Beard Expert Critiques Celebrity Beards | Fine Points | GQ

Join GQ's favorite grooming expert Matty Conrad as he breaks down and critiques the beards on some of today's biggest stars, including Jason Mamoa, Oscar Isaac, LeBron James, Drake, Chris Pine and more. There's no perfect beard, but this expert has some opinions on who wears it best and who needs to grab a razor.
00:00 Intro
00:38 Jason Mamoa
01:44 Oscar Isaac
03:18 Nick Offerman
04:39 James Harden
06:01 LeBron James
06:55 Drake
07:25 Chris Pine
08:45 Donald Glover
09:42 Idris Elba
10:38 Jon Hamm
11:15 Jake Gyllenhaal
11:49 Reggie Watts
12:41 Keanu Reeves
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[@RovingRobert]

A factor not mentioned here is how some faces can't grow fuller more filled in beards. Keanu is a great example. He looks good with it tight, not so much with it full because of the gaps.

[@whosoever5409]

Very true. Dev Patel has the same kind of patches in his beard but when he grows it out in full it still looks good and I think it suits him well

[@DragonLandlord]

Like the Auto-complete interview with Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascal. Pedro praised Oscar's beard and grumbled about his.

[@SkurtavusGrodolfus]

Very true. Know your beard growth and accept it if you're gonna have one.

[@The_RedVIII]

Yeah, same here. I wish I could get an Oscar Isaac beard, but not everyone is blessed with that kind of beard growth.

[@yavantii3615]

honestly, Keanu looks best without it. Matrix or Constantine etc

[@darthvaderskywalker0]

Oscar isaac has the perfect beard🥵

[@mymanjoker]

And Hair! That SOAB

[@SevenHunnid]

I get paid to get high & smoke weed on my KZbin channel, send it 😈

[@mehtabmollah1850]

oscar issac is perfect overall.

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

Ah yes.

[@noobmaster4202]

Beautiful beard win

[@joereno955]

Of course Drake's beard looks so immaculate. He's really into grooming!

[@sweetnsour3693]

This comment really needs more attention 🤣🤣

[@MYEVILTWIIN]

So is R Kelly

[@ijustbringyoufacts2227]

@@MYEVILTWIIN you missed the joke

[@mynameis6575]

@@ijustbringyoufacts2227 no, you did

[@zacmirza6498]

@@ijustbringyoufacts2227 I mean to be fair to r kelly, he did have a pretty groomed beard at times.

[@lavenderbee423]

I'm shocked by the amount of people mocking the term "beard expert". Like, what do you think your barber is? They're beard experts! And especially if he's a barber and he's decided that he's going to focus on facial hair more than anything else, then yeah he absolutely gets to call himself a beard expert. Also, as a hairstylist, I really enjoyed listening to his expertise.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

People forget that somebody has to make or sculpt the things we take for granted. It's sort of like epicurious's food experts show. People laughed at the notion of icecream experts and beer experts, but they brought in a well accomplished icecream maker and a pretty big name in brewing. Both were exceptionally knowledgeable because they make these things for a living.

[@Johncali1992]

I'm a barber

[@judassab]

George Carlin would have a word or two to say about that...

[@nimue325]

I saw TV interview with someone touted as a skincare expert and the host kind of chuckled as he read that. What qualified her as such? She had a PhD in materials engineering and created molecules in a lab, understanding how slightly different versions of the “same” ingredient might be absorbed by a cell membrane differently, how more than 2.5% of a specific ingredient actually reduced its efficacy, how to encapsulate some ingredients in oxygen-reactive molecule level packages so they don’t interact with each other in the packaging but are released when applied. The world is full of people who think that because *they* know nothing, there must be nothing *to* know. Thank goodness for the experts.

[@bruceh4180]

Unfortunately, most barbers are not beard experts. Almost any barber can do a shave, few understand beard care.

[@scottowen2152]

I asked my beard barber for the “dune beard “ and he delivered! Very distinguished look if you can pull it off.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

So distinguished you might end up targeted by a political conspiracy.

[@scottowen2152]

@@ptolemeeselenion1542 that is probably more likely than I realize

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

@@scottowen2152 🤣🤣🤣

[@seek8739]

Looks a lot like those American Civil War beards

[@edithputhy4948]

why does this remind me of the gentleman dog reading a newspaper meme

[@user-kj9st9vq3u]

Really enjoy the diversity of the beards featured. Not everyone’s going for that lumberjack look, or that chiseled hollywood kind of look.

