8 Facial Hair Styles on One Face, From Full Beard to Clean Shaven | GQ

Founder of Victory Barber & Brand Matty Conrad has had a beard for ten years, so we here at GQ truly appreciate his willingness to go clean shaven. It was no small sacrifice, but one that is worth sharing. Join him as he takes his very full beard down to nothing, sampling 8 different beard and mustache styles along the way.
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8 Facial Hair Styles on One Face, From Full Beard to Clean Shaven | GQ

[@breconkillip8767]

Sorry mate, we all know the last stop on a moustache trim is the 30sec Hitler. Juuuuust to see

[@whengrapespop5728]

Charlie Chaplin

[@etiennemonfort4385]

So true

[@jasperfk]

Undeniably true!

[@user-pj7kg1zy9g]

I was looking for this comment!

[@Pasakoye]

*batteries start to fade*

[@gendygoblin8391]

It’s Red Dead Redemption customization.

[@James-qh4nq]

Basically

[@RKV1700]

Ya that's what I thought 😂

[@infinitxm8574]

If you watch the video in reverse then it's more GTA like

[@codgamer1332]

Yes just backwards

[@typeocannibal]

I accidentally am 666th like

[@eugeniobonello418]

I’m 28 and this video has gotten me so excited for puberty.

[@Issacnewton_]

Meanwhile we in Mediterranean grow facial hair at 15

[@redbetta2191]

@@Issacnewton_ same. here in arab, we get full Al Qaeda look by age 12.

[@tymon6018]

@@redbetta2191 same here in Poland. We already have to shave at the age of 14

[@commierule9924]

@@Issacnewton_ What country are you in

[@reallettuceforlunch2192]

@@tymon6018 same here in Pakistan. Taliban look by age 13

[@The-Man23]

He should’ve did the Austrian painter one

[@antiochiagok2702]

Lmao

[@aliskilletman]

I see what u did there lol

[@Ahmed-jv7oc]

Haha

[@salmandekkari5523]

it took me more than a minute to get the reference 😂😂😂 this is the best comment so far

[@salmandekkari5523]

he's talking about hitler

[@j-lly_4117]

Did I just watch a person shave for almost 14 minutes? Yes I did. Did I enjoy it? Yes I did.

[@lomcugix8335]

What!? Time flew by I thought it was only like 5 minutes hahahahaha

[@nuttynuts4601]

Do I even have facial hair? No I don't

[@shirleyholland310]

@@nuttynuts4601 same

[@shirleyholland310]

I enjoyed it too

[@ThehollyJesus041]

What you mean shave? He was trimming

[@mickhudson]

This man will grow a better looking beard in 4 weeks than i could grow in 4 years

[@tsfromtx]

Right

[@coledotson8978]

Me too buddy... me too....

[@YeeSoest]

I could enter the jungle camp, win 3 seasons and come out looking like a badly groomed bulgarian 14 year old. I'm 33 and 6'1", my dad looked like Ron Jeremy in his hayday and married with a huge mustache at age 22...what's going on?

[@mickhudson]

@@YeeSoest we didn't hit that gene jackpot bud. Maybe in the next life

[@YeeSoest]

@@mickhudson I mean, we save a bunch of time and money but...yeah

[@Superboy7456]

I’ve never met this guy but I felt weird when he shaved completely like “bro I don’t recognize you anymore!” 😭😭

[@KoolGunD820]

Your pfp and your comment are perfect together

[@yuria_lu]

give me the juice

[@scottneed5867]

Do a vandike!!!

[@mindomeus]

Imagine what him and his family think about it

[@richyc.6465]

Imagin if he forgot to record and had to wait another 10 years to shoot

[@torsken7301]

It didnt take him 10 years to grow. He just had a beard for 10 years

[@richyc.6465]

@@torsken7301 whoosh

[@torsken7301]

@@richyc.6465 wow that was a joke. Thats actually sad

[@richyc.6465]

@@torsken7301 not as sad as someone who took an obvious whoosh bait

[@torsken7301]

@@richyc.6465 Ok so a really unfunny joke is a whoosh bait.

