When it comes to men’s facial hair, there will always be debate but one thing we can NOT debate is science: and, when it comes to facial hair, we ask, do women like beards and mustaches?
Do Women Like Beards and Mustaches?
Turns out women prefer a heavy stubble over ALL other facial hair styles. Yep, that’s right, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia photographed 10 men, each at four different stages of facial hair growth (from clean-shaven to fully-bearded) and then the study participants judged the photos of each male, based on healthiness, masculinity, attractiveness, and potential parenting abilities (yes, apparently you can sense that from a beard!). From the 177 heterosexual men and 351 women who participated in the study, men with a heavy stubble were rated as significantly more attractive than those men with light stubble, full beards and even clean-shaven faces. But don’t fret, we’ve got you if you want to learn how to grow an epic beard.
Beard and Mustache Style Guide
Here’s a quick and easy style guide for beards and mustaches so that you too can know what women want and attract the ladies, with your full-on heavy stubble.
- Trim Beard Neckline: Keep your beard neckline itself shaved and super clean (think “I work on Wall Street” clean) in order to maintain the best looking heavy stubble possible.
- Trim Your Beard and Mustache: There’s a fine line between heavy stubble and a beard so it’s important that you keep your stubble trimmed and combed out. You’ll want to use a beard or mustache trimmer set on “short” to maintain the “heavy” look.
- Beard Maintenance: You might not think of it, but the hair on your face needs to be treated just as well as you treat the hair on your head. This means regular washes with shampoo AND conditioner, guys…and if you notice any flaking, make sure to use a beard moisturizer once the hair is dry.
