The online men’s style magazine Every Guyed has nominated HOMME Grooming for the award of “Best Grooming Blog”  in The Cravats Menswear Media Awards. We need your help to win the award! The winner will earn free advertising and swag (which we’ll pass on to you dear readers). So help a guy out and vote vote vote!

If HOMME Grooming wins, we’ll celebrate with a week of incredible giveaways from some of your favorite brands!

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On May 23rd, the world’s most elaborately hirsute will convene in Anchorage, Alaska for a true face-off. And what fun awaits in the great state of Alaska! From a parade of bearded men to the town center, to an opening party featuring the Australian rock band, The Beards (who sing songs for and about people with beards), these hairy blokes know how to party.

The main competition has three main categories: mustaches, partial beards and full beards. Each of those categories is then divided into 18 separated classes: from “Imperial Mustaches” and the “Musketeer” to the “Garibaldi Beard” and “Whaler Beard.” The best category of all, is “Freestyle,” when all the  stops are pulled and competitors grow hair of all shapes, sizes and carefully manicured styles. You can check out all the categories by clicking here.

While some disagreement exists as to the true origins of the World Beard and Moustache Championships, it can be traced to the first competition in 1990, held in Höfen/Enz, Germany, a small village in the Black Forest.  However, others say the event started in Italy sometime in the 1970s. Either way, it’s an excuse to toss aside your razor and join your bearded buddies in celebration.

Tickets for the competition and judging are available now (Get your tickets by March 7th for an early bird discount!). For more information (or sign up to compete) by clicking here!

Paris Hilton was named “Celebrity of the Year” by the Fragrance Foundation. She’ll collect her prize at the FiFi Awards on May 27th. Do people still pay attention to Paris? [Now Smell This via The Cut]

Giorgio Armani will launch Attitude Extreme this month, to expand the Attitude portfolio. NowSmellThis (or maybe a press release) describes it as “more intense, seductive and masculine than the original; the notes feature lemon, star anise, cardamom, cedar, coffee, amber and patchouli.” [NowSmellThis]

I admit that I haven’t been watching the Emmy’s tonight, but I’ve been looking at some of the photos that have been coming off the wires. It seems that Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Patrick “Dr. Dreamy” Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) and Peter Krause (Six Feet Under) ran out of time when getting dressed and forgot to have a chat with their Gillette Fusion razors. 

Stubble was everywhere on the red carpet tonight and straight women around the world cringed.

If you’re going to go through the trouble to get dressed to the nines in a great looking tux, rent the limo and get your hair trimmed, why not shave? It takes just a few minutes to do it yourself or you could opt for a luxurious, straight-razor shave for about $30.

HOMMEgrooming Rule #1: A tux demands a clean-shaven face unless you’re sporting a tasteful, well-groomed beard. Stubble is not acceptable for black tie events.

Check out the Fox News story.