Resolutions for every man in 2016

By Roland D. Nasasira
Posted 


Sunday, January 3  

2016 at 

02:00

Despite the challenges you may have gone through in 2015, it is yet again that time of the year when you need to get back to the drawing board to do some things to improve your appearance. Drop off what you think attracted critics- known and unknown.

There are those weird things that we men do that put the public off. It is mostly about the way we dress and groom our bodies.

Use deodorants
No matter how many goals a goal keeper saves, people will always remember those he missed. In the same spirit, no matter how nice your current scent is, people will always remember how bad your scent was before you started using deodorants or perfumes.

This literally means that before your deodorant gets empty, restock. Nothing is as irritating as walking past someone and they choke on your odour or face south instead of direct eye contact.

Button your shirt well
Yes, sometimes the weather may be too hot to contain. But it is always better to find a more presentable way to relieve your body of that excess heat, other than leaving one or two top buttons of your shirt open, exposing your chest hair. One of the ways to do it is to wear a light shirt that also reflects light and heat.

“When dressing for work, you should button your shirt all the way and not leave the top buttons to show off your chest hair,” Vincent Langariti, a parent advises.

Stock enough under garments
Moses Mukitale, a businessman, notes; “these days men have a habit of opening their chest buttons. I don’t know what they try to show but it’s really very annoying to see an adult intentionally letting their chests go bare.

They could be trying to entice women but it should have limits. Such things are done at a beach but not in public. If you want to show your chest, then wear a cotton vest underneath.”

Similarly, it also gives a good presentation when you don’t expose your stomach hair. The best thing to do, especially when you have a potbelly is wear a fitting vest as it covers your waistline when you want to stretch your body or bend to alight from the taxi.

The other commonly ignored, but quite important garments are underpants or boxers. If you put in efforts to wash your boxers on a daily basis, it doesn’t mean that you expose them. If you do not have enough pairs, a set of three costs about Shs25,000.

Stock enough pairs of socks
Sometimes resources may limit you from having enough of what should make you presentable in public.

But imagine a situation where you visit a public place and you are required to leave your shoes at the entrance. On removing your shoes, your socks have holes, or you have no socks at all and your feet are sweaty.

I guess you wouldn’t wish to be the point of discussion in your circles. A pair of socks can be got downtown at as cheap as Shs2,000. With Shs6,000, you can get socks to take you through the week.

Shave your man regularly
Too much hair in the armpits is what causes them to stink. The more you get rid of it every time it grows, the more comfortable you will be around office and any other place. You may not have underarm hair and your armpits still stink because bodies differ, which is the more reason you need to use a deodorant.

Wear fitting trousers
When you wear a pair of tight trousers, it will likely make you uncomfortable during the day. At some point you will have to find your hands getting down your itchy crotch whether you are in a bank queue or market. This may not go down well with the person adjacent to you.