Behold the horror that is probably the next trend in men's grooming and is about to be inflicted on us all.
Say what you will about Zayn, but he knows how to upstage his former bandmates. Niall Horan may have dropped his debut single yesterday but all Zayn has to do to get the attention back on him is shave off his beard.
The only problem is he decided to stop just below his lower lip, and now we're going to have to deal with men thinking that soul patches are back.
For the record, they are not and never will be.
Zayn's fans, as you can imagine, have been freaking out at his 'new look'.
Lmao when Zayn shaving his Beard makes Headlines, Legends Only pic.twitter.com/k3inSn7c4S
— farah (@zjmftdrizzy) September 30, 2016
I can't find enough words to describe this masterpiece pic.twitter.com/KFB6rBUsXa
— vánniee (@Zayn_MyHero) September 30, 2016
zayn: whos niall lol what is this town lol i shaved my face and i have a soul patch now https://t.co/GaRLl354ht
— erika (@idontknowerika) September 29, 2016
Harry graced the cover of a magazine, Niall released a single and Zayn shaved his facial hair down to a soul patch. Dis tew much.
— A (@AbriannaBurton) September 30, 2016
Niall just released a new (solo) single and Zayn shaved off his beard and my worLD IS FALLING APART
— Typhoon Lannister ⛈ (@venbcardinal) September 30, 2016
Take him to the barbers on the first date... unless it's Zayn Malik pic.twitter.com/fa87w37hGH
— ZAYN Is God MALIK (@zayntheist) September 29, 2016
Imagine thinking Zayn looks better with his beard pic.twitter.com/uSSgCiHG5e
— #1 zaynsus stan (@queenofziglets) September 30, 2016
I still cant believe Zayn shaved his beard i feel like I've been catfisheD AGAIN
— ã…¤ (@KlNGCALVIN) September 29, 2016