O.k. My job involves travel and I literally live on the road.I spend at least three nights a week going out with PUAs I meet through lairs and meetup groups in 6 different cities for about 2 years straight. I think there is a huge focus on fashion and style in PU and not enough on the basics of having an attractive appearance.I’m tired of seeing terribly put-together men trying to go out and pick up women.Not every guy is good looking, but I can assure you every guy can improve their looks and success in PU by following a few rules that always work.

These are some rules that I've field tested over the years and they work.

1) Never wear t-shirts under your dress shirt: Just stop it. This looks screams “I’m a conservative guy too scared to wear this awesome fitted dress shirt without some form of a barrier” to a woman. Dress shirts are meant to be worn as they are without t-shirts underneath.T shirts make the shirt look terrible and sub-communicates conservativeness to women.

2) Whiten your teeth: You can go to almost any pharmacy or convenience store and buy a set of whitening strips.Use as directed and you have yourself a much brighter smile.You can also get it done at you dentist. I get complimented on my teeth all the time, mostly by women. White teeth accentuate your smile and ….who cares? Women love it! While you're on it, always brush your tongue and carry mints on you.There are some guys with some seriously nasty ass breaths other there...damnn! Just as you put a condom in your back pocket or wallet when you head out, throw in a pack of gum or mints.

3) Take care of your face: Some men look their age, some younger and some look older than their age. You should always aim for looking younger than your age.Wash and exfoliate you face every night, and apply retinol cream which is rich in vitamin A. Apply your regular facial cream and a collagen elastin cream as well which reduces fine lines and wrinkles. Adhering to this consistently will help you in the long term.

4) Trim your unruly hair: Trim your body hair. Most men like their women smooth and shaven, but run around like gorillas and 1970′s gigolos. Shave that hair off your back and shoulders. Trim your pubes and shave your balls. Women don’t want to go down on your jungle and even if they do, by some chance, they appreciate a well manicured crotch. While we are on the topic of crotches, I’d like to share a tip I recently learnt. Men can generate a lot of foul smelling musk down there especially when we’ve been out at the bars all night. Apply some baby powder to the area just below your balls or use a deodorant stone(google it).This will keep it smelling fresh and be less unpleasant if a woman goes down on you.

5) Use one cologne: Using one cologne give you an identity, especially to women. She remembers you every time she smells it. She wants to keep your shirt, wear your jacket, and not wash the sheets you made love in. Wear one cologne, gentlemen.

6) Tailor your clothes: America has a huge problem with guys who wear unfitted clothes. I’m honestly embarrassed to see guys sauntering around in shirts two sizes too big and baggy pants. Do yourself a favor and take all your ill fitting clothes, especially your dress shirts to a tailor and have him adjust them to fit you.You’ll look much better and feel better about yourself.You don’t need expensive clothes to look good.I wear some of the cheapest brands out there get compliments on how well I dress. A good fit is one of the secrets of a well dressed man.

7) Don't shave everyday: For some weird reason, alot of women prefer a little stubble on a guy. Gillette ads have conditioned us to believe that we need to have smooth face for the women to appreciate.Wrong. Women appreciate some manly scruff.Same goes for your hair. Just ask yourself-does you hair look better shampooed everyday or without being washed for a day or two? The consensus among most guys I've met is that it looks much better in between washes.

Get a pair of nice and comfortable black dress shoes and nice dark jeans: basics in your wardrobe.Women really do look at shoes.Just make sure they are comfortable. Nothing feels better than a pair of stylish dark jeans. You can wear it casually or semi formally, it looks good just wearing it hanging out in the mall during the day and stylish, yet unobtrusive at night.

9) Eat healthier: I’m sure you’ve all heard those commercials advertising “the newest sixpack shortcut” and seen the thousands of ads and videos online promising you a dream body and “ripped abs” if you just buy their program. Let me save you some money and give you the true secret of abs: its your diet. Clean and healthy eating coupled with moderate exercise will yield a six pack.

i) Cut out ALL fast food from your diet.

ii) Go to the gym or workout at least four times a week.Lift weights and do aerobic exercise( like running or using the elliptical). Don’t believe a woman when she tells you “I don’t like big bulky men with muscles”-what she means is that shes not into huge steroid abusers, but she loves muscles on a man.Also, you look better in t-shirts and polos with some muscle mass.

iii) Don’t eat after 8PM.

These few basics have worked wonders for me.I wish more guys would follow them.If there are any other basics I might have missed, feel free to add them,please.

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Agree mostly.

Point 1 - not necessarily. If you sweat (and a lot of people do, even with anti perspirant on) then wearing a t-shirt under your shirt will stop sweat patches becoming visible. Rule of thumb though - make sure you can't see it. If you're wearing the shirt buttoned right to the top, wear a round-neck tee, so that you can't see the outline of the tee under the shirt. If you're wearing a shirt with the top couple of buttons undone, wear a v-neck tee underneath so you can't see the circle-neck popping up under the unbuttoned buttons!

