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Home • Love & Sex

15 Sexy Bearded Men We Love

There's nothing like a brother with a swaggy beard. We break down the sexiest beards around.
By Charli Penn · Updated October 26, 2020
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Omari Hardwick
The ladies love tall, stacked and handsome Power star, and former ESSENCE Single Man of the Month, Omari Hardwick. We don’t know which trait we love more: those lips, that beard or those lashes. Either way, we’re so ready for season three!
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Lenny Kravitz
Rock God and eye candy favorite Lenny Kravitz has always made a fuzzy face the style.
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Idris Elba

In our book, Idris Elba can do no wrong, and we know he drives you wild too. He’s the perfect combination of sexy and cute; and he’s super talented too. What else could a girl ask for? Oh, well, maybe to stroke on that beard.

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Trevante Rhodes
The Moonlight star (and his beard) are dreamy squared.
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Common

We can’t wait to see this bearded knockout show off more of those acting chops and that ever-charming smile. Common, who is also just as well known for his rap skills, is truly a modern day renaissance brother.

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Drake
Drake, who just turned 30, is giving us more and more swagalicious beard vibes by the year.
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Kofi Siriboe
The Queen Sugar star is our newest bearded crush, and oh baby, what a crush it is.
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Jesse Williams

Resident Grey’s Anatomy hunk Jesse Williams likes it rough, too. Face fuzz never looked so good. Paging Dr. Dreamy!

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Tyson Chandler

Phoenix Suns star Tyson Chandler keeps things hot on the court and the fans glued to his every move with his signature beard swag.

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Matt Kemp

Baseball babe Matt Kemp like his beard light and sweet. Matt, please, please, please take us out to the ball game! (If you don’t win, it’s shame.)

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Micheal Ealy
Michael Ealy, who is currently stars on FOX’s Secrets and Lies makes “scruffy” look very good. Somewhere out there there’s a dictionary where this face is filed under ‘G’ for gorgeous.
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12
Usher
Mr. Raymond has a beautiful beard and plenty of swag to go with it.
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Michael Strahan
We’d like to introduce you to to the best looking beard (and man) on morning TV. Morning host and professional commentator Michael Strahan for the win!
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Jeff Kravitz
14
Boris Kodjoe
Model-turned actor Boris Kodjoe’s barely-there beard is so grown and sexy. Is it just us, or does this brother only get better with age?
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Swizz Beatz
He may be happily married to our girl Alicia Keys, but we’re not blind. Swizz always turns heads when he walks the red carpet showing off his authentic cool (and that beard).
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