Cadillac, but also Red Bull and N.O.-Xplode workout supplement).
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Familial (family name rendered in tasteful Italian flag motif, Nannaâs chicken piccata recipe, etc.).
Personally, Iâve never gotten a tattoo because I put so much work into my physique that to cover it up with ink seems like a crime against nature. If someone is going to draw all over me, itâs going to be in frosting, and sheâs going to lick it off afterward. But each bro should take his own counsel in this matter.
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THE GTL REMIX
N ow that weâve got your GTL squared away, Iâve got a special treat for you, dawg. Are you ready to step your game up to the next level? Because Iâm about to blow your mind.
What if you were to take your gym, your tanning, your laundry, and then top it off with a complete mastery of personal grooming? Youâd have nothing less than the GTL Remix.
Hair and Eyebrows
As per my haircut, I always get it cut the day of an event, a photo shoot, a hot date, or wherever I need to be looking my freshest. Now, you might not be dressing up for the red carpet at the Grammys, but that doesnât mean you should be going out to the club with hair thatâs not tight. So do it right and get it cut day-of. And get your eyebrows threaded, too. When youâre creeping on a chick, you want her gazing deeply into your haunting eyes, not checking out your bushy brows.
And donât be going to Supercuts. You want a barber whose craft is cutting hair. Itâs his art. He needs to wake up each morning thinking about cutting hair the same way Iâm thinking about hitting the gymâwith passion. Thatâs why I get my hair cut once a week and my eyebrows threaded every two weeks at Justinâs Barber Shop in Manalapan, New Jersey. Justin does me up right. If youâre beyond an hourâs commute from Manalapan (and why would you be, as that would mean youâre precariously far from the Jersey Shore), I strongly recommend finding someone who can tighten up your fade like Justin.
Caesar Guido Augustus (circa 50 b.c.e.) is credited with historyâs first blowout. He had sick abs and was Romeâs fiercest creeper. His personal maxim, creepito ergo smooshum, was later paraphrased by French philosopher René Descartes.
On Blowouts, Fauxhawks, et al
T here was a time when every bro on the Jersey Shore wore the distinctive âblowoutâ cut, with every hair blow-dried skyward, then gelled and sprayed into a perfect flattop. Nowadays this style is something of a throwback, except for in Providence, RI, where it is still de rigueur. I prefer to rock a tight fade on the sides with a bit of style on top. Sometimes Iâll even get lines or shooting stars shaved into the sides. Youâre welcome to try advanced styles like this, but be aware that your situation has to be functioning at a high level for you to pull it off. If not, I recommend sticking to the fauxhawk, which is a nice, safe style to roll with until you bring your situation up to the level of The Situation.
From left to right: a. Blowout. b. Fauxhawk. c. Tight fade. d. Tape-up
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Scan these styles into your computer and drop in your photo to find the look thatâs right for you. Or, if youâre still kicking it old-school, blow them up at Kinkoâs, cut a hole, and check yourself out in the mirror.
Shaving
I always wait until the last possible minute to shave so my face can be its smoothest for the longest possible time. If Iâm hitting the club at 11:00 p.m. on a Friday, Iâm not shaving Thursday. And Iâm not shaving all day Friday, either. No blade is touching my face before 10:50 p.m. on Friday night. When that razor comes up, a fresh-faced Sitch is ready to get down.
As far as shaving the rest of your body parts, at a minimum youâre going to want to shave your chest and six-pack. If you donât have a six-pack, you might as well stop reading here because I canât
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson