Beards came back, BIG TIME. Not many of us know how, or can pinpoint a specific time when they realized that ‘Okay, beards are back!’. I know, and I also know the guy who should share the credit for bringing beards back. His name is Ricki Hall and OMG!
The man with the most astonishingly fuzzy face sweater I have ever had the pleasure to lay my eyes upon! Ricki Hall makes me wonder if he borrowed that magnificent chin from a grizzly bear. I have spent a better part of the past few years of my life, obsessively liking every picture he shares on Instagram, and no, I’m not crazy; he’s just beautiful.
A model by profession, Ricki Hall has endorsed the likes of Diesel, H&M, Paul Smith and more, and he also enjoys honing his barber skills as a recreational activity. Famous for his now iconic bushy beard, and a haircut I desperately tried to emulate, but yeah you can imagine how that crashed and burned. My admiration for Ricki Hall became accompanied by respect when he admitted to having a drinking problem, addressed and triumphed over it by building an insanely buff physique that proved me wrong about one thing.
“Can this man really look any better!?”
Boy was I wrong, because he sure can. He really, really, really can. Oh yeah, he has more tattoos than times I’ve decided to get one and backed out, which is a LOT.
1. Promise me you're going to scroll past this picture. You gotta promise.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcjfzy6gCCx/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
2. Know any supermodels that like to moonlight as barbers? Yeah I thought not.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbuUIsFgEiN/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
3. *heavy breathing*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhYml8APt8/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
4. That old school Kodak feel is driving me crazy!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbouAoAAIwS/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
5. The progress picture of triumph.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbHfYv8AUA6/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
6. Just going to leave this out here!
7. Am I jealous? Am I impresses? Yes.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZkxyaxgAqe/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
8. So he grew his hair out, and donated it to the Little Princess Trust. Top lad!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYa80lFAOrd/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
9. Do I need to say something here? Really?
10. Man buns are repulsive unless he does it. I have one exception. ONE.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUe3kVlgksU/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
11. Chilling with the
https://www.instagram.com/p/BStFhkWAcpi/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
12. That's classy.
13. He looks prepared for a streetfight. I would watch.
14. Some Norse God type stuff
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFGrcRBlz4G/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
15. *passes out*
16. *passes out more*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BME2qy3Dxr1/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
17. WHY CAN'T I HAVE A BEARD LIKE THAT!!!!!
18. Are thy ovaries exploding yet, ladies?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHfx9l-jX5F/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
19. *brings out the inhaler*
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFmnEa0lz93/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
20. Some BTS Ricki for you.
21. Last but not the least.
https://www.instagram.com/p/-4H5zolz6N/?hl=en&taken-by=rickisamhall
Phew.