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A Gentleman's Guide to Beard and Moustache Management
Do you know how to trim your whiskers properly?
With beards and moustaches more popular than ever, this delightful little book sets out to answer this pressing question. And if a trim is not required, then it will show you how to wax, polish and maintain your face furniture so that it is always in tip-top condition.
Alongside these manly grooming tips is a guide to famous facial-hair aficionados, from Karl Marx to Des Lynam; a breakdown of styles; and a perambulation through hirsute history, including an explanation of why the beard was considered sacred by the ancient Greeks and slovenly by ancient Romans.
So whether it’s the Handlebar or the Chevron; the Goatee or the Spade – peruse this book for hints and tips of how to handle your facial fuzz.
With beards and moustaches more popular than ever, this delightful little book sets out to answer this pressing question. And if a trim is not required, then it will show you how to wax, polish and maintain your face furniture so that it is always in tip-top condition.
Alongside these manly grooming tips is a guide to famous facial-hair aficionados, from Karl Marx to Des Lynam; a breakdown of styles; and a perambulation through hirsute history, including an explanation of why the beard was considered sacred by the ancient Greeks and slovenly by ancient Romans.
So whether it’s the Handlebar or the Chevron; the Goatee or the Spade – peruse this book for hints and tips of how to handle your facial fuzz.
- GenresNonfiction
104 pages, Paperback
First published July 11, 2011
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About the author
Chris Martin
9 booksLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Book editor who comes from a family of golfers and virtually has golf balls in his blood. Chris lives in Notting Hill, London.
Book editor who comes from a family of golfers and virtually has golf balls in his blood. Chris lives in Notting Hill, London.
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August 11, 2024
This has to be the worst book I have ever read. It has got to have been written by asking A.I. a series of questions and pasting in the answers to make a book.
It covers types of beards, how to look after your beard, the tools you require, famous people with beards and even animals with beards. This last section was the lowest point of the book, animals included were the bearded dragon, a catfish and a lion (due to running out of things to say we get told that male lions are hard nuts and don't live as long as female lions).
Littered throughout the pages are "jokes", I am a dad and am rather good with dad jokes but these were so cringy I would never be caught repeating them, not even for this review.
If you see this book in a shop, run for your life whilst pulling out any facial hair you have just in case the book tracks you down as a gift.
It covers types of beards, how to look after your beard, the tools you require, famous people with beards and even animals with beards. This last section was the lowest point of the book, animals included were the bearded dragon, a catfish and a lion (due to running out of things to say we get told that male lions are hard nuts and don't live as long as female lions).
Littered throughout the pages are "jokes", I am a dad and am rather good with dad jokes but these were so cringy I would never be caught repeating them, not even for this review.
If you see this book in a shop, run for your life whilst pulling out any facial hair you have just in case the book tracks you down as a gift.
February 25, 2016
Amusing.
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