That first "hmm" is never a good sign. The coy before the small storm. I hope you get to keep the new chin locks...they're fun. Took me a long time to finally get a decent crop myself. Tell her the third to 8th time is probably a charm. (That might get more than a hmmm.) A belfie, now that's a new one. Hope you get to keep the bear chinskin.
I swither between liking it and hating it. I didn't realise there was so much effort into growing one and the tickling madness too!
The scratching and tickling wanes, it usually gets thicker each time you start over, and it WILL keep you warmer in the cold winds. Plus, make you more confident and bolder in public as well (a very interesting sideline). But on the flip side, if the missus diss'us it, NOTHING will keep you warm when relegated to sleeping on the hard, concrete of the garage floor.
And that floor is hard and cold!
That is interesting if it gets thicker each time I start over. That only encourages me to get rid of it and try again soon!!
Sounds like you have some experience in the carport ( :
As for the rest, at least that was my experience. First couple of growths, pretty much looked like a scurvy rodent straight from the dryer that had a bad run in with a rusty razor. But after a few times, filled in pretty well. Now it actually looks somewhat presentable. At least that's what MY other half says. Though I suppose it's all genes, like anything else. But maybe you have some good, hairy ones. Try it, you might like it, and so might the good lady of the manse, as you become a flowing, studly dudly.