[@michaelsmith3578]

He missed the one mustache that we all wanted to see...

[@andrewprasanna9323]

Hitler?

[@RaccMax]

@@andrewprasanna9323 JA

[@andrewprasanna9323]

@@RaccMax sorry?

[@Akeldama9]

@@andrewprasanna9323 The 'toothbrush' mustache

[@theskadoosh1004]

@@andrewprasanna9323 he means yeah in German

[@liljerry954]

“ do not shave for 4weeks” .... brother it’s been 24 years of not shaving and it’s still patchy

[@MabzProductionz]

TomNJerry I couldn't grow a beard till I was 23. It's all down to genetics however testosterone helps. If it's still patchy, you could shape it up or let it grow for 2 years and use beard balm.

[@oftankoftan]

yeah this dude doesn't understand some people just can't have full beards. There's nothing worse than someone having patchy beard where you can see their whole cheeks and jaw through it. Just shave it off and go with another look.

[@isaaca9123]

Try applying minoxidil to your face. It's not a miracle drug, but it will allow you to grow more hair on your face.

[@serovi2165]

It's been 27 years for JJ and his beard still is patchy. Shot-out to KSI!

[@sandkang827]

then shave, preferably with a razor, I was stuck with small patches but every time id shave a little bit more would come out, 21 now and there is just tiny bits with baby hairs but after 3 weeks or so they are almost unnoticable.

[@samuraiangel-bello4505]

me watching this: ah yes nice, will be trying these out soon my "beard": approximately six hairs on the left side of my chin

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Hopefully it shall grow in eventually

[@thatsalot3577]

He never shaved his beard once in a decade, but he still manged to do it like a professional.

[@Pigen_]

He literally is

[@thatsalot3577]

@@Pigen_ ohh i didn't know😂

[@mattcelder]

He also has a decade of experience shaping and trimming the beard. It doesn't naturally grow like "the lumberjack"

[@NTPEnjoyer]

@@thatsalot3577 *know...:)

[@thatsalot3577]

@@NTPEnjoyer yeah yeah i forgot you can't use 2 past tense verbs in one sentence.😅

[@hansgielen3511]

I finally understand make up tutorials

[@skypeon1]

chuckled, thanks

[@ZhiwaJ]

lol

[@XenoghostTV]

They don't have a thing to do with this, that's not self-care hahahah

[@hewhoyeet4953]

@@XenoghostTV you are not wrong

[@thenrealitysaid3609]

Most underrated comment

[@alexhenkell-malespin6585]

Wait GQ finally talking about men's grooming and lifestyle????

[@liquidsword601]

Isn’t that what they usually do.

[@ABIRHASAN-rw7md]

@@liquidsword601 it’s what their supposed to do

[@liquidsword601]

@@ABIRHASAN-rw7md And they do. Just because it doesn’t specially cater to what YOU want doesn’t mean they don’t do it.

[@liquidsword601]

@@sadienailedit7467 God forbid they branch out and do other things. You’ll be ok, I promise.

[@liquidsword601]

@@sadienailedit7467 You’re the one upset because a magazine is branching out 😭 they’ve gotten a lot more attention, so I’m sure they couldn’t care less about your opinion, ❄️

[@spoons4904]

This guys beard genetics are just amazing

[@jcmick8430]

His moustache thickness tho

[@steveharrowingphotography4629]

This video really helped. Ive grown my first full beard this year and it was getting out of control, especially on the sides. Been wanting to shape a ducktail for a while and this guide helped me achieve it

[@BenjaminFrinkRIH]

"Hello Chin, wow I'm glad there's still only 1" 😆 that had me dying.

[@Sumarbrander]

It had me dying inside because when i did the same recently i found two :(

[@johnyoutuber9781]

@@Sumarbrander Cancer?

