2014 was the year of the beard , with fuzz appearing on every other man on the street . Any male who could grow a non-patch facial hair has considered retiring their razor on the last twelve months . The general public are the only ones to have caught the bug either - celebrities have been just as keen to sport some bristles on their chin . Scroll down for video . Left : David Beckham attends an event for Unicef last month , right : David at Good Morning America in 2011�� . David Beckham is the latest star to develop a mature bush on the lower half of his face , with a dark brown rug slowly edging across his features since the beginning of February . But while Becks has nailed almost every look he has tried his hand at ( apart from cornrows ) , the ex-footballer is n't well-suited to facial hair . He is n't the only one - ultimate eye candy Brad Pitt has also failed to pull off the style , appearing more like a hobo than a rugged gent . Other stars have taken the look on with aplomb , including Ashton Kutcher , Robert Pattinson and Callum Best . Read on to judge for yourselves which males celebrities look best with a beard , by sliding the arrow left or right across each picture ... Left : George Clooney at BAFTA in 2013 , right : George at a Hollywood event last January�� . Left : Calum Best at the world premiere of One Night In Istanbul last September , right : Calum at Celebrity Big Brother last month�� . Left : Matthew McConaughey at AFI Awards in LA last January , right : Matthew at the Emmy Awards last August . Left : Jamie Dornan at Kiss FM last month , right : Jamie at a party in London in 2008 . Left : Leonardo DiCaprio at Clinton Global Citizen Awards last September , right : at the Golden Globes in 2013 . Left : Jake Gyllenhaal at Night Of Constellations opening night last January in New York , right : Jake at Nightcrawler premiere last October in New York . Left : Michael Fassbender at the Independent Spirit Awards in LA last March , right : Michael at the Frank premiere last April . Left : Brad Pitt at Kick-Ass in 2010 , right : Brad at the Oscars in 2013 . Left : Robert Pattinson at the Berlin film festival last month , right : Robert at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Dinner last August . Left : Ashton Kutcher at the GQ Gentlemen 's Ball in New York , in 2011 , right : Ashton at Jobs screening in 2013 .
In last couple of years , beards have become a must-have male accessory . Some men like David Beckham and Brad Pitt fail to pull off the look . Others like Ashton Kutcher and Robert Pattinson benefit from some fuzz . FEMAIL looks at the best ( and worst ) beards in show business .