Facial hair was quite big way back in the 18 century. You will see elaborately done up beards, mustaches, and sideburns in the paintings and photographs of this bygone area. In those times a man’s virility was often judged by the thickness of his beard or mustache. Over the years the ideas about men and their masculinity changed and the more urban world believed in a cleaner and more respectable look. The beard was soon left behind and the mustaches were trimmed and shaped to look neat and great. From the shaggy walrus style to the European imperial style to the handlebar style, mustaches came a long way till the clean shaven look was embraced. A hairless face was deemed sexy and shaving...
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If you’ve lived in, visited, or even just driven through East LA, you’ve probably seen a cholo. Cholo culture has many aspects and variations on the style. Sometimes a cholo will have a shaved head. Or he might have a long black mane pulled back in a tight ponytail. A mustache is not uncommon. Various tattoos may adorn the cholo’s body, usually in tribute to Nuestra Señora, the Raiders, his own last name, or a picture of his heina. Baggy clothes are also the norm but the style of loose fitting clothing is quite different from the urban hip-hop scene. Tres Flores in his hair When a vato wants to look good, he doesn’t look for baggier clothing and shiny, plastic bling. No, the vato is more...
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The Moustache Can you imagine either of the men above without moustache? If we want to understand this relatively new word manscaping, men’s *beards are not the only things we need to know about. Manscaping, a word in use since 2003, means the trimming or removal of body hair for the purpose of enhancing a man’s appearance. The word is a mixture of the words man with landscape. And it is what a lot of cool guys are practicing nowadays, and also an excellent way for barbers to renew their professional skills in creative ways and also charge higher prices. Moustaches grow by themselves during a certain developmental stage in adolescent males. It’s what men do with them that make moustaches...
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Listen up, aspiring super villains: Do you want to be taken seriously? Do you want to strike fear into the hearts of your goodie-goodie nemeses? Do you want your appearance to do all the talking for you in your rise to world domination? All you need is the right facial hair. (OK, and maybe some skills / brute force, but you’re only as successful as you feel.) The kids these days are into the throwback styles of yesteryear. Check out how your fellow baddies have carefully cultivated their image using these classic face sweaters. Ganon (Legend of Zelda) – The Chin Curtain Hyrule’s notorious enemy has come a long way since he first appeared as a pig in the original Legend of Zelda. He really...
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