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# Hilarious Hairy Roadmaps
The 'Beardlands' Graphic Provides a Path to a Clean Shaven Existance

By Susan Keefe | Published 2011-11-15 | Pop Culture
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beardlands
References: [holykaw.alltop](http://holykaw.alltop.com/navigating-the-beardlands) & [thoscorp](http://www.thoscorp.com/gallery-beardlands.php)

Since the world is in the midst of Movember and facial hair is on people's minds and upper lips, the good people at Thos Corps created a Venn diagram entitled Beardlands. The graphic features a variety of routes a man can take to transform himself from hairy man beast to [clean shaven gentleman](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/any-hair-anywhere). Each [facial hair style](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harrys-beard-care) represents a cleverly name geographical area within the fictional land of Beards.

From Stripside Range to Chopstack Peak, the bearded viewer is encouraged to choose his preferred hairy stop-overs along their voyage from the Untamed Wilds to Whiskers End. Presented in a "choose your own adventure" manner, your journey through the Beardlands can be as conservative or outlandish as you wish or, more realistically, as your significant other will allow.

A celebration of [fuzzy faces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manscaped-the-chairman-pro) everywhere, the Beardlands graphic is a hairy geography lesson you won't soon forget.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.8/10
- Popularity: 3% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Facial Hair Styles:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new grooming products and styles to cater to the growing interest in facial hair.
- **Men's Grooming:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative tools and techniques for men to maintain and style their facial hair.
- **Choose Your Own Adventure:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate interactive storytelling and decision-making into various industries to enhance the user experience.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Beauty and Personal Care:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new product offerings and marketing strategies tailored to the growing demand for men's grooming products.
- **Fashion and Apparel:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and produce trendy clothing and accessories that complement and enhance different facial hair styles.
- **Entertainment and Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop interactive storytelling platforms and experiences that allow users to make choices and shape their own narratives.

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