Beardology Infographic

Y Infographic E G A R DO GROWING a BEARD HAS BEEN a SIGN of MANLINESS since the DAWN of TIME SCIENTISTS BELIEVE PREHISTORIC MEN HAD A BEARD FOR: WARMTH protecting skin from the elements INTIMIDATION PROTECTION through a thicker, stronger-looking and cushion from punches or dull jaw line blows to the face BEARDS have regularly cycled in and out of fashion. separating the men from boys for centuries : EGYPT A metal fake BEARD was worn by kings and queens as a sign of soverignty SPARTANS Used to shave the BEARDS of cowards, a great dishonor in spartan society 19 th CENTURY President Lincoln made BEARDS popular for all Americans НОMER It was a grea honour in the time of the Greeks to touch the Kings BEARD. SERIOUSLY, SCIENCE ? IN A STUDY OF FACIAL HAIR: THE RESULTS WERE WOMEN FOUND STUBBLE TO BE THE MOST ATTRACTIVE BUT DO NOT LOSE HOPE! THESE SAME WOMEN, AS WELL AS MEN SURVEYED, FOUND FULL-BEARDED MEN TO ALSO APPEAR : MORE RESPECTED OLDER POWERFUL MOST HEALTHY BEST PARENTS OF A HIGHER-STATUS Choose Your HERO Wisely LEGENDARY Ben Roethlisberger Gandalf Sean Bean Zach Galifianakis Sadam Hussain Arnold Schwarzenegger David Schwimmer Jon Ham Keanu Reeves Jake Gyllenhaal Jim Carrey Lebron James LAZY # RESOURCES # http://www.gq.com/how-to/groom/201111/beard-package-facial-hair-shaving-trimming http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2013/08/29/facial-hair-scientifically-proven- sexy/#.VBWFSC6SXNS http://www.uvm.edu/-pdodds/files/papers/others/1976/robinson1976a.pdf * http://magazine.good.is/articles/in-defense-of-beards-debunking-researsh-that-facial-hair-isn-t-sexy BROUGHT TO YOU FROM: beardbrand style for the urban breadsman ATTRACTIVENESS CRIMINNAL STUBBLE CLEAN SHAVEN/ HEAVY BEARDS GQ