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As Joni Mitchell knows, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone?” In this case, “it” being a hot guy’s beard. Here, we give you 40 famous faces, with and without scruff. Our takeaway: Get you a man who can do both.
1 of 40
Jamie Dornan
When you wrap Fifty Shades and free the beard.
2 of 40
Drake
His beard-free face breaks social media. Was smooth skin for SNL worth it? Who’s to say.
3 of 40
Zac Efron
Zefron’s beardage looks like eyeliner (just saying).
4 of 40
Idris Elba
We’re trying to pick a favorite look, and we can’t. Idris can do no wrong.
5 of 40
Ryan Gosling
Meh. We’d take it or leave it (the beard, not Ryan. Ryan we always take).
6 of 40
Jon Hamm
Beard FTW. In this case, we have a strong preference.
7 of 40
Colin Farrell
This one’s a tie, but the long hair has got to go. There, we said it.
8 of 40
Christian Bale
Christian on the left gives Kendall-Jenner-at-Cannes vibes and Christian on the right reads Brody Jenner’s anonymous older brother. Both looks leave us unsettled.
9 of 40
Jamie Foxx
We can’t for the life of us figure out why Jamie would want to cover up his perfect face with a beard.
10 of 40
David Beckham
David looks like two completely different people with and without a beard.
11 of 40
Brad Pitt
When he gives the razor a rest, he goes from maître d’ to sexy mountain man, right?
12 of 40
Leonardo DiCaprio
Would you rather: bottle service Leo or beach Leo?
13 of 40
George Clooney
When you’re genetically blessed with a salt ‘n pepper beard, you must share your gifts with the world.
14 of 40
Henry Cavill
Henry on the right can get it. Henry on the left is a little too perfect.
15 of 40
Kanye West
Sunglasses and Advil, shaved Yeezus was mad real.
16 of 40
Jared Leto
Beard-free Jared Leto or Saint Laurent model? You be the judge. We say hide your razors.
18 of 40
Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa meet Aquaman, Aquaman meet Jason Momoa.
19 of 40
Nick Offerman
Neither of these looks hold a candle to Ron Swanson’s mustache. Don’t @ me.
20 of 40
Jake Gyllenhaal
No one’s face is transformed more by a beard than Jake’s. Just look at that jawline on the left.
21 of 40
John Krasinski
It looks like Jim Halpert from The Office finally hit puberty.
22 of 40
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges has fully embraced the silver fox life—and we don’t hate it.
23 of 40
Kit Harington
Long live the King of the North. No question, team beard on this one.
24 of 40
David Letterman
David Letterman filming his final show for Late Night. David Letterman fully in retirement mode. Go ahead, try to pick a favorite.
25 of 40
Will Smith
Beard or no beard, Will Smith’s megawatt smile goes unchanged.
26 of 40
David Harbour
David Harbour without any sort of facial hair is truly unsettling.
27 of 40
Chris Pine
Whether he’s clean shaven or rocking a full beard with a silver streak, Chris Pine is undeniably hot.
28 of 40
Ben Affleck
Everyone knows when Ben Affleck is in-between films, because he suddenly starts growing out his facial hair.
29 of 40
Chris Hemsworth
We’re going to call this one a tie, mostly because is it even possible for Chris Hemsworth to not look good?
30 of 40
The Weeknd
The Weeknd rarely steps out without any facial hair, so let’s just take a moment to appreciate his ‘stache sans beard.
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