What Arena, George and GQ would dare not to print

I am decidedly going to wear two hats on this: one of raconteur, and the other of Arbiter General on hygiene issues pour homme. The cheek, I know!

Washing behind the ears. So how many of us phenotypic males do it never mind how many of us get it right ?! I do it once every other week over Sabbath and still get on just fine picking up hunky pieces of suede, each week night out on the town. Frankly, I don’t understand all the fuss being made by the metrosexual brigade on deep daily cleansing and courting.
Verdict : Wash behind the ears iff and only iff you feel the urge to.






Retracting the glans penis and giving it a thorough ablution - the morning after the night before. It’s much too anal to give a schematic of it so I will rest it at that. You get the idea. I may be a person of Iranian origin born in Isreal(sic) but I am not circumcised and it’s therefore, important for me to share this private detail of a tiny male encumbrance which some of you may be oblivious to, and yet many will consider it de rigeur.

Photo : a little imagination will come in handy here.

Verdict : c’est essentiale for the love of your male and female partner as much as for good penile health practice.

Mowing the front moustache and nostril hair:
This is something I have been an ardent follower of, since the time I stepped out of my hot-pants. I believe every man’s facial hair should be on a tight leash, especially, in a world post Jerry Adams and Osama. Light stubbles are fantastical if only you know how to carry them flamboyantly whereas all beards are dull, old school and plain gory period. Ideally, “immaculately shaved” is how they should all come - it’s either that, or perish & be gone. Or,.....or just this once; you are allowed to go back to school – I mean, Wharton or Stanford for basics in board room grooming. Remember hedge fund managers and investment bankers carry a chip on their shoulders from an acutely refined sense of grooming more than anything else.

Verdict : A must – must – a must do. And pass me the mustard while you are at it, please.

Soap and tepid water sponging for your bottoms – gluteus maximus, minimus and everything in between. Cleansing and de-tox aren’t exclusive for spa time, you know. Am I any healthier for it? Well, not exactly. But some questions are best left unanswered – we like them that way.

The Verdict is still out. It ain’t over till the fat lady’s sung.

Shaven arm pits and legs are so in your face these days it makes you not want to see the forest for the trees, or the lack of them, anyway :) Remember all that glitters ain’t Mackena’s gold.

My verdict still is : No one in a relationship – man or woman deserves to cosy up in bed to someone with forested arm pits or legs. However; the caveat here is a little chest foliage never really did any harm and should in fact, be a much sought after endowment in today's man. Men with hairy chests are also the more succcessful ones in Life.

All those who say aye! to this, do let's have a quick show of fingers, please!

(To Be Continued..... Next Season)