Once Again, Brad Pitt Does Wonderful Things for Weird Facial Hair

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When most guys' facial hair resembles that of a Super Mario brother, it's easy to point and laugh. When Brad Pitt experiments with different cuts, it's easy to look for a few seconds. And seconds turn to minutes, minutes into hours, and suddenly, somehow there's an excessive amount of drool on the chin. Exhibit A: The husband of Honorary Dame Angelina Jolie, went super rugged for the cover of Details's November issue with a mustache that looks like it's struggling to meet the goatee. He pulls it off. Check out the magazine spread below for Brad Pitt's facial hair in its natural habitat, the woods.