It's hard to resist a man with a bushy beard [1], but according to The Guardian [2], dudes seem to be trimming away their facial hair in favor of a shorter style. Sam Hickey, the senior barber at Hackett Spitalfields in London, told the outlet that he's seeing men take their beards "shorter and sharper." "It leaves a fuller front, which could entail a swing towards seeing more goatees in the not too distant future," said Hickey.
The most popular style these days tends to be "the dentist beard," modeled here by George Clooney [3]. What differentiates this look from a typical goatee is its robust yet manicured appearance. Some might say that it looks too polished, suggesting "perfectionism and malevolence" in the wearer and drawing a parallel to another goatee-sporting figure: the devil.
However, we think this gives both dentists and those with fastidious facial hair a bad reputation. We'd much rather admire a tidy goatee than a wiry, untamed one. We also like this trend because it shows off our favorite part of a man's face — the jawline! (Yum.) Read on to see more famous fans of the dentist beard.