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June 21, 2011
[BODY] Marko’s Tips: Beards.
In this day and age it seems that almost every man is wearing a beard of some form.
In the sea of facial hair there seems to be a lack of beard education.
Most men shave to look good from the front angle and don’t really see the rest.
This is the biggest problem.
The thing is fellas you see yourself from the front. The rest of the world ses you from other angles.
Most of you tend to shave up your neck right to your chin, while from the front you look clean cut, with sharp lines, but from the side view you are featuring turkey jowl (Gobble Gobble)
See image 1.
A simple solution to this is while shaving open your mouth and create a new guideline to follow.
This simple procedure changes up your whole look.
Just see what it did for him in image 2
The second biggest problem is the transition from beard to clean shaven head.
This one fellas I blame on the barber who is shaving your head.
The guy in image 3 quite possibly has the perfect beard.
The right amount of grooming to keep it shapely and clean but not so much grooming wear it looks like an etch a sketch drew it on.
The length is perfect giving him a masculine roughness to him, but not so long to give you that “I just got off the farm and probably have food in my beard and smell” look.
The only flaw here is that the drop off line is so harsh.
The simple solution is to have your barber fade your beard to your head.
If you are shaving your own head, well then you are probably not reading hair and beard tips, but if you are cut your beard slightly shorter towards the top to soften the line.
Harsh lines tend to draw focus and attention. You can see the subtle difference between image 3 and image 4 but what a difference it can make.
If you need more in detail tips on how to care for your beard you may want to look at the website All About Beards
Platonic Fey Contribitor Marko Tomassetti
When it comes to hair, Marko Tomassetti’s passion is working with natural pigment. He believes that hair color should be within two shades of its natural color. His philosophy is, “it may not be your natural color, but it should look like it is.”
Marko’s professional career began in 1996 at the age of 19 when he apprenticed under Louis Licari at his eponymous NYC salon. He then moved to the Jose Eber Salon where his hard work earned him the honor of becoming youngest colorist in the company’s history.
Marko continued his career at the famous Privé Salon where he honed and perfected his color techniques.
He splits his time between Sally Hershberger Downtown in the Meatpacking District and Sally Hershberger Los Angeles.
- Cut Me Some Slack (kennethinthe212.com)
- 2011 - A Cursed Year for Beards? (fernrocks.wordpress.com)
- The Grooming Lounge (coolhunting.com)
April 11, 2011
![[BODY] Marko’s Tips: Hair In Between Seasons?
So April is a weird season … You’re over bundling up, feeling drab, and are just ready for a change, but it’s not quite warm enough to really switch it up and you’re not really sure if you’re ready to brightening up to full on Spring/Summer since it’s still Winter/Spring and your budget doesn’t quite allow you to go in for a little spruce up now and then again next month. I’m going to let you in on a little secret to bump up your hair and give it a little pop to hold you over a few weeks until it really is season to hit that head with some highlights.Warning:Now you must follow these directions ultra precise or risk your hair turning ORANGE!Only do this once in between professional color or you will turn ORANGE!Not following my advice will result in ORANGE hair. This is for ALL hair color and types. Items Needed: Get yourself a box of L’Oreal Dream Blonde; 8G (Sunflower Princess), 2 minute timer, shampoo, and conditioner Mix the L’Oreal Dream Blonde; 8G (Sunflower Princess) (according to directions) … Then pour it into a bowl .. Add 5 tablespoons of shampoo and mix it up …. Now hop in the shower.. Wet hair… Shampoo your hair with the mixture … As soon as you apply it to head start the timer .. Work in into a lather for only 2 minutes .. Rinse thoroughly … Shampoo and condition as you normally do. Now you’re pumped up Be sure to tell your colorist you did this, so they are aware of it and don’t run into any problems.
Platonic Fey Contribitor Marko Tomassetti
When it comes to hair, Marko Tomassetti’s passion is working with natural pigment. He believes that hair color should be within two shades of its natural color. His philosophy is, “it may not be your natural color, but it should look like it is.”
Marko’s professional career began in 1996 at the age of 19 when he apprenticed under Louis Licari at his eponymous NYC salon. He then moved to the Jose Eber Salon where his hard work earned him the honor of becoming youngest colorist in the company’s history.
Marko continued his career at the famous Privé Salon where he honed and perfected his color techniques.
He splits his time between Sally Hershberger Downtown in the Meatpacking District and Sally Hershberger Los Angeles.
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[BODY] Marko’s Tips: Hair In Between Seasons?
