Must be something in the air. DH just shaved his very cool goatee Thursday night and now looks about 10 years younger. Personally I prefer no facial hair BUT like you said, it makes a guy look older and in his case, his blue eyes more intense. When he walked into work Friday sans goatee 3 people made comments about how young he looks, one colleague even said "I can't take you seriously, you look like a kid, you've got to grow it back".... sigh. Since a part of his job is being able to pull off an intimidating presence he'll be growing it back.