Yahoo - Male subjects were photographed clean shaven, five days after shaving, 10 days and then after a whole four weeks without shaving. Some 8,500 women were asked to rate the men on their attractiveness as a long-term romantic partner. Heavy stubble (10 days) was found most attractive, while full beards grown over four weeks came second. Light stubble was considered third-best, while cleanly shaven men were ranked least attractive.
The research paper, published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, reads: “Beards consistently render men with an older, more masculine, socially dominant and aggressive appearance."
I bet their methodology was eye-wateringly awful.
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