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Moustachery Essentials
How to Grow a Moustache?
1. Ask yourself the question, who do you want to be? For every style of moustache there is a different personality. You will become that man, you will be treated as that man and you will act like that man. It’s important you like who he is.
2. Be brave. The first few days, even weeks can be uncomfortable and a little awkward as your face goodness grows and your Mo takes shape. Focus on the end game.
3. Start to shape your moustache using proper grooming techniques. A great Mo comes down to grooming.
4. Look after your Mo, fertilize it and keep it clean.
How to Groom your Moustache
1. Shampoo regularly. As becoming as they are, moustaches collect things and no matter how fine the food, it doesn’t belong in your Mo.
2. Moustache hair is coarse and benefits from regular conditioning. Massage your Mo with a dollop of conditioner then rinse thoroughly. It will make it softer to touch to both you and your intimate friends.
3. Use a hot face washer to steam and cleanse the skin under your moustache that can suffer from drying and itching. For the modern gentleman, out of sight does not mean out of mind.
Trimming your Mo
1. Invest in the right equipment. A man of fine and serious moustachery should have in his quiver a pair of barber scissors for precise trimming; a fine toothed comb for guidance; a bright and large mirror for a good (well let’s face it, exquisite) view; a razor, a steady hand and a sensible mind.
2. Dampen the moustache hair to trim. Wet hair is easier to cut but dry hair easier to trim. It is important to note that wet hair does bounce up when dry.
3. Using a fine-toothed comb, tidy your moustache so the hairs run in the direction you intend them to and lasso any strays into line.
4. Outline in your mind the shape of your moustache using your eye or the existing shape that needs to be freshened up.
5. Using the barber scissors, trim longer and stray hairs on the outer edge and bottom line of your moustache. You may wish to use a finger to hold or the fine toothed comb as a barber would to hold the hair as you trim. Trim conservatively. You can always go over it again.
6. Run the clippers over the body of the Mo to get a consistent and even level of bush and bounce.
7. Finish with a sharp razor to highlight the outer lines.
8. For more elaborate styles, use a fine and appropriate moustache wax to shape the remaining hair into place.
Types of Moustaches
Perhaps the most important question a man will ask himself in his life: Who do I want to be? Ponder, with some help from the Movember Style Guide above.
Foods to approach with caution for the gentleman sporting a new Moustache
– Cappuccino
– Glass of milk
– Irish Cream Ale, Guiness or any of the nitrogenated brews served with a fine creamy mousse
– Singapore crab
– Milkshake
– Cotton Candy
– Toffee Apples
– Spaghetti Carbonara
– Souvlaki
– Tacos
