subject: Look Your Best And Make An Effort [print this page] If you are going out with the lads, you may feel that making an effort with your looks is not particularly necessary. However if you are going out with a lady on your arm, you do not want to show yourself up by looking scruffy and underdressed while she shines in a beautiful dress having spent two hours at a beauty salon and another three hours getting dressed and made up.
This is where an important balancing act comes in. A luxury brand producing mens grooming products will suit every mans needs and who are experts on making you look your best. The ethos will be to make you look like the best version of yourself without looking overly done, or like a fashion victim. A good brand acknowledges that on some occasions, special events like weddings or important parties for example, it is important to let your lady shine.
If you have got the perfect dinner jacket or tuxedo if you will all that is left for you to focus on is your skin and hair. Keep your skin clean by using a cleanser like a gel or a scrub on your face as well as just using your usual shower gel or soap. This will help keep your pores clear and blemishes at bay. Follow with a light moisturiser to avoid dry patches or flaky skin. Wash your hair thoroughly with a shampoo that smells great, and follow it with a conditioner if you have any length to your hair. Apply it to the ends rather than the roots to avoid greasiness: it is usually the ends of your hair that become dry and brittle and that will therefore need the most attention.
Use some styling products on your hair to keep it in place, but use each product sparingly so as not to overload your hair. Depending on the kind of styling that your hair needs, choose some pomade, grooming spray or wax, which combines high shine with low hold. Give your hair a bit of volume to make yourself stand out from the crowd, but looking overly made up and product-laden is not a good look, so be restrained.
You do not have to have a bathroom cabinet full of hair and skin products, but having a few reliable staples that you use routinely will help you stay looking your best, and give you the perfect edge above the competition when you take your lady out on the town.
