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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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#1
Before And After Beard
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Kyle Amor Shaved His Head And Face To Raise Money
Силвия Митева 7 years ago
quiet, or he will put that shirt on again. *drools*
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Friedlander Rosenzweig 7 years ago
With hair, no beard; shaved head, beard; shaved head, no beard- as long as the shirt stays off... ✨⚡️zowie!💫💥
Lakia Hawkins 7 years ago
I don't understand why men with such nice faces want to hide it behind messy beards. My husband is the exact same way, he looks 20 years younger and much more handsome without it. But it is such a fight for him to shave it.
Blind Oracle 7 years ago
Men probably wonder why we would want to hide such nice legs by not shaving them
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Tonia Anderson 3 years ago
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Donna Reynolds 6 years ago
Somewhere between left and right with neat hair and nicely shaved beard.
Hannes Hirschfänger 6 years ago
Now where's the SJWs complaining about the sexist comments by females under these pictures.... oh right, I forgot sexism only exists in white men...
Amaranthim Talon 7 years ago
Definitely after - although, just a haircut would have been better
Sona Kocourkova 7 years ago
and after he shaved himself he looks much more better and younger!
ReeRee Yarbrough 7 years ago
I am 49 yo female and i shaved all my long hair off for the love of my cousin she has been stricken 3 times with cancer
Richard Fougere 7 years ago
Yeah..and he lifted a bunch of weights, too (if indeed the second picture is of the same person!).
Robin Ellison 7 years ago
His hair was so cute! I think I liked him better with hair and a beard. Hope he raised a lot of money.
Sharon Moore 7 years ago
Wow! What a handsome manly man he looks like without the beard and younger too.
Uno. playero 7 years ago
If i don't saw left hoto, i never be thinking, that he have curved hairs, like 100% europeoid with straight hairs, to the right......
#3
After 3 Years Of The Beard Life My Buddy Matt Shaved His Beard
#4
Beard Is Gone
#5
I Decided To Shave My Beard And In Doing So, I Unlocked Instant Baby Face
#6
It Happened
#7
Shave My Beard The Wife Said. You Will Look Young Again She Said
#8
This Transformation
#9
I Shaved My 9 Month Old Beard For Prostate Cancer Awareness
#10
Shave In Half
#11
8 Months Sober, Down 17kg (38ibs) And Finally Shaved Off My Neck Beard
#12
Complete Transformation
#13
Mike Donated His Hair And Luckily Has A Pretty Good Mug Underneath All That Scruff
#14
Harley Morenstein Before And After Shaving His Beard
#15
Roy Asotasi Shaved His Beard To Raise Money
#16
Beard No More
#17
Before And After Shave
#18
Before And After Shave
#19
Little Difference
Viktorija Gorcakovaite 7 years ago
Noooo!!!!!!!! Don't keep the beard. Super good looking without!
#20
Bye Bye To My First Beard, Lol Feel So Naked
#21
Daughter's Reaction To Dad's Clean Shaved Face. She Does Not Approve
#22
Had To
#23
Decided To Donate 10" Of My Hair To Locks Of Love. Shaved The Beard While I Was At It
#24
Shaving My Chance To Be In Star Wars VII Off My Face
#25
Transformation
#26
I Used To Get A Lot Of Attention - From Men
#27
Before & After Shaving
#28
Beard Shave
#29
Hair-B-Gone
#30
After Shave Mood
#31
No More Beard
Barbara Jones 7 years ago
Handsome either way, but better without the beard. What a great jawline!
#32
I’ve Made A Terrible Mistake
#33
Half/Half
#34
Shaved My Beard, Feeling Incredibly Naked, Self Conscious And Full Of Regret
#35
Shouldn't Have Done That... I Should Not Have Done That
#36
Beardless
#37
Before And After Shaving Beard
#39
A Friend Of Mine Shaved His Year-Long Beard And Recorded "The Process"
#40
Thought My C Pap Mask Would Fit Better If I Shaved But It Still.. Just As Bad
#41
I Shaved My Beard Off
#42
This Is My Brother After No Shave November
#43
Time For A Change. Before And After
#44
It Was Time For The Beard To Go, Compulsory Before And After Shot, And Shameless Selfie. Till Next Time
#45
At The Request Of My Wife, Daughter, And General Comments Of Me "Looking My Age," I Took Part In Transformation Tuesday
#46
Adios
#47
My Wife Calls Herself A “Beard-Widow.” I Guess I’m Not The Only One Missing My Beardy Face
#48
Illustration Vs. Reallity
#49
This Is My Plight Every Year For Movember... Yes, Thats A Soul Patch.
