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AIBU to think moustaches rarely improve a man's appearance?

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Humerdu · 04/09/2026 21:02

There is no man on earth who’s looks are improved by the addition of facial hair.

Can someone please tell the young lads with the 1970s ‘taches that they look bloody awful?

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WitchayWoman · 05/09/2026 03:17

I like moustaches. Omar Sharif was a good shout!

What I cannot stand are beards without moustaches! I always associate that look with the Amish and Islamists. Not my cup of tea at all.

OtterlyAstounding · 05/09/2026 03:15

I like facial hair on a man, when well groomed. Some styles do just look dated to me (handlebars and mutton chops, and the horseshoe moustache of the eighties), while Amish beards are ugly (why shave off the moustache?), but otherwise I like stubble, moustaches, circle beards (a goatee and moustache), and short, full beards.

You should always see a man clean shaven before you marry him though, imo - just to make sure he isn't hiding anything under the beard 😂

But then I also like a hairy man generally, especially the chest. Not the sort where it's a full, tangled thicket that a mouse could get trapped and die in, but moderately hairy is nice. I don't even mind a bit of shoulder/back/belly hair on a well-built older man. It's very masculine and rugged. Not so appealing on someone short and skinny, though 🤔

However, I may be in the minority there, especially as a millennial.

ExOptimist · 05/09/2026 03:03

There isn't a man alive who doesn't look better with a trimmed full beard. I can give or take moustaches, depends on the face, but I love beards. I also love hairy chests on men.

grinandslothit · 05/09/2026 02:58

Very few men look good with a mustache very few

Beards are hideous especially on older men it makes them look about 20 years older I don't think they realize that
Gray Santa beards yuk

BadLad · 05/09/2026 02:18

Generally I agree, but Bennett (villain in Commando) looks better with his tache.

AIBU to think moustaches rarely improve a man's appearance?
Thepeopleversuswork · 04/09/2026 23:16

I agree. The only man who can carry off a ‘tache is an insanely handsome 20-something gay man who looks like a woodcut of a Victorian pervert.

The Tom Selleck variety makes them look like they are wearing a sea caterpillar on their upper lip.

JoMama372 · 04/09/2026 23:07

Pedro Pascal?

Offherrockingchair · 04/09/2026 23:03

Can’t stand facial hair on men, just 🤮

Lornaadoone · 04/09/2026 23:03

I hate them.

Humerdu · 04/09/2026 23:02

MidnightMeltdown · 04/09/2026 22:57

Agree that a moustache on its own looks awful. However men who don’t have a defined jawline tend to look better with some facial hair imo.

Yes you see with a beard (that I also loathe) I always assume they are trying to cover up some sort of unattractive facial feature with their beard. It makes them seem a bit underhand.

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whatsupluckyducky · 04/09/2026 23:00

Totally agree!!

MidnightMeltdown · 04/09/2026 22:57

Agree that a moustache on its own looks awful. However men who don’t have a defined jawline tend to look better with some facial hair imo.

DungeonsnDragons · 04/09/2026 22:36

Rhett Butler

No one else tho

brunettemic · 04/09/2026 22:35

likelysuspect · 04/09/2026 21:18

Awful Awful Awful, very rarely does any facial hair on a man look ok. Dont know why they do it.

My DH looks amazing with his beard, he started it about 8 years ago when he’d had an op and couldn’t be bothered to shave. It’s possible I’m biased though.

MurphysColeslaw · 04/09/2026 22:32

I wish someone would start a hairy chest thread @FatLarrysBanned 😁

MsMillyMollyMandy · 04/09/2026 22:19

Omar Sharif

AIBU to think moustaches rarely improve a man's appearance?
EdinaTheConfessor · 04/09/2026 22:19

I may have agreed with you at one time. But then I watched Rivals and I give you this fine specimen:

AIBU to think moustaches rarely improve a man's appearance?
Yabadabadooooooo · 04/09/2026 22:15

My dh has a shortish beard with the moustache but too that I quite like.

He had a clean shave a while back and left just the moustache on for a laugh.

He looked like a disgraced geography teacher.

likelysuspect · 04/09/2026 22:10

Patrick Grant looks awful now he has facial hair

Eileen101 · 04/09/2026 22:02

Patrick Grant. 🥵

ExquisiteSocialSkills · 04/09/2026 22:01

TomBaileysFlyingGoggles · 04/09/2026 21:42

YABU. I love a moustache. Tom Selleck, Kevin Kline, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Midge Ure,...
I like a nice beard too. I'm old too. Not mad about the mullet, lived through it the first time 😂

Mmm but I think they’d all look even better without them. The mullet plus tache thing is awful.

paddleboardingmum · 04/09/2026 21:57

YANBU never seen one look good.

GreenShady · 04/09/2026 21:49

Disagree. I think a lot of men really suit a moustache or the full beard.

LittleSF · 04/09/2026 21:47

Brett Goldstein. Infinitely better with facial hair. He hated having to shave it off for Shrinking.

AIBU to think moustaches rarely improve a man's appearance?
TomBaileysFlyingGoggles · 04/09/2026 21:42

YABU. I love a moustache. Tom Selleck, Kevin Kline, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Midge Ure,...
I like a nice beard too. I'm old too. Not mad about the mullet, lived through it the first time 😂

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