My wife would vehemently disagree with the findings of this study. She hates facial hair...
A new study conducted by researchers in Australia shows that women prefer men with heavy stubble over clean-shaven guys and guys sporting light stubble or full beards...For their research, University of New South Wales professors Barnaby J. Dixson and Rob C. Brooks presented photos of 10 smiling men to 351 women, according to MedicalXpress. Each man in the photos was shown in four ways -- clean-shaven, with five days of beard growth (light stubble), 10 days of growth (heavy stubble), and with a full beard. The researchers then asked the women to rate the men in the photos according to their attractiveness, finding heavy stubble to be the clear winner among women.
Maybe it's an Australian thing.