Sarah Jones:

“I love a man with a beard. From heavy stubble to big thick bushy numbers, bearded men look hot. Combine with long surfer hair and you’re onto a winner.

Beards are having a moment right now. Every other man on the street is working on his facial stubble. There’s even a dating app for people that love men with beards.

It’s sexy in the way that men have always been sexy – from cavemen up to the present day. Bearded men have been around way longer than the hipster trend sweeping the world right now.

Clean-shaven men make me think of Justin Bieber, the kind of men that wax their chests and get spray tans

Why do I find myself attracted to men with beards? They just look more masculine. It gives them that scruffy, rough-around-the-edges look that sends a lot of women (including myself) crazy.

Clean-shaven men just make me think of Justin Bieber or that bloke from The Only Way Is Essex. The kind of men that wax their chests and get spray tans with their girlfriends.

If you date a man with a beard, you don’t have to deal with that face burn when they haven’t shaved for two days.

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Obviously it depends on the man. Some poor souls couldn’t grow a beard if they tried. Others end up with a patchy, Victorian mutton chop look without even trying.

It doesn’t even have to be a full Santa Claus beard. Heavy stubble is scientifically proven to be more attractive than a clean shaven face, according to a study by the University of New South Wales.

There are a few caveats, however.

• The beard must not contain food at anytime. I’m talking about ketchup, noodles, burger juice, the lot.
• Nor drink. No one wants to see you wringing your beard out after a few pints.
• The beard also has to be a proper thick beard. None of the half-assed bum fluff.

Heavy stubble is scientifically proven to be more attractive than a clean shaven face

Luckily my boyfriend is blessed in the facial hair department. His thick gingery brown beard varies in length, but he’s rarely clean-shaven.

No, it doesn’t bother me when I kiss him. It doesn’t smell either. Yes, he’s very good at keeping a napkin by his side while eating a burger.

It’s actually pretty sexy – particularly around heavy stubble stage. Plus there’s nothing hotter than a man that could legitimately apply for a job as a lumberjack, right?”