Step away from the razor gentlemen - new research has shown bearded men are the sexiest.
The study revealed women found the same man more attractive with a 10-day heavy beard than clean-shaven.
Men sporting five day's worth of stubble were rated least attractive of all.
Sexy: New research has shown women find men more attractive with a heavy beard than clean shaven
Researchers in Australia showed hundreds of women and heterosexual men photographs of 10 men at various stages of beard growth, and asked them to score the pictures on attractiveness, masculinity, health and potential parenting ability.
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Each man was photographed clean shaven, with five and then 10 days regrowth, and with a full beard.
The 10-day heavy beard proved most popular among the 351 women surveyed, while the full beard scored highest for potential parenting ability with both women and 177 heterosexual men.
Men with light stubble scored the lowest with both men and women across all categories, according to Medicaldaily.com.
The University of New South Wales researchers said 'a threshold of density and distribution may be necessary for beards to function as an attractive signal'.
The researchers, who were looking into the way humans view men's masculinity and 'socio-sexual attributes', concluded that a full beard conveyed less aggressiveness.
A clean-shaven Ben Affleck
Sporting a hint of stubble
And his latest look; a full beard
Men with light stubble scored the lowest with both men and women across all categories.
The University of New South Wales researchers said 'a threshold of density and distribution may be necessary for beards to function as an attractive signal'.
The researchers, who were looking into the way humans view men's masculinity and 'socio-sexual attributes', concluded that a full beard conveyed less aggressiveness.
They also analysed the potential impact of the phase of fertility women were in on how they rated men in various categories.
They noticed that women who were highly fertile and ovulating increased their score of men's masculinity rating compared to women not ovulating, but that the phase of fertility that women were in had no effect on their impression of a man's attractiveness.
The phase of fertility of women rating the photographs had no bearing on their impression of a man's attractiveness, according to the academics.