A beard is a sign of active testosterone in the body, and human brains recognize that as coming with the potential for more aggression. As a result, men with beards are often seen as more angry, aggressive, or dominant, even if their personality has none of those traits.

Do guys look better with beards?

“Beards make men look great and definitely adds sex appeal.” In a study published in 2016 in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Dixson and his colleagues showed 8,520 women faces of men at various stages of hair growth: clean shaven, light stubble, heavy stubble and full beards.