If you want my body and you think I’m sexy… Disturbing heavage trend goes mainstream again.

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

It’s not the heavage I can’t take my eyes off in this pic. MY EYES! MY EYES!

Popularised by John Travolta, Tom Jones, Tom Selleck and other hairy Seventies idols, the low cut male neckline with perhaps a hint of gold medallion and a soupcon of Old Spice, positively screamed masculinity.

Those days seem to be making a comeback as the resurgance of this trend has been with us for a while now. Inspired by the likes of like Russell Brand and of course Simon Cowell, low cut necklines for men are firmly in again. Now this is all very well for the likes of worked out celebrity males (like Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass) purrr) who rock the look – but what about your average dude on the street?

According to high street retailers like Debenhams sales of tight low cut tshirts are on the rise and stores can’t keep up with demand.

But honestly though – what do you think of heavage? Does it get you all hot under the collar, or are you filled with horror at the thought of males of your acquaintance flashing their chests.

Is this something you’ll be getting your Dad for Christmas?

Thoughts please!

Tags: heavage, horrible beauty
Posted in Beauty News & Links, Celebrity Watch, For Men | 40 Comments »

Andrew Stone: it was acceptable in the Eighties. But not er anymore

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Shriek! Look at my new Rock God manicure!

If there’s one absolutely favourite cheese fest thing I love on the telly at the moment it is of course Pineapple Dance Studios. But it’s not Louis Spence I tune in for.

It’s Andrew Stone. The man who hasn’t changed his look since the Eighties.

I frickin love Andrew Stone! His massive ego! His self delusion! His refusal to believe that his band Starman is actually shit!

He is an enigma, wrapped in a riddle tied up in a mystery. What is is his age? – cos he sure ain’t tellin. He tried to pretend he was in his twenties for a while but that one just wasn’t working at all. What is his sexual orientation? Despite music industry insiders breaking their asses laughing at the thought of him being straight (he’s as camp as knickers) perhaps he’s just misunderstood?

His style: black nail varnish, blonde bouffant, scarves, black vests, leather biker jacket and black eyeliner. In fact everything that was last seen on Spandau Ballet. In the Eighties. Andrew’s duet with David Van Day was pure telly gold and the power struggles with stunning Limerick lady Rosalee (who was much better than him in the band) were classic.

You just know that Andrew is an advertisers dream. Any man product that is advertised he will be rushing out to buy. Manscara, moisturiser, guyliner- and especially black nail varnish – he’s got em all I’m sure.

So what do you think? Love Andrew and just dearly wish he would update his look? Or love him the way he is and think it would be madness to change.

Or perhaps you’re wondering who the hell he is.

To the comments and let us know!

Tags: andrew stone, guyliner, manscara, retro-fabulous
Posted in Celebrity Watch, For Men | 31 Comments »

Euuw! Irish Men Total Stinkers, Say Dove

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Crusty mickeys were the topic of chat on Beaut.ie yesterday and Some of you might have noticed us Tweeting too. “Yurgh, reading press release from Dove. Irish men don’t shower every day, 48pc think 2 days is fine. Euw,” was one of our horrified 140-characters-or-less missives.

Euuww is right! But there’s more to come - another 12% of guys would be ok going without a shower for up to three or four days. Now, I’m not that great at maths but by my reckonin’, that’s 60% of Irish men with an apparently casual attitude to the benefits of a bit of soap and water of a morning. My olfactory glands shut down in protest STAT.

So why on earth are Dove terrifying us with this truly stinky news? Oh, it’s all to support the launch of their first men-specific range, Men+Care, which has been getting DAILY USE in my house. How is it, I queried of that most eloquent of beauty reviewers. “Yeah. Fine,” he said, then went back to murdering aliens and/or elves.

There you are now. Fine praise indeed.

I guess the message we should be taking from this is that if you happen to live with one of the nearly-two-thirds of Irish men who (allegedly) don’t have a daily dash under the shower-head, then a bit of Dove thrun into the shopping trolley next time you’re in Tesco’ll sort them out.

Tags: Dove, For Men, horrible beauty
Posted in For Men | 29 Comments »

Fifty Fine Things 2010 Vote!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Some Things in pic. Not all of them Fine. Some of them V Fine though

This is the day, this is the hour: this is the Fifty Fine things VOTE!

The Fifty Fine things of 2009 have basked in the glory and knowledge of their hotness for an entire year. Now it’s time for a new vote and with it will come a new wave of consensus about who is really Fine in Ireland today.

Will the old order remain? Will we see new faces in the chart? Will previous hotties now be regarded as… less hot?

Oh it’s all to play for! Read on to find out how to make your voice heard!

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Tags: fifty fine things
Posted in For Men | 17 Comments »

Voya Squeaky Clean Body Wash Gets the Man Thumbs-up

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

We share a lot, myself and himself. A couch, TV rights and the remote control, but rarely shower gel. My product of choice is posh and expensive; his is any auld shite from the supermarket, and when he ran out recently I was most put out to have to donate a recently-arrived tube of Voya’s Squeaky Clean body wash, €16, to the cause. Pricey, yes, but it’s Irish, organic and a nice brand, not to mention a bit of a treat.

