From manscaping to grandscaping: how to get Sean Connery’s eyebrows
Over60 community member and regular men’s beauty and style contributor, Stephen Matthews, introduces us to the latest style trend for men over 60 – perfecting Sean Connery’s eyebrows.
Forget manscaping, now there’s “grandscaping”. That’s right, anyone over 50 can tell you what it’s like to wake up with a six-centimetre hair growing out of your left ear. Not nice.
Well here’s a handy guide, especially for men, women please adapt what you can.
A few weeks ago I took my handy clippers to my entire body. It took nearly 30 minutes. I figured it had been growing for the better part of 45 years. Luckily, I had a pool excursion that Sunday and for once didn’t feel too embarrassed about my hairy body.
I’ve also been bathing with a skin lotion and moisturising afterwards.
You’ll need to get yourself “The Grandscaping Kit”:
- A pair of tweezers
- Precision nose trimmer
- Shaver
- Small electric trimmer
- 4B pencil
But here’s the catch, once you start you have to keep it up. It’s no use trimming the garden if you then let the weeds take over.
In particular you should trim the back of the neck, the ears inside and out, the nose (inside and out) and anywhere else – ageist hairs can be pretty damn rogue. Get someone to do your back if necessary.
And what about the most private parts downstairs? Well that’s up to you but again once you hone the family jewels you’ll need to keep them polished.
If you’re really serious about grandscaping you’ll get all these areas waxed for a longer-lasting solution.
As for that 4B pencil? Well, I wouldn’t leave home without it. I need to darken these eyebrows. Yes, I there’s a bit of snow on the mountains but I like to pretend I’m Sean Connery and now that I’ve started this charade it’s difficult owning up.
Simply run the pencil over any hairs you want darkened and rub in with your fingers. It non-toxic and lasts for a few hours. I once bought expensive branded products but why bother? Pensioner’s eye shadow I call it
What do you do to combat your ever-creeping grey garden? Email contribute@oversixty.com.au to share your beauty and style secrets with Stephen or to ask him any questions you have about grooming.