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What do
I find most sexy on a man? Facial hair! But only if it's
done right.
While I know many women notice the firmness of a fine ass*,
a wide chest, or impressive biceps circumference before
anything else, I tend to look at how a man grooms his facial
hair before cataloging other attributes and I especially
notice sideburns.
*For a truly drool-worthy discourse on
the subject, if you didn't already read Alyssa's recent
column, you can catch it
here. :-)
A quick example of what a
sideburn-savvy man can do...
From kinda blah and ordinary to
Take-me-now Tremendous!
I love (as in absolutely adore, fantasize about, pant over,
etc.) long sideburns. Love 'em. And once I finally
get my Regency-set erotic romances released, you'll all see
just how much fun I'm having during a time in history when
long, and even flared sideburns (or side whiskers, as they
were known then) were all the rage.
An interesting historical
tidbit...before the term "sideburns" came into popular
usage, patches of facial hair were frequently called
"burnsides"—likely derived from the name of this 19th
century gentleman, General Burnsides.
Granted, the thought of snuggling up to (not to mention
getting all kissy-face with) this much untamed hair isn't
exactly a turn on. Which is why I've stressed the importance
of appropriate grooming!
The
couple pictured here was the second season winner of Beauty
& the Geek. Notice how this shy, anxious fellow hid behind
his mop of unruly hair and his sideburns. Even though he
spent the first couple of episodes hardly able to speak
coherently with, or even look at, the the bikini-clad women,
his sideburns hinted at his creative, nonconformist side.
Once he gained confidence and came out of his shell (and
received a makeover!) he lost both the sideburns and shaggy
hair: he didn't need them anymore.
Sideburns made a splash in the
70s—who can forget pictures of Elvis onstage in his white
bell-bottomed sparkly pants singing with those gigantic
sideburns?—but, for some reason the panache and sexiness I
equate with sideburns was missing during that decade,
scraggly facial hair often being a symbol of rebellion (or a
lazy bum who didn't take the time to run a comb through his
hair) and the hippie era.
For now, I'm thrilled that
long sideburns are back "in style" as I noted last spring
when I watched the shortest-season-ever new show "What about
Brian." Seriously scrumptious sideburns, indeed!
And, might you be wondering, my own hero—Mr. Lyons—has long
sideburns. >^..^< He's recently let them dip down a smidgen
past his earlobes, for which I'm decidedly pleased. (It only
took about 15 years of begging.)
I think
well-styled sideburns and appropriately groomed facial hair
goes a long way toward upping the sexy factor for any man.
Dave Navarro, anyone?
Truthfully, half of the pictures of this guy scare the socks
off me, but I can't deny he is one hot dude. Even with
makeup and "earrings" hanging off his nips.
I'll leave
you with a few pieces of various eye-candy I hope you
enjoy....
(Oh, Tuc, I think I love you...)
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