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GROOMING

Mo better
Its the month of Movember,
so how are you placed for
a coied upper lip?

THREE
OF A KIND
Australias most
iconic sporting mos
of all time
1
The Dennis (Lillee)

3
HAIRY C ATERPILL AR.
Lip foliage. Mouth merkin.
Whatever you call it, every
year around this time the
humble moustache spreads
across the nations cities,
like some hairy migratory
face animal. The blame lies
with Movember, the annual
mens-health fundraiser
that started in Melbourne
back in 2003, and which
now has a presence in over
21 countries.
Each November men
are encouraged to grow a
moustache from scratch
and raise money for
initiatives supporting
mens physical and mental
health. All ne if youre the
red-blooded Aussie male
sporting type, like cricketer
Mitchell Johnson, whose
handlebar moustache

grows perceivably between

overs. But what if youre
like me: blonde and slightly
feeble? The occasions Ive
worn a mo have been
marred by jibes from
friends about my styling
(too neat and weird) and
awkward run-ins with softboiled eggs.
But if you can and
do choose to go there,
Melbourne barber Fabian
Sfameni recommends
starting by choosing a
tache that suits your
personal style. Ask yourself:
are you more aligned with

After three or
four weeks you
should have
some decent
growth

Errol Flynn or Tom Selleck?

Super Mario or, um,
Chopper Read?
Once your lip hair starts
growing, shave around it
often to keep track of your
new friends outline. Apply
moisturiser if itchy. After
three or four weeks you
should have some decent
growth. Use detailing
clippers or scissors (sewingkit scissors are pretty good)
to get loose hairs into line,
then shape with moustache
wax and a moustache
comb. Easy, right? If youre
lucky, youll have the
perfect lip adornment this
month. If not, you might get
it in time for Christmas.
To take part in Movember
this year and to raise
money for charity, go to
au.movember.com

WORDS PE TER BARRE T T ILLUSTR ATIONS MICHAEL WELDON / THE JACK Y WINTER GROUP

Oozing Tom Selleck-esque

charm, this cricketing species
has magic time-travelling
properties that transport the
wearer directly back to the
1970s, when men wore sharktooth necklaces, drank beer
like water and never had to try
hard to be good at sports.
2
The Merv (Hughes)

This moustache is all bikiebad-boy. Often sported below

a pair of mirrored shades, it
looks just as comfortable on
a Harley-Davidson as it does
on the cricket pitch, dishing
out sledges to Pakistani
batsmen. Its bushy. Its big.
Its dangerous.
3
The Dipper (Robert
DiPierdomenico)

Its swarthy, its hairy, its

thick, but its got a length
and curvy European inection
that also says, I may be a
wild man who could crush
your skull or an AFL ball
with my bare hands, but I
also love pasta and my mum.
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