The Sundance Film Festival is in full swing, which means movies are being shown, slopes are being skied, and parka-wearing actors are flexing their burliest beards. And don't get us wrong, we're usually all for men getting in touch with their inner wildman. But this year, a couple of our our favorite actors took the task of mountain man-ing their look a little too seriously. After all, what does having scraggly, unkempt facial hair prove if you're staying at a five star resort, anyhow? More to the point, what's the use of having scraggly, unkempt facial hair at all? Point is, beards are cool, but face forests? Not so much. So let the following gentlemen serve as examples of what to steer clear of—and what to copy—when it comes to your wilderness bear

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Armie HammerThe Problem: Protect your neck, not your neckbeard.The Solution: Armie's beard—the part on his face, at least—could be slightly cleaned up around his cheeks. And it starts to get really messy below his chin, with a neckbeard that is way, way too close to connecting with his chest hair. As a fix, we recommend measuring about an inch above your Adam's apple, and trimming everything below that line.

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Charlie DayThe Problem: Do you smell like a man who lives in the woods, too?The Solution: Charlie Day let his beard grow out before even landing in Park City, but emerged off the airplane basically looking like an I'm Still Here-era Joaquin Phoenix (sunglasses included). A lengthier beard can be cool, but letting your facial hair run wild will never end well. In Charlie's case, we'd recommend trimming at least half off his beard bush off. That would return it to presentable levels of grizzliness.

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Hugh Jackman: The Man Who Got It RightWhy His Beard Works: Not too long, not too overgrown, and also not too precise. Hugh Jackman's beard is the kind of beard we all aspire to. The length is just a few notches above stubble, his neckbeard is in check, but the whole things feels natural. Though an overlong, gross-looking beard is bad, one that's too chiseled can often be even worse.

Jake Woolf is a writer who has covered men’s style for over ten years and has contributed to GQ since 2014. A graduate of Parsons The New School for Design (good school, long name), he also has bylines at Robb Report, HighSnobiety, Pitchfork, and the defunct #menswear website Four Pins... Read moreWriterXRelated Stories for GQCelebritiesBeardsGrooming