“I have been an aspiring beard owner on and off since my early 20s. Back then, without anyone to advise me, I regularly trimmed it short, frustrated at my inability to grow it out as anything other than a tangled mess.

“It's only been in the last year or so that I've learned some methods for getting closer to how I'd like my beard to look - advice still very welcome!

“Besides beards I like to write. I am an erstwhile music journo for a well known heavy metal magazine and a current footy scribbler for my beloved Sheffield Wednesday's match programme.

“I'm an occasional musician myself; a legend in my own bedroom on electric guitar!

“Some trivia about me :
I like board games that are either very modern (Hive) or very old (Hnefatafl).
My favourite movie of all time is Withnail and I.
I absolutely love chilli.

“I'm a real ale enthusiast (not an aficionado - I know what I like but not necessarily why).”