Beards decorated with glitter are a thing. We’re not trying to understand it. We’re just acknowledging that they’re real and desperately want to develop the technology to get them off this planet. God help us.

In the meantime, Dana Zemack of SutherlandGold.com brings us an extremely helpful illustrated guide to origins of the mythical Glitter Beard!

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