Let’s get a little sexy, shall we? You’ve had a hard day at the office, your boss has shouted at you like you were an Egyptian slave groveling before an angry pharaoh, and you’ve got a microwave meal waiting for you in your apartment.

But we’re getting sexy, remember? We’re not worrying about the stresses of our day-to-day lives or eating a veggie lasagna that took three minutes to heat up. We’re loosening our ties, shoveling oysters and red wine down our gullets and playing a Barry White album on repeat like the sexy, sexy people we are.

And let’s face it: feeling sexy on your doggone lonesome is about as much fun as a depressed clown’s birthday party. To get more traction from your Barry White album, you’ll have to find a partner to get down and dirty with.

So let’s pull some grooming tips from our bag of tricks and make you more of an eligible bachelor than a supercharged Ryan Gosling. Take a look at some of these tips and enjoy a beauty regime that will turn you from a lonesome, veggie lasagna-eating weirdsicle into a loved-up Christian Grey lothario.

Aftershave is a man’s best friend

No man on God’s green earth has ever smelt good without a whiff of antiperspirant. Our natural odors are a bit funky – a coalescence of sweat and testosterone that could make even an anosmia sufferer’s nasal passages wretch.

A poor smelling fella is the wolf at the door of any first date, constantly threatening to break out and ruin your prospective partner’s first impression of you. But masking your odor with a sexy scent could be the ideal solution.

Our aftershave recommendation of the moment is Davidoff. You’ll recognise the brand name from the TV, usually on those ads that are in arthouse black-and-white – the ones that feature some hunk seducing a fashion model, and it ends with one of them intoning “Davidoff” in a breathy, meaningful tone.

Their range is exemplary, containing masculine top tones that will set the nasal passages of your potential partner alight!

The right threads

Not everyone looks amazing in a suit, but everyone should give it a go if they want to dress to impress in the quest for romance. You won’t have to head to Savile Row (unless you’re really rolling in it), but shelling out for one well-tailored, all-purpose suit will help you look like a major player whenever you have to.

With these basic tips in your arsenal, you’ll be getting a little rambunctious with the perfect partner in no time!