By: Katrina Penaflor 
Managing Editor

Good lord above, please put an end to these “glitter beards.”

Seriously, did I ever think I would utter a sentence about glitter beards out loud? No, I never did.

For those who aren’t aware, glitter beards are a new trend — a word I’m using very loosely — where men cover their beards in glitter.

Maybe because I myself do not have a beard, I can’t fully grasp the desire to douse facial hair in the cleanup disaster that are sparkly flecks of glitter, but none the less, all over social media I keep seeing it.

I even spent five minutes of my life watching a video of how to properly apply the glitter. Spoiler alert: there really is no trick, just apply oil and then glitter.

Now, the video was actually pretty hilarious because the guys making it were funny, but the entire time I kept thinking to myself, “The cleanup, good god it’s going to get all over the carpet!”

Then I had another equally terrifying thought that I had finally turned into my mother. Something I didn’t think would happen so soon, but alas, it has.

Maybe this trend is just another way to add to the sparkly holiday spirit?

And in all honesty if this is something anyone is seriously into or is desperate to rock at their next Christmas party, I’m not knocking your taste. You do you.

I’m simply typing to help organize my erratic mind full of odd thoughts.

Also, I’m curious as to how long the glitter will last, especially if applied to a large beard. I’m sure men will be finding remnants until next Christmas.

Maybe I just won’t get it until I dip my head in a bucket of glitter. Maybe that will be my enlightened moment, and my musings full of confusion will finally come to an end.

But until then, glitter beards, you will still continue to completely baffle me.