Grinding down to the micro details, 398 participants were men and 353 were women.
While the raters ranged in age from 18 – 86 years old, the medium age was 35. Woof and lick all rolled up into one! Who took part in the study?Ī total of 751 participants were recruited for this study. Male jawlines were assessed as well with the goal of assessing amplification of attractive traits. Specifically, the principle researchers (Dixson, Lee, Sherlock & Talamas) wanted to know if guys with beards were seen as more masculine, dominant and sexy as opposed to men who were clean shaven. Let’s jump right in! Sexy man with a beard x2! What was the study about?Īt its core, this line of research assessed the perceptions of men and women regarding male facial hair. Just for fun, we’ve also included several choice pics of men with facial hair because – hey – the guys are hot!Ĭurious about who the guy is in the main photo? Well it’s none other than Kevin Kiermaier – the ridiculously hot Tampa Bay Rays baseball stud we profiled in our man crush section! Isn’t he yummy? We’ll give you the basics from the study and break down the particulars.
