Looking good: A guide for men

I first saw a copy of Looking Good back in the late 70's when I was a skinny, pimple-faced, lost pre-teen. One look at this book, and while flipping through it, I finally discovered what I was looking for. Thru its simple step by step guidance, I started to gain self confidence, and started to be less critical of myself and more accepting of my looks. The book stresses that you can do the best with what you have. And I truly believe that if everyone accept their looks, and just do the best they can with it, they will succeed. This book had a tremendous impact on me as a pre-teen, and I still have my copy on my bookshelf that once in a while a flip through, and really measure how far I've come since the day when I was a skinny, pimple faced teenager

As a teenager aching to learn practical knowledge of basic (okay, exceptional) grooming habits, this book offered me soup to nuts advice and suggestions on a grooming regimen. It did not offer occasional use "salon" tricks, but informed the reader in establishing good habits and an ongoing routine for above average grooming. It was very readable, and had lots of good photographic illustrations (some of it for "show," perhaps to inspire the reader -- "You too can look great like these professional models"). I'm sure some of the products and fashion beliefs are now dated, but ... I wish I still had my copy. Much of its text was timeless. Example: for shaving, he recommended that anyone considering using a straight razor invest in some lessons from a local, professional barber. Above all, Hix' writing style was never pedantic. It was no-nonsense, and let the reader decide what and what not to do, daily, monthly, and for life. I still practice some of the routines I learned from LOOKING GOOD. What does that tell you?

This book is very informative with information about personal hygeine for men.

This book is very precious, and, this will sound bitchy, but if you look at the author's photo, he is in fact a goofy-looking guy who few men would want to look like. So his own appearance belies his own advice.