Well I don't know about you gents, but I stopped doing the shave thing a year ago this month. I'd previously grown a beard during the winter and shaved it off the first day it got over 30C, but I persevered this year and kept it going. I look back at pictures and can't get over how young I looked without my beloved beard.
I'll add pics if anyone wants them. It's not epic proportions or anything, I've only started letting it get a bit longer over the last month and a half. A randomly plucked chin whisker comes in at 3.2" today. Not sure where I'm going with it, but I have been keeping it shaped nicely. Last year, since I follow the "don't shave for 6 weeks, THEN shape the neck-line" policy, it got a little out of control and ended up looking unkempt. Homeless may be a bit strong, "granola" may work, if that makes any sense.