Who among us has never dabbled with facial hair? Let him speak forth.
We’ve all been there. We’ve all had a crack at growing a beard, trying out a moustache; some of us have even dared to give sideburns a go.
Sometimes it works out. Sometimes we look like we should be presenting Blue Peter in the 1980s. It’s a gamble, but one we all take (assuming we can actually grow facial hair at all).
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has done the very same thing; a fan got a picture with Turner and posted it on Instagram, where the singer was seen to be sporting a new goatee.
Yep, that’s a beard alright.
Unfortunately, Turner’s new look hasn’t exactly been hailed as a total success.
Can someone sort Alex Turner out now? I love the guy to bits but that beard has taken him way over the weird line now
— brandist. (@_brandist) July 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/caraghdocherty/status/889060990519783424
Just seen a pic of Alex Turner's beard and Alex Turner's ruined now. Heaving.
— Charlie Laing (@charlielaing) July 23, 2017
Alex Turner with a beard is just a no.
— Hannah (@HannahLopeman) July 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/daischains/status/888322548575981568
Love how our little Twitter community comes together in hard times. Like Alex Turner growing an awful beard. pic.twitter.com/PoUvtlidpB
— Kirsty Knight (@xKirstybain) July 22, 2017
But it’s not all bad news for Alex Turner, some people quite liked it.
I still fancy Alex Turner even with that horrific beard.
— Eve Slater (@eveslater) July 23, 2017
Small mercies, eh?
With a bit of a trim, the Monkeys man might be able to shape it into something better, but perhaps the reality is that he simply looks better clean-shaven.
Seeing as the beard had become a fairly standard look for men these days, rocking the clean-shaven look is a little more unique. There’s no shame in shaving, Alex. No shame.
