Awesomely bad (but actually good) holiday beards have infiltrated social media. For better or for worse, these curiously blinged out beards seem to be here to stay.
Whether they're full of holiday ornaments, glitter or edibles, here's a complete how-to guide to get your own hilarious festive beard.
Send us your creations by hashtagging #JingleBeards on social.
Before you begin
Get a few items that you'll need to style these beards. You'll need an oil to be used as an adhesive, Balm used to style, and mustache pomade for any heavy duty sticking. Then a beard wash to rinse everything out.
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Beard balm, David Mallet, $35
Beard oil, Beardbrand, $40
Mustache pomade, Layrite, $12
Beard wash, Beardbrand, $49.99
1. Jinglebeard, Jinglebeard
Materials
Jingle bells
Ornament ties
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Step one
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Tie each jingle bell with an ornament tie.
Step two
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Then, tie each around strands of whiskers.
Step three
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Mix and match colors for the best looking jingle beard.
2. Frosty the snow dude
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Materials
Beard oil, like this one from Beardbrand, $40
Cello glitter
Step one
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Take your beard oil and put onto the hair. It will act as an adhesive for your glitter.
Step two
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It's on like Donkey Kong. Sprinkle liberally everywhere. Caution: Things will get messy!
3. Kiss me under the mistletoe
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Materials
Construction paper
Mustache pomade
Step one
Take red and green construction paper and mimic the design we have here. Cut and paste together to create two simple mistletoes.
Step two
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Using the pomade as glue, stick to back of paper.
Step three
Using a firm grip, place onto the mustache.4. May your days be merry and bright
Materials
Battery powered lights
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Step one
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Take the string of lights and carefully weave throughout the beard.
Step two
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Allow the beard to cover the entire face by starting at the top of the beard then weaving to the other side.
5. Beard you a Merry Christmas
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Materials
Small ornaments
Ornament ties
Step one
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Take the ornament ties and slide them through your ornaments.
Step two
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Then wrap about strands of hair. Don't pull too hard.
Step three
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Start decorating in a "U" formation starting from the bottom and making your way to the top.
6. Hello, it's do-re-mi
Materials
Tinsel
Step one
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Untangle the tinsel and start weaving in and out of the beard.
Step two
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Start from the top and end at the other side, ensuring you cover all areas of the face.
7. Candyman
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Materials
Candy canes
Step one
Gather your canes and hang them off of some stronger pieces of whisker.
Step two
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We found that the deeper your hung them, the better the result.
8. Snowflakey
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Materials
Snowflake stickers
Step one
Get a few stickers for this one and use some mustache pomade if you need extra support.
Step two
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Be cognizant of creating a nice pattern around the whiskers. We liked mixing and matching small and big snowflakes throughout.
9. Glitter bomb
Materials
Glitter
Beard oil
Step one
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The first step in this process is to cover everything in sight. Glitter, as we know, gets everywhere.
Step two
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Prep the beard with oil to ensure that the glitter sticks as an adhesive.
Step three
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Sprinkle half of the beard with one color. Here, we used silver.
Step four
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Then, proceed to sprinkle the other side. Note: Use a steady had as you do not want to sprinkle this color to the other side.
Let your freak flag fly.
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