Who among us has never dabbled with facial hair? Alex Turner, we salute you.
We've all been there. We've all had a crack at growing a beard, trying out a moustache; some of us have even dared to give sideburns a go.
Sometimes it works out. Sometimes we look like we should be presenting Blue Peter in the 1980s. It's a gamble, but one we all take (assuming we can actually grow facial hair at all).
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has done the very same thing; a fan got a picture with Turner and posted it on Instagram, where the singer was seen to be sporting a new goatee.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWzABKGltQp/
Yep, that's a beard alright.
Unfortunately, Turner's new look hasn't exactly been hailed as a total success.
https://twitter.com/GimmeTheSign/status/889052949464403968
https://twitter.com/caraghdocherty/status/889060990519783424
https://twitter.com/charlielaing/status/889052063329550336
https://twitter.com/HannahLopeman/status/888704134387576832
https://twitter.com/daischains/status/888322548575981568
https://twitter.com/xKirstybain/status/888843454352175105
But it's not all bad news for Alex Turner, some people quite liked it.
https://twitter.com/eveslater/status/889067851469946880
Small mercies, eh?
With a bit of a trim, the Monkeys man might be able to shape it into something better, but perhaps the reality is that he simply looks better clean-shaven.
Seeing as the beard had become a fairly standard look for men these days, rocking the clean-shaven look is a little more unique. There's no shame in shaving, Alex. No shame.