[@Quantix88]

Because they can't 😆 🤣

[@JJ-xt2dq]

Yh, except he clearly likes the lumberjack look the most. Chris pines look looks great, not everyone want a john smith kind of haircut

[@Drugstorecowboy8]

@@JJ-xt2dq Facts Chris Pine has a great beard and the long hair works.

[@Flashback2020]

This turned out to be much more interesting and entertaining than I thought it would be. I have never heard of Matty Conrad before now but I really enjoyed his presentation skills along with his knowledge and opinions of facial hair. It doesn't hurt that he can sport that full beard and twirled mustache look. I can't grow a good mustache.

[@laynef1lw]

Chris Pine's facial hair is easily my favorite. Ths style he's going for, including the long hair, spoke to me more than any other person on this video. Despite whether you're an expert or not, just like this guy said, it is about expressing yourself and your personality.

[@Drugstorecowboy8]

It's Pine and Isaac for me. They just pull it off so effortlessly.

[@gamergirl209]

Young beardless pine seems fierce and a bit cold. Strong but definitely a tone that says he could definitely mess you up. Bearded pine with the long hair is soft and approachable. It makes him seem more mature and kind. The emotion is what I look for

[@laynef1lw]

@@gamergirl209 Yes! The emotion indeed!

[@MrKaje72]

He looks more like an Australian Shepherd

[@MrCostaC]

Isaac’s is leagues better. Not even a debate.

[@marcoestevam6432]

This need to be it's own show. Also just learned a lot about my own beard. A+ content

[@mattyconradgrooming]

Thanks for watching

[@Imad888.]

Yes and Robert downy junior needs to be on the next episode

[@blondegirlsezthis8798]

get a fckng life dude

[@sextempiric7137]

I recon the host, beard expert, has the worst beard of them all.

[@arastoomoradi6365]

@@sextempiric7137 why ? His bread looks good , the mustache is something but I actually like the beard

[@noafproductions6144]

i don't know what I was expecting but this guy is actually fantastic at talking about beards

[@Chinaski1]

well he is a beard expert

[@cateatfood6634]

It would be sad if you're an expert in something but don't know a dang thing about it, give false information, tell straight lies and just flat out suck at "your field", a waste of time. Oh, wait, that sounds familiar 😏 Anywho, yeah, he's good at it.

[@pemayoedzer]

deserves a part 2. Really informative and fun watch

[@kodychesire]

Fun fact about Jon Hamm: While doing Mad Men he sometimes had to be shaved up to 3 times a day because his facial hair would come in so fast

[@ok_jaja]

Definitely use a safety razor if you have to shave that much and love Jon hamm he’s one of of the greats

[@scapedrag7893]

why did he have to shave

[@Dark_Souls_3]

Wtffff and I shave twice a week max

[@VeraHannaford]

Oscar Issac is so perfect. Agree with you on Keanu. And even with the longer hair and beard, Chris Pine is still ridiculously beautiful.

[@Neenerella333]

Chris Pine could be on a sequel about excellent eyebrows. They balance out a not great beard.

[@SkipperJane]

It’s interesting how much a beard can shape the first impression of certain men. Especially for men with dark hair like Kit Harrington and Ben Barnes, their entire presence changes without the beard.

[@GHanBax]

Change for the better or worse? Do you think they're better with beards?

[@Bellabear01]

@@GHanBax I’d say most of the time the beard enhances their looks a lot

[@connorsealey24]

It’s insane what a beard can do to a man looks wise

[@priyachoudhary9896]

Saw Harrington without beard on SNL and yup, had to double take there

[@threat718]

men are meant to have beards, its only natural we look good with beards because its only something men have.

[@AsperGoat]

I'm new to the channel here and i must say I'm fascinated I'm quite young still, 19 as of this comment, and I've been pulling a goatee for a while now, and I'm learning a lot here, thanks for making something relatively niche easier to approach

[@sayanneogy3079]

This is such a great video... It needs to be a series...

[@karaski]

You can't fool us even with that beard, Jason Sudeikis!

[@Heljhammack]

I was surprised they didn’t cover Joaquin Phoenix! He’s had so many different facial hair looks over the years and would love to hear Matty cover them. Micheal Cera and Jonah Hill would be fun too! Part two please!!

[@mattyconradgrooming]

Excellent recommendations!!

[@mikialamays6462]

Agreed on the part 2! I want more.

