When is a mustache a fail?
11%
Never
- Jessica G, 25, from Boca Raton, FL
"To me, mustaches are a form of 'forgetting' a spot." - Tiffany Clarke, 25, from richmond, ca
"Depends on the individual." - Genevieve Melzer, 27, from San Francisco, CA
"Depends on the guy...most guys can't pull off the mustache." - Anne C, 24, from Miami, FL
"Not never, only when it just doesn't work with your look or makes you look like Hitler or creepy." - Dominique Jackson, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"I can dig a mustache that is clean and groomed. No leftover food or boogers please. Ew." - Kira Wilkinson, 27, from Washington, DC
"As long as its not one of those extra skinny, barely there, mini mustaches." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"Porno stache, so hot." - Jessi Odenbach, 28, from Chicago, IL
"It's simply trendy, hardly ever looks good." - Francesca Lacuesta, 29, from Sacramento, CA
"Mustaches are awesome. WIN!" - Erika San Miguel, 32, from Larkspur, CA
"Love the scruffy look." - Marianna Branda, 23, from Miami, FL
"I like the rugged look." - Aja Bernard, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"A little bit of hair never hurt anybody." - Theresa G, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"So long as it's not covering your lips or larger than your eyebrows! Mustaches's can be sexy, i.e. m" - Stephanie Singer, 30, from New York, NY
"I'll take a full on beard over a mustache." - Regina Melzer, 32, from Los Angeles, CA
"Every guy should try it temporarily. It's not called the 'french tickler' for nothing!"
39%
Every time
- Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Mustaches are not attractive, but the scruffy look every now and then is hot." - Miana DeGardeyn, 33, from Chicago, IL
"Unless it's paired with a little bit of scruff... not as a staple though." - Amy S., 25, from Chicago, IL
"No, no, no...." - Laura Lefkowitz, 35, from New York, NY
"Let the upper lip breathe...stop hiding, we can't." - Carly Twisselman, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"I hate kissing hair on the face when I am trying to kiss soft lips." - Laura Lefkowitz, 35, from New York, NY
"Let the upper lip breathe...stop hiding, we can't." - Jenna E, 32, from Davenport, IA
"Even if it's for 'good luck' and you play professional baseball...no." - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"Look however you want, but don't grow hair that will bother me when we kiss. That's right, I'm the a" - Ashley Woolley, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Mullets fail, too." - Lucy Malcolm, 26, from New York, NY
"It makes make out sessions kind of painful." - Ashley Potter, 26, from Milwaukee, WI
"Mustache screams porn star. I can't help it." - Susie Jones, 29, from Naples, Fl
"It looks very dated and makes men look much older." - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"Gross." - Emily Pelton, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Mustaches are creepy, there's just no way around it." - Ashley Becker, 26, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"Unless you're Tom Selleck, lose the 'stache'." - Sara Jagodzinski, 24, from Carol Stream, IL
"I don't like facial hair." - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"Every.time. Facial hair is a fail." - Maya Calaway, 24, from Boston, MA
"I like the stubble but not the mustache." - Greta Eagan, 30, from New York, NY
"Just not into them." - Marisa Zupan, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"Weird for kissing...beards on the other hand are more than OK." - Elise Stiller, 36, from Seaford, NY
"I'm just not into the food trails and scuff marks!" - Shelby Kovant, 25, from New York, NY
"My least favorite facial hair besides a unibrow." - Tiffany Davis, 32, from San Diego, CA
"Mustaches are not sexy and they hurt when you are making out." - Angela H, 0, from North, CA
"I don't like kissing a porcupine!" - Cat Davis, 25, from New York, NY
"Just scratchy and gross." - Kelly Kaems, 30, from Kew Gardens, NY
"I'd have to go with VERY rarely on this one." - Sara Bour, 23, from Urbana, IL
"I feel that a mustache is very outdated and only makes you look older." - Sarah Conrad, 27, from New York, NY
"Unless it's mustache week." - Grace Hsieh, 22, from San Diego, CA
"Disgusting." - Kelly Magsayo, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"For the most part, I hate bodily hair." - Pienby Laurence, 25, from Jersey City, NJ
