Styling Tips for Men, How to Dress If You’re Short
Short men have a slight handicap when it comes to fashion. But there are ways to cover or at least create a smokescreen to disguise the disadvantage. One very effective way to look a little taller is to maintain a straight and good posture. Carry yourself a little taller by standing or sitting with head held high and back ramrod straight. Slumping and stooping will not only heighten your short stature it will also make you look a little insecure and less confident. To look slim and tall is a technique that can be mastered. With a good posture, the following tips on how to dress if you’re short will further give you an added impression of height:
• Vertical stripes
Vertical stripes in a clothing item, shirts or pants, will help to lengthen your silhouette. So are patterns such as herringbone, chalk stripe and pinstripe.
• A perfect fit
Choose clothes that fit perfectly. Baggy and loose clothes will make you look squat and emphasize your short stature. Clothes with a perfect fit on a short guy with a good posture are an effective way to mask a short build.
• Dark & Light
Clothes in a darker shade and lighter fabric are a short guy’s best option to give that impression of added height. Black, most specially, has that remarkable effect of making short guys look slimmer and taller. Then again, lighter weight and softer fabrics without being clingy is a better choice than stiff and heavier fabrics that have a tendency to make a body look shorter and bulkier.
• Monochromatic clothes
Donning clothes in one color is one successful way to make a short guy look taller and slimmer. A monochromatic outfit, from belt pants and shoes, gives off a solid uninterrupted vertical line that makes a body look longer.
• Shorter jackets
Wear shorter jackets and pants a little higher on the waist without cuffs to make the legs look longer. Opt for vertical lines that will further add to the illusion. Photo Copyright of PR PHOTOS
How to be an Agent of Change
This world of ours needs some changes. There is just so much violence, apathy and indifference that is destroying the quality of life in this world that the Great Creator has made for us. We cannot change the world on our own but we can change ourselves and be an agent of change. The changes we make on ourselves will touch other people’s lives and can create ripples that hopefully will make this world a better place to live in.
Respect the rights of others
If we have rights so do the rest of humanity. Respect the rights of others so that you too can earn their respect. Admit the fact that your rights are not the only one that counts. Respect has nothing to do with wealth or position. It is all about recognizing the dignity of man and treating others in the manner that you want to be treated yourself. If only people have more respect for the rights of others, there will be less traffic fracas and violence, lesser incidence of crimes against property and life.
Don’t be condemnatory or judgmental
Recognize and appreciate the fact that every man is unique and singularly exclusive. Do not discriminate against others who you perceive as “different”. Being different is not menacing neither is it bad or good. Do not judge others just because they do not conform to your standards. This attitude deprives you of the joy of knowing, enjoying and learning. Remember that nobody is perfect, and the guy you are judging could be judging you as well, and in their standards you are the one that is lacking.
Be honest
Be honest to yourself and be honest to others. Honesty is still the best policy. The truth will always come out, maybe not today, or tomorrow but eventually it will. If you are found out lying then your credibility will suffer. No one trusts a liar. But there is a mile of difference between being truthful and being brutally frank. There are gentler kinder and more considerate ways to impart a truth. If you made a mistake, then own up to it. Everybody makes mistakes.
Look for the good in others
It is very easy to find fault in others. But if you keep concentrating on the faults of people then you become blind to their good points. Remember that there is always something good and something bad in all of us. You yourself are not perfect.
Steps to Protect Your Assets
When going through a divorce, the issue of finance is a very ticklish matter. In cases where, long before the divorce you were no longer in good speaking term with your wife, you may both have “financial” secrets from each other because you no longer trust each other. Examples would be, you have extra income coming to you other than your regular income or you have credit cards that your wife does not know about or your wife “keeps” some money out of the grocery and daily food budget of the family. Once the secrets are out, your wife might get so angry and offended that she wants you out of the house or is threatening to leave the house herself. This is when action is required, especially if you and your wife have accumulated assets during the period of the marriage. Here are what you need to do fast to protect your assets:
• Gather all financial documents that you can lay your hands on. all documents are important.
