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30 Before & After Pics That Will Make You Reconsider Shaving Your Beard
It’s Movember folks! Movember and No-Shave November are two great causes which help to raise awareness, by growing facial hair for a month, of critical men's health issues such as prostate and testicular cancer, as well as suicide and depression.
Apart from the obvious benefits of getting blokes talking about the issues that affect them the most, this month is a great time to ditch the razor and let the beard roam free, which might turn you into one sizzling hot guy afterward. We here at Bored Panda decided to ask our bearded men bros to send in their pics from their before and after beard journeys, and we were overwhelmed by the response!
Scroll down to check out the transformations from baby-face to lumberjack below. The list covers so many beard styles that even the pickiest will find something to their liking - from red beards to black beards, from goatees to full beards, it's all there!
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#1
Before And After Growing A Beard
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#2
Before And After Beard
#3
An Update On My Beard. 10 Months Cancer Free
#4
Before And After Beard
#5
Before And After Growing A Beard
#6
When Horory Hairs Your Temples Adorn. At Least My Eyebrows Haven't Changed. Comparing 2001 - Age 40 To 2016 - Age 54
#8
Have Fun With This Little Transformation
#9
Compared To Last Year's Militarily Restricted Attempt, My Participation In Movember Has... Grown
#10
This Is What 1 Year Of Growing A Beard Looks Like
#11
Before And After
#12
For Me Looking At Old Pictures Is Like Traveling Back In Time And Watching A Mental Movie Of Someone Else's Life
#13
What A Difference A (B)year(D) Makes
#14
Kinda Crazy The Difference A Couple Months Can Make
#15
From February Till Today. Please Take Note Of The Extremely Weak Chin
Isabel Tamayo 8 years ago
I have a weak chin too. I hope women can wear beard so we wouldn't have to depend on surgeries to have longer face.
#16
That's My Transformation. What Do U Prefer?
Cecilie Rosendahl 8 years ago
The first one is better, sorry. You have such a pretty face w. out the beard..
#17
Before And After Beard, 24 And 26-Years-Old
#18
Beard Transformation
#20
The Difference A Year Can Make. Beard Is Here To Stay
#21
You Majestic Bastards Have Rubbed Off On Me. Picture On Left Is Two Months Ago, Picture On Right Is Today
#22
Not Sure If Eligible For 'Yeard' As I Trim The Beard On A Regular Basis These Days, But Alas, Here It Is: A Year On Ago Vs Now
PyroarRanger 8 years ago
Good think you trim it, the beard might've been comparable to Hagrid's!
#23
For Most Of My Adult Life I've Had A Shaved Head And Face, Within The Past 6 Months I've Decided To Try Something New
#24
Three Month Beard Progress: Before/After
#25
My 5 Month Transition From Boy To Man
#26
3 Months Ago I Was Clean Shaven
#27
Isn't Is Amazing How Chopped Wood Shows Up In The Background After You Grow A Beard?
#28
Traded In A Starfish And A Happy Trail For A Beard And Some Dumbbells
#29
Here Is Me In 2014 And Now. My Hair Was Bad
#30
Just Over 2 Years Growth To Clean Shaven To How I Feel Confident
Final score:
59points
#31
70 Days Have Now Passed, Mostly Positive Reactions So Far
#32
How People Change With Time
#33
Before And After Beard
#34
No Beard To Beard In 43 Days (I'm 29)
#35
Boys Also Can Grow Beard
Final score:
49points
#36
Beard Growth Pattern At 23 Versus 28 Years Old. Just Goes To Show That There Is Hope Even For The Latest Of Bloomers
#37
4 Years In Full-Beard Mode. Not Even Thinking To Change It
#38
Five Months Ago My Company Transferred Me To A Different Location. Lucky For Me There Was No Shaving Policy
Full Name 8 years ago
I read that as "There was a no shaving policy" as if the person who made the rules has a fetish.
Rich Laxton-Friesen 8 years ago
I work on a lot of sites that have a "no beard" policy. Where I work, it's because the respirator doesn't seal properly in case there are harmful gases in the air and you pass out and they have to extract you. H2S is fairly deadly. It can kill you before you hit the ground, but sometimes they can get you out.
