Facial Hairstyle – your own accessory

Facial hair is a natural phenomenon for men, but it is important to know what suits you personally, what kind you should have on order to look fresh and young or manly and older depending upon the situation.

Clean shave will never go out of fashion. It adds your face more youth, freshness and self-confidence. Besides, your girl-friend will be always FOR this kind of shave and will be able to kiss you without a feeling of kissing a porcupine!

Here's the facial hairstyle at the extreme opposite of the clean shave: the full beard. Keep your beard trimmed and neat by using clippers or an electric razor. If you don't have to shave every day, it does not mean you can neglect caring and tending for your beard. You can experiment with your beard, but don’t overreact and don’t look like a Biblical character or a goat (sorry!).

It may also look very sexy when men have some stubble as if at the end of the day. To maintain this facial hairstyle you should shave each couple of days, depending on how quickly your facial hair grows. Mind, that it doesn’t suit everybody, so first see whether you like it and then ask for an opinion of a person you trust.

Another facial hairstyle: the goatee. It also must be maintained, and may be stylish only in that case when you care for it regularly and maintain it thoroughly.Make sure that the goatee remains neat and trimmed, otherwise you’ll look ridiculous.

Mustache is out of date already. Even those people who were never expected to get rid of it, have chosen to have their upper lip bare. Perhaps it will return into the first charts, but so far don’t wear moustache!

Sideburns add a nice touch to a man's face, but again, make sure to keep them short and trimmed. To achieve this, an electric razor would be most effective.

A change in facial hair is a great way to change your look. You can experiment with different facial hair styles and be creative. It’s up to you to choose the “pattern” you want to “wear” on your face. If you find the way it looks like OK, it’s fine.

You shave almost every day. There is a number of different opportunities to change your appearance while experimenting with your facial hairstyles. Remember, whichever style you choose, you need to maintain the neatness and length of the hair. Besides, mind your occupation, because some facial hairstyles will not be appropriate for certain professions. And all the rest is down to your creativity, desire to stand out from the herd and looking for your own style.

Modern trends 2008: one-button suits

The fashion of 2008 opens new and sometimes unexpected possibilities for men, providing them with new approaches to already existing things. This season brings one-button suits into fashion. Simple and elegant, one button suits leave three- and even two-button suits behind. But it is to be noted, that this kind of suits is not appropriate for office. They are the best variant, when your pinstripes or tuxedo won’t do. But don’t be afraid of trying them on. The proof of pudding is in the eating, that’s why you cannot say that a thing doesn’t suit you if you have never tried it on.

Zegna
This black one-button suit can be pared with different accessories and shirts of any color. Each cuff has got 4 buttons, thus adding the whole suit a bit more formal flair, but the slope of the lapel and cut of the sleeve are clearly modern. This Zegna will do all right with a collared dress shirt and a thin tie.

Ted Baker
This brown, pinstriped Ted Baker suit is an irreplaceable thing in your after-five wardrobe. It is very practical and quite affordable. The side vents and notch lapel have something of an English style, but the extreme drop of the jacket opening and the only button on each cuff prove you that this suit is created for night business. Wearing it with a blue or white dress shirt you’ll feel self confident and very stylish in any room you enter that evening!

Richard James
Due to its cut, the Richard James suit is so sleek that you may never want to wear anything else. The secret of this pleasant feeling is in the details of the cut of the sleeves and the stalwart stance of the shoulder. On the sleeves the fabric narrows at the elbow and flares slightly at the cuff, thus reminding us of Yves Saint-Laurent's style in the 1970s. As they say, everything new is simply well forgotten old.

Theory
Wearing this one-button suit jacket you are sure to feel more personal freedom and self-confidence than in any other. Go ahead with wearing Theory with a sharply pressed white dress shirt with the collar open and the button closed. In this suit you will not help being noticed, so if you want this, have it!

If you really want to stand out from the herd and are looking for excellent means of expressing your individuality, modern trends 2008 give you such an opportunity. One-button suits are an adequate substitution for two-button suits and tuxedos on formal nights.

