'Ladybeards' go viral: New photo-sharing craze sees women using their own locks to create fake facial hair

Photos shared on Reddit website

Increasing number of women joining in odd craze

Surprising level of hair-styling skill involved in creating the 'beards'

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Hearing the term 'ladybeard', you might assume it refers to a female who, due to some medical condition, has grown facial hair.

However, it is in fact the name given to the latest photo-sharing craze to hit the internet, which sees women using their long manes to create ornately-styled facial hair.

Some rather artful ladybeards can be found on online forum reddit, where many are posting their latest efforts.



The women- who tend to remain anonymous - are posting pictures of themselves modelling their creations on social networking sites such as reddit

Pulling their own hair forward gives these creative ladies plenty of length to work with

Many pictures reveals a high level of hairdressing skill

Some of the creations would put most men to shame

From intricate French and fishtail plats to seamlessly incorporated moustaches, each picture reveals a high level of hairdressing skill.

Often accompanied with a comical facial expression, the torrent of ladybeards shows no sign of abating, as more and more women post their efforts on social networking sites.



These weird and wonderful ladybeard selfies have taken the web by storm

While it is not clear exactly how the trend started, it shows no sign of abating

This girl shows off her flaxen ladybeard This woman seems to have knotted her own hair in her quest to create her ladybeard From intricate French and fishtail plats to seamlessly incorporated moustaches, various techniques are used by the women More and more women flocking to various social networking sites to show off their ladybeard selfies