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Facial Hair Styles: What women love… and hate

March 5, 2011 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

Facial Hair Styles: What Women Love… and Hate.

Originally published 5/7/2010

Once again we’ve gone back to the wealth of knowledge that is the official Dappered.com Panel of Women.  They’re smart, they’re beautiful, and they’re down to earth.   Sarah, Juli, Tara, Kelly, and Amber are the same group of desirable women that helped expose what Men’s Clothes Women Hate, as well as what are the Biggest Bachelor Pad Turnoffs .  All of them are in their mid 20s to mid 30s, and this time we asked them about men and the different styles of facial hair.  Here was the method:

They were asked to rank six common styles of facial hair on a scale of -5 to +5…

I know.  Highly Scientific.
I know. Highly Scientific.

+5  means the respondent completely loves the look.  So much so that it makes a guy look sexier than he otherwise would be.  Zero was if they were completely impartial to the look.  -5 if they’re completely horrified by it.

The scores were not averaged, but instead just added and subtracted accordingly.  Five Women participating means that the highest score possible was a +25.  Here are the results:

Clean Shaven | Total Score: +19

Requires Daily Maintenance
Requires Daily Maintenance

Judges Individual Scores:  +5  +5  0  +4  +5
“Undoubtedly the best look for all face shapes…and it’s touchable…isn’t that what you boys want?” – Kelly
.

Stubble | Total Score: +20

To get the look: Use a beard trimmer, no guard, every few days.
To get the look: Use a beard trimmer, no guard, every few days.

Judges Individual Scores: +3 +4  +3  +5  +5
“I love the look of stubble, but it can be really irritating to a lady’s skin…” – Amber
*Most of our panel mentioned how irritating stubble can be when there’s face to face contact.
.

Half Beard/Weeks Worth of Growth | Total Score: +13

Getting Lazier.  But they still like it.
Getting Lazier. But they still like it.

Judges Individual Scores: +3 +3  +5  +2  0
“Delicate situation, very few can pull this look off “- Juli
“Much Easier on a Lady’s Skin, and a great look.” – Amber
“NO NECK HAIR… Keep It Clean Looking” – Kelly
.

Full Beard | Total Score: +4.5

Great if your face gets cold easily.
Great if your face gets cold easily.

Judges Individual Scores: +2  -2 +3.5  +3  -2
“I think I may be the odd one out… but  I HEART facial hair.  I think I blame all the westerns that my Dad made me watch” – Tara
.

Goatee | Total Score: +2

Check out my cheeks.  But not my chin.
Check out my cheeks. But not my chin.

Judges Individual Scores: -2  -4 +3  +4  +1
“I think the goatee screams 1997….move on.” – Amber
“A delicate situation because there are do’s and don’ts.  Little under the lip and not too thick around the chin…please do.  Super sexy when it compliments the face”  – Juli

Mustache | Total Score: -8

Treading on Dangerous Ground here fellas...
Treading on Dangerous Ground here fellas...

Judges Individual Scores: -5  -5 +3  +2  -3
“Just don’t do it. Say No.” – Amber
“No, no, no, no-  super unattractive.  Too 70’s… Now it’s a pedophile/old porn star look” – Kelly
“I am torn as I’m very picky on my staches.  It can’t be any old stache” – Tara
“Only when executed properly” – Juli
“Um.  No.  No comment” – Sarah

Disagreements?  Comments?  Do you concur with their analysis?  They all mentioned that stubble can be uncomfortable, but it was the only style that didn’t receive a zero or lower. One thing does seem to be for certain… unless you’re Sam Elliott, pick something other than just the solo stache. 

And don’t forget to read the Dappered feature on The best facial hair grooming tools.  These three are all you need.

Filed Under: Dappered Classics, Grooming, Women Tagged With: best facial hair styles, celebrity facial hair, do women like beards, do women like moustaches?, do women like scruff?, do women like stubble?, moustaches, panel of women, sam elliott

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Comments

  1. Yakov Hadash says

    May 7, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    How about this guy?
    http://cache.virtualtourist.com/2184125-Chef_Frederic_chez_le_chef-New_York_City.jpg

    (He runs a bakery near 28th & Lexington in NYC. I was just in there today)

  2. Chris says

    May 7, 2010 at 3:32 PM

    Whoa! I think we’re seeing a new trend here… I might have to try that. Its a sort of “mad cook” kind of look. He reminds me of doc from back to the future. Lol. This just might stand out enough for the ladies to like it.

  3. Chrisr_115 says

    February 14, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    i say a light scruffy look is the best way to go if your gonna have faciaql hair

  4. Anonymous says

    March 5, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    A true goatee is chin only.

  5. Anonymous says

    March 8, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    My girlfriend asked me to grow a full beard, so I did. That’s the only ranking that matters here 😉

  6. Cannon says

    July 26, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Daniel Day-Lewis can pull of the mustache.

  7. Jdhsh says

    November 26, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Get your goatee right.

  8. Jimmy Johansen says

    August 14, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    mustache is based on the amount of hair and race of the wearer. Jason Lee’s mustache never had a chance

  9. southy says

    May 7, 2013 at 2:09 AM

    Where’s the soul patch!?

  10. Josh McNattin says

    April 2, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    If Tara “HEART”s beards, why is the highest score 3.5?? Women. lol

  11. rover says

    May 14, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    That’s a pretty small sample and the facial hair pictures your chose, while on A-listers are pretty terrible examples.

    This is a beard

    http://blog.trashness.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tweed-blazer-men-style-hat-sunglasses-lookbook-streetstyle-nyc.jpg

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