By Stacy Downs
McClatchy Newspapers
replica hublot watchesMustaches are turning up in lots of places other than faces.
Curlicued facial-hair silhouettes evocative of the Pringles can man are printed on pencils, pillows and pint glasses. Waxed whiskers adorn infant onesies and the covers of stylish greeting cards.
And in the case of best friends Clover Cooper and Rayane Thorburn, facial fuzz lines their index fingers. In permanent ink. She and Thorburn are 33. "We got the tattoos as a joke for her birthday," said Cooper, a hairstylist in St. Joseph, Mo.
"When we're together, we're the biggest nerds, holding our mustachioed fingers above our lips, giggling and laughing our heads off."
Mustache tattoos have become a recent trend, even appealing to those in the corporate world because they're concealed between fingers.
Thomas sabo charmsThorburn, a design planner for the gift presentation department at Hallmark, likes how her mustache tattoo can be her secret.
"When someone is having a bad day, I just show them my mustache," Thorburn said.
Why are old-school mustaches suddenly so en vogue? They offer an antidote to this depressing economy, that's for sure, and trend watchers say you'll find lots of humorous decor in 2010.
"I think people in their 20s and 30s always thought of mustaches as a joke, and nobody had one because their dads, porn stars and 'Magnum, P.I.' had them," said Derek Fagerstrom, co-owner of the Curiosity Shoppe and gallery in San Francisco.
replica tag heruer watches"Mustaches are iconic of a bygone era, and people smile at their retro vibe."
But now Fagerstrom is seeing interest peak with mustache parties and competitions to raise money for charity. Some young guys are sporting the real deals.
"There's a transformation that takes place when you adhere one above your lip," said Marisa Bode, a member of the Kansas City Fake Mustache Club.
Yes, you read that right. Kansas City, Mo., and a handful of other cities worldwide have fake mustache clubs.
"Not too long ago, fake mustaches were hard to find," Bode said.
Now you'll find them everywhere - if not right below your nose, then maybe between your fingers.
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