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50 Men Before & After Shaving That You Won’t Believe Are The Same Person
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Growing out a beard can dramatically change a man's look, but shaving one off can be even more of a shock, revealing the dreaded post-shave baby face. Some say that the right choice of beard styles make men's faces look stronger and more masculine, while others argue that it all comes down to bone structure. We're definitely not evolutionary scientists here at Bored Panda, but we've compiled some photos of guys before and after grabbing the razor, and we'd like to know which one you'd rather ride off into the sunset with.
Beards certainly have their place in this world, and they do a lot more than just aiding in human mating rituals. Bearded men, especially with thick facial hair, can boast about having a healthy balance of bacteria in their stubbles that are actually good in keeping skin healthy, according to a 2014 study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection. Male hospital workers in the US who were in the habit of shaving beards had higher amounts of harmful bacteria present on their faces than their bearded counterparts, possibly due to the damage skin often sustains after a shave. The youthful glow of a smooth look is worth a few nicks, though, and shaving has also been proven to scrape away dead skin cells.
It's hard to say whether having a beard is healthier or not, but it's undeniable that men with beards are either a hit or miss in aesthetics. Check out a whole list of before-and-after shaving comparisons below, and just try to believe that it's the same person in each photo.
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After 3 Years Of The Beard Life My Buddy Matt Shaved His Beard
I Decided To Shave My Beard And In Doing So, I Unlocked Instant Baby Face
This Transformation
I Shaved My 9 Month Old Beard For Prostate Cancer Awareness
8 Months Sober, Down 17kg (38ibs) And Finally Shaved Off My Neck Beard
Complete Transformation
Mike Donated His Hair And Luckily Has A Pretty Good Mug Underneath All That Scruff
Harley Morenstein Before And After Shaving His Beard
Roy Asotasi Shaved His Beard To Raise Money
Beard No More
Before And After Shave
Little Difference
Noooo!!!!!!!! Don't keep the beard. Super good looking without!
Very elegant and classic after picture. I like that look on you.
wow, this is one of those '10 years off' shave & haircuts! Good choice!
Wow that’s almost like a father/son difference, especially if the bearded version had a few wrinkles or glasses.
Little difference? Honey, you just went from a grown man to straight jail-bait.
No little difference here :) Much better without the beard and with the new haircut!
Daughter's Reaction To Dad's Clean Shaved Face. She Does Not Approve
Decided To Donate 10" Of My Hair To Locks Of Love. Shaved The Beard While I Was At It
Shaving My Chance To Be In Star Wars VII Off My Face
Before & After Shaving
After Shave Mood
No More Beard
Handsome either way, but better without the beard. What a great jawline!
I’ve Made A Terrible Mistake
Shaved My Beard, Feeling Incredibly Naked, Self Conscious And Full Of Regret
Beardless
A Friend Of Mine Shaved His Year-Long Beard And Recorded "The Process"
Thought My C Pap Mask Would Fit Better If I Shaved But It Still.. Just As Bad
This Is My Brother After No Shave November
Time For A Change. Before And After
It Was Time For The Beard To Go, Compulsory Before And After Shot, And Shameless Selfie. Till Next Time
At The Request Of My Wife, Daughter, And General Comments Of Me "Looking My Age," I Took Part In Transformation Tuesday
My Wife Calls Herself A “Beard-Widow.” I Guess I’m Not The Only One Missing My Beardy Face
Illustration Vs. Reallity
This Is My Plight Every Year For Movember... Yes, Thats A Soul Patch.
It Was Time To Change
Note: this post originally had 186 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
I must be a beard girl. I guess it's from being married to a man with a beard for the last 6 years. Some of these fellows look so much better with a beard. If you want the beard, wear it with pride!
I would add that a well-groomed beard is key. Some of these guys look homeless before they shaved, and you know they aren't. Guys, if you want a beard, then keep it trimmed and groomed.
Umm your name is what my mom calls her sister
I do have to agree. It can start to get long and stringy looking. They have to keep them well maintained.
Why do most of the beards look unkempt? A few of the guys would look better with proper grooming of their beards than without. Take the header image, for example. He looks cool with the beard.
I've known my hubs for 26 years and never seen him clean shaven. One time he shaved his beard, but grew it back immediately. Some day maybe I'll see his upper lip. Then again, I love his facial hair.
