GQ_Australia_-_February_2017

76 GQ.COM.AU FEBRUARY 2017

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GROOMING GOD

HECAN WRITE, DIRECT AND ACT BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, BEN AFFLECK IS

ALSOASADEPTATTACKLINGSTRAYFACIALHAIRSASHEISRANDOMASTEROIDS.

AHEAD OF HIS NEW FILM,LIVE BY NIGHT, WE CHART HIS HIRSUTE HITS AND MISSES.

Cropped, close and

stillsportingabitof

post-adolescent

puppy fat. #bless

Proving that no one

looksgoodina

goatee. Even with

those cheekbones.

Tousled and chopped

with strategic

forehead strands.

The right hairstyle

for the time.

Groomed within

an inch of his life in

the JLo era. Still

one of his best

looks to date.

After eight years with

little change, Affleck

then nails the balance

between sophistication

and ruggedness.

Thishotmesswas

for the Oscar-

winning filmArgo,

so we’ll let it slide.

But note the grey.

The short back and

sidesarestillhisgo-to

asAffleckbeginsto

embrace his inner and

outer silver fox.

Live By Night is in cinemas January 26

GROOMING

Like the fashion

house that spawned

it, Versace ‘Dylan

Blue’ was never going

to be a classical affair

intheveinofsay,an

Acqua Di Parma

‘Bergamot’. For

example, grapefruit

adds a crisp

freshness, but is the

back-up singer to a

lush lead of ripe fig.

Once again,

age-old elegance

–intheformof

earthy organic

patchouli – is

brought into

the now with

adashofblack

pepper and

unexpected

papyrus. Think

the scent of a

venerable library.

Versace’s hedonism is

in full flow here with

saffron, incense and

mineral-tinged musk.

Theresultisa

confident scent that

screams lost weekend

with a supermodel in

Capri. Yeah, we’re in.

Versace‘DylanBlue’

EDT, $65 (3Oml),

myer.com.au; shop.

davidjones.com.au

TOP NOTES MID NOTES BASE NOTES

LUNCH-HOUR

MAKEOVER

EXTRA PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES.

VERSACE ‘DYLAN

BLUE’ EDT

OnefortheSwimmers

ThelatestfromMichaelKlim’s

grooming range, this body wash

harnessesvitaminCtocombat

thedryingeffectsofchlorine

ontheskin,whilethecalendula

extract, aloe vera and vitamin E

moisturise on contact.Klim

byMichaelKlim‘BoostSwim

Wa s h ’,$14.95; milkandco.com.au

THE CHALLENGE

A comprehensive

salonskintreatment

that has you back at

your desk in 60 mins,

looking like you’ve

beenawayamonth.

THE PRACTITIONER

Douglas Pereira

at Clinical Skin

Therapy, Sydney.

THE TREATMENT

Step 1:Agentle

cleansetogetrid

ofanykindofdirt

or environmental

pollution.

Step 2: Microhydra-

brasion, in which

awandexfoliatesthe

faceandwashesaway

thedebris–it’sadeep

cleansethatfeelsa

little weird but not

uncomfortable.

Step 3:Lighttherapy.

AnLEDredlightis

placed over the eyes

to “rejuvenate and

plump” the skin.

More on that later.

Step 4:Afinespray

of active ingredients

to prepare the skin.

Step 5:Aprocess

called active infusion

therapy infuses, yep,

the previously applied

actives with pure

oxygen to help

them penetrate

deeper into the

skin. It feels like an

extended facial,

with the added

temptation to nod

off, similar to when

viewing one of your

boss’s thrice-weekly

presentations.

THE COST$220.

THE RESULT

Definitely a

difference regarding

texture and firmness,

with skin plumped

and rejuvenated. Also

a diminishing of bags

and under-eye circles.

THE VERDICT

An excellent middle

ground between

at-home treatments

and the world of

cosmeceutical

injectables.

THE DOWNSIDE

You need to go back

every six weeks.

THE INFO

clinicalskin

therapy.com.au