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Sherry Sweeney 8 years ago
You should at least trim it and keep it clean. It kind of looks like a Brillo pad.
#39
Once Smooth; Now Rough
Final score:
43points
JillVille Child Care 8 years ago
Love the colour of the beard! Wow, is that natural? My husband has dark brown hair but his beard has so much red and every other colour in it, so awesome!
#40
44 Day "Beard Bulk"
#41
No Shave November
JillVille Child Care 8 years ago
Dark is much better, your eyes stand out like crazy! Love the beard too!
#42
My Boyfriend Before And After Growing A Beard
Final score:
40points
#43
Don’t Think I’ll Ever Keep Just A Mustache Ever Again
#44
This Summer I Grew A Beard
#45
One Year Bearded! Can't Believe I Made It! Thanks Guys
#46
Before And After Beard
#48
Beard Transformation
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
It's a nice photo with the beard but it's more like a National Geographic shot of people suffering in freezing temperatures. It's kind of hard to gauge your beard when you're covered in frost and frowning. Mostly though, I say with.
#49
Six Months Later
#50
About 6 Months Now Between These Two Photos
#51
Before And After Growing A Beard
Final score:
32points
#52
Three Months In. What A Damn Difference
#53
The Travel Beard: 3 Month Before & After
#54
Before And After Beard Season
#55
Yay Or Nay ? :)
Final score:
32points
#56
Before And After. If Anyone Tries To Tell You That Beards Are A Bad Thing, Look What It Did For Me. Left Was Late 2012, Right Was Election Day 2016
#58
A Friend Of Mine Walked From Mexico To Canada On The Pacific Crest Trail. This Is Him Before And After
#60
Five Months Over 3 Pics
#61
College Made Me A Man
#62
Before And After Beard
#63
9 Months Into Bearding. Told Myself I'd Go At Least A Year... Yeard?
#64
I Was A Bit Ashamed Of The Colour Once But Now I Am Proud Of It. Ginger Power!
Final score:
27points
#65
Before And After Growing A Beard
#67
5 Years Apart, Never Going Back To The Feminine Look
#69
The Left Photo Is Me With A Little Stubble And The Right Obviously Is Me With A Beard
Final score:
22points
#73
With Or Without
Final score:
21points
#74
Willemsson Before And After Beard - Left At Age 35 Right At Age 39
Final score:
21points
#75
Before And After Why Shave Winter
#76
No Shave November
Final score:
18points
#77
I Was Stopped At Customs At The Boarder Because They Did No Believe I Was The Beardless Guy On My Passport
#78
Transformation
#79
Before And After
#80
Beard Progression. Left Or Right?
#81
Journey To A More Sophisticated And A More Philosophical Look!
Final score:
18points
#82
Girly Man Vs. Manly
Final score:
16points
#84
Now My Question To You Guys. Who Will Win? Beardy Lion Vs Babyboy ?
#85
Before And After
Final score:
15points
#86
I Honestly Had Forgotten What I Looked Like Before The Beard
#87
Beard Transformation
#88
Beard Transformation
Casandra Ladd 8 years ago
So gorgeous shaved. Some men look better covered. HE looks better clean!
#90
The Difference That A Year Can Make
#91
Before And After Growing A Beard
#92
Journey To A More Sophisticated And A More Philosophical Look!
Final score:
13points
#93
Now You Know Why I Don't Shave My Beard... I Look Like I'm 12
#94
Transformation
Final score:
12points
#95
16 Vs 34
Final score:
12points
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
well obviously we can't judge from when you were a kid but you're cute with it. You were a cute kid too.
#97
Beard Transformation
#99
Moving Towards A More Carefree Life And Attitude, Freedom All The Way!
Final score:
11points
#100
Before And After
Final score:
11points
#101
Before After Beard
Final score:
10points
#102
Before And After Beard
#103
Beard Transformation
#105
Less Than A Month Away To Reaching My Yeard
#106
4 Years Of A Difference .. 1st Pic 2013; 2nd Pic With Beard 2017
Final score:
9points
#107
A Beard Can Make Big Difference Year 2014 - 2015 Before And After Styling - 2017
Final score:
8points
#108
Before And After Beard. Well 14 Years Before. Infantry Basic Training Blue Cord Ceremony In 2001. Time And Going To War Makes A Big Change
#109
Before And After Beard
#110
Today, It's Been 3 Years Since My Friend Last Shaved
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
keep the beard but trim it. It's scraggly and messy looking and get some gel or mousse in the hair.