[@ryanthomas6063]

Michael Cera?? I feel like his isn't even long enough to be critiqued, pretty spotty as well.

[@isaacdynys6518]

Chris pine looked like Phoenix in one pic

[@marissaking7910]

Joaquin Phoenix would've been cool! I would also love to hear his opinion on Jack Black's beard.

[@thepsychstudent6658]

Great analysis. Wasn't expecting this so I was pleasantly surprised

[@aliciabanks2293]

This was so informative and I enjoyed every minute of it. Every.

[@davilopes5925]

I totally agree on Keanu's. I really dislike it when it's full. Looks a bit messy. His face shape is narrow so a well-tailored, short beard suits him better.

[@MagicalSkyWizard]

I used to think the same about Keanu’s beard but it’s grown on me.

[@tombystander]

Oscar Isaacs beard is undeniable

[@c_routon]

That’s true. He has one

[@hans-erik5001]

Oscar Isaac Hernandez Estrada

[@TheOldBlackShuckyDog]

Could definitely do with more of these!

[@JohnnyBRad]

I’d love if you talked about some classic great beards. Kurt Russel in The Thing (the gold standard in my book), Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson, even Al Pacino in Serpico was pretty great

[@MagicalSkyWizard]

It’s funny, my brother is blonde with a red beard and looks exactly like Jerimiah Johnson. I look similar but my hair is jet black.

[@BKME19]

I liked this. He knew of course a lot about beards, but also the actors/athletes overall evolution & personalities during their career. It was a great read.

[@tyegolden2472]

interesting, i watched it

[@am.e.r102]

@@tyegolden2472 😭😭

[@CuddyTG]

Me before watching: what makes this guy an expert Me halfway through: gotta make sure my beard compliments my face shape

[@Nooooooooooooooooooooo7913]

We need more of these please!!

[@slorr55]

Oscar isaac in ex machina with the shaved head and the beard was perfect

[@maggie2943]

This barber man is awesome! I thoroughly enjoyed his commentary on beards

[@ghostdogg495]

5:22 absolutely loving that they brought up the style Icon that is Joe Marler 🤩

[@WillieJohnRidesAgain]

Good video- wish they were more frequent!!

[@dadbodmascot]

This was actually a cooler video than I thought it would be.

[@sahlahanifa8402]

i'm a woman and even i'm jealous of oscar isaac's beard! that man looks perfect

[@lambchop58]

Well you can groom your own beard down there 🤭

[@landoncbradford]

@@lambchop58 🤨

[@Anonymous-mq1hh]

@@lambchop58 🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@thefolder69]

@@lambchop58 buddy

[@Kriegter]

@@lambchop58 a

[@machoman6969]

I like what you said about grooming the head hair if you are going for a wild and big beard look. So true 😊

[@KingOath]

For the last year, I’ve been rocking a full VanDyke (similar to Pierce Brosnans’ without the grey) after being clean shaven for all 32 previous years of my life, and I’ve never felt better about myself. I naturally have thin patchy hair on the cheeks but strong thick hair around the mouth so it just ended up this way and looks great. When I’m old I want it to look like that of John Harvey Kellogg

[@hannahboldewijn]

Chris Evans and Oscar Isaac are my fav celebrity beards

[@pole8740]

you know the feeling you get when you listen to someone who sounds passionate about a topic you have 0 interest in but somehow it feels good to listen to

[@Yungwolfo]

It’s awesome to see someone enjoy and really know a topic

[@MrAlexandermartis]

Awww man...you missed John David Washington. The beard he sported in Tenet is simply world class. Kenneth Branagh had a good beard too that suits his physique and role.

[@sallyversace6784]

This was really interesting and engaging. If this dude had his own channel, I would absolutely watch it.

[@bennyc409]

Ted Lasso's barber brother did a great job with this. He needs a series.

[@mattyconradgrooming]

Bahahaha….. best compliment ever 😂

[@sford1320]

Haha picked that also

[@frijollimarojocaliente]

Oscar Isaac could really pull off both the beard and a clean shaved. Phenomenal actor too

[@rorybrocks]

I didn’t know I needed this

[@AttnDefDis_]

Yay beards! Can we see Matty look at musicians with beards next? Or any kind of facial hair? Just make it a series already.

