A study about how facial hair can either help or, sadly, hinder a man’s perceived trustworthiness has been graphically depicted by artist Matt McInerney. Facial hair rated includes beards, mustaches and just sideburns.

The different face-dos are aligned from “Very Trustworthy” to “Disastrous.” Interestingly, “Neutral” trustworthiness is not in the middle because there more styles of facial hair that fall beneath it. A man with a full trimmed beard is deemed to be trustworthy and the most “disastrous” facial hair is the infamous Hitler stache.

See it on Laughing Squid and an interview with Matt at the LA Times.

See all the styles and their ratings after the jump.

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• Very Trustworthy
  • The Full Beard
  • The Philosopher
  • Goatee + Mustache
• Mildly Trustworthy
  • Full Mustache AKA Wilford Brimley
  • Tight Mustache AKA Cop Mustache, Burt Reynolds
  • Chin Strap AKA The Abe, The Lincoln
• Neutral
  • Sideburns
  • Friendly Chops
  • Chin Tuft + Mustache AKA Colonel Sanders
  • Mutton Chops
• Questionable
  • Sans Mustache AKA Amish Beard
  • Curly Mustache
  • Goatee
• Unsavory
  • Handlebar AKA The Hogan
  • Chin Tuft
  • Unkempt Beard AKA The Homeless Beard
• Threatening
  • Neck Beard
  • Soul Patch AKA The Landing Strip
  • Patchy Beard
• Dangerous
  • Pencil Thin Strap
  • Werewolf
  • Pencil Thin Mustache AKA The John Water, The Joe Jackson
• Disastrous
  • The Hitler