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Theory The role of facial hair in woman's perceptions of men's attractiviness (1 Viewer)

Theory The role of facial hair in woman's perceptions of men's attractiviness

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"Heavy stubble was viewed as the most attractive, while clean-shaven and fully bearded tied. Light stubble was not viewed as attractive, as it was often too patchy."

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Link to the full Pdf : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barnaby-Dixson/publication/257492193_The_role_of_facial_hair_in_women's_perceptions_of_men's_attractiveness_health_masculinity_and_parenting_abilities/links/5a3955fb458515e607049d7e/The-role-of-facial-hair-in-womens-perceptions-of-mens-attractiveness-health-masculinity-and-parenting-abilities.pdf?hl=en-US
 

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depends heavily on who u are
 

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depends heavily on who u are
You mean if you already have top-tier bone structure, a beard might actually hide your best features, but if you have a recessed jaw, a beard saves you. Absolutely true individual facial harmony dictates the final look
 

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You mean if you already have top-tier bone structure, a beard might actually hide your best features, but if you have a recessed jaw, a beard saves you. Absolutely true individual facial harmony dictates the final look
well yea, but also depends on ur archetype, a prettyboy would look better with a clean shaven face whereas a more masculine/handsome face would actually gain from leaving light stubble further playing on their dimorphism
 

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well yea, but also depends on ur archetype, a prettyboy would look better with a clean shaven face whereas a more masculine/handsome face would actually gain from leaving light stubble further playing on their dimorphism
Alr bro I get your point, but the study literally addresses this exact thing. Check the abstract here

"stubble and beards dampened the polarising effects of extreme masculinity and femininity"

So if a prettyboy has too much of a feminized or neotenous face, stubble acts as the ultimate balancer. It dampens that extreme look and forces facial harmony so he doesn't look like a literal child. It’s a tier-jump for both archetypes ngl, just depends on how you groom it
 

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Alr bro I get your point, but the study literally addresses this exact thing. Check the abstract here



So if a prettyboy has too much of a feminized or neotenous face, stubble acts as the ultimate balancer. It dampens that extreme look and forces facial harmony so he doesn't look like a literal child. It’s a tier-jump for both archetypes ngl, just depends on how you groom it
ngl i didnt read shit about the study
 

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Alr bro I get your point, but the study literally addresses this exact thing. Check the abstract here



So if a prettyboy has too much of a feminized or neotenous face, stubble acts as the ultimate balancer. It dampens that extreme look and forces facial harmony so he doesn't look like a literal child. It’s a tier-jump for both archetypes ngl, just depends on how you groom it
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I agree
 

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Beards don't suit everyone tbh
 

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