[@Vhagar_CaneCorso]

Without a doubt Jeff Bridges in Iron Man ... his Beard was flawless ♠️

[@davidbeckett1565]

Great assessments of those beards and these shapes. For a follow-up video, I'd be interested in your opinions of Joaquin Phoenix, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, JK Simmons, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Pierce Brosnan, Bradley Cooper, Ben Affleck, Chris Pratt, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans, Jared Leto, and Hugh Jackman

[@RANDOM-pf1ve]

Henry Cavill

[@sebastiankaschel9991]

Steve Carell

[@mogleyzw]

John David Washington

[@mandapanda6905]

Aww man Jeffrey Dean Morgan got amazing facial hair. It’s hard to see him without it. And while a controversial figure at the moment, Leto’s facial hair/overall look is so divine.

[@wilks-]

Charlie Hunnam

[@fayyazilahi291]

This was very enjoyable

[@teambeining]

Good showing the good examples. Gotta keep these men looking good 😊

[@EmpressLishy]

Steve Carell was the first person to come to my mind who would be good in a comparison of with and without a beard.

[@ginagee8737]

Oscar Isaac just oozes masculinity with the beard. I actually love Keanu with the wild man beard or the John wick beard but you're right his face does look longer. I thought you did great by the way. More please?

[@zakkiediducky]

The video you didn't know you needed, but glad you found it

[@More-Sauce-Man]

This is way more interesting than I anticipated.

[@Gyro609]

We gonna need a part 2

[@carlyuks]

Theres nothing more attractive than a man that knows his style, skincare and grooming. great video!! I love!!

[@OngoGablogian185]

Wow... it's Dr Conrad! I haven't seen this guy in years. We met at university where I was completing my PhD in pubic hair.

[@ikimawsome]

This was great!

[@nurfauziahmad4435]

It's so relaxing watching him explain all of these things

[@mohdkhairul9701]

Oscar Isaac always has great beard, especially the one in Ex Machina.

[@mewsao]

love that this guy knows his crafts

[@Moogie237]

im transmasc, and for the longest time i thought that the thing i least look forward to if i ever go on T is facial hair, but then i find myself watching this entire video with fascination. This has brought me a lot more appreciation for beards than i had before.

[@justjaguar2314]

Oscar Isaac looks 🔟/🔟 with and without a beard I need a part 2 tho with Michael Sheen, Taika Waititi, Mads Mikkelsen and Tom Hanks def included

[@nordscan9043]

I can't believe he didn't mention Robert Downey Jr.

[@chaseelgin3263]

I Honestly didn’t know how badly I needed this and like 20 more episodes of it!

[@dimplesd8931]

Oscar has a heart shaped face aka inverted triangle. His salt&pepper beard is amazing. Harden has a old school beard like my dad and uncles use to wear in the 70’s but you gotta shampoo it often and keep it moisturized. Great video

[@benjaminhall870]

Loved the Joe Marler cameo *the rugby player.

[@QueenRaven911]

I’d like to know your opinion about Chris Evans’ and Sebastian Stan’s beard. Cross that, I think the whole Avengers cast deserve their own beard talk. 😆

[@pashasoofi30]

I'm particularly a fan of scarlett johansson's beard

[@jordanaguirrenamorado9972]

K cool but can we talk about Nebula's beard?😳😳

[@kilianbarnard9907]

No

[@samuelreed7397]

KZbin needs more vids of Matty Conrad. Dudes a legend

[@MrOranginni]

Hi, first of all thanks for this video. Second, it's not Hollywood but NHL player Radko Gudas and his "Bud Spencer" beard style definitely deserves some attention :)

[@pouyabaharifar6778]

Matty Conrad is amazing I've been looking for such a video for a long time. Great content

[@Eshcole]

Not the video I was looking for but I ended up watching the whole thing. Very interesting. Love it!

[@organicmilk5]

Gahh wish i could hear this guy talk about my favorite beard of all time. Brian Wilson, the baseball pitcher haha

[@onurdegirmencitv]

Bro when you presented Jon Hamm and mentioned Don Draper, I got so happy lol. Don Draper is my fav character in a tv show ever.

[@JesssL]

This was so interesting, would love a part 2!

[@danielleking262]

I'd love to hear what he thought of the crazy beard Seneca had in The Hunger Games!!! I know it was just for a movie, but man that beard stuck out. 😂

[@pranavansathiy7514]

Matty Conrad is a national treasure

[@Skylyned]

Which nation? Canada?

[@pranavansathiy7514]

@@Skylyned yessir

[@arenrose_]

I agree, Victory Barber and Brand shops are the best

[@mattyconradgrooming]

Lol there is hefty competition for the title of Canadian National treasure… I think Ryan Reynolds takes it.

