Zayn Malik is a Grooming Idol

By Adam Hurly.

Zayn Malik is crazy stylish. He's a fashion icon—there's no question about it. But his greatest asset is his versatility above the shoulders. He's got super-natural grooming techniques. And he's constantly reinventing his look. One month, he’s a floppy haired blond with a 5 o’clock shadow, and the next he’s got a shaved head and bushy beard. He's an icon because he is takes grooming risks. He's running with the baton that Brad Pitt and David Beckham used to carry. And he's outdoing his contemporaries like Kanye, Bieber, and Leto.

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He's constantly upping his game and bringing new looks to the table. He rotates hair color so much so that he steals headlines from his girlfriend, a supermodel you may have heard of (cough, Gigi, cough).

Not everyone is blessed with such thick hair and perfectly shaped scruff. Even Zayn’s eyebrows are on point. Are we getting carried away with all this Zayn-worshipping? Yes, we are. And we're embracing it.

Let's review all the insanely well executed grooming looks Malik has pulled off:

This story originally appeared on GQ.

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