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Video: How To Sculpt An Award-Winning Beard
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 8, 2015
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Brooklyn's Kings Theatre was transformed into a wooly paradise for the annual National Beard & Moustache Championships this weekend (not to be confused with the annual NYC Beard and Mustache Competition). We tagged along with competitor Garey Faulkner, a passionate Cincinnati Bengals fan who has become famous for his luscious (and colorful) chin locks.
Faulkner first started growing his facial hair to raise money for charity, and is now a competitive beard modeler sponsored by Beardilizer. Below, watch the timelapse video to see how his wife Miranda transforms his facial hair into a Tolkien-esque bouquet of fur over the course of two and a half hours.
For more beard and mustache fun, here's our photo feature and video from the championship.
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