This year 2014 is officially the year of the beard, but these men have taken it to the next level – by having animals sculpted into their facial hair.

The beard trend has quickly become an international craze and grooming brands, but don’t worry, this isn’t a quirky new trend, the photos are the work of Y&R for the brand Schick who are encouraging men to ditch some of their excessive facial hair.

Schick have launched a competition asking men to send in snaps of their mates with ‘feral’ beards and the hashtag #FreeYourSkin in order to WIN grooming tools or a cash prize.

This campaign was really cool, and being of women’s interest we really appreciate it!so this time men have a serious reason to “cut the animals off”.