So April is a weird season …
You’re over bundling up, feeling drab, and are just ready for a change, but it’s not quite warm enough to really switch it up and you’re not really sure if you’re ready to brightening up to full on Spring/Summer since it’s still Winter/Spring and your budget doesn’t quite allow you to go in for a little spruce up now and then again next month.
I’m going to let you in on a little secret to bump up your hair and give it a little pop to hold you over a few weeks until it really is season to hit that head with some highlights.
Warning:
Now you must follow these directions ultra precise or risk your hair turning ORANGE!
Only do this once in between professional color or you will turn ORANGE!
Not following my advice will result in ORANGE hair.
This is for ALL hair color and types.
Items Needed:
Get yourself a box of L’Oreal Dream Blonde; 8G (Sunflower Princess), 2 minute timer, shampoo, and conditioner
Mix the L’Oreal Dream Blonde; 8G (Sunflower Princess) (according to directions) … Then pour it into a bowl .. Add 5 tablespoons of shampoo and mix it up …. Now hop in the shower.. Wet hair… Shampoo your hair with the mixture … As soon as you apply it to head start the timer .. Work in into a lather for only 2 minutes .. Rinse thoroughly … Shampoo and condition as you normally do. Now you’re pumped up
Be sure to tell your colorist you did this, so they are aware of it and don’t run into any problems.
Platonic Fey Contribitor Marko Tomassetti
When it comes to hair, Marko Tomassetti’s passion is working with natural pigment. He believes that hair color should be within two shades of its natural color. His philosophy is, “it may not be your natural color, but it should look like it is.”
Marko’s professional career began in 1996 at the age of 19 when he apprenticed under Louis Licari at his eponymous NYC salon. He then moved to the Jose Eber Salon where his hard work earned him the honor of becoming youngest colorist in the company’s history.
Marko continued his career at the famous Privé Salon where he honed and perfected his color techniques.
He splits his time between Sally Hershberger Downtown in the Meatpacking District and Sally Hershberger Los Angeles.
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March 7, 2011
[BLOG] TRY STATE ART: 2011 Armory Show
Robert Greco from the leading edge men’s journal & online community Try State shares his impressions of the 2011 NY Armory Show.
Portrait painting with high technical skills ruled the interest level at this years Armory show.
Overall, conservatism is back, the wow factor is gone and there were no surprises. Gallerists were comfortable displaying work that cried economic doom “the end is near” or bold statements such as ” I LOVE YOU” in neon.
Upstairs, the modern masters, historically significant work of the 20th and 21st centuries showed little variety. There were fewer high end Galleries this year, some more noticeable than others, however, it was what was expected. 
The staple galleries showed the safe works again, in less quantity. Rothko, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Warhol, Lichtenstein were less prevalent this year, a sign that the global economic temperature is at a stand still.
Last year, collectors bought up the blue chip pieces in bunches and reacted to the deals that were abound.
This year the smaller galleries and new work by living artists was more competitive.
Technical skills were in demand with less attention paid to experimental and avant-garde. 
The standouts all seem to be realistic paintings.
The general consensus was there were more people from out of town and they were buying smaller works, in series.
Many of the visitors were looking to the Armory show as the art world’s economic indicator over the next year.
What did remain, is the sense of over stimulation.
Sensory overload as all mediums converge, political messages abound, the tension of what will sell and of course the fantastic people watching.
Galleries report that the biggest sales came within the first five minutes of the fair and others reporting sales as “good” and steady throughout.
The general feeling as that “contacts” were made which will help sustain the market the rest of the year.
Below are images of what I felt were the stand out pieces of the show.
This article is a special guest post by Robert Greco of Try State Magazine.
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February 27, 2011
[BLOG] Doris from Rego Park: NPR, Ghosts & Cultural Myths
Growing up within literal earshot of I-95 may of created this need for background noise. I did experience several weeks of sleepless nights after my family moved out of the urban soundscape.
The silence that seemed to mark the nights in the rural area we moved to were deafening to this city kid. It was during those dark nights, with no cable, a handful of CD’s and my life in boxes I discovered the comforting power of talk radio & NPR.
Needless to say it started a habit of having the radio on the local public radio station when I am writing or working on my computer. That means most of my all week long & during any free time at home on weekends is spent with NPR on all day.
January 10, 2011
[BLOG] According to G : Olek’s World
Last summer, Polish born and New York based artist Agata Olek had an exhibit at the Christopher Henry Gallery in Manhattan entitled “Knitting is For Pus***.”
The exhibit featured a miniature apartment in which every object inside was crocheted! You can see a bit of the apartment in the picture below.
The exhibit was supposed to last for one month and due to overwhelming demand it kept getting extended. In fact, you still have a chance to see the exhibit (so go to 127 Elizabeth Street in Manhattan ASAP!). 
