Crepe Wool for a fake "beard"?

I am not an expert but if you found some sort off skin colored base to glue on the straws off the beard and then use spirit gum or something simular to glue it to youre skin it might work. But somehow Id like to think that you might got a better shot with using some sort off make up, or even a store baught beard. The issue for me is if you can cut the crepe wool so short and still make it look good and natural. Johan