From a lady’s point of view, your article couldn’t be more perfect. Some men really need to wake up.
Women appreciate these things and we don’t see anything wrong in a man getting his brows done or having a facial.
Like you said in the Management bit, “If you can’t handle taking care of yourself, what is the logical conclusion a client is going to make about how well you are going to take care of them?”. The same goes for women. Whether the guy has long hair or not (ok, personally I wouldn’t date a guy with hair longer than mine), he should at least be neat and clean. And the point you made about noticing the black under the nails is SO TRUE. No, even if some women like a “hands-on” man, they don’t want a filthy pig who can’t wash his hands after hes done working.
So anyway, hats off to you. I’m glad a man had the guts to tell other men how they can make themselves better, be it in appearance or people skills, without sounding like Carson from Queer Eye for a Straight Guy. Lots of guys think that if a guy tells them what to wear and how to look good, he must be gay. Those poor guys really need to catch a wake up too!

Courtesy of the whole “Steampunk” fashion, this stuff is making a comeback.

Uh, no, it isn’t.

That’s like saying that the next logical step for an artist is being a museum director.

There is nothing wrong with going into management if you feel you would enjoy it in some way, but managers do not code. If they do, they don’t code much. You had better like being in meetings and on conference calls, because that is what you’ll end up doing. Also, you get to stare at a lot of made-up deadlines on GANTT charts.

I’m generalizing here; always a dangerous act. There are exceptions, of course. But the above paragraph describes the lives of most of the software-guy-turned-managers that I’ve known. And a lot of them end up hating it – choose wisely.

Even if it doesn’t help your career, dressing nice carries over into every part of your life. Whether its first impressions or confidence, dressing with clothes that fit and are appropriate will always be a positive addition in your life – no one will ever look down on you in any situation for dressing well.