[@xirenzhang9126]

@@johnyoutuber9781 imagine chin cancer lmfao

[@theoreoman4597]

Probably is joke but cancer can form anywhere. And yes, chin cancer is quite funny for some reason.

[@xirenzhang9126]

@@theoreoman4597 yeah but cancer is only dangerous when formed in the organs, if it forms in the meat then just cut it off lol

[@musik7lvr]

this man rocked every single one of those looks though wow.

[@quotesandstuf]

Except the without a beard look!

[@alexrossi5227]

@@quotesandstuf he looks good dude, what u talking about?

[@quotesandstuf]

@@alexrossi5227 yeah you right, I kinda judged too fast.

[@sandkang827]

didn't do the Hitler though

[@lukesecrest1687]

With strong facial hair like that, he could pull off anything lol

[@nannerpie6184]

He's a brave soul for doing this. I haven't seen my face in 12 years

[@ol.grumpy.bastard]

I'm 57 and have had a beard most of my adult life. It's mid-chest length and almost all white now. If I shaved, I'd look like a 6'4" toddler.

[@kirilkochevski3523]

I tip my hat for the beard but...man this guy has class. He talks smoothly and eloquently but doesn't have a pretention to show off his vocabulary. It was nice listening to this guy.

[@VictorDude98]

Everybody is talking about his beard, BUT LOOK AT THAT JAW

[@Wendall989]

I have a beard because I have no jawline, while this dude is hiding his chiseled jawline. Too bad we can’t trade lol

[@brebstock-cy8go]

Fr tho

[@stephenshelton4267]

BUT LOOK AT THAT JAW -said no one ever- Victor Dec 2020

[@jondohnson3226]

Perfect jawline for having a mustache. Stubble with a chevron stache would look awesome on him

[@Jags777cmo]

Step 1 is just being ridiculously handsome, it seems.

[@ajwc137]

I am def jealous of how this classically very handsome dude with great facial hair is also blessed with an awesome speaking voice. But his pro tips for achieving similar greatness are an absolute joy. Currently saving a bunch of his vids to study 😎 thanks, Mr. Conrad

[@FletcherCat]

This is one of the gayest things I've ever read

[@carlosv6576]

@@FletcherCat bro😭💀💀

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

@@FletcherCat your point being?

[@cosmobiologist]

Love the advice at the end for those who want to grow beards. When I used to grow out a beard, I had no idea that leave-in conditioners and beard oils could be used on short beards to avoid the itchy phase as well. It makes a huge difference.

[@tohrmentrixabyss1713]

This man is handsome enough that he can pull off pretty much any style

[@happygolucky9004]

#1 handsome style for him - clean shaven 😂

[@DStein22]

My dad would do the hitler stache whenever he shaves before shaving it all off

[@boomah3707]

Made me laugh lol

[@ritwikreddy5670]

everyone does that

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

I don't. Mainly because I haven't shaven my upper lip for 10 years

[@davidberlant5096]

I've had some form of facial hair, and have never been clean shaven since I was 18, and never will be (I'm now 68). Nowadays I fluctuate between a full beard and a goatee (AKA a circle beard). I am so grateful that genetics have blessed me with the ability to grow thick facial hair. I revel in it.

[@magnus8488]

Thank for this video, really great and educational. I’m a bit indecisive about what style I should go for and this video helped me out. 👍🙂

[@alvinoveritas2033]

Funny thing i ve noticed while wearing a beard for so long, is that you become very expressive with your eyes and eyebrows, so much that when you shave, you always look overexpressive 😂

[@ZaneDalton]

Oh, that’s really interesting

[@anushkaa28]

Wooo never noticed that 😳😂

[@leandrog2785]

Being expressive with eyes and eyebrows is good for using masks

[@thess7156]

@@leandrog2785 most people arent using masks anymore unless needed

[@fineblanket]

without a beard he straight looks like the love child of Brad Pitt and Paul Rudd. I think he'll be fine

[@ivanstayner8818]

He ROCKS the lowrider beard SOOOO well. REALLY jealous about that.