This is lovely stuff. It’s got a silky texture, it’s SLS-free so non-drying and it’s packed full of goodies like organic seaweed harvested off the west coast as well as lots of oils and vitamin E. Nicely conditioning, so. It also smells amazing: sort of gingery – though I don’t think there is any actual ginger in the mix – plus there are essential oils of lemon peel, lime, mandarin and patchouli. The result is a fragrance that’s as acceptable to my nose as it is to a man’s. After all, we’ve all been warned by that Old Spice ad, haven’t we?

“So, what did you think of that Voya stuff then?,” I asked. “What?,” he said, all confused. “It’s just shower gel isn’t it?” Me: “no! It is not just shower gel! It’s much nicer! It’s organic, packed full of lovely ingredients! It’s sulphate-free so it’ll leave your skin feeling nice and not dry,” I raphsodised. “Eh right,” he said, going back to killing aliens loudly, or whatever it is he does on that xBox360 of his. I persisted. So, did you think it was nice, like? “Yeah.” “And did you think it had a nice scent?,” I queried. “Yeah,” he responded. “So, you liked it then?,” I asked, giving up. “Yeah,” he confirmed.

There you have it so. A firm thumbs up from the man in my life.

Tags: For Men, organic, shower gel, Voya
Posted in Brands, treatment & product reviews, Ethical & Organic Beauty, For Men, Hands, Body & Feet | 9 Comments »

Tee Hee: Old Spice Wasn’t Like This When Dad Was Using it

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Old Spice deffo didn’t have a sense of humour in the 1980s when it was the Beaut.ie dad’s fragrance du jour, but boy howdy, it – and its US ad campaign – have been made over with a nice dash of irony for 2010.

I dare you to watch the below ad and not raise a smile! Take it away, laydeez …

PS: I am quite sure any resemblance to Ashley Cole was very much unintentional. Or er, given his philandering ways, maybe not.

Tags: For Men, old spice, youtube
Posted in For Men | 13 Comments »

Win! Himself27.ie male grooming kits- all you need for a Man 2.0

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Especially for himself on Valentines Day Himself27.ie have offered us this fantastic prize for the man in your life.

And if you’re one of our stonking (and MUCH appreciated) 2% of male visitors this has your name all over it!

High-end skin care packed full of botanicals and other gorgeous ingredients, we have FIVE sets of the four product skin care program to give away.

The set includes all you need for a Man 2.0 and includes products to shave, cleanse, exfoliate and moisturise – all in very sexy black high-tech packaging.

Want to win? Course you do! Keep reading to find out how

COMPETITION CLOSED!

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Tags: competition, win!
Posted in Competitions - WIN!!, For Men | 15 Comments »

Men with beards: Yay or nay? And will Brad Pitt ever shave the damn thing off

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Right, I’ve had enough. I want my objects of lust to look – well lusty. Not like some aul tramp that’s lying in the bushes near the Homeless Centre on the Quays, swigging lighter fluid “cunningly disguised” inside a plastic bag.

Which quite frankly Brad, you are looking like here.

I can’t stop imagining how many crumbs to say nothing of soups and gravies – have made their way into the beard. Ugh.

Although some people are better with beards – e.g. Kings of Leon, as pointed out by Trendspot, most are not.

Tags: beard, brad pitt, facial hair, Polls
Posted in For Men, Hair & Hair Removal, Polls | 26 Comments »

New recipe from Nana’s factory… ugh Shreddies

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

New Recipe from Nana..
Watch the ad…

As if it wasn’t bad enough to think that granies are actually knitting Shreddies, now we have to image that they are doing it while going commando. Or something.

I jest. For you can clearly see a big pair of bloomers during one revealing moment.

Now I’m all in favour of makeovers but this suggestive Shreddies ad has me reaching for the remote control and vowing never ever to eat a knitted cereal product in my life.

Tags: girl power, grannies, poll, shreddies
Posted in For Men, Polls | 9 Comments »

Men Using Women’s Beauty Products Non-Shocker.

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Here at Beaut.ie towers we’re well used to the fact that, of course, men use the stuff that’s lying about the bathroom. Has he borrowed your tweezers? Of course he bloody has. Did he put a dab of Eight Hour Cream on his chapped lips and nose after a cold? Tick. Perhaps he – and this is a huge stretch – uses moisturiser. Perhaps he even uses YOUR MOISTURISER.

Not news to me, you, and I would have thought, the entire female firmament, but a home insurance company in the UK saw fit to conduct a completely ridic survey to map men’s cosmetic habits and then sensationalised it up as ‘men are using your makeup’. Ok, that’s what piqued my interest – I was having visions of the Men of the World dickied up like Marc Jacobs in Francois Nars’ recent beauty book, as per the image above. Now that would be interesting.

But, eh, no. The real results are far more boring. He’s using your scrub and nail file. He might borrow a dab of concealer every now and then or a blast of your hairdryer. Yawn. Not one bit of MAC Ruby Woo or Bobbi Brown gel liner made the cut. No glitter, shimmer or sparkle was found to pique the interest of men, and they’re definitely not using blusher. And of course, we’re no strangers to fellas getting down with a little Veet either, are we?

Have a gander at this completely unremarkable list below and then tell us in a comment if a) this is one bit surprising at all and b) what your fella regularly uses.

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Tags: For Men, ridiculous, survey
Posted in For Men | 26 Comments »