Guys: look at your hands…are they dirty? Do you have crap under your fingernails (even just a little)? Are your nails scraggly and jagged? If not, good job; you’re doing at least OK. If so, gross; let’s fix this quickly and affordably:

Step 1: Realize that ugly hands attract no one. It doesn’t scream, “Hey, I am a busy man, no time for trivial and useless hygiene…” It screams, “I don’t give a shit…about anything.” So, start giving a shit…at least a little.

Step 2: Leave your ego at the door and go to your local manicure/pedicure shop—I require you go only once! Believe it or not, lots of guys do this on a regular basis, but for your ONE time visit I suggest: watching and learning the basics—then save some $$ and do it yourself in the future. Most manicures range between $20-30, unless you’re overpaying at a hoity-toity place (don’t bother).

Step 3: Don’t go buy a fancy nail-trimming set (unless you really want to and have the dough). Do go buy yourself two simple nail clippers (a small one for fingers and a big one for toes)—shouldn’t be more than $5 altogether.

Step 4: Every couple days employ what your manicurist showed you:

• Wash your hands thoroughly in warm water
• Clean the dirt out from underneath the nails w/ clipper tool
• Clip each nail to a rounded pattern with no angles or corners; not too short—have just a little white at the tip of each nail
• Push back each cuticle (the fleshy part where the nail meets your finger)
• Wash your hands again to get the extra junk off
• Consider using an unscented lotion afterwards; keeps the roughness and cracks to a minimum

The truth is, it’s possible no one will ever notice your nicely groomed and clean hands…but it’s incredibly possible for many people to notice anything less. So, keep up the simple bathroom routine.