NASHVILLE – As grasp barber Steve Vilot trimmed an everyday’s beard at his Lynchburg, Tennessee shop, a technician putting in a modem overheard the shopper getting tips about facial hair grooming.
“The tech was like, ‘You gotta help me out. I’m doing everything you said wrong,'” Vilot, 55, stated on a latest cool late-October day.
An hour-and-a-half later, the tech returned to the town’s downtown Barber Authority, simply 350 yards from the Jack Daniel Distillery, for a beard lower and a few much-needed recommendation.
“Guys are starving for it,” the Nashville-based barber stated, after giving his new buyer tips on merchandise together with beard wash and sunscreen.
A greater than 30-year veteran to the commerce, Vilot not solely cuts hair for locals however for stars together with Eminem, Dave Matthews and musicians at festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo. Earlier this month he returned from the Austin City Limits Music Festival the place he gave out 6,000 sunscreen samples to males – a health-conscious effort simply days forward of Movember.
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Also dubbed “No Shave November,” Movember is an annual occasion the place individuals develop mustaches (and beards) for all the month of November to boost consciousness about males’s well being points together with prostate most cancers, testicular most cancers and suicide.
The Movember Foundation runs the global Movember charity event, which kicks off every Nov. 1.
The marketing campaign, began in 2003 by two Australians, now spans 22 nations, and encourages individuals to develop a mustache to provoke dialogue about males’s well being.
The facial-hair frenzy kicks off Tuesday this yr, so whether or not you intend on rising a Fu Manchu or a Hulk Hogan it is time to resolve what facial coiffure you intend to sport throughout the month.
A Tom Selleck or a Hulk Hogan?
So simply what are the most well-liked types as of late?
Vilot says it would not matter. Instead, it is all concerning the particular person’s face.
“It’s what looks best and what you can grow,” stated Vilot, who additionally serves as private coiffeur to stars together with Aaron Lewis of Staind and Ray Luzier of Korn who stay in larger Nashville.
Beards and mustaches are supposed to boost your face so it is extra concerning the form of your face and what you possibly can develop, he stated.
“If you can’t grow one – when it’s spotty, it’s better not to to have anything,” he stated. “Some people can’t grow a thick mustache like a Tom Selleck or a beard like (Hulk Hogan).”
“One of my most favorite beards to trim is Dave Matthews’ but he really doesn’t have one – it’s more of like an 8 o’clock shadow with no edges … it’s short,” he stated. “It’s like eyeshadow for your jaw line. Guys need to know they can create their own jaw line.”
How to start out rising that mustache
Understanding your facial hair is the first step to handle your expectations and formulate a plan for progress.
At-home care begins with brushing your beard dry earlier than you bathe. That stimulates follicles, promotes progress and retains it wholesome, Vilot stated.
Washing your beard can also be vital, however the way you wash it and what you wash it with is essential to the develop. he stated. “People say they want to grow a nice beard but wash their face with Ivory soap every day with 150-degree water and they are never going to grow hair.”
Because warmth breaks hair, Vilot stated, individuals ought to use cooler water temperature and beard wash on their face, not shampoo and cleaning soap.
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“When it comes to products, people look at me like, ‘No.’ But they are important,” Vilot stated. “Beard wash is a big deal because it’s low sulfate and paraben-free, like color-safe shampoo.”
Those properties in beard wash, he stated, moisturize the hair and stop itch and can be utilized on all facial hair together with a mustache.
“It’s gentle, clean and helps promote the beard and keep it full.”
Next, Vilot recommends utilizing beard oil to hydrate your face to cease flakes and beard balm to type your facial hair.
Then prime your face and scalp off with sunscreen.
“An ounce is 40 bucks, but it’s designed to use it on your hair part and scalp that gets burnt which swells up and closes your hair follicle causing you to lose hair from the sunlight.”
“Movember is a great time to talk about prostate cancer and what it started with, but if you are going to grow a beard or mustache make sure you use sunscreen and that it is for your face,” he stated. “There are some great spray-on facial sunscreens for hair and scalp and face.”
What to do when the month ends
When Movember involves an finish, Vilot recommends individuals do not instantly shave their whole face.
“Before you do take it all off, try taking it down to a shadow,” Vilot stated. “I think you’d be surprised how different your face can look with a little bit of scruff on it.”
A shadow, he stated, typically provides individuals extra of a jawline and strengthens an individual’s facial options.
“It’s an opportunity to look at it in different lengths. That whole scruff on your jawline is a great look for a lot of (people).”
Natalie Neysa Alund covers trending information for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and comply with her on Twitter @nataliealund.