Monthly Archives: January 2012
Mustache or Moustache?
First of all, is it spelled “moustache” or “mustache”? The patch of fur hovering over a man’s mouth is often a topic of hot debate. Moustache is the correct spelling, and is usually caught by your much relied on spell checker. Mustache seems to be an the American version of word, while moustache is preferred by England and some other major English speaking countries. The word “mustachio” has it’s origins in Spain and Italy. In these cultures, the word is usually used to denote the elegance of upper lip hair.
If you take the time to do a little reading on the subject, you will find that the American spelling of ‘mustache’ seems to be gaining in popularity. Regardless of your preference, both the spellings are correct and can be used without fear of the spelling police kicking down your door and arresting you. One thing that can’t be denied is the pride of those sporting them and the secret envy of the men around them. It is thought that as America was discovered later to Britain and took some time to establish itself as a literary power, most of the world had moved on with the British version of spellings. Where words had an –ou attachment instead of just –o like in British English, one would spell colour, humour, flavour while in the American English they would be spelled as color, humor, flavor. With the advent of computers, it became mandatory that the American style be acknowledged.
The “moustache” or “mustache” enjoyed a surge in popularity in decades past but seems to have lost some steam over the last two decades. Women tend to have polarized opinions about them. They either love them or hate them and often play a key part in whether a man grows this facial hair style or not. Ideally the image that moustached men portray is one of masculinity. They are seen as men who are capable of shouldering responsibility and demanding respect. Ultimately the words of these men are heeded and they love the power that they command over others. These types of men are generally taken seriously and don’t stand for any nonsense.
Of course on a rare occasion it can mean that the mustached man might live in a van down by the river and don’t have regular access to a razor or washroom facilities…
Tips for Keeping Nose Hair in Check
While nose hair is an important part of the respiratory system and prevents the entry of germs and other micro-organisms into the respiratory tract, long nose hair can also be a problem. Long nose hair not only looks utterly disgusting, it also looks hilarious.
The nose hair that hangs much below the margin of the nose and sticks out of the nostrils is what people might find intriguing on the one hand and ugly on the other. I remember once having encountered a man who had nose hairs that were quite long. That man was handsome but I could not divert my attention to any other facial feature apart from his nose hair. I realized only too late, that I was only looking his nasal hair protuberances…and by then and felt quite embarrassed.
Men generally tend to have more nose hair than women because of increased testosterone levels. Though men also produce estrogen, some might produce more testosterone which leads to excessive hair growth in the nose and ears. So while the nose hair may appear ugly and gross, they are actually symbolism of male fertility. Don’t believe me? It is what the scientists say, and who has the audacity to challenge the mighty logics of science.
Trimming and managing the nasal hair requires one to be courageous. Tweezing must be avoided as it is extremely painful. On the other hand electric trimmers can provide a less painful solution. Managing nose hair not only ensures less embarrassment, but also makes way for a polished and groomed appearance.
The first step includes cleaning the nose with a moist cotton swab, just to make it sound a little clean (I could have mentioned clean your nose only and most of my readers might have sought the easiest solution of cleaning them with their fingers; please avoid that). The moist cotton will help separate the individual hairs in your nose but do not insert too deep, as the nasal membranes might get damaged and bleeding might occur.
Next using a shaving or magnifying mirror trim only that part of the hair visible outside the nose. Nasal hairs as mentioned are very useful and prevent the entry of micro-organisms into the body. Pointed scissors must be carefully used and must not poke too strongly into the nasal membranes. Electric trimmers are one of the best solutions.
Whatever you do make sure your nasal hairs do not protrude wildly from your nose. If you insist on letting these nose hairs grow, then blend them into a thick bushy moustache. It’s just a matter of proper grooming.
To Remove Ear Hair, or not to remove…
…that is the question.
Hair growing from your ears is one of those oddities that just seems to come with age. It could be that ear hair is one of those dormant genes reserved for manifestation only upon maturation of the average male. Maybe it’s just an evolutionary throwback to times when monkeys throwing feces at each other for amusement required some kind of protection for their hearing canals.
For the foreseeable future, ear hair is likely to remain with our species until body hair falls out of fashion as a sculpting medium. As a result, we are talking facial hair types on this blog so expanding the content to managing wild follicular growths on any surface people are regularly looking at just seems to make sense. Including tips to trim ear hair also wouldn’t hurt.
What to do about the hair? Well you could let nature take it’s course and give Radhakant Bajpaj a run for the record books, but there may be an awkward stage where ladies won’t be drawn to your appearance and the supportive friends you have might just be keeping you around as a circus act. Is this type of hair production considered a curse or blessing?
Best to just nip that hair growth in the bud. Best options to date are obviously a specialized ear hair shaver or trimmer, or finding someone willing to pluck each of those embarrassing hairs from your aural cavities. Ear hair trimmers can be purchased at your nearest big box store for under $20, and were designed to chew through the coarse greasy hairs of both nose and ear. Design of these trimmers is also manly enough to justify purchase without the awkwardness usually accompanying shopping for any personal type items and one of the best ear hair trimmers out there is the Mangroomer.
Trim that ear hair back and have people focus on that well crafted moustache.
Under New Editorial Management…
Who would have thunk it? Let’s see if this site can be livened up a little. Maybe revise a little of the content to inject some personality into the writing.
In the meantime, if you notice issues related to service…it’s only because we’re diligently working in the background to clean up the site a little.