[@momus5431]

me, who doesn't have a beard and is only 14: ah yes yes, that's how do it. edit: well....... i didnt expect this many likes in my comment. thanks guys!

[@yegorshalamai6716]

Same

[@2razmaz658]

Same

[@rugbytimezone5480]

Same

[@birb873]

Same

[@Mewwiee1]

Bruh I'm 15 and I already have facial hair, but I don't wanna shave it.

[@danielletaylor1357]

He looked like he wanted to cry lol

[@ashorttag-8238]

Well hes shaving his decade old beard id be sad too

[@Isai314]

@@ashorttag-8238 yeah

[@mifune976]

Without beard, he looks like bruce willis with hair

[@deshaunfortune912]

He does😂

[@Hashpotato]

Nailed it. Was trying to put my finger on who it was haha

[@Griffin-sr3ej]

I was thinking Russel crow

[@Griffin-sr3ej]

Mixed with Hugh Grant

[@alessandrolok5450]

With the mustache he looked like Henry Cavill

[@johnny2handss432]

Ur videos are very informative and extremely helpful. Recent experience made me learn I can’t trust anyone other than myself to trim my beard. U make it all possible.

[@citizen-7xl543]

This was very informative, currently a little overgrown (not quite a full lumberjack but close) and wanted to see what options I have and I think I’m going to go with a low rider since being clean shaven makes me look about 12 and I’m not crazy about moustaches on their own

[@markomysko4667]

I don't even have a beard, but man this is entertaining!

[@slim8756]

Same

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

You should grow a beard

[@kkay000]

7:20 *JESSE WE NEED TO COOK*

[@insertsuggestedusername]

I just love this dudes energy

[@willcook6967]

Every time I shave off my beard I walk by a mirror the next morning and the reflection always makes me jump a little. It's weird how hard of a time your mind has with any change.

[@AKIHIMSELFSCHOOLOFMUSIC]

Its 3 am here in India and I am so hooked to this channel and this guy!!!!! I’ve been growing beard since I saw this guy, watched the entire video and great film-making man, must say great edits and script, got me smiling theoughout the video.

[@AnilDhan123]

Awesome! I have also been following you recently as a fellow guitarist. Great guitar tutorials. Nice to see you commenting on a beard video.. 😁

[@speedwack]

If you're Indian you can probably grow a full beard in 6 hours

[@RealSaudiExplorer]

@@speedwack, it's about the food, not the race.

[@speedwack]

@@RealSaudiExplorer I agree with that

[@pareshbhanushali2115]

@@speedwack Not true man my pubes are thick and longer than my patchy beard n tache :C

[@JuggernautKitty]

Seeing you in the mustache,you look like my step dad. I miss him. Thank you for that moment. I appreciate you brother.

[@alessandroscarrone]

I can't be the only one who once and for all first decides to shave his beard and then is filled with remorse after the first seconds of shaving...

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

You could always just keep part of the beard (like the mustache or goatee)

[@Memmaao]

It's so satisfying to watch your freestyle movoes.

[@johnthyen5599]

It's nice to have these options! Thanks for the tutorial.

[@jenniferbates2811]

The magnum p.i. one looks like the "Ned Flanders"!

[@itsdarek5431]

I was gonna say that

[@The_Texan_American]

Much like shaving your long hair, the beard is the same feeling. It’s like cutting off days, months, & years of progress. But much of the fun are the stages of growth you get to witness throughout those years.

[@andrewpipitone1572]

Lol that was entertaining. I have a beard for the 2nd time in my life only this time I am comfortable with it and enjoying the change. I am 60 now so I think that is what's helping. I enjoyed seeing the styles and your narrating.

[@vladislavyelfimov1488]

The challenge that I'm facing is my wife.

