Grooming Mistakes that Singaporean Men Make

10 Habits That Really Turn Women Off!

1. Not taking the effort to smell nice. Or worse, smelling bad. It is always a good habit to have proper hygiene and it’s worth the small investment to buy a small bottle of perfume and deodorant.


2. Wearing shirts that are too long. What is nice about wearing a top that looks like a pajama top on you? Never wear clothes that are too big for your frame; it’s not hard to find a shirt that fits well and flatters your body.
   
   Also, always remember that long sleeved shirts should be cuff-linked instead of rolled up during formal dates. I recommend buying a nice pair of silver cufflinks from Raoul.


3. Wearing polo tees with their collars up. This fad died a well-deserved death long ago. Wearing your polo tees with the collars up only serves to make you look like you’re trying too hard instead of suave. Wear the collars as it was always meant to be – folded down.


4. Tees with explicit/offending captions on them. Wearing shirts with offensive language and designs not only make you look like a poster boy for turn-offs; such trends (if they ever were) are incredibly passé too.


5. Shoes make an outfit. There you are wearing an awesome Bape tee paired with a sculptured pair of Diesel jeans. Everything looks good until we look down and see a well-worn pair of basketball shoes. This does not impress the girls. We are neither impressed with your military-inspired New Balance sneakers or that smelly old pair of rubber shoes you hit the gym with.
   
   Thinking you saved money when you bought that $40 pair of Nike shoes? That is not a bargain. Cheap shoes are cheap for a reason. They’re made of bad quality material. It is always a good rule to invest in a good pair of shoes even if they’re only a pair of rubber shoes.


6. Clean teeth. Oral hygiene is very important. If there’s one thing you make sure to do daily (aside from bathing!), it’s brushing your teeth. You don’t want to be caught with plaque-caked teeth when you smile across a room to that gorgeous girl who’s been eyeing you.
   
   And what goes hand in hand with yellow teeth? Funky breath. Bad breath. Whatever you call it. There is no way a girl is going to kiss you with smelly, plaque-ridden teeth. Even if you were as gorgeous as George Clooney.


7. Tight-fitting shirts. Not even if you have a physique to die for. And especially not if you have man-boobs. Avoid them at all costs.


8. Slippers. If you thought jeans with slippers was a serious faux pas, how about jeans with $2-a-pair slippers? If you really have to, please get a decent pair of jeans from Project Shop or Havaiianas.
   
   And if you’re going to be wearing slippers or any open-toed footwear for that matter, make sure that your toes and toenails and nice and clean.


9. Fabric belts. The surfer-dude look with one end of a fabric belt hanging loose is so ten seasons ago. Stop it. Please.


10. Imma P-I-M-P! I once saw someone in a COMPLETELY white outfit, from his white old-school sneakers to his white porter bag. I don't know what went through his head because he looked like a fashion victim who succumbed to a colour crime.
    
    The only forgiving same-colour outfit is an all-black get-up. Any other colour and you'll just look like one of those guys in a boy band singing in a cheesy MTV.