Some rules from socks etiquette

If you think, that socks don’t deserve your attention, you are mistaken. As well as one fly in the ointment, wrong socks can spoil the whole impression of you even if you are dressed for one million dollars.
What you should know about choosing right socks in this very article…

Wear dress socks with dress shoes!
The choice of your socks should not be limited to color! It’s not enough to buy black socks for any occasion. Socks as well as other parts of wardrobe may be classical and athletic. Thus, it does make difference which pair of socks you wear. If you wear dress shoes, your socks should be made of the finer, thinner material, without ribbons or other patterns. They’ll be easier to slip in to your shoes and any attention focused on your foot area is sure to remain centered on your swish shoes instead of your socks.

Choose the color of your socks in accordance with the color of your pants!
If you are going in black pants, black socks will do all right, the same about brown, grey and blue ones.
The reason why it is important is simple. If you have to put off your shoes, you won't blush because of an awful combination your grey pants and red socks form!

Wear white socks for sports only!
If you are going to the gym or for a run, white socks are ok, but they become a real taboo for dress clothes! If you are wearing a suit, a tuxedo or ordinary jeans, you are to wear only black socks. Otherwise you’ll look ridiculous.

Avoid looking ridiculous while folding or rolling your socks!
Do you want to present your hairy legs in public view? I wouldn’t dare! Especially if you are in the office or somewhere else in business. Even if you are handsome, stylish, but your socks are rolled (!!!) nothing will save you from being laughed at!
Don’t behave like a child experimenting with your socks!

Don’t forget to buy new socks at least once in 6 months!
I would never write about it, if I never saw such a situation, when men wear socks with holes!!! This is more than one can manage!!! Find time and go and buy a couple of new pairs of socks for people don’t consider you to be as poor as church mouse, unable to buy new socks!

Patterned socks are only for home wear!
If you are fond of animated and patterned socks, you can wear them all right, but only at home! Don’t risk going out in them! One should know the measure and rules of self-expression in order not to overreact!

Don’t forget to put off your socks before having sex!
It’s a real trifle for us, but women usually are furious when see a man in their bed unwilling to put the socks off. It’s not that difficult to do that, is it? Moreover, you’ll get everything you need and even more afterwards! So don’t be lazy and have a rule to get rid of your socks before going to bed, especially to a woman’s bed!!!

Avoid wearing socks with shorts!
Another silly mistake is wearing socks with shorts. Inevitably, you’ll have to roll, fold or scrunch up your socks when you wear them with shorts. However, rolling and folding socks also violates the rules of socks etiquette. Second, wearing socks with shorts visually makes your leg half shorter. If your body type is short and athletic-looking to begin with, wearing socks with shorts definitely won’t do your appearance any favors. If still you don’t want to go around wearing shoes without socks, invest in a few pairs of ankle socks that are not overly visible when you wear them with your sneakers.

Good cologne - aroma of seduction and self-confidence!

There exists a widespread mistaken belief, that a good aroma serves like your identification card and should never be changed! It’s wrong, because you and all other people in your surroundings are getting tired of your cologne and wish you had something different.

It’s just the time you went to buy your new “identificator”! As far as this matter is far from being simple, here are some tips of advice for you!

Do not concentrate on one and the same mark of your cologne! Try some other products! They are also of high quality and can satisfy your demands. If you are difficult to satisfy as a customer, do not allow different types of cologne being sprayed on your arm, otherwise after the third attempt you won’t be able to feel and distinguish any smell! Use cards or pieces of paper, thus you’ll have all your scents separated and your arm scent-free.

Never buy cologne before trying it! With different people and different skins it will have different smell! Like trying your new clothes on, try your new aroma – you like it? Feel comfortable? Do not be in a hurry! Go away and give rest to your nose! Have a cup of coffee, visit some other shops and when you are 100% sure that you like this very aroma, come back and buy it!

If you feel like creating something on your own, try to make a kind of cocktails blending different types of colognes: you may add to your favorite one some natural scents or create something outstanding (do not go too far!!!)

Remember, that your aroma, your cologne as well as your clothes and accessories should serve to create your own style and image. Feel comfortable wearing your clothes, feel unique using your cologne!