[@ImVeryBrad]

just tell her to stop body shaming you

[@snowkoi8725]

I've been growing my beard since November let's goooo 🙏🏻 excited for this week

[@clayjdrummond]

Thank you 🙏 I’m 44 and didn’t have anyone teach about beards or how to cut or treat, so thank you 👊 🧔‍♂️

[@DangerDan]

Man, what an amazing transformation, thx!!

[@metalungus]

Still waiting for the next video to drop. I hope it's soon. My 1 month beard is starting to look pretty rough without a good neck cleanup but I'm waiting to see if this dude will show me a better way to do it.

[@rl6241]

I am in my late twenties and can't grow a beard, yet still watched the entire video in amazement.

[@ontapchannel]

Great video! Reminds me of that chart of all the different kinds of men's facial hair. Ya know, the one where clean shaven is referred to as "federation standard."

[@underwaterlaser1687]

Van Dyck is actually pretty well known in Europe. The Gent altar is legendary, also because of the mystery surrounding the missing panel.

[@jozefn1297]

I was thinking 10 years with a beard was a super long time and tried to recall how long i've been with mine, and now realize its been 9 years and 10 months aswell

[@davidgzmn12345]

No lie, this guy looks really good in that Magnum PI mustache

[@oceanlawnlove8109]

Imo he looked handsome in all except the beard, that made me wanna throw up

[@atamertkirtay4301]

"This mustache makes me look like a guy named Ron... like Ron Swanson" I wont buy for that mustache until you say the original Ron brother

[@MrMItzi-cc3xo]

Ron Jeremy?

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

An amazing transformation. Thanks for sharing.

[@jameshatfield7165]

"aboot" ok so he's canadian then

[@SpektakOne]

He also said “pencil crayon”, what we Canadians call colored pencils.

[@ryzxn4703]

@@SpektakOneVancouverite here. We call em pencil crayons. Then again Big cities are weird like that

[@itsmuhammadrayan5212]

Who in the world called them coloured pencils also I’m Canadian

[@SpektakOne]

@That one Potato lol I’ve lived in NYC these past eight years, and my auto-corrects are set to US English. But at least I still say zed. 😊

[@erikf.7696]

We've never called them colored pencils in BC.

[@willparsons7951]

This man looks great in every style. I'm so jealous.

[@lunabouch]

Done this a few times and always immediately start growing my beard again. It’s me and my beard always.

[@pjsidharth1490]

Man he looks awesome in every style.....

[@narayanareddy6613]

This guy looks good in all the styles🤩

[@TheChrist4ylor]

I started growing my beard 10 years ago at around 260 lbs. I'm down to 170 now, but I'm still scared to shave it all off because it's been so long

[@spammy3164]

Your face will be so much leaner and angular, expose that jawline! Also say bye to double chins too. God I'm glad I lost the weight

[@matthewtackittsr1420]

It might be your Sampson beard: If you shave it you'll get all that lost weight back!

[@mirawenya]

Look great with all styles, but really dig the clean style actually. Suited the magnum stash a lot too!

[@n3gi_]

Every beard style looks great on this guy.

[@BadassBobY]

Man, you have so good cheekbones, you can definitely rock the no beard look

[@scotthornell6928]

thanks GQ I'll keep this in mind when I'm shaving the four hairs on my neck ;)

[@chriskapolka3469]

I tried the low-rider beard. I can honestly say I enjoyed that type of beard out of other ones that I had. Going for the Magnum PI look now. Good suggestions in this video!

[@jakatak1832]

For someone who hasn't shaved in 10 years he knows a lot about shaving.

