20 Times When a Longing for Perfection and a Beard Turned Men Into True Machos
People
12/05/2021

How do you change a man’s appearance beyond recognition? It’s simple — grow a beard. Men with well-groomed beards look much more manly and are definitely not suffering from a lack of female attention.
We at Bright Side couldn’t just pass by these cardinal transformations and are now sure that a beard can perform miracles.
1. “Time inverted my hair.”
- Inside you, there are 2 Oscar Isaacs. © tehKrakken55 / Reddit
2. “Guys, don’t worry if you can’t grow much, just wait 10 years.”
- How did you grow into Ryan Gosling? © itwasmyshadow / Reddit
3. “My beard is exactly one year old today! We made it!”
- People with beards often make that face... Is it something they teach you in beard school? © ookristipantsoo / Reddit
4. “My beard is 6 months old today.”
- From a nerd in college to a business owner. © Express_Housing1904 / Reddit
5. “Beard with push-up effect.”
- This one is an amazing beard and mustache, so superb, we ought to make you a late 19th-century European statesman. © HRE_not_really / Reddit
6. “Jumping on the beard migration band wagon”
- The beard is very cool, but I think the previous glasses looked better... © umlcat / Reddit
7. “Some faces need a beard! 6 months, zero trim just wash, oil, and brush.”
- What could have been if Elvis had lived. © Bikeboy76 / Reddit
8. “Isn’t it amazing how chopped wood shows up in the background after you grow a beard?”
- It would be so disappointing if you ever shaved again. © nothas / Reddit
9. “The difference between photos is 2 months.”
- That’s actually an amazing transformation. You just went up several points on the attractiveness scale. © ConfusedKungfuMaster / Reddit
10. “My beard came back strong.”
11. “No beard, beard.”
- Your transformation is stellar! © MuffinTrucker / Reddit
12. “From Jim Halpert in The Office to Jason Momoa.”
13. How do you like this transformation?
- What modeling agency did you go with? © wasabiplz / Reddit
14. “The difference a yeard makes...”
- Having an amazing beard shows you are a proper man like a peacock shows its fantastic feathers! © smoothsilk47 / Reddit
15. “Beards really can change someone’s look entirely. 30 years old in both photos.”
- I see a gentle Briton on the left. To the right is reminiscent of a Siberian. © InfoTomC / Reddit
16. “It’s been 2 years since I stopped the clean-cut look and just grew a beard. I do miss the clean-cut look sometimes.”
17. “What a difference a beard makes.”
- That mustache is so epic. © Yummy_Poptart / Reddit
18. “18 vs 30”
- You look like you’ll write the first 2 books of a great fantasy trilogy and then keep people waiting for the third book for 10 years. That’s an awesome beard! © HunteronaLoop / Reddit
19. “So I finished my yeard in December, but I’m still going!”
- You look fantastic, my dude. Very Viking-like! © NerdyKeith / Reddit
20. “Age 28 on the left. Age 41 on the right.”
- Seems you’ve aged backward! © collinmcduffie / Reddit
Do you think men become more attractive with a beard?
Preview photo credit DoppelGamer_UK / Reddit
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