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Why Less Is More When It Comes To Men's Grooming

Scrape off the ugly this summer. Credit: Getty Images

Your Cut: Hit a fadeaway

Warm weather calls for less mane – but don’t go overboard and shear it all off, says barber Mark Miguez. Ask the barber to fade your sides with a No.2 guard, and keep about 8-10 centimetres on the top. Slick it back with pomade for the office, and wear it off to the side with texturising cream on weekends.
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Your Scent: Dial it down
Your sense of smell becomes more heightened in the
Warmer months, says Dr Alan Hirsch, director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. So retire musky scents in favour of fruit-based notes, like those found in Calvin Klein’s Reveal (as a bonus, the scent of pear can ease anxiety, Hirsch says). Stick to a spritz or two, focusing on the wrist and neck.
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Your Scruff: Trim the fuzz
A Viking beard has no place on a summer holiday. Trim it back to a few days’ length. “It’s an easygoing look that contrasts well with shortly cropped hair,” Miguez says. Start with a No.3 guard all over, then use a No.5 to blend your ’burns. Remove the guard and clean up the hair on your neck (below your Adam’s apple) and on the tops of your cheeks.
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Your Feet: Blast dead skin
Gnarly kicks? After showering, use a foot file to slough away layers of dead skin, says dermatologist Tyler Hollmig. Start with the rough file for scraping, and finish with the finer one for buffing. Use a foot cream containing urea to help moisturise any rough areas.
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Your Face: Raise your shields
If you suffer from irritation and itchiness every spring and summer, it could be a rash called polymorphous light eruption, a bad reaction to your first major sun exposure of the seasons. Use a broad-spectrum SPF moisturiser, which helps shield your skin from UVA rays, the more common form of radiation from the sun.
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