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| Adrian Grenier |
Many of our clients don’t think of it in these terms, but
just as women use hair and makeup to enhance or camouflage features, men use
hair styles and facial hair to do the same.
Entourage star
Adrian Grenier looks best with longer hair that makes use of his natural curls,
so the longer look here is more flattering even though I’d like to see him with
a bit more length. And the slight beard growth – the 5 o’clock shadow – gives him
a rugged, more handsome look.
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| Ashton Kutcher |
I do suggest, for many of my male clients, the addition of a
moustache and a goatee when we want to disguise a weak chin or a too-thin upper
lip, or to add balance to the face. Facial hair on men is really just like
makeup for women.
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| Brad Pitt |
New Two and a Half Men
star Ashton Kutcher’s shaggy beard does nothing for him except to disguise how
handsome he really is. Just by changing his hair and wearing a little shadow of
beard, he looks masculine without having to resort to the uneven growth on his
cheeks and jawline. He looks sophisticated, not younger.
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| David Beckham |
Brad Pitt is a great example of how sometimes grey can
really age a person. This is not always the case, but for him, when you see
these side-by-side images, the difference is plain to see and quite drastic.
Other actors, like George Clooney, wear their grey proudly. Brad still looks
much better when he cultivates that “golden god” look.
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| Gerard Butler |
Footballer David Beckham is another example of how a bit of
5 o’clock shadow is terribly masculine and handsome, and a beard is just awful.
Grooming is everything for this new father.
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| Jake Gyllenhaal |
Big and burly Gerard Butler is a great example of a man who
exudes the raw confidence to wear whatever he wishes and pulls it off. He has a
face that looks good with the beard, without it, with the shadow, hair swept
back, hair on the forehead – he even makes this modified “mullet” look good.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s looks are a bit boyish, so it’s a shock to
see how heavy a beard he grows! He has a very long facial shape, and this
heavy, full beard exaggerates it. He has a wonderful thick head of hair and it
looks good a bit longer, but all he needs is the bit of scruff in the left-hand
shot, or a moustache at most.
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| Jason Momoa |
Up-and-coming Hawaiian actor Jason Momoa from Game of Thrones has the facial structure
to carry off virtually any hairstyle and facial hair. I must note here that my
wife Marianne insisted that he be included in this column, and I generously
agreed. The shot on the left is Jason with a tremendous amount of facial hair,
the center shot is how he looks in his daily life, and the shot on the right is
from the upcoming remake of Conan the
Barbarian. With a bone structure this strong, and such striking looks, we
could shave his head and women would still swoon.
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| Jon Hamm |
MadMen star Jon
Hamm has grown a rather heavy beard in the off season, but I prefer him
clean-shaven and with his hair swept back a la Don Draper. He has a great,
strong jaw and a very masculine look, and the facial hair does nothing to
enhance his looks. If he’s just tired of looking like the show’s character, I’d
suggest a moustache and perhaps wearing his hair pushed forward a bit. But no
beard.
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| Kellan Lutz |
Twilight saga star
Kellan Lutz, like so many actors, is required to change hair color frequently
for roles. Here we see him with Twilight-dark locks, curly and straight, and as
a very golden blonde. It would appear he has very tight natural curls, I think
the lighter hair is more flattering, and it’s nice to see an actor his age
remain clean-shaven when he has such a chiseled face instead of hiding behind a
scraggly beard.
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| Pete Wentz |
Celebrities play a very important role for us outside the
theater – with their constantly changing looks, we are allowed to critique what
they’ve done, and perhaps entertain the idea of making the same drastic changes
to our hair color or style, grow it longer or cut it shorter. We use them as
references to take chances with ourselves, because we’re playing with something
that is interchangeable. We can take the same chance, and if we don’t like it,
we can change it back, grow it out, or cut it off. And it’s entirely possible
that we may find that we should have made the change much sooner!
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| Robert Pattinson |
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz decided to go au natural
after years of flat ironing some very, very curly hair. The style itself is too
round and dated. I would recommend a smoothing treatment for the top,
which should be a little longer, and would keep the sides and back very short. But he’s stopped fighting nature, and that’s
to be commended. He looks 100% better.
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| Rupert Grint |
The Twilight saga’s brooding vampire leading man, Robert
Pattinson, surprised us with such a heavy growth of beard, but it’s way too
much. He’d look older and sexier with a moustache and perhaps a goatee; there’s
no need to hide his enviable looks behind that much landscaping.
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| Sean Bean |
Harry Potter
co-star Rupert Grint apparently tired of the endless cycle of premieres and
interviews, and gave up on the grooming altogether. The shot on the left is at
the first premiere; the one on the right the most recent. I’m calling his
latest look “Freedom.”
Game of Thrones
star Sean Bean certainly cleans up well, although his medieval look for the
show is not a great leap from his daily look; he’s simply better groomed and
wearing a more fashionable hair style and less facial hair.
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| Zac Efron |
Newly minted adult actor Zac Efron is a perfect example of
how the right haircut and facial hair can add maturity to your look. At age 23,
without the longer hair and groomed moustache and beard, he looks as if he’s
yet to graduate high school.
The most important thing is that no matter what kind of
haircut, haircolor, or facial hair you choose, what makes the difference is
your character and your confidence. If you are sporting something you don’t
feel too confident about, it doesn’t really matter how great your cut, color,
or facial hair – you’re going to look uncomfortable and people will feel that.
If you are confident in how you look and the choices you’ve made – even if
you're the only one wearing that look -- people are going to think you look
great. After all, new trends have to be started by someone!
Until
next week, ciao!
