Guy Style Guide

Keep Your Look Up To Scratch

Johnathan — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:56:49 +0000

It may be tricky learning to look respectable, but it’s even harder maintaining that effortless style longer term. Over time it can be tricky to retain those elegant flourishes. Today, we take stock of our position and see what we can do in order to remain ‘top notch’ the whole year through. Keep your hair

Ditching Your Socks This Summer

Johnathan — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:14:54 +0000

With good weather on the horizon for some, though sadly not all, I thought it’d be a good time to think about how to pull off that most effortless of looks of ‘shoes with no socks’. So if you’ve ever thought about throwing out your finest hosiery and going au natural, read through the following

Product Review: Philips SensoTouch 3D Razor

Johnathan — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:41:22 +0000

While I may be a notable fan of traditional wet shaving, there are occasions when it’s simply impractical to grab your nearest badger brush and start lathering. When caught up in the early morning rush, I’ll readily admit to grabbing my trusty Philips CoolSkin to get a great quality defuzzing. So when Philips’ outreach team

How To Choose a New Barber or Stylist

Johnathan — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:02:20 +0000

Choosing a haircut can be tough; choosing a barber or hair stylist can be tougher still. Be it moving to a new city or starting out on your own for the first time, deciding where to get your hair trimmed can be an intimidating experience. Fear not, because once again, Guy Style Guide is here

High Street Fashion Trends for Spring / Summer 2012

Johnathan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:13:59 +0000

It’s time once again for my occasional feature on universal ideas for fashion in the forthcoming seasons. Let’s take a peek at the sizzling looks that’ll be making their way to the shelves over the spring and summer months, but will still appeal long after the fine weather has vanished. Deck Shoes Come the height

A Weekend Post for Tesco Magazine

Johnathan — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:49:10 +0000

Today’s post is a special guest article I wrote for the ever-faithful Tesco Magazine online. The subject? The top five essential items for a man’s wardrobe; it includes the lowdown on all those fantastic staples you simply shouldn’t be missing out on. How do you stack up against the list? Do you own all five

Q&A QUICKIE #12: Making your eyes ‘pop’

Johnathan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:04:01 +0000

Following on from Sunday’s post on finding an outfit for barbecues, I received another message; this time from Jamie S. asking the following question about finding clothes that make your eyes sparkle: “Hi Jonathan. Love the site, I’m a regular reader. Found the last post you did really interesting, but there was one bit I

Q&A Quickie #11: Dressing For A Barbecue

Johnathan — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:31:56 +0000

Back for another outing is the ‘Q&A Quickie’ series; today, the question comes from my Tumblr inbox from an anonymous user. “Tomorrow I’m going to a BBQ and I don’t want to be bad[ly] dressed. Got [any] advice?” Typically, a barbecue is the first sign it’s summer, and as such you should be thinking about