Much to my annoyance my facial hair has never been profuse enough tohave a full beard - I never wanted one but did wish for the manly optiion of having one.

I did sport a Los Lobos style goatee for a while but developed the irritating habit of flicking my tongue at the bits round the corner of my mouth, so it had to go

I do own and love sandals but they must be work without socks (this may change in retirement though that is still 12 years off)