[@muschi6623]

Probably shaved other things

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

That’s because he’s a barber and he trims his beard probably at least once a week if not more often

[@MrPOODYMan]

He would have had to shave a lot during those past ten years to keep his beard like that

[@egg-iu3fe]

not the sharpest tool in the shed are we

[@colinmackay92]

He's a professional barber

[@mariamalfa7026]

He pulled every look including a clean shave👏

[@ibrahimmagdy379]

It's crazy how you pulled off every look , even that french mustache 😂

[@rakeshkamrejwala2661]

I'm loving Matty conard 🥰 even though I don't have a beard bit still watching its relaxing

[@_gigi_1143]

Man every one of these styles look so good on him

[@tsfromtx]

Almost looks kinda like Jason Sudekis crossed with John Hamm without a beard

[@vna9250]

Yessss, I think he looks so much like Jason Sudekis especially as the hair started getting shorter.

[@sdlock83]

11:01 My favorite style of this video.

[@Proboxing2001]

Thanks for this video. Props to you.

[@DanTheMan221]

Wow, that was super cool! He rocked all the looks. Hated the pencil at the end though lol.

[@Stay_in_the_Corner_M.A.X]

I dont have a beard and would never grow one, but I love this.

[@spaceowl9246]

this was fun to watch! I'm growing a handlebar moustache right now, I'm at the beginning of the second month now. I leave some beard stubble, it looks cooler on me in my opinion. happy growing!

[@horgaszrichard2203]

Ty for your efort to take down thath realy nice beared to show us some stile respect ty!

[@codemaster94]

I like how he hasn't shaved in years but knows so much about hair trimming.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

That’s because he’s a barber and he trims his own beard constantly. If he didn’t trim his own beard, it would be wild and unkempt and super long. You don’t have to shave to trim your beard.

[@VinyZikss]

maybe he's a barber??? lmao

[@CredibleHulk10]

This guy is quite literally the only good content on this channel.

[@darklordthomaspie6293]

It started off as lowering the general bulk and the cheekline, until the cheek hair was gone completely, then it went to removing parts of the goatee, then different styles of mustache.

[@mysticmagicsmurfdarklord6844]

Indeed

[@simptrix007]

That Magnum was really cool!

[@ammarkhumri6357]

Hey man great videos , I really wanna grow out the handle bar moustache but my Stach ain’t thick enough , what should I do ?

[@fisherman9589]

I laughed so hard in “my body reject it right now”

[@magnoliamike]

I can tell he’s a Canadian by how he pronounces “out” they say it like “OUIT”

[@jcmick8430]

Oat

[@PlannedObsolescence]

I noticed that and I'm not even Canadian. I'm not even a guy and I'm watching this video for some reason. lol

[@tutusandtattoos5179]

Louisiana ppl make that same pronunciation, as well.

[@montazmeahii6029]

Out sounds like oat. About sounds like a boat.

[@justarefrigerator551]

Thank you youtube recommendations, you've done good

[@ElindorBG]

10:32 in my mind immediately popped up Jim Hopper :D as well as Ron Swanson

[@pandabear445]

I'd do anything to have this man's hair genes

[@nobody22222]

I dont even have beard, but hey, i have dreams okay?

[@wendell8226]

I think I'm researching a lot about Red Dead Redemption.

[@PhatDildokhunty]

Wow...dude's kind of dreamy with the clean shave. Good job!

[@adamdavidsoddities8573]

I naturally have a "low rider" beard because it's all I can do. I cannot grow it on my cheeks and at 41 I have no reason to believe I ever will.

[@RobbieFitzgerald]

Dont feel bad. Ive got random hairs coming in under my eyes and already have high cheek bones.

[@JonathanGrandt]

“I forgot what my face looks like...” or you haven’t realized yet after a decade that your beard is part of what your face looks like.

[@damon5894]

Perfectly said. If your face can grow a beard naturally, that is your true face. Just like your eyebrows, and your eyelashes. - I confess the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

[@egg-iu3fe]

uh no he's clearly talking about his shaven face, dont be obtuse

[@bosshogg3548]

Love the magnum p.i Mustache love the blowing sound affect

[@raiyanamin8914]

It just hit me...clean shaved, he looks like Jason Sudeikis! Sounds like him too!