beard · mustache or whiskers · facial hair · (coll.) bandit

This is the first time I've ever grown a beard.

You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!

Possibly because he's got a beard, he looks scary at first glance but he's really a kind man.

Do you shave every morning?

It is pleasant to shave off my beard.