As the exhibit gained popularity, Olek and her unique art have been featured in magazines and on TV channels across the world.
And then she went viral. On Christmas Eve, Olek left a gift for the citizens of New York.
If you haven’t seen this video of Olek crocheting an outfit on the bull that presides over Wall Street, you’re about to fall in love….
I had the great fortune of wearing Olek’s crocheted outfits on two occasions last year (one of those occasions resulted in a really cool photo shoot for an article that appeared in Paper Magazine) and 2011 marked occasion number three.
Olek did an interview for Polish TV today and I was there not only to catch the action, but to be the action!
2011 is looking extremely bright for Olek and I am so pleased for her.
She’s tremendously talented and she’s one of the coolest people you could ever hope to meet. Just remember, this is Olek’s world and we are just living in it!
Olek’s Artist Statement:
I am crocheting a sculpture for my body, the ready-made. The “cover” completely redefines my movement and my identity – sexual, personal and cultural. Then I take the end of the twine and by ripping it apart, I start remaking it.
When the “new” suit of armor is ready I am being exposed as an object. Then I put this hand-crocheted wearable sculpture onto my body and take the end of the cord and undo the ‘cover’ again and again.
The artwork is destroyed as it is created, and created out of its own destruction.
About Platonic Fey Contributor G
Geoffrey Dicker was born with the gift of creative randomness. His writing career has seen the release of a book of abstract poetry called “Sketches of Verbal Alchemy,” and 2 albums of pop music by singer Jim Emmons that he penned the lyrics for. He has also designed a line of American Apparel “G-Shirts,” and when he is not attending art openings, meeting the rich and famous or standing in the front row at Rock and Roll concerts, he makes surreal paintings.
Dicker’s limited edition photography prints are for sale via IGNITE Licensing. On the corporate side, he has worked for MGM Studios, where he managed the ultra-prestigous James Bond film library (for international TV licensing), has worked on the production side of a hugely successful reality TV show and even picked out all the tracks for “Ultimate Prince,” a 2 disc greatest hits set by one of his favorite musicians. He recently completed his first coffee table book of photography entitled Take It With Your Hand, and a second book of poetry called Unfinished Lyrics and is hoping to release both books in 2011
Check out Geoffrey’s amazing site A2G for great updates on the music culture that is NYC.
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January 6, 2011
[BODY] Marko’s Tips: Olive Oil Is For Salads
Every so often a client comes in with a big smile on her face. She claims she has found a cheap miracle hair treatment. Meanwhile back on the ranch her hair looks the driest I have ever seen.
So curiosity always gets the best of me, so I ask:
“Tell me girl, tell me about this wonderful new treatment that is gonna to change the world of hair?”
Then she’ll respond ecstatically ”Olive Oil!” That’s usually where I make a disapproving face.
December 28, 2010
[BLOG] NOObasaurus Gaymer Breakdown: Fallout, WoW & Fable
That Time of Year Again.
Hey everyone, it’s been a while since my last post. Lots of things in my life going off like hand grenades of drama tossed into my little living room of productivity.
As the holiday that celebrates being 1/2 way out of the darkness of winter has passed, and the small fact that I simply can’t sleep, I decided what a better time than any to toss you all a delicious update.
Mmmmm tastes like chocolate.
December 16, 2010
[FOOD] Naughty Confessions & Sweet Treat Bribes
While spinning round and round on a tire swing with an old childhood pal one summer in his grandmother’s backyard, I inadvertently ruined Christmas in July.
My friend Jake collected Star Wars action figures by the dozen and had carrying cases that looked like the torsos of the film’s biggest stars: C-3PO, Darth Vader and R2-D2 all opened up to reveal rows and rows of carefully positioned plastic miniatures of Chewbacca, Han Solo and any other character you could possibly think of from the original three films.
He had duplicates and triplicates of many of them - too many Stormtroopers to count, really. And I think I remember Princess Lea appearing in each case at least once sporting a new look and costume, including one in a bikini from Return of the Jedi that Jake was especially fond of.
December 13, 2010
[MUSIC] According to G: Music Top Tracks for 2010
You might recall that in July, I listed my 10 favorite songs of the year up until that point. This has been a great year for music and I have 10 more songs to add to that list. See my additional picks after the jump.
”Bang Bang Bang” by Mark Ronson, Q-Tip and MNDR.
It was actually hard to select just one Mark Ronson song off his wonderful new album “Record Collection” because I love the entire record, but I looked at the counter on my Ipod and I’ve listened to “Bang Bang Bang” the most, so it’s making the list.
The track features rapping from A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip as well as soon-to-be-megastar MNDR.
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