Guys add beards for many different reasons. Some want to make a statement, and others want a new look. The novelty factor is key sometimes, and some of us have even been prodded into the bearded world ...

I was clean-shaven when I left for Palm Springs for Christmas. A few days later, I arrived back at home in Los Angeles with a beard. I didn’t plan on my new hirsute look. I just don’t like shaving. I ...