You may have heard, but let's face it, you probably haven't: Today is National No Beard Day, a holiday that has, apparently, been around for longer than just this year, though I'll confess that this past week was the first I'd ever heard of it. Another confession: I am a bearded man. And as such, I have a few thoughts on National No Beard Day. The first of those being: To hell with National No Beard Day.

Regardless of whether it's in style or not, I, like Tammy and her man, will stand by my beard. I like it. And my fiancée likes it, so much that when I shaved for Movember a couple years back she actually recoiled in horror at the sight of my hair-free mug. So, yeah. My beard is pretty popular in my household. I'm not shaving just because some holiday that doesn't even have a mascot — may I offer up Clean-Shaven Claude, the magical follicle elf? — tells me I should.

And by the same token, I don't think any of you bare-faced men out there should grow a beard just because some external force like, say, the current popularity of the hirsute look, demands that you do. Facial hair, like the hair on the top of your head, the shirt on your back, the shoes on your feet, is all about personal style. If you want to change up your look, go for it (within reason, and sometimes with a little guidance from us here at The Style Blog, of course). If you don't, then don't.

I don't want to shave my beard. And I'll be damned if I'm going to let some "holiday" tell me I should. And if National All Beards Day comes along, you can bet I'll be against that, too — shoulder to shoulder, (hairy) cheek to (smooth) cheek with the baby-faced guys on the inevitable picket lines. Until then: Stand strong, my bearded brothers. Don't let Big Razor get you down.

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Jonathan Evans Jonathan Evans is the style director of Esquire, covering all things fashion, grooming, accessories, and, of course, sneakers.

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