like Upper Cut Monster Hold and Robin Hood styling balm give a pretty good hold for most days and styles that I have.

@@earlgreybeard I use proraso wax, it applies like a cream and sets so there's no heating or having to work with it tacky

@@joehenshall8735 OK. Thanks for the recommendation. I just ordered some. I'll get back to you...

​@@joehenshall8735 OK. So I have tried the Proraso over a few weeks, on and off. Seems really good stuff. It is like my spiking gel, in that it leaves the moustache very stiff like it is frozen. But much nicer to use than the gel, and leaves me with none of the annoying 'vampire fangs' in the middle of the moustache as the day progresses. I will add this to my list of regular purchases. Thanks.

@@earlgreybeard it has its flaws but I definitely prefer it to using a stiffer wax where I'm pulling hairs out every day! I find less is more with it.

Hey Stimpy. I used to work with a Stimpy. I am guessing you are not the same one. I am actually looking at some new subjects to cover, so watch this space if you will.

@@earlgreybeardNope that wasn’t me; have yet to make it to the UK. I’ll keep an eye out for the upcoming content!

Yes, it was great while it lasted. Sadly. at that length my wife insisted that I looked as if I had 'just escaped from a gulag' whoever had trimmed the beard.

Ha ha. You are too kind. "Grumpy old git" my wife would say...

Ha ha. It means I am even older now than when I first started!

Hi. Yes, I have widened my scope a little since then. Beard is still there though 😁

Hi Jim. Good to hear from you too.

Thanks Theo. Yes, it is an interesting place.

Hi John. Sadly, my drone shots were all out of focus. Usual issue with the DJI Mini 3 pro. Forgot to set the focus to infinity. So, everything you see on the video is filmed with an Insta360 X3 360 degree camera. This "magically" removes the selfie pole in the recorded footage. The result can therefore look like low-flying drone shots, especially when using the 3 metre extended selfie pole.

@@earlgreybeard thanks. I'll look into that. I've been looking to change up my videos. This might be a good solution. Have a great day

Ha ha. Yes. Basically trying out the 360 degree camera. Hope to be back with more.

Looks similar from your profile picture. Looks great, especially with those enigmatic shades 😎

Ha ha 😁. Maybe an old Anglo-Saxon monarch. My current, shorter style is more like King Charles's great grandfather's. Slightly more recent.

You are too kind. Since that video 5 years ago, I have settled on the shorter "King George V" style, which I think looks really smart. Be that as it may, I have got to the stage where, at nearly 70 I feel I should be able to be mildly eccentric without feelings of guilt.

Amen brother!@@earlgreybeard

He is a good guy. But time moves on and so has he unfortunately. Thankfully, I was able to find another good guy even closer to home, Then my favourite balm company went out of business, and the makers of my favourite wax changed the formula. Just when you think you've sorted it all ...

Amen to that. Doesn't seem a bad old fellow, does he.

Not at all. Almost 90 years after his death his beard style lives on. The Current King has such good genetics for a beard. The Prince of Wales as well.

Iwan, you are my friend for life 😁

Thank You, are you on Insta? I'd gladly follow you.

@@iwanevans1404 Sadly, no. I kept this series as a vlog of my year growing the beard. Never expected this much interest. Now that the beard is firmly King George, I have faded back into anonymity. I do have some plans for more content, but probably not much about beards.

I will give the vlog of the beard growth a watch asap. I'm currently 21 and I have a thick full beard. Thou is Blessed by the god. Might give the George V look a go. Or The Captain EJ Smith look

@@iwanevans1404 Thing is, if you just grow it out, you can spot points along the way that you like.

Ha ha. Thanks. Owing to the cost of power now, I am wearing that cap a lot!

Thanks Simon. That was a little while ago now, and I have since gone rather shorter. But the whole experience was definitely life changing.

I bet thank you

That is the real benefit of a 'yeard challenge'. You never know what you will end up with after 12 months, and it is often a pleasant surprise. Well done!

Whether that's a good thing depends on how old you are now of course. I am guessing you can't be in your late sixties like me?

@@earlgreybeard I'm 46. I have a really week jaw structure and it really suits me even if it is grey. I like it so sorry mam 😄

@@lexingtonlad5745 That's the spirit!

Thank-you my lord 😁

Hi James. Yes, I seem to have settled on this as my favourite look.

I certainly didn't need to add much reverb 😁

And I wasn't even talking about beards 😀. Thank-you my friend.

Jack is strictly on the old side for Paddington. Salty sea bear and all that. Besides, we use the Midland mainline. Our bears are named after St Pancras, patron saint of bears 😁

Thanks Jim. I am putting together a longer piece with some of the music from the event.

Ha ha. Who cares about the castle, so long as the beard looks good 🤣. Thanks Cory. I will see about adding some more content.

Thanks Kevin. Worth posting the odd video to hear from old friends 😁

Having medieval music's playing everywhere you go makes it really special.

PS. The HD version is still uploading, so you will have just seen the low-def footage.

Thanks Tony. Obviously, things have moved on a bit since I filmed this. I have gone for a shorter beard, but kept the big moustache. I just have any scraggy ends trimmed, with a small trim over the mouth to make eating easier, whilst largely keeping the 'walrus' impression intact.

Hi Flavio. I am OK thanks. Currently with my King George V / Tsar Nicholas II beard. I do have some videos coming up, but I think it unlikely that I will make many beard videos. Music and philosophy are more likely, with the odd special on drones and videography. Best wishes, Raymond.

@@earlgreybeard How much can one say about beards, right? LOL. I'm also into music. I'm learning to play acoustic guitar. Gods speed!

Can't say I have, no. Would you recommend one?

@@earlgreybeard Yes! Yes! Yes!