Marcel Chandrawinata to Shave His Beard for Family: My Child is Turning Red

"At first, I wasn't comfortable, but because there was a certain comfort, I had to make it comfortable. Now it's comfortable," said Marcel as he began his story. 

According to Marcel, one of the reasons that made him consider shaving his beard was the response from his family, especially his wife and child. He mentioned that although his wife was already used to his bearded appearance, there were still minor issues arising from his mustache.   "My wife also once said, 'If you want to cut it, cut it. But I'm also familiar with you looking like this (with a beard)," Marcel revealed with a smile.

However, a big problem arose when Marcel showed his affection to his child. "When I kissed him, his mustache went everywhere. I also kissed my child, and this part (jaw) was red, because the mustache went everywhere," he explained jokingly.

He also added that the shape of his mustache, which is not neat, is one of the reasons for this. "So my mustache is all over the place, not smooth down, but scattered forward. So when I kiss, my child ends up red," he added.

Marcel then shared about his wife's reaction when she saw the red marks on their child's face. "If my wife suddenly comes and says, 'What’s this red mark?' (Marcel replies) 'It’s because I kissed him, babe.' So it seems like in a week or two, I need to get it trimmed," he said while laughing.

Although he has decided to shave his beard, Marcel admits that he does not have any special care for his mustache and beard. He actually feels that a neat haircut requires additional costs.

"Even if there is special care, it's... Usually when you cut your mustache, it’s just like that, it needs to be styled. That costs extra, it’s expensive too. Usually, I just cut it at home for free, now I have to pay Rp125 thousand," he said.

Besides comfort, Marcel also feels that his bearded appearance makes him look different from his twin brother, Mischa Chandrawinata. "Yeah, so it looks different from Mischa, right? Whereas if you're twins, you want to look the same. He always says I'm older, so just cut it, so we can look the same again," Marcel concluded.