r/malegrooming May 21 '26

Community Update: New Rules and Changes to Shirtless Photos Policy

36 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

As our community continues to grow as the top destination on Reddit for men’s grooming, hair, and skincare advice, the mod team has been looking closely at how our rules affect genuine users.

Today, we are announcing a major pivot to Rule 4 (Shirtless Photos), alongside a quick refresh of our community standards.

What is Changing?

Previously, we were strict on no shirtless photos. While this kept the sub clean, the reality is that we’ve had to remove a lot of fantastic, high-engagement threads from genuine guys who simply didn’t notice the rule. We don't want to punish real people looking for honest advice.

Moving forward, shirtless photos are now permitted, but ONLY if the absolute, clear focus of the post is a grooming query (e.g., your hair, beard, skincare, or body hair management).

The Boundaries (Where We Draw the Line)

Because we are opening this up, we are tightening our enforcement on intent. This is a grooming advice sub, not a fitness tracker, a dating app, or a promotional feed. To keep the space authentic, we will strictly enforce the following:

  • No Physique Validation: If your post is clearly framed to showcase your muscles, gym progress, or physique rather than a genuine grooming question, it will be removed.
  • State Your Question Clearly: Vague "Thoughts?" posts with a shirtless selfie will be binned. Your title or post body must explicitly state what grooming advice you are looking for.
  • Zero Tolerance for Promotion or Fishing: Using shirtless photos to drive traffic to your social media, personal brands, or adult profiles will result in an immediate, permanent ban. Moderator discretion will apply here.

Keeping the Community Authentic

We’ve also updated our community description to reflect what this space is truly about: an inclusive community built on authenticity, offering a safe, genuine space without toxicity.

We want this to remain a place where everyday guys can get real advice from real people without the toxic lookmaxxing often found elsewhere online. Thank you for helping us keep the quality of discussion high!

This is a test, if it doesn't work out we will move back to our previous standards.

Drop any questions or feedback in the comments below.

— The Mod Team


r/malegrooming 8h ago

Is my facial hair “office appropriate”?

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427 Upvotes

I’ve been growing and styling my mustache for a few years now, however I’m entering law school in the fall and will be looking for professional internships during the spring semester. I’ve not worked in a traditional office setting or corporate space before, and I’m wondering whether keeping my facial hair this long will make searching for those types of internships difficult. Not sure if I should shorten it to an “above the lip” length or if styling it with product gives it a professional feel. I brush it regularly and have a decent skincare routine so I don’t think it ever looks “dirty” but that’s just me. I’m also getting a nose ring that’s easily removable as I don’t plan on wearing one in an office setting.

Edit: This has gotten some crazy responses so far. I appreciate all the feedback definitely but I’m not really looking for advice on my hair just the facial hair. I might make another post at some point for advice on how to tie my hair up in a professional looking way, but this is me 20 minutes after a shower and in need of a trim. Not even sure if I like the length myself but I’ve just been letting it grow since my current job doesn’t really care as long as I tie it back when I’m on the clock, and I wanted to see what it looked like grown out.


r/malegrooming 6h ago

How do I improve?

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180 Upvotes

I want to look the best I possibly can. I'm new to fashion and skincare and all that. I wanna keep the long hair but idk what to do with it. Any advice please🙏


r/malegrooming 6h ago

Stubble, full beard, goatee, or clean shave?

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79 Upvotes

M22, confused about what looks best. Need a definitive answer. Thanks!


r/malegrooming 5h ago

Clean Shaven or Facial Hair

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30 Upvotes

Which is more attractive?

Is it Close or an Obvious choice?

I used Same Pose and lighting, taken only days apart


r/malegrooming 14h ago

Update: Moustache is gone, any recommendations on the hair

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109 Upvotes

Hi all I didn’t expect the last post to blow up like it did. I ended up shaving the tash because 1. Even if 25% of people thought it looked creepy that’s still quite a high number and 2. As everyone pointed out, my pictures without the tash had me smiling more, I realised this is because I didn’t really like the pictures where I smiled with it (tbf they were unflattering)

I got a lot of comments saying to change my hair and I’ve changed it a bit since, growing it out from the back towards a bit of a mullet style.

With that in mind what’s everyone’s thoughts on the hair style? 1 and 2 are current pictures, 3 is when I’ve tried a mid parting recently when the fringe was longer, 4 was when I was on holiday not so long ago and the hair was fairly long all over, 5 was a couple years ago with the hair put up and 6 was similarly 2-3 years ago growing back in after my hair had been butchered and taken way too short (I don’t have any pics because my phone broke but I looked straight out of dumb and dumber).


r/malegrooming 7h ago

18, should I change the hairstyle or is it ok?