As a Man who has spent his entire life with a boyish look, a beard is the equivalent of answered Prayers For me .
Working w US teens, I think many people need to go through a "wild" phase w their hair. Beard, long, dyed--just keep it CLEAN & groomed!
If your face is chubby or very slim or if you have a small chin, you look better with a beard. I always thought no man should grow a beard but now I understand better.
It depends on the beard, though. For men who can only manage fifteen beard hairs, they should just give it up. They only look sloppy.
Wtf am I doing with my life
I think EVERYONE LOOKED BETTER WITHOUT
Every guy with long hair looks horrible with and without the beard and every guy looks better with out the beard sorry I hate beards
Lots of vanity in this one.
I guess I'm not a beard gal, I'd just like to say the guys all look sooooo much better clean shaven, very handsome 😊
Beard is such a manly thing. Looks so much better.
Lets face it, 99% of them looks better without the beard.
A well kept beard usually looks great. I think most of these guys just needed a trim.
Is it just me or is it hard to tell anything about the transformation for most of them? Yes, most look somewhat younger, but the majority has changed hairstyle, too, and many make grimaces in either of the shorts, sometimes in both...
Focus on the face. I see huge transformations.
ok :)
Yeah some of these were actual transformations, where it was hard(-ish) to recognize the man. But I would still say the wording if the title was unnecessary. I clicked on the link because I wanted to see the before/after pictures, not because of the "YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME PERSON" title. I usually don't find Bored Pandas titles unnecessary or too click-bait-y, but this one isn't good.
Men with beards = grizzly bears, Men without beards = Baby boys
Most of the time the beard Was just nasty. If they would groom it, keep it in shape, then the beard would look better. Most men let their beard grow like a wild bush and that's not attractive.
So actually I noticed that there were only 182 cases on this page of men comparing themselves with and without beards. I feel completely mislead by the false advertisement employed, and will from now on take my patronage to the competing page with 184 photos of men with and without beards. It really goes to show that you can't trust anyone these days smh.
I often joke that my man sneezes and his beard pops out. It grows super fast and super thick and I. LOVE. IT. I beam with delight for knowing my man can grow a full, thick, patch-less beard. It is a thing of complete beauty. He shaves it all off often due to his extreme working conditions..., but after 2 weeks it is back in full force!
I would LOVE to see the changes in responses or attention that these men got after making these changes in real life.
wow, most looked 10 years younger without the beards, some looked better with the beard if it was trimmed and a few were....
There is nothing more beautiful like shaved man )))
I prefer to see 10 HAIRY Vaginas transformed and shaved...or "detailed". He'll. I'll do the honors myself. I own a vagina detailing company.im mobile and the 1st one is FREE. Lolz. If you don't like it, I'll give you another one FREE because I have a guarantee satisfaction will be #1 priority. Hahaha. Ill make you look 39 years younger just like these bearded guys...no more tangles or dingleberries to pick.. enorthern California areas only..musyt be single, seperatedor divorced also acceptable., but married and willing is doable.
no. 13 looks like a white version of drake
no. 13 looks like the white version of drake
Lol, these men look 15 years younger.
only few men look good with beard, and only if it is well groomed.
Virtually all of them were hotter with the beards.
Better with beard
Without a doubt. Each. And every. One. Of them. Looks better. Without a beard.
I think the moral of the story is that if you want a beard, keep it trimmed/neat. Most of these made me wonder what they'd look like with a shorter beard, since they seemed to go right to clean shaven or stubble. Then again, I'm probably biased since all the guys in my family have always worn short beards.
Some of these beards grow faster than the hair on my head 😅💇
https://www.boredpanda.com/facial-hair-beard-moustache-look-better-movember-no-shave-november/
Bears are gross.
Beards*
Interesting compilation. Some look better before, some look better after, some look great both before and after. Got to find what works best for you with what you have. A common theme among the large beards is that they were unkept. A protperly kept beard is actually more work than many believe it to be: beard oil, beard balm, beard brush, scalp brush to scrub the facial skin underneath the beard and that doesn't include barbering maintenance and finding a proper beard master barber to help 'guide your way' in the facial hair department.
So many of these men look so much better without the face-fur! I do love a clean-shaved man!!! <3 Yes, a few of them look good either way, but none of them here look better with it. Not one.
I hate moustaches! And not too keen on long full beard either! Love the Jason Statham look though!