Beauty, Ebony Midnight and Ginger Pony!

So cold I don’t have to worry about snow when I walk outside to local restaurants.  I’m wearing my mink fur hat, lambskin coat with a wool scarf and leather gloves.  I bought these to wear just for when I am outside of California. I never get to wear them at home.  They are too much there.  I’m very thankful for them right now.

Love my Chicago gentlemen, I always look forward to seeing you. Why do most of you call on the last day I am in town? My phone is going berserk.

and I have to pull off my leather glove to swipe the screen to answer it.  I tried keeping my hand in the scarf and fur lining of the top of my coat while chatting but it is so cold/frozen now.

Do you know what it’s like for a California girl to visit you?  I never talk about this when I’m with you because it’s not about me when I’m with you.

Dry lips are foolish and painful, not manly.  Lip balm.  Get on it, Sir.

You can also tame crazy licks in your goatee, beard and wily moustache hairs with lip balm. It’s made of the same stuff as styling products – wax and essential oils – so it’s safe to apply on your face. Just dab a little on your fingers, and rub it around to warm it up. Apply to the problem area, then use a clean finger or comb to smooth things out.

Eliminate the shagginess.

Get a proper hair scissor.  First, comb your sideburns forward (towards your nose), and trim any excess right along the natural line. Then, comb them back, towards your ear, and trim. Follow along the natural curve of your ear to snip away any fuzziness, making small vertical cuts, rather than big, chunky horizontal ones. You could repeat this every four or five days to keep things clean and crisp.

Then, if you’d like, comb or style your hair as usual, and begin to trim the back. You can use a secondary handheld mirror if you have one, but some small, short clips where the bottom of your scalp meets the thinner, curly neck hair will make a big difference.

Lastly, check your cowlick, part, and other transition areas, and make very small snips to naturally fade things back together. It’s amazing what removing 1/8-1/4″ of hair can do.

Exfoliate dead skin cells on your body.

Many men simply squirt shower gel in their hands, lather, and start washing. But your skin is covered with a layer of dead skin cells, so the combo of smooth hands, smooth soap, and smooth, wet skin simply glosses over that layer. Use a wash cloth or sponge or loofah (if you like them) that will lightly exfoliate the dead skin and, as a result, get you looking cleaner and fresher.

Shaving

I could write a whole piece on shaving…but for now let’s just cover:

Warm water opens your pores, and softens your beard, making it easier to cut. Keep things warm and steamy when shaving – soaking, rinsing, etc. Shaving in the shower (or just after) will make things plenty smooth.

Once you’ve rinsed and wiped down, splash your face with cold water to close your pores while everything is clean, which will further prevent burn and irritation. Only then should you lightly apply an after shave or moisturizer.

Smell like a man

I prefer you smell like you only clean.  If you like cologne, body wash, lotion, how about you get different samples at a department store, wear them and ask people what they think.  Your body chemistry changes the chemistry of these products. Find one you like and other people react best too.

Socks

I see a lot of socks.  White tube socks are for the gym, running and sports activities.  Colored socks are worn with your shorts, slacks, kilt. The stark contrast between your shoes and your pants and the (dirty) white of sweat socks works on exactly no one.

Get a mani/pedi

Seriously, the first thing I do for my lover (if he doesn’t already do this) is take him to my favorite mani/pedi salon.  Back in the 80’s I noticed slick, well dressed black businessmen got manicures.  Their hands were rad.  What is up with you white dudes?

If you’re in the workshop, the garage, or at the gym, your hands are going to show it. And that’s fine. But for most other contexts, you want your fingernails clean and trimmed; same goes for toes, and clean up those hangnails.

Like it or not, people will judge you by your hands. Whether you care what they think is entirely up to you, but at least be aware that the state of your hands, fingers, nails and toes says something about you. Make sure you like what it’s saying.

Trim your nose hairs

As we get older nose hairs get more intense.  So do the ones in your ears.  Frilly annoying, I know.  Trim them and keep them out of sight.

I am home in Los Angeles.  Packing for my Chicago visit and cleaning up.  Am I the only one with a plastic bag full of other plastic bags in the cupboard?

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Palm Springs rejuvenated their Pride Festival.   There was a new set up, different location for the stages, more entertainment and the Parade Route was changed.   Change or die.   We had so much fun!!!

This is Pepper pup and Wolf Jack.

This is Speckles Pony and a Guest Handler!

Here is Beauty.  I asked a friend, Madoc Pope to take my reins.

We had such a good time, the weather was perfect and the crowd was admiring!

Even walking the carts back to our hotel, we met more fans/fascinating people!

After the parade, we ate at Madame Wu’s

It was fabulous.  A terrific day was had by all.

A friend found this video on vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/112780563

I am seen at the 4:19 mark.

I had such a fabulous time in Dallas.  The Fairmont Hotel is quite lovely.  It was interesting walking around downtown from such a different starting point,  Views of cities differ greatly when seen through different approaches.

I still love the Fish Market.  I still think Bob’s Steakhouse at the Omni is the best for Steak.  In a pinch, the beef sliders on a pretzel bun at the Fairmont Hotel Bar are tasty and very satisfying.