#111
How Times Have Changed
#112
Well, That's How It Is.
Final score:
7points
#113
3 Weeks And Goin ...
Final score:
6points
#114
Roughly 3 Months Of Beard Growing
Final score:
6points
#115
Viking
Final score:
5points
#116
#before And After Beard
Final score:
5points
#117
November
Final score:
5points
#118
4 Years Of Difference
Final score:
4points
#119
Before And After Beard
Final score:
3points
#120
June 2016 Vs November 2017 Beard Transformation
Final score:
2points
#122
Re-Born :)
Final score:
1point
#124
Blad To Fuzzy
Final score:
0points
Sherry Sweeney 8 years ago
From 30 to 70 years old. Get rid of it. Great face before and you have wonderful eyes. Loose the earrings too.
#125
Omg....
Final score:
-3points
Sardonic Scribe 8 years ago
Yeahhh - 2 different dudes. Left side = Jared Leto. Right = Harry Styles.
#126
Mario Regina Today
Final score:
-3points
Mario Regina (Submission author) 7 years ago
Please forgive my not understanding the whole idea behind ' BOREDPANDA' here I am 9 months later noticing that I am part of this site, and not even remembering having posted what I did. But if you indulge me I can tell you all a little bit of my story...but as I am getting ready to sit for dinner, I will absolutely do this when time permits. Mario Regina
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Zori the degu 8 years ago
I've always thought that beards can simply make men look older. What a mistake! Some of those guys were 100% cooler with a beard! It's so strange how some facial hair can change completely one's aura. That was one cool list.
Hollar Cut 8 years ago
It is interesting to see, that the photos without beards show more individual characters than compared to the zeitgeist style developed by some stylists. Some men look almost similar ... Anyhow ... to say it with Skajespeare: As You Like It!
Full Name 8 years ago
I like the before/after that are basically the same dude, but with a beard. So many of these were "I didn't look badass like in the magazines so I got tattoos, bought plenty of product for my hair, and grew a beard". That's why I cut my beard off. I felt like I was looking like a hipster, or at least someone who was trying to look badass. I have before/afters, but they aren't also before/after gettting ripped/tattooed/haircut etc. They're proper before/afters because I went in reverse so the photos are 15 minutes apart.
Daniel Horvath 5 years ago
ahaha if a hipster is because the beard? I don't drink alcohol, I don't have tattoo and I am never smoked. Oh and don't drink coffee and I don't have fixie bike... Soo... tell me if I am hipster? :D
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Sharon Halfhill 8 years ago
Some of these guys have no chins. "False advertising" if you ask me.... (don't attack me, I'm joking)
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
I get what you're saying. I think it's funny. Turn about is fair play.
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frederic eeckman 8 years ago
It's 15 years I'm bearded but it's really annoying all that fuss about it... Now it feels like a beard is like a shot of testosterone, THE symbol for masculinity. It's b******t, it would be like saying that a woman is feminine just because she has big boobs. Seriously, there is not ONE day without someone feeling the need to give "good advice", like "let it grow bigger", "trim it", "dye it", "shave it", "cut it this way", "cut it that way", for christ sake it's my bloody face and I do whatever I want with my facial hair, I'm not a f-ing model and I don't plan to be one so why does it even matter ? The worse is people who are obsessed with their beard, they discovered it 5 years ago when they became hipsters, and now they feel like they are the guardians of the temple. Let people be, with or without beard it doesn't matter !
Phillip Moderow 8 years ago
Did you know that Las Vegas casino forbid their dealers to have beards ? The reason is trust. Casino management believe that people don't trust dealers with beards. That probably goes for the men, too ...
mrreeow 8 years ago
One time when I was 19, I was working a retail job and most of my male co workers had beards. I was eating lunch with one of them and he got sauce and food all up in his beard, omg it was so gross. Ever since then I just can't find beards attractive, it just looks dirty to me.