• Photo copy all the documents or list down the names, addresses and account numbers for every document you have collected just in case your wife asks for the original.
• Obtain the balances of every account that you are aware of – credit cards, savings account, checking accounts and even retirement funds, and keep track of all the transactions on the accounts if and when you need proof that your wife withdrew funds irregularly.
• Open a bank account in your name and begin depositing some money in it. Unless there is already a court restraining order against it, you can withdraw money from the joint account without your wife’s consent. Avoid getting more than 50% of the available funds and provide funds for issued checks and other charges.
• Get a lawyer and entrust to him all the documents you have collected.
Your wife may have already made some financial moves such as transferring cash into a new bank account or putting some assets out of your reach before informing you that she wants a divorce. While she won’t be able to get away with it, you may be up to a long and expensive legal battle to get what is legally yours. But being armed with the proper documentation will help you get them eventually.
Tips for Men, What to Avoid When Using Cologne
Men’s fragrance has become such an essential element in male grooming that it has become a multi-million industry worldwide. This could be because of all the elements of grooming; fragrance lets you express your individuality through your choice. One of the best compliments you can receive is when a lady tells you “you smell great!“ But wearing fragrance or cologne will not necessarily give you the pleasure of hearing such a compliment. There are times when, instead of drawing people to you because you smell good; you drive them away because you reek.
To avoid such adversity, here are some cologne don’ts for you:
Put on too much
Putting on too much or saturating yourself with cologne is not pleasing, it is offensive to people you pass by or get in contact with. You don’t drench yourself in cologne, all you need is a dab in the inner wrist, behind the ears and at the base of the throat, or what are called pulse points. Since your blood vessels are closer to the surface of your skin in these spots, every time your heart beats, the scent is subtly diffused.
Stick to one scent only
In the hotter months all you need is a light, citrus scent. A stronger more robust scent can be overpowering in the heat. But come fall all the way to winter, change your cologne to a spicier more full-bodied fragrance sine the lighter scent will be lost in the cold temperature
Stockpile
Fragrances or colognes are not collectibles. They are meant to be used, at least within 3 yrs, and then it loses its original fragrance and become rancid. So don’t hoard them, use them. This rule applies to both colognes that are partially used and those that are still unopened and wrapped in plastic or their original wrappings.
The cologne you’re wearing should make people notice you, but in a most positive way. It is a waste of money to buy an expensive bottle of cologne but not get any benefit from it.
Cologne Dos for Men
When a guy passes by wafting a very subtle manly yet fragrant scent, you cannot help but follow his progress with an admiring look. But when a guy reeks of a very strong powerful sweet scent several meters away, the natural tendency of people he passes by is to turn away in embarrassment; for him. So how should a guy choose and wear a scent? For you, here are some cologne dos that might help:
• Do try it on before you buy
The only way to know if cologne and your body chemistry will blend is to try it on.
Don’t be hustled by a pushy sales lady in buying the 1st cologne she proffers to you. Try it on by dabbing a little of it on your skin, usually at the inside of your wrist or behind your ear lobe. Wait for some time to see if you will have any allergic reaction to it, and for the body chemistry to react to the cologne. If the cologne smells as good on your skin as inside its bottle and stays on with a delicate and subtle scent, then buy it.
• Do find out what your skin type is
One of the most important factor in choosing a cologne is your skin type. If your skin is dry, you may have to re-apply your cologne several times during the day to stay appealingly nice smelling. If you have oily skin, one application will be enough since your skin can maintain the scent even all day long.
• Do apply your cologne after a shower
Cologne works best with clean skin. It won’t cover up an unwashed body in fact it could do you more harm in the smell department. Applying a cologne after a hot shower or bath is even better. The warm water temperature will open your pores, and when your pores are open, it can absorb and retain the smell of the cologne better.
