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50 Men Before & After Shaving That You Won’t Believe Are The Same Person
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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Before And After Beard
Kyle Amor Shaved His Head And Face To Raise Money
After 3 Years Of The Beard Life My Buddy Matt Shaved His Beard
Beard Is Gone
I Decided To Shave My Beard And In Doing So, I Unlocked Instant Baby Face
It Happened
Shave My Beard The Wife Said. You Will Look Young Again She Said
I thought, "why are they showing a picture of his wife here, and then I read the caption and ohhhhhhhhh...."
So cut your hair and grow a mustache, a neat one. You are very nice looking naturally.
TC... I almost fell off my chair... I laughed so hard. 😅😂🤣
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She should've suggested you get a decent haircut, too. That would help.
A baby face! a sculptured beard and a hair cut would work great on you!
it is your hairstyle .....you should try a pixie-cut, that´s perfect for round faces
You look like an old school marm nerd. I though it was your wife
I thought the one on the right was the disappointed wife until I read it. Sorry bro.
Well the hair parted on the side is not a good look. Get something done to that
Oh...i thought that was his wife, her reaction to his face...glue the beard back!
Cut the hair, not necessarily shirt but a style and you will look like a handsome man
Instead of cutting off the beard you should have grown a mustash to go with it
I thought why are they showing a picture of his wife. Whoops. it's the hair. At least come straight back and take the girly part out of your hair. Maybe just short chin hair... goatee. it's definitely the part in your hair I think.. if you comb your hair straight back you'll look more masculine. But hey who am I to judge 👍🏾
Strange. People tell him to cut his hair. But I never hear someone say cut hour hair to a woman. And my husband never tell me to shave, I do because I want to. Why should I tell him to shave off his beard?
I agree- either a "2 day beard" look, or just a mustache. Maybe a new hairstyle too.
😂 C'mon, if you put your hair and face normal you gonna look like a dude again 😂
Cut the locks or pull it back and you will look like a younger handsomer version of the bearded guy.
This Transformation
I Shaved My 9 Month Old Beard For Prostate Cancer Awareness
Shave In Half
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
Before And After Shave
Little Difference
Noooo!!!!!!!! Don't keep the beard. Super good looking without!
Bye Bye To My First Beard, Lol Feel So Naked
Daughter's Reaction To Dad's Clean Shaved Face. She Does Not Approve
Had To
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
Transformation
I Used To Get A Lot Of Attention - From Men
Before & After Shaving
Beard Shave
Hair-B-Gone
After Shave Mood
No More Beard
Handsome either way, but better without the beard. What a great jawline!
I’ve Made A Terrible Mistake
Half/Half
Shaved My Beard, Feeling Incredibly Naked, Self Conscious And Full Of Regret
Shouldn't Have Done That... I Should Not Have Done That
Beardless
Before And After Shaving Beard
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
I Shaved My Beard Off
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
Adios
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.
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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.
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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
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 😊
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
https://www.boredpanda.com/facial-hair-beard-moustache-look-better-movember-no-shave-november/
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.
Men should sport beards or not based on their own preference. That's what freedom is all about. But in response to the question "What do you think?", my answer is that large beards in this modern day and age are highly problematic. For example, sporting a long beard while operating a lathe could easily be fatal.
Some looked better with the beards, some look better without them. It's all about the facial structure and whether the beards complimented that structure or not.
A lot of the beards shown were overgrown, it doesn't allow for a proper determination as to how they would look with a nicely trimmed beard. I have to admit quite a few of the guys looked better with a beard, in fact I was amazed what was hiding behind the beard. Sometimes it was better to keep it hidden. What it comes down to is, it depends on the guy.
I like beards. IMHO, almost all these guys look better with a beard. My husband is # 166
If this was an article with women, eg."Better with makeup or withour? Better with short hair or long hair?" And people commented the way they did with these "Big mistake" "Better without" Reactions would be so much different.
Almost every comment on these pics are very judgmental and sometimes down right insulting. I repeatedly found myself cringing as hoards of middle aged women old enough to be their mums/grandma's sat there giving their opinion in the most Chauvinistic display I think I've ever seen! Maybe we could do a post where all you older ladies who've looked through this post and shoved your opinion down every on of these men's throats could all post a 'make up' pic and then a no make up pic! Then we can sit here and hopefully you'll realize how s****y and disrespectful your judgment sounds when you're the one being insulted and picked apart about every flaw they see. Disgusting behaviour.
I do like beards but only neatly trimmed ones that are kept well groomed.
What is with these super-handsome men hiding behind facial hair? For most, the beard doesn't make you look "mature", it makes you look old. Not pretty.
For many young men, you're only ever one job or one girlfriend away from a shave/haircut.
Are the gay men only a girlfriend away from one also?
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#5 looks better with the beard because it covers up those ugly neck tattoos.
In general all the guys are farrrr better minus the beards but I'm not a fan of beards. Some look years younger and drop dead gorgeous!!!
Hey Mantel Ode, if you are going to spout Bible stuff at least have the decency to get it right. Leviticus is in the Old Testament, which means it was around for hundreds of years before Jesus. It also says not to cut the hair on the sides of your head. Do you follow that too?
Load More Replies... 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.
Load More Replies... 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.
Load More Replies... 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
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 😊
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
https://www.boredpanda.com/facial-hair-beard-moustache-look-better-movember-no-shave-november/
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.
Men should sport beards or not based on their own preference. That's what freedom is all about. But in response to the question "What do you think?", my answer is that large beards in this modern day and age are highly problematic. For example, sporting a long beard while operating a lathe could easily be fatal.
Some looked better with the beards, some look better without them. It's all about the facial structure and whether the beards complimented that structure or not.
A lot of the beards shown were overgrown, it doesn't allow for a proper determination as to how they would look with a nicely trimmed beard. I have to admit quite a few of the guys looked better with a beard, in fact I was amazed what was hiding behind the beard. Sometimes it was better to keep it hidden. What it comes down to is, it depends on the guy.
I like beards. IMHO, almost all these guys look better with a beard. My husband is # 166
If this was an article with women, eg."Better with makeup or withour? Better with short hair or long hair?" And people commented the way they did with these "Big mistake" "Better without" Reactions would be so much different.
Almost every comment on these pics are very judgmental and sometimes down right insulting. I repeatedly found myself cringing as hoards of middle aged women old enough to be their mums/grandma's sat there giving their opinion in the most Chauvinistic display I think I've ever seen! Maybe we could do a post where all you older ladies who've looked through this post and shoved your opinion down every on of these men's throats could all post a 'make up' pic and then a no make up pic! Then we can sit here and hopefully you'll realize how s****y and disrespectful your judgment sounds when you're the one being insulted and picked apart about every flaw they see. Disgusting behaviour.
I do like beards but only neatly trimmed ones that are kept well groomed.
What is with these super-handsome men hiding behind facial hair? For most, the beard doesn't make you look "mature", it makes you look old. Not pretty.
For many young men, you're only ever one job or one girlfriend away from a shave/haircut.
Are the gay men only a girlfriend away from one also?
Load More Replies... #5 looks better with the beard because it covers up those ugly neck tattoos.
In general all the guys are farrrr better minus the beards but I'm not a fan of beards. Some look years younger and drop dead gorgeous!!!
Hey Mantel Ode, if you are going to spout Bible stuff at least have the decency to get it right. Leviticus is in the Old Testament, which means it was around for hundreds of years before Jesus. It also says not to cut the hair on the sides of your head. Do you follow that too?
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