YPSILANTI, MI - Check out the facial hair on that guy! A Michigan man has earned the title of best beard and mustache in the country.

After a nationwide contest, Wahl chose Ypsilanti's Jason Heien as its winner of Wahl Man of the Year. Heien takes home the $1,500 grand prize and will be featured in a national advertisement for the grooming company.

Each year, Wahl sends a team of groomers around the country in search of the best facial hair. Wahl says they were impressed with his look at first sight.

"I went down there dressed nicely. When I walked up, they were like, we have a contender."

Heien says he then got his beard trimmed and his picture taken. Later on he received a phone interview. Wahl eventually narrowed down the candidates to 11 finalists before choosing Heien as its winner.

So what's his advice for growing and maintaining the perfect facial hair? "One has to be strong enough to go three months without touching it. No trimming, etc."

Heien tells MLive he's also developed his own product for maintaining his mustache which he plans to release to the public soon. He calls it "The Mustache Perfector."

Heien is the founder and an application engineer for Mindchip Industries, a web services company in Detroit.

Michigan man wins second place at World Beard and Mustache Championship.