Point 5 - possibly fair enough. However, a scent I wear at night is not necessarily appropriate for office wear during the day. Similarly, what you wear in the summer might be very different to what you wear in the winter, because of how it mingles with your sweat etc. I wouldn't have a different cologne every day, but in the same way that you tailor your outfit to suit the circumstances (weather/place you're wearing it), tailor your cologne as well.

Point 6 - agreed massively. Probably the number 1 way that guys can improve their look.

Point 7 - again dependent on the guy and his circumstances. Also dependent on stuff like hair product. I don't use heavy gels in my hair, but even a light pomade or wax can have my hair looking very greasy the next morning, so I tend to wash it every day. Stubble, I think tends to work better with dark haired guys, but if it looks good on you then go for it. Some people will look better clean shaven though.

But the rest of it is all very solid advice.

Your physical appearance is very important,you need to maintain it and have to make it better.
Two basic things you need to do are.
Eat good.
Do workout.
Eat food which is low in calories or fats.Eat vegetables and fruits more than other foods.
Avoid junk food and fast food.
Walk at least one hour every day that will surely keep you fit and you will look physically better.

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I'd also mention to do the easiest things first. It may not be easy for a guys to take their clothes to a tailor and pay to have them custom fit. It may not be easy for them to lose 50 lbs. But you can easily throw a pack of gum in your back pocket. You can keep your hair trimmed.

I agree with the shoes thing too. I went out with a girl recently and the first thing she looked at and commented on was my shoes.

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So couple questions here:

1) What about sweat? I sweat pretty heavily and use the under shirt to prevent it.
2) I have a very hairy chest--you think its better to have hamburger meat hanging out? What about in a business environment?
Can you give some product recommendations?

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Who pays for the date?

This was an awesome post!

In response to the clothes, I went out and bought a ridiculous silver wedding vest, silver shirt, and grey and green blazer at this Italian made suit shop. I went out and felt like a rock-star. All the guys around me that night made fun of it, said I looked like Aladin on broadway, but every girl wanted to talk to me and know who I was.

-Dress to feel like a rock-star

If it looks good and you feel good, fuck it.

Great points here!

Cheers!

1) Most of this advice if for night game settings. There's nothing wrong with sweat during the night at a bar a club- provided you have a long-lasting deodorant. Or as 7000 said, wear a vneck t-shirt that isn't revealed when you release one or two buttons.
2)As for hamburger meat-be subtle-unbuttoned enough to give a slight hing of hamburger .Sweaty guy is sexier than Conservative Undershirt Guy.
St Ives Peach Exfoliator( for best effect, use when you shower)
St Ives Collagen Cream (cheap online-prolongs your skins elasticity)
Good n Natural retinol cream
If you can afford some higher end stuff, go for creme de la mer, though I am not sure of its effectiveness.I think it works for certain skin types.

I did a search for you and this combo would probably be good to start out with:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... xMPBEAx004

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My .02

Tea Tree Shaping Cream changed my life. Crew has a bunch of pastes, but you have to spend a 100 dollars going through them to find out which one is for you. Crew tends not to hold well if you workout though, just a warning. = put it in right when it's dry (:o)

As far as shaving, close shaving was important for me. Not shaving kept me from getting girls for a looong time.

Gait. Practice your gait, seriously.

Watch Ice Cube Friday for some ideas on hand gestures, lol.

See what angles your smile looks great from, and which angles you should only do a half goofy smile or something, and what angles you should closed mouth smile.

Full size mirror, or camera. I can look really weird if i just use a waist up mirror.

Wrinkle Release from dollar general rocks.

Nice solid color sweaters can look great with a collared shirt underneath.

Shiny nice shirts with a sexy ass belt matching the shoes, does wonders.

Polyester when wearing shirts, clings to the muscles 1000X better.

Shape your hair to your face. Shape your clothes to your muscles. Even the shape of the smile can be changed.

And yes, whiten teeth, but only use mouthwash. Mouthwash 2-3 times a day (until you feel them be sensitive) is all you need. Anything else is just annoying and unnecessary. Mouthwash until it hurts then spit and rinse with water. No need to swallow the stuff- it's already done its damage.

Shoes.... Pants.... Shirts... Dillards twice a year has 80% off. Wear expensive clothing, but only shop twice a year.

I wear hugo boss jeans, that fit amazingly. 150 dollar jeans for 30 bucks.

150 dollar shirts for 20 bucks. Buy buy buy the deals. Walking in the mall is great practice for stride, and seeing how many people check you out based on what you're wearing and how you present yourself as well, etc..

Momentum- power rush- > woot