How about a little cut and trim?

As technology advances, so do our grooming tools and techniques. Photo/FILE

A fortnight ago, one columnist wrote about her unease with men who tweeze their eyebrows.

This generated quit some debate, with some men defending their right to shear their eyebrows.

In my view, I admire any man who willingly puts himself through the painful and sometimes humiliating process of eyebrow tweezing.

Many men like to invoke their Neanderthal roots and their DNA configuration whenever the word grooming comes up.

As a result, many men walk around looking a mess as they claim a natural allergy to anything that comes close to grooming.

However, since we are now in the 21st century, it is time men stepped up in the area of male grooming, and here are a few areas where we women wish they would get their act together

Scent and smells: I read somewhere that cavemen didn’t shower because they liked to smell natural and so ease the hunting process.

The world has since moved on and the only things that come close to prey are money and women.

Catching any or both of these does not in any way require that one smells like a hunter or gatherer.

Many men like to cling to their caveman odour, a preference that can exterminate the nasal capabilities of innocent men and women.

Guys, all we ask of you is that you shower and then dab some eau de cologne on yourselves daily.

The hair business: There are some men who take their hair seriously and some who need to get serious with their hair.

Some men live in mortal fear of aging so they are forever dying their hair an unhealthy pitch black.

Some are even as bold as to get some jerry curl action all in the name of slowing time down.

What these guys need to know is that the most certain way to determine a guy’s age is to examine how much dye is on his hair, or examine those hard-to-dye grey hairs that rest on the hairline.

There is something very masculine and sexy about a man who wears his grey with pride like Obama.

And then there are those who believe that we are still fighting for our independence, and that they must accordingly keep their manes and beards long and unkempt.

Gentlemen, a Samson-like mane is not attractive, so get rid of it.

There is a lot to be said about hair, including those messy nasal and ear hairs.

It would not hurt if our men occasionally plucked them since they are not the most attractive things to look out. When it comes to hair, if in doubt, take it all off.

The nails: There is nothing more repulsive than the sight of a man with bad finger and toe nails.

I do not know why our men believe that having a manicure is unmasculine and un-African.

I can tell you that there is nothing as inhuman as touching a fellow human being (especially a woman) with coarse hand and overgrown nails.

The most treasonable offence, in my view, is when men let their pinky finger nails overgrow.

I really do not understand what they hope to achieve with this. I can confirm that for us women, those over grown fingernails are painful talons and can never become love missiles.

In the same vein, leaving toenails untended so that they tear everything in their way including female skin, socks and even bed sheets is extremely offensive – and expensive. As with hair, if in doubt cut it off. Or get a professional to do it.

If men began paying attention to those three areas, this world would be a much better place to live in, aesthetically speaking.

As an added bonus, men should also ignore their allergy to skin lotions and creams. Heck, even a dab of good old fashioned Vaseline will do.

There is simply no reason left for men to still be walking around with ashy, cratered skin that leaves innocent victims physically and mentally scarred for life.

It also would not hurt if overgrown eyebrows are tweezed into an acceptable shape – but we can ignore those if the first three points are in order.

Finally, the last two ingredients are swagger and good manners.

Swagger, simply put, is masculinity, fitness, confidence and a dash of common sense and intelligence.

Throw in a healthy sense of humour and you have a picture of the perfect, 21st century man.

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