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Sierra Hall 7 years ago
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!
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
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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Bipolar King 7 years ago
As a Man who has spent his entire life with a boyish look, a beard is the equivalent of answered Prayers For me .
Blue Cicada 7 years ago
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!
Teija 7 years ago
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.
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
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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Jenice Grimes 7 years ago
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
Samantha Bacon 7 years ago
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 😊
Hans 7 years ago
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...
Britt Pedersen 5 years ago
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.
Cindy Richter 5 years ago
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.
Josh Lerner 5 years ago
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.
Tarryn Louise 6 years ago
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!
Lola Brown 7 years ago
I would LOVE to see the changes in responses or attention that these men got after making these changes in real life.
Danny Garcia 7 years ago
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.
lorfalconswan 7 years ago
Without a doubt. Each. And every. One. Of them. Looks better. Without a beard.
Kristen Fanning 7 years ago
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.
Johnny Slapstick 7 years ago
https://www.boredpanda.com/facial-hair-beard-moustache-look-better-movember-no-shave-november/
William King 7 years ago
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.
Josie Beaudoin 7 years ago
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.
Bevin Chu 7 years ago
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.
Renee Gilbert 7 years ago
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.
Jim Provencher 7 years ago
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.
Georgann Haeffner 7 years ago
I like beards. IMHO, almost all these guys look better with a beard. My husband is # 166
Tayla Sargent 7 years ago
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.
Charlotte Brine 7 years ago
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.
Lien van Kaam 7 years ago
I do like beards but only neatly trimmed ones that are kept well groomed.
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
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.
Blue Cicada 7 years ago
For many young men, you're only ever one job or one girlfriend away from a shave/haircut.
Charlotte Brine 7 years ago
Are the gay men only a girlfriend away from one also?
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Jane Schultz 7 years ago
#5 looks better with the beard because it covers up those ugly neck tattoos.
Rachael Melville 7 years ago
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!!!
person (i think) 7 years ago
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... Sierra Hall 7 years ago
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!
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
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... Bipolar King 7 years ago
As a Man who has spent his entire life with a boyish look, a beard is the equivalent of answered Prayers For me .
Blue Cicada 7 years ago
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!
Teija 7 years ago
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.
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
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... Jenice Grimes 7 years ago
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
Samantha Bacon 7 years ago
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 😊
Hans 7 years ago
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...
Britt Pedersen 5 years ago
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.
Cindy Richter 5 years ago
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.
Josh Lerner 5 years ago
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.
Tarryn Louise 6 years ago
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!
Lola Brown 7 years ago
I would LOVE to see the changes in responses or attention that these men got after making these changes in real life.
Danny Garcia 7 years ago
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.
lorfalconswan 7 years ago
Without a doubt. Each. And every. One. Of them. Looks better. Without a beard.
Kristen Fanning 7 years ago
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.
Johnny Slapstick 7 years ago
https://www.boredpanda.com/facial-hair-beard-moustache-look-better-movember-no-shave-november/
William King 7 years ago
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.
Josie Beaudoin 7 years ago
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.
Bevin Chu 7 years ago
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.
Renee Gilbert 7 years ago
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.
Jim Provencher 7 years ago
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.
Georgann Haeffner 7 years ago
I like beards. IMHO, almost all these guys look better with a beard. My husband is # 166
Tayla Sargent 7 years ago
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.
Charlotte Brine 7 years ago
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.
Lien van Kaam 7 years ago
I do like beards but only neatly trimmed ones that are kept well groomed.
Aunt Messy 7 years ago
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.
Blue Cicada 7 years ago
For many young men, you're only ever one job or one girlfriend away from a shave/haircut.
Charlotte Brine 7 years ago
Are the gay men only a girlfriend away from one also?
Load More Replies... Jane Schultz 7 years ago
#5 looks better with the beard because it covers up those ugly neck tattoos.
Rachael Melville 7 years ago
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!!!
person (i think) 7 years ago
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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