"I really don't like facial hair. I think it looks lazy, even the best kept facial hair." - Rosalind Sun, 23, from San Diego, CA
"I don't like facial hair. Maybe if there was just a little, but it's a turn-off." - Kate Cohen, 27, from Syosset, NY
"I'm ticklish." - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"YUCK." - Ann Dang, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Clean cut shave is the best—NO FACIAL HAIR." - Sherika Mair, 29, from West Palm Beach, FL
"That's for old people." - Vicky K, 25, from Chino Hills, CA
"Eww?" - Deborah Lau, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"I like clean-shaven guys." - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"I have sensitive skin. You shouldn't like to hurt me." - Kylan Conroy, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Who knows maybe my opinion will change in 20 years." - Erika Thomas, 25, from Miami, FL
"Except Cinco de Mayo." - Nancy Spruiell, 43, from New York, NY
"Lord, don't ever let these come back into fashion. I think Mark Spitz." - Shelby Kovant, 25, from New York, NY
"My least favorite facial hair besides a unibrow." - Jen Gsell, 29, from Reston, VA
"Unless you're tom selleck, I beg you not to grow one of these. We all know you're not tom selleck." - Jessica Barrutia, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Who has mustache's anymore? Creeps." - Jolene R, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Some facial hair is OK, I like stubble." - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"Any facial hair more than cute stuble is a fail. Always." - Allison Baxley, 29, from New York, NY
"A little scruff is good, solo mustache is not good." - Britt Ancell, 26, from New York, NY
"Is there a hidden Sex Panther quote in there?" - Sandy Tragos, 32, from Chicago, IL
"Again, that is sooooo 80's." - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"All facial hair besides a little stubble is a fail." - Alicia Cohen, 37, from New York, NY
"Smooth skin is sexier everytime."
49%
60% of the time
- Christine Behrens, 24, from Oakland, CA
"If it makes you look sleazy it's bad, if it makes you look funny... ask your girlfriends." - Nicole Laws, 30, from Fort Lauderdale, FL
"Not so much into scruff." - Christina Johnson, 31, from New York, NY
"Maybe closer to 90% of the time..." - Shelly Kaplan, 28, from Chicago, IL
"I don't want to get road rash while i am kissing a guy, but a little moustache never hurt." - Mekalia Reid, 27, from New York, NY
"Evaluate, if you look like you belong in a porno, time for the mach 3." - Shannon Harknett, 24, from New Orleans, LA
"When part of a goatee it is totally fine." - Brittany Caudle, 25, from New York, NY
"Mustache creates serious risk of looking like scary rapist." - Jacquelyn Tillotson, 31, from Miami Beach, FL
"Are you trying to hide something on your face?" - Kate DAlleva, 25, from Morristown, NJ
"It's like a third eyebrow." - Molly Millett, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"It tickles the face, not in a good way." - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"Only those Latin papi chulos out there can get away with it all others look like child molestors." - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"Tricky. If you like it, fine. But don't ever offer women 'rides.'" - Ashley Hayes, 24, from Los Angeles, CA
"All depends on the face." - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"Whenever it's missing a goatee." - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Some guys can pull it off." - Elinor N, 23, from New York, NY
"A mustache is only a failure when the guy is doing it because its 'cool' or 'trendy'..." - Lauren McHenry, 26, from Dallas, TX
"Only very few mature men can pull off the mustache." - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Some guys can pull it off." - Vida James, 28, from New York, NY
"Love a good handlebar." - Claire Watkins, 25, from Santa Cruz, CA
"You have to be pretty bad ass to rock the 'stache!" - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"The Tom Hanks rugged I have been stuck on a desolate island for years look isn't really for me." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"It's a fail when you can't really grow one...or when it looks like you're from the 18th century." - Anna Bykova, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"Depends on face though, but I don`t like it." - Renee Lucas, 30, from New York, NY
"Again, It's all about the confidence to pull it off." - Amber Sellers, 33, from Brooklyn, NY