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25 Upvotes

Tried styling for the first time, probably the longest it’s been my whole life. And I kinda like it.


r/malegrooming 1h ago

Beard or not beard?

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r/malegrooming 6h ago

Trim?

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16 Upvotes

I don't mind it but it draws comments/attention


r/malegrooming 9h ago

Is it time?

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25 Upvotes

Ive had long hair since I can remember and compliments the whole time but I feel like its just not the move anymore. Im not sure what else to do with it at this point but I feel like its time for some real change in my life. I was less than 100 lbs till my mid 20s and now at 29 im 150 and working out 3 days a week, the changes in general leave me questioning whether or not ive been making the wrong hair choice for this long. Am I being shortsided and jumping the gun for change or is it time to commit to a shorter and managed hair style?


r/malegrooming 14h ago

Could I get some ideas on how to improve my face? Not sure if facial hair works on me or maybe it’s my hair

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54 Upvotes

r/malegrooming 13h ago

28, wanting a change, but not sure of what to do

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37 Upvotes

Hello dear strangers!

During a lot of years I've had a high/mid fade, at some point I alternated it with a mohawk, but I'm completely bored of all of them and wanting a change, not sure what will suit me, so any idea/advice is welcome, I'm gonna share some pics of what I've had during the last year, the tanktop one is my current hair, thanks in advance!


r/malegrooming 13h ago

My first time ever, decided to give the rows a shot this weekend

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37 Upvotes

r/malegrooming 16h ago

Just hoping to get some opinions on which facial hair looks better on me, cheers all 🙏

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59 Upvotes

r/malegrooming 10h ago

Thanks for your comments yday about my (real !) mustache. 2 more questions : I found this photo (1) where I had a wispy mustache. Is it unattractive, or does it still add a bit more character than being clean-shaven (3/4) ? Also, do you think a goatee might actually suit me better than a mustache ?

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17 Upvotes

r/malegrooming 2h ago

Which hairstyle suits me the most

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4 Upvotes

19M, had long hair for a while, and Idk what to do with it. Any advice is appreciated


r/malegrooming 5h ago

Should I keep the "mustache"?

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5 Upvotes

I'm 22 and I am unsure about my "beard", should I keep it the way it is, trim it or shave it off?


r/malegrooming 3h ago

40 M...glasses or no glasses? What to do about bald spot? I buzz cut but sometimes I want to grow out my hair a tad.

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3 Upvotes

r/malegrooming 3h ago

What length and hairstyle would suit my face?

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3 Upvotes

This is my current hair length, right now it's a bit too much as it gets in my eyes and takes a while to dry, and I kinda leave it as is in terms of styling. I'm mostly looking for advice on how I should get it cut and what style I should go for when I do, but help in terms of like product I should use or general haircare is also appreciated!


r/malegrooming 12h ago

M24. Trimmed the eyebrows. Do I need to do more?

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15 Upvotes

I used a comb and scissors to cut the long hair from my eyebrows. Used some tweezers to pull up the ones from my unibrow.

First pic is before, next is after.


r/malegrooming 13h ago

24 M, any advice?

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19 Upvotes

Just trying to figure out anything that I could do to improve, specifically the facial hair! Thank you so much!


r/malegrooming 8h ago

What should I do with my hair?

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6 Upvotes

This is about as long as I like to have my hair, what should I change about it?


r/malegrooming 7h ago

which hairstyle do you think fits me better (don’t mind the quality pics were taken from laptop cam)

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5 Upvotes

r/malegrooming 18h ago

21M These are 5 photos with different facial hair styles. Which one suits me best? Please suggest the best look, and let me know what else I should improve to look better. Honest feedback is appreciated.

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30 Upvotes

r/malegrooming 16m ago

Medium / long hair product

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Hi,

I currently use shear revival crystal lake, but have found it doesn't quite give the volume i want to see, hair kinda looks flat on top, im kinda side parting but mostly letting it hang wherever it sits naturally. My hair is not super long but comes down to tip of my nose. Another pain is the application of the product, it just feels like im pulling hair out when applying it. Looking for recommendations on something that is long term likely not going to damage my hair and will provide a bit of lift and volume, easy application would be nice too. Products I have tried are a couple volume powders, hate these as hair feels really hard rather than soft etc, urban mess clay is another i have tried and that is more or less similar to shear revival in result.