Moustache. Glorious Moustache.

Remember, It’s Movember!

The Movember Foundation is a leading global organization committed to improving men’s health. The foundation challenges men across the world to grow moustaches during the month of November a.k.a. Movember, with an intention to spark vigorous conversations and raise funds for its men’s health programs. This work is saving and improving the lives of men affected by prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health problems.

But growing a moustache is not an easy job! For someone like me who is growing a stache and beard for the first time, one needs to understand how to make the most of the newly acquired facial hair.

So to make thing stress-free, here’s some help from Sartorial Poetry.

Take It Easy

Once you have decided to grow your lip sweater, there is little left to do but let it sprout. With each passing day, you might experience intoxicating feelings of superiority wash over you as your baby caterpillar blossoms.

SP Fashion Tip: Be sure to harness this positive energy, by teaming your smiles with crisp cotton shirts in pastel shades, and understated denims and chinos.

Ditch the Itch

Week two will see your metamorphosis with the valiant portion of your face getting all hairy and itchy, especially the parts between your upper lip and your nose. One way to deal with it — fight through it! The other, more laborious and yet pain-free way, is to use a hot, wet washcloth with a dash of eucalyptus oil. It’ll not only help with that villainous itch, but also soften all the hair on your face. This is the initiation test all men must endure on their way to a more sexually dynamic way of living.

SP Fashion Tip: Graduate the week with chambray, navy, indigo, and denim.

Diet and Care

Depending on how quickly your hair grows, by the end of the second week, your face-bush is going to need some pruning. If you are too chicken to put a trimmer to your face, make your way to the local salon and ask for one of the experienced facial hair-technicians. Make sure that the stache is trimmed to a uniform length and manageable girth — easily achieved with a fine set of clippers. The trim is not only going to make you feel less lumbersexual and more butch, but remember, you are on your way to owning a more handsome face!

SP Fashion Tip: Conquer the hair, and the week with patterns! Go plaid, hounds tooth, argyle, camo, paisley or even fleur-de-lis.

Laws of Attraction

By the fourth week, you are sure to get a lot more attention because of your growing lip sweater. This will happen at home, at work, on the street, in bars, and certainly in response to all your “Movember” selfies on Facebook and Instagram. The response to someone saying “Hawwwt” or “Nice Stache” is customarily “Cheers!”, but you could also choose to lean in and whisper something dirty in their ear. Do this only if you are looking for heaps of fans and lovers!

SP Fashion Tip: Match the face fur with some wool coats, trench coats and macs. Keep them versatile, so that they can go over a smart suits or a t-shirt and jeans combo.

Be Bold, Brave and Brilliant

There may be days when you will seriously consider depilating your mug, either because all this scruff-worship seems silly or too much work or maybe even embarrassing. But, don’t do it! Do not allow anyone to disparage your moustache; look them dead in the eye and tell them it is for charity. That usually does the trick. Men with moustaches have that effect. Just wax it up and twirl the ends into the perfect Dali or a Handlebar, a Fu Manchu or the Imperial!

SP Fashion Tip: It’s hard to find a man who doesn’t look good wearing a sharp suit in midnight blue or black. Walk the imaginary red carpet every time you step out in a richly textured, jewel toned, classic cut suits and coats, tailored sheaths and off duty leathers.

Moustache is King

When the growing gets tough, the tough get growing! By the end of the month you will be the proud owner of a new moustache. This should give you enough satisfaction, for not only having helped change the face of men’s health, but will also show that world that you are part of a brotherhood of incredibly virile, strikingly attractive and proudly mustachioed men!