The different trends of beards

Few humans can resist the power of a well-manicured beard. Though this may not be a scientific fact, as data is still being collected, there certainly has been an influx of trends currently surrounding beards.

First there are celebrities. Some of Hollywood’s leading men have taken the well-kept facial hair world by storm and grown out luscious facial locks for the world to enjoy. Christian Bale, George Clooney and Viggo Mortensen are some of the famous examples of this new trend.

To pull off this look, the well-kept facial hair is trimmed, combed and usually adorned with some kind of product on both the front and edges of the face.

“I think that when you have a well-trimmed beard, it shows that you are better at keeping yourself hygienic,” said Bianca Hernandez, senior elementary education major. “It shows that you are better at taking care of yourself, rather than just letting your beard grow.”

On the more raggedy side, we have other Hollywood stars; Tom Hardy, Brad Pitt and Jake Gyllenhaal have all sported the “mountain man” look. This look usually resembles how you would expect a beard to look if a man was lost in the woods for a couple months, ragged, though lovable.

According to Men’s Hairstyle Trends, the current way to woo admirers is a “grown out shaggy hair cut nicely into a slick looking side part pomp with a beard.” This style does require a bit of work, as you will need hair products such as Layrite official pomade and Are You Bear Face beard oil.

Beard culture recently took a more humorous turn with the uprising of the “bearded men with cats” trend. Though this may not be a beard style in itself, men can up their beard game by accessorizing with a fuzzy feline.

Last summer, according to BuzzFeed, a popular trend was decorating beards with flowers. Boring picnic? Liven it up by grabbing some flowers at the park and redecorating your facial hair. Boring wedding? Ask the bride if she will donate her bouquet.

“Sometimes, just a few flowers will do the trick to liven up a bare beard,” BuzzFeed said.

The current upcoming trend is the beard and man bun combo. Once the upkeep of a pompadour gets too annoying, turning the locks back into a man bun is the way to go.

“I think this is hard to do correctly, but when done correctly, it does look good,” said Kaitlyn Alderson, senior computer science major. “You have to have the right hair for it. I only like it on men who have thick hair. If you kinda have thin hair or beard, you should just not.”

The most popular man bun on the internet is owned by Brock O’Hurn of Los Angeles, Calif., who resembles a Nordic god. He’s on Instagram as @brockohurn. Brock O’Hurn

Though it may take a while to grow hair as long as his, it is well worth the wait, as this trend is long from going out of style.

Whether your beard is ragged, trimmed or accessorized, your beard is still a trendy beard. Beards have come back with a fashion vengeance. Grow out your face warmer and enjoy your celebrity status.