To Shave Or Not To Shave?

So, it's been almost a full calendar year since I've been clean-shaven. I shaved last February and hated it; I didn't think I looked like myself, so I decided I wouldn't bother with that experiment again.

Then I saw this:

Which, I think we can all agree, is certainly one of the greatest movie posters of all time, if not one of the greatest photos outright as well.

Taking that in, I was forced to reconsider my stance. So, I shaved. And I think I hate it again. But I'm soliciting second opinions:

Maybe it's just that I'm missing the unicorn....

Because I already had the editor open, and because the two pictures were strangely similar despite being taken hours apart, I warped the second one just a little to match the first better for this somewhat disconcerting effect:

Leave a comment on the livejournal post and give me some guidance....