[@whisperedmessage4409]

Ok but Childish Gambino with the parted fro and the beard with the suit is amazing

[@ronniepeels7468]

This is grade A content! Thank you Sir!

[@LimegreenSnowstorm]

No idea how this ended up in my recommended but I’m not complaining. I’ve learned a lot about beards!

[@marianroberts7242]

Oscar Isaac in Dune and Chris Evans as Nomad Cap in Infinity War were top tier!

[@RayHoth]

How about Jude Law in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

[@aishahdzol7916]

Yes, I agree. Oscar Isaac looks great with beard and without beard.

[@jorgegaytan3012]

Great review, next video please include, Robert de Niro, hugh jackman, and Mel Gibson

[@cleverfoxcrochet]

The intimidation of the unruly long beard speaks " Edward Teach" vibes, to me. And I love it

[@schnapsi.d.5434]

Dude i did NOT think i could be this invested in beards, awesome host

[@zacharywatson2814]

I'd like to see him to do the same with Messi's beard (back when he had one) around 2017-18

[@s0bad]

100% Agree regarding Keanu. He has a unique hair follicle pattern and the long beard obscures that.

[@harasnicole]

I just learned so much about beards. Before, I just knew that I found men with them attractive lol, but now I know a little more about what a beard should do for someone's face.

[@LloydWaldo]

I like the fact that he gave a positive review to every single one. Just about giving you good examples that you can emulate.

[@AndySaenz]

Matty Conrad has an excellent beard! I love it, especially his mustache.

[@lesterfaapaiaga9681]

Can you do beard styles for like the past couple of decades/centuries if possible please, be cool to hear your opinion 🙏🏽

[@CrazyDiamond75]

I was hoping we’d get a Jim Carey beard breakdown but I still loved this video. Jake Gyllenhaal gives me beard envy because I have brown hair but a red beard. I wish it was brown or black but I’m going to rock what I got.

[@thejuniorseas7683]

Embrace the red! That's Nordic/Gaelic heritage!

[@js-ny2ru]

Red beard is actually cool!

[@CrazyDiamond75]

@@js-ny2ru Thanks! I just get caught up in comparing my beard to others but that’s a bad habit and I’m learning to love what I have.

[@ssolomon914]

​@@CrazyDiamond75 embrace it dude, and let Nicolás Otamendi, Xabi Alonso, and Sergio Ramos be your spirit animals.

[@sunnyday_lemonbars]

nah, the red beard is 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@ariel3725]

Very insightful. I hope they do more with more face shapes, particularly rounded ones.

[@lambchop58]

More please!

[@muhammadazzam7545]

WE WANT PART 2 !!

[@raeganjade8946]

Bring Matty back for another episode! He had me so interested

[@TheLastSaint7]

Dune is an amazing film and Oscar's beard was glorious

[@krisdmg8002]

Today we're learning about, Beard Math. Awesome

[@12what34the]

Love the different perspectives, but I really appreciate the take on Jon Hamm as I am Nishnaabe (Ojibwe), indigenous Canadian, and I cannot grow substantial facial hair, like I broke my leg last year and tried to let my facial hair grow for a month and a bit and it just looked like any of these guys after 2 days maybe (and it's not like I'm just adolescent, I'm 31 tho mixed blood so maybe more facial hair down the road?) so I hope that that's what most people think of me, that they're used to me without facial hair and think I look better without facial hair, it also helps that a couple people commented that I remind them of Jon Hamm / vice versa (especially in terms of goofiness)

[@ekuche8335]

I’m actually shocked how good this was on a ridiculous topic…. Very knowledgeable.

[@bigtacos1897]

Need a part 2 this was more interesting then I thought it was going to be

[@NickSibz]

How did Andrew Lincoln not make this list. His TWD beard in s5/6 was epic.

[@void2400]

great insight

[@brandonhooker4498]

Definitely plenty of beards to showcase, you could make a whole miniseries! I have quite a few mentions just off the top of my head…Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Robert Downey Jr, Henry Cavill, Brad Pitt, Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Sean Connery, Mel Gibson (his full beard matched with his stocky build in “The Professor and the Madman” really defines what an OG manly look is). I’m gonna throw in a wildcard with Harley Morenstein because he has a great longer beard that works well with his long hair and accents his height. And of course, can’t forget the greats of the beard culture…Sir Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee (as well as most of the LOTR cast tbh) and Ewan McGregor because…well, because he’s Obi-Wan Kenobi😂