Stubble

What's with the stubble on the chinny-chin-chins of all these movie and television hunks?

Every time they appear on the Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight or in People magazine, or even in a simple a news photograph, these guys' cheeks and chins are way beyond a five o'clock shadow. They're pushing on midnight or tomorrow morning.

My problem with their dark stubble is that these famous faces never get to the beard level. Come to think of the dirty face look is so pervasive, I can't recall seeing any of them clean-shaven. I'm wondering how they do it. Do they have an electric shaver that leaves stubble at a selected length? Do they use Grecian Formula to darken their chin stubble so one day's growth has the look of someone who hasn't shaved for a week? Do they use a beard thickener, some kind of dark waxy rub-on lotion? Is there a hormone or steroid that enhances beard growth?

Well, I guess I'm jealous. I can go without shaving for several days and no one will notice the white facial hairs against my pale skin. If someone knows how the unbearded ones do it, please comment.