So you’ve decided to be a hero and donate your upper lip to charity this November. Good for you, welcome to our every increasing numbers of wonderful people! Donating your lip doesn’t however mean you have to look like a badly shaved hermit or a seedy man who hangs around fair grounds!
The moustache like all other types of facial hair requires grooming. Many men make the mistake of believing that a moustache is simple the lack of shaving your lip. It’s a common error, but an error nonetheless! Firstly it is important to understand that all hair, whether it is on your head, chest or face requires a clean healthy environment in which to grow. This means you need to continue to wash and treat that upper lip. Invest in a decent face wash and exfoliater. What’s that you don’t exfoliate? Well, you should probably about twice a week depending on your skin type. There are many high street brands which cater for men’s skin needs. Personally I’m using a facial scrub in the Botanics range from Boots. It’s a good brand without costing the earth and believe me if you have the earth to spend, you won’t have much change left when you spend it on top end skincare. You should also use a daily facial wash on that upper lip too. I have been asked before whether with facial hair to use shampoo, but the hair on your face is very different to the hair on top of your head and the focus here is on the skin underneath so stick with a decent non drying facial wash.
Right, now that we have taken care of the canvas for your facial hair art, let’s look at the “art” itself – the hair. As I’ve mentioned already, don’t think of this as simply not shaving. From very early on you should be trimming and styling that bush to help it accentuate your looks and style. A bushy and unmanageable tashe can give the wearer a rounded face and make the man look overweight. This is because it can start to obscure the cheekbones and mouth lines. Alternatively if the moustache is trimmed back, lifting it above the lip line and keeping it as simply a frame for the lips it allows you to keep the cheeks free and focuses the eyes towards your mouth. This is the primary purpose of the moustache and goatee.
Now for the fun part – how exactly you wear the moustache is entirely up to you. There are so many styles, from; the Handle Bar to Horseshoe, or the Walrus and even the Dali (named after Salvador). For the very adventurous why not try the “Fu Manchu” style. For help styling and maintaining your moustache I’d recommend a visit to your barber for a trim and consultation. Trust me it would be worth it, especially if you have grand plans for your tashe!
I once read a comedy T-shirt, it went as follows, “Guns don’t kill people – People with Moustaches kill People” – I blame this bad stigma entirely on badly groomed moustaches, that and evil dictators with moustaches (Hitler, Stalin, Genghis Khan etc). Let’s do our Tache heroes proud this November – let’s think of Hulk Hogan, Bruce Forsyth, David Niven and all though wonderful hairy lips.
If you’re looking for an event to go to on 30th November to show off your taches I’d like to recommend “The Paul, Mal, Barbara Comedy Gala Night” at the Arts Theatre in the West End! – Kick off is at 8pm – For more details and to book tickets click on the link!
www.lovetheatre.com/tickets/2498/PaulMalBarbara-Movember-Comedy-Gala-Night
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