"You need to have a Swedish or hippster vibe to pull it off." - Emily Woolf, 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"Scruff is awesome, mustaches are funny for about 2 days." - Jessica Angst, 23, from Palm Beach, FL
"If you have a baby face & are in your mid 20s then some facial hair matures and slims the face." - Johanna Beyenbach, 29, from New York, NY
"I would know the right mustache if I saw it. I feel uncomfortable elaborating." - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"Not too sexy." - Schuyler Pham, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"A good mustache is hard to beat, but if you can't do it, you can't do it." - Danielle L, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I've seen some crazy facial hair. A neat mustache can be very flattering, but not for everyone." - Elizabeth Fenwick, 23, from Berkeley, CA
"Unless you can wear it like Richard on Friends, it's a fail." - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"I have been known to love some men with weird facial hair. I think it's fun." - Alison Dichter, 31, from New York, NY
"Some guys can pull it off. But definitely not all!" - Lisa Miao, 27, from New York, NY
"You have to have the right face. And too much going on around the mouth is never a good thing." - Katrina Robinson, 28, from Charleston, SC
"If you're hilarious, I can dig it." - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"Unless it's a handlebar. Those are rad." - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"Only those Latin papi chulos out there can get away with it. All others look like child molesters." - Frankie Robinson, 36, from Chicago, IL
"When it's not trimmed properly and smells of your last encounter!" - JoAnna Di Tullio, 24, from Boston, MA
"If you can't grow one fully, then don't bother, but I'm a sucker for facial hair." - Amy Liu, 23, from San Diego, CA
"Some guys can't pull it off. They just look like a homeless person or dirty." - Veronica Cheung, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Unless you're George Clooney or Brad Pitt." - Monique Lewis, 31, from New York, NY
"I hate mustaches - but if George Clooney was wearing it, he'd definitely be approved." - Vicky Kuo, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Most look pretty hard." - Claire Griffin, 28, from Charleston, SC
"On the right guy, mustaches are hot. Tough to pull off though." - Rebecca Nashleanas, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"Certain men can pull off the well trimmed and groomed mustache, but most of the time it's a fail." - Kimone Campbell, 27, from Palm Beach, FL
"It should look neat." - Senait Mengstab, 30, from San Francisco, CA
"Facial hair can get in the way especially if he's having dinner downtown. ;)" - Kate Bailey, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Some guys can pull it off. Some can't." - Yisell Muxo, 35, from Miami, FL
"The other 40% should be attached to a goatee." - Becca Schepps, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"As long as it doesn't cut my lips up when we're smooching." - Krissy P, 25, from NJ
"It depends if he can pull it off or not." - Vicky Chivy, 26, from San Diego, CA
"Depends on who." - Nora Lahl, 31, from Milwaukee, WI
"If you are famous, go to town. But, I bet you aren't." - Gina Kim, 24, from San Diego, CA
"You better be dead sexy if you're going to attempt a mustache. Overall scruff is a-okay." - Jill Hanner, 34, from Astoria, NY
"I like clean cut!" - Julienne Irons, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"Make sure your mustache is looking tight. Sloppy mustaches make me itch." - Doris Parker, 27, from Springfield, MA
"A goatee/beard is cute. A thin mustache is ok too. Anything else starts to look like a porn-stache." - Jackie Rivera, 25, from Miami, FL
"Depends, I prefer a goatee or some kid of chin hair... the lips are for kissing." - Paula L, 28, from Miami, Florida
"If he can pull it off it's fine." - Miki Taka, 27, from Columbus, OH
"Some men can pull it off." - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"If the mustache is well kept and you are confident with it as part of your look, then good for you!" - Nadia Reiman, 28, from Brooklyn, NY
"Most of the time it's a molestache. Please don't look like the man with the white van." - Luana Suciu, 25, from Boston, MA
"We live in 2009." - Wendy Liu, 23, from Alhambra, CA
"Young guys? No. But when a guy can grow well developed facial hair with their wrinkles, that works."