Mieke Sorée 8 years ago
But shouldn't before and after a beard be the same picture?? These are technically before and during a beard...
Caroline Murphy 8 years ago
Looking great, guys.. But I can't kiss a man with a beard. It feels too weird to me
Full Name 8 years ago
You gotta look tough now. It's like how apparently when you are a super rich man all you do is sit on your yacht and give an irritated stare into the yonder while making sure your Breitling is showing.
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Freida 2 years ago
I never date men with beards. I feel like it’s a disguise. I can’t see their face! I don’t wear a lot of makeup, a veil or a mask. I don’t like kissing a man with a beard and most of the time it makes the guys look - older, dirtier, grumpier. Not a fan of the beard. Or constant baseball cap or constant sunglasses. No disguise please! Also, some of these men have a beautiful head of hair and they cut it too short. They could have a nice, stylish hairdo apart from standard barber shop buzz. The beard is not fashion forward. It looks unappealing to me.
Kelly Horrigan 7 years ago
The differences are really amazing! As a woman what in the world could I do so naturally that would enhance me?
ιολε μεγαλοπρεπής 8 years ago
Men without their own personalities, sad. They are just Hair fashion victims. And comparison is not reason: what engines, lights, have been used for these pictures for these shootings? How many years passed and maturity taken between 2 pics?
Gwen Sandstrom 8 years ago
Some of the guys with the shorter beards do look better. Cannot stand the longer ones. However, if my husband ever grew a beard he'd be out the door - they are very tough on a girl's face!
Nadine DaCosta 8 years ago
Some of the beardless looks are great, but the bearded looks scream, come and breed me.
Katrina Somers 8 years ago
I wish people would stop telling these fellas how to look, how to maintain, whether or not to trim or shave, etc. They all look amazing, and each beard, each face, is so unique and fascinating! <3
Kimberly Puchniarz 8 years ago
While I love beards. My husband has always had one. There really are people that don't look good at all with a beard. Two examples are Brad Pitt and Leonardo DeCaprio.
Диана Диана 8 years ago
Lookin at such photos I really start wanting to grow a beard... Then I get depressed because I f****n can't
Hollar Cut 8 years ago
It is interesting to see, that the photos without beards show more individual characters than compared to the zeitgeist style developed by some stylists. Some men look almost similar ... Anyhow ... to say it with Shakespeare: As You Like It!
Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 7 years ago
Guys - beard or no beard, just groom it, ok? Some of you look like you live in your basement, playing games all day, or that you have a family of birds in there!
Little Menace 8 years ago
I only accept biker or stoner beards. I love them. Any other beard is pretentious and makes any man look 20 years older. Plus the amount of mites in those beards...blurgh
Petra Christovová 8 years ago
Mostly agree .. almost all those guys turned from interesting men into hipsters.
Load More Replies... Zori the degu 8 years ago
I've always thought that beards can simply make men look older. What a mistake! Some of those guys were 100% cooler with a beard! It's so strange how some facial hair can change completely one's aura. That was one cool list.
Hollar Cut 8 years ago
It is interesting to see, that the photos without beards show more individual characters than compared to the zeitgeist style developed by some stylists. Some men look almost similar ... Anyhow ... to say it with Skajespeare: As You Like It!
Full Name 8 years ago
I like the before/after that are basically the same dude, but with a beard. So many of these were "I didn't look badass like in the magazines so I got tattoos, bought plenty of product for my hair, and grew a beard". That's why I cut my beard off. I felt like I was looking like a hipster, or at least someone who was trying to look badass. I have before/afters, but they aren't also before/after gettting ripped/tattooed/haircut etc. They're proper before/afters because I went in reverse so the photos are 15 minutes apart.
Daniel Horvath 5 years ago
ahaha if a hipster is because the beard? I don't drink alcohol, I don't have tattoo and I am never smoked. Oh and don't drink coffee and I don't have fixie bike... Soo... tell me if I am hipster? :D
Load More Replies... Sharon Halfhill 8 years ago
Some of these guys have no chins. "False advertising" if you ask me.... (don't attack me, I'm joking)
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
I get what you're saying. I think it's funny. Turn about is fair play.
