Appearance Systems

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type:: reference

zettel-id:: 25c
parent-id:: 25r
created:: 2025-05-12
updated:: 2025-05-24
- # Appearance Systems
- ## Overview
- Comprehensive framework for personal presentation covering skincare protocols, wardrobe strategy, and grooming maintenance. Split into three focused sub-systems for easier management and reference.
- ## Sub-Systems
- ### Skincare Systems
  - Daily Six product stack (AM/PM protocols)
  - Weekly treatments (BHA, LED mask)
  - Situational add-ons (hydrocolloid patches, spot treatments)
  - Beard-zone specific protocols
  - Comfort check procedures for skin sensitivity
- ### Wardrobe Systems
  - Urban Neutral Ops color palette (olive, charcoal, bone, black, slate)
  - Named outfit formulas with three-letter aliases (OCL, DNL, SSM, ITB, CMD, AD)
  - Fabric tactics for texture layering
  - Footwear rotation with decision rules
  - Closet directory tagging protocol
  - Daily styling techniques and pre-mirror checklist
- ### Grooming Systems
  - Low-mid fade haircut protocols with crown management
  - Beard integration and jaw-widening geometry
  - Barber communication templates and reference photos
  - Daily styling routine and weekly maintenance
  - Product stack for texture control and shape retention
- ## Cross-System Coordination
- **Photo Timing** – Skincare SPF reapplication aligns with outfit documentation (golden hour shots)
- **Seasonal Sync** – Heavier skincare barrier creams coordinate with fall/winter wardrobe textures
- **Travel Integration** – Skincare travel kit pairs with capsule wardrobe selection and grooming kit
- **Routine Stacking** – Morning skincare (6-step) flows into grooming maintenance then wardrobe selection
- **Fresh Cut Timing** – Haircuts scheduled with outfit formula photo updates for cohesive presentation
- **Beard-Skincare Sync** – Beard oil application coordinates with evening skincare routine
- ## Shared Principles
- **Consistency over perfection** – Systems should be repeatable daily without decision fatigue
- **Quality investment** – Premium products/pieces that last and perform reliably
- **Systematic improvement** – Regular review cycles (bi-weekly) to refine protocols
- **Documentation** – Photo logs for both skin progress and outfit evolution
- ## Weekly Review Cadence
- **Sunday Planning** – Review all three systems, prep products/outfits/grooming for week
- **Wednesday Check** – Mid-week assessment of what's working/needs adjustment across systems
- **Saturday Deep Dive** – BHA treatment day + wardrobe experiment + grooming touch-up documentation
- ## Common Shopping Integration
- **Bluemercury visits** – Combine skincare restocks with fragrance sampling for outfit formulas
- **Lululemon hemming** – Coordinate with grooming appointments and skincare routine timing
- **Barber visits** – Stack with outfit shopping or skin treatment timing for total refresh
- **Quarterly audits** – Review skincare expiration dates, wardrobe performance, and grooming product needs
- ## Related Pages
- Health & Performance Systems
- Mobility Systems
- 2025-05-19 – Session Summary Appearance & Style Updates
- 2025-06-03 – Session Summary: Haircut & Beard Refinement