Load More Replies... frederic eeckman 8 years ago
It's 15 years I'm bearded but it's really annoying all that fuss about it... Now it feels like a beard is like a shot of testosterone, THE symbol for masculinity. It's b******t, it would be like saying that a woman is feminine just because she has big boobs. Seriously, there is not ONE day without someone feeling the need to give "good advice", like "let it grow bigger", "trim it", "dye it", "shave it", "cut it this way", "cut it that way", for christ sake it's my bloody face and I do whatever I want with my facial hair, I'm not a f-ing model and I don't plan to be one so why does it even matter ? The worse is people who are obsessed with their beard, they discovered it 5 years ago when they became hipsters, and now they feel like they are the guardians of the temple. Let people be, with or without beard it doesn't matter !
Phillip Moderow 8 years ago
Did you know that Las Vegas casino forbid their dealers to have beards ? The reason is trust. Casino management believe that people don't trust dealers with beards. That probably goes for the men, too ...
mrreeow 8 years ago
One time when I was 19, I was working a retail job and most of my male co workers had beards. I was eating lunch with one of them and he got sauce and food all up in his beard, omg it was so gross. Ever since then I just can't find beards attractive, it just looks dirty to me.
Mieke Sorée 8 years ago
But shouldn't before and after a beard be the same picture?? These are technically before and during a beard...
Caroline Murphy 8 years ago
Looking great, guys.. But I can't kiss a man with a beard. It feels too weird to me
Full Name 8 years ago
You gotta look tough now. It's like how apparently when you are a super rich man all you do is sit on your yacht and give an irritated stare into the yonder while making sure your Breitling is showing.
Load More Replies... Freida 2 years ago
I never date men with beards. I feel like it’s a disguise. I can’t see their face! I don’t wear a lot of makeup, a veil or a mask. I don’t like kissing a man with a beard and most of the time it makes the guys look - older, dirtier, grumpier. Not a fan of the beard. Or constant baseball cap or constant sunglasses. No disguise please! Also, some of these men have a beautiful head of hair and they cut it too short. They could have a nice, stylish hairdo apart from standard barber shop buzz. The beard is not fashion forward. It looks unappealing to me.
Kelly Horrigan 7 years ago
The differences are really amazing! As a woman what in the world could I do so naturally that would enhance me?
ιολε μεγαλοπρεπής 8 years ago
Men without their own personalities, sad. They are just Hair fashion victims. And comparison is not reason: what engines, lights, have been used for these pictures for these shootings? How many years passed and maturity taken between 2 pics?
Gwen Sandstrom 8 years ago
Some of the guys with the shorter beards do look better. Cannot stand the longer ones. However, if my husband ever grew a beard he'd be out the door - they are very tough on a girl's face!
Nadine DaCosta 8 years ago
Some of the beardless looks are great, but the bearded looks scream, come and breed me.
Katrina Somers 8 years ago
I wish people would stop telling these fellas how to look, how to maintain, whether or not to trim or shave, etc. They all look amazing, and each beard, each face, is so unique and fascinating! <3
Kimberly Puchniarz 8 years ago
While I love beards. My husband has always had one. There really are people that don't look good at all with a beard. Two examples are Brad Pitt and Leonardo DeCaprio.
Диана Диана 8 years ago
Lookin at such photos I really start wanting to grow a beard... Then I get depressed because I f****n can't
Hollar Cut 8 years ago
It is interesting to see, that the photos without beards show more individual characters than compared to the zeitgeist style developed by some stylists. Some men look almost similar ... Anyhow ... to say it with Shakespeare: As You Like It!
Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 7 years ago
Guys - beard or no beard, just groom it, ok? Some of you look like you live in your basement, playing games all day, or that you have a family of birds in there!
Little Menace 8 years ago
I only accept biker or stoner beards. I love them. Any other beard is pretentious and makes any man look 20 years older. Plus the amount of mites in those beards...blurgh
Petra Christovová 8 years ago
Mostly agree .. almost all those guys turned from interesting men into hipsters.
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