Fashion: Hairstyle Tutorial Long Hair

The Hairstyle is a very important part of fashion.

There are countless tutorials for women with long hair made by models. Men have to take a bit of a back seat there at the moment.

That’s why today I want to show you my daily hair styling routine. I hope you can apply some of it on your own style!

Before we begin

The styling already starts in the shower. I mostly use shampoo and conditioner from Fable and Mane, which is a vegan and silicone-free product that I highly recommend.

Every two to three days I also use the hair oil of the same brand. It makes the hair stronger and healthier. But the oil is not a necessity, just a nice bonus that smells very good.

Drying

After showering, I dry my hair roughly with a towel. After that, the hair dryer and (if necessary) a brush comes into play. Nothing too spectacular here.

But after blow drying you will notice the use of the conditioner, because your hair should now already be a bit more voluminous than before. It is important that you do not blow dry your hair completely, but keep a slight moisture in it. (If you are unsure about that part, just look at the video on my Youtube channel, there you can estimate quite well on the basis of my hair, how it should look).

Depending on the look you want, you can then comb through your hair again, I always like to do it to even it up a bit.

Styling

Now it’s time to style. I use a little bit of beard oil first. Beard oil? That’s right! Rub it in evenly and touch up with a comb if you want. This gives the hair a shiny look. But be careful: Only use a fingertip, otherwise you can may look like the godfather in the end.

After that you can be creative and come up with your own style. I like to use matte paste because I like the voluminous look and the interaction of the matte and the shiny oil. But you can also use gel or another styling product. Go wild!

Then, as the icing on the cake, I like to give my hair a drizzle of hairspray. But again, not too much! Otherwise your hair may stick together, get greasy and all the work you just put into your hair will be gone.

 

And that’s about it, I hope I was able to help you with this tutorial!

For the whole tutorial as a video, check out my YouTube channel. There you can take a closer look at the subtleties of the styling.

 

If you have questions or suggestions for new tutorials or video ideas, use the comments below!

My home workout routine while Corona / Lockdown

As we all know, 2020 was a slightly different year. The CoronaVirus, also known as COVID-19, has pushed people, the world and the economy to their limits. There were lockdowns, so you had to move your sporting activities to your own home.

In our first lockdown in Germany in March 2020, I dealt a lot with home workouts and bodyweight exercises. I was able to make my own plan for myself at home. Now we are in the second lockdown in November 2020 and I have made it my business to share my home workouts with you. In this blog post I will tell you more about my workout routine and give you instructions on how to do it at home.

The change of my workout with bodyweight exercises showed me that even when the gyms were open again, I relied more on bodyweight exercises and also changed my training after the lockdown with certain exercises. It showed me that my body copes much better with such exercises and therefore I recommend to include it in your future workouts.

My workout plan before lockdown and COVID-19

Before the lockdown, my weekly plan consisted of push, pull and leg training with additional running units. I tried to train my stomach every second day and before each session in the gym I was on a cardio machine for 10 minutes.

In my previous blog post about my workout routine, I already gave you insights into which exercises and how many repetitions and sets I do.

I actually tried to transfer this plan to my home workouts and looked for ways to hit certain muscle groups with bodyweight.

The principle of my home workout plan

As you may have already seen on YouTube, I have uploaded various videos and training tutorials about the home workouts. The whole thing works in the modular system because one training session is not enough to cover daily needs. You can add the different workouts together and do them one after the other. How you ultimately structure your week and your weekly plan is up to you. With the workouts on my YouTube channel you have the opportunity to build your own routine. Of course I have also built my routine and will tell you about it below.

My perfect week – home training

Monday                 12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min push training

Tuesday                 10km run or 20 min rope skipping

Wednesday           12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min pull training

Thursday               10km run or 20 min rope skipping

Friday                    12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min push training

Saturday                no training

Sunday                   12 min Fat Burn + 13 min six pack + 30 min pull training

Vary and adapt to yourself !!

It is extremely important that you adapt your plan to your performance. Since I’ve been in sports and high-performance sports continuously since I was 16, it is clear that I simply have a different sports performance than someone who is more inexperienced in sports. Therefore, like to adapt the workouts to you and listen to your body, when it needs a break and when it still has power to do more. A healthy variety is extremely important in the whole thing, so that you do not do the same training three days in a row.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I will upload more YouTube videos in the near future, so it makes sense to subscribe to my YouTube account and for daily news follow my Instagram Account.

 

Best

Fabs

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin 2019 – Highlights, Impressions, Modeling

I know Fashion Week Berlin 2019 was more than a couple month ago. It was in July 2019. Nevertheless, I would like to share my impressions with you. It was a crazy week and I met a lot of people. Who I met and on which parties I was, you will get to know in this blog post.

Impressions of the city of Berlin

As most of you know, Berlin is the capital and is the largest city in Germany with 5 million inhabitants.

I think Berlin is a very interesting city, because you are not limited in your options. You can achieve everything. There are many freethinkers and alternative ways of thinking are always tolerated.

There are very cool clubs to party, places to chill with friends and just hang out. Berlin compared to other German cities is a snappy city.

Why should I go to Fashion Week?

Anyone who is from the fashion industry, working for a brand, as a photographer, as a model or as a stylist. It makes sense to go to the fashion week because there can be great new people to connect with. As a social media creator you can connect with brands and work out deals. You can also get to know new social media creator. For Brands it makes sense to represent your own brand in order to increase it. So basically Fashion Week is great for networking. A little tip: always take a business card with you.

As a model at Fashion Week in Berlin

This year I was booked as a model for the finale of Berlin Fashion Week in the “Haubentaucher”. It was a lot of fun to run in this great location as a model on the catwalk. I was just back from Los Angeles for a week and really enjoyed it.

Fashion Week is great to enlarge the image as a model. Money-technically, Fashion Week is not really worth it as a model.

How do I get invited to a fashion week?

If you have a certain size or reputation in the fashion scene, you will usually be contacted via email from PR agencies. Maybe your management will also take care of inviting you to red carpet events and shows.

If you are at the beginning of your career, it makes sense to email PR agencies and ask for invitations for the Fashion Week. You can also contact large brands, which have their own shows.

There is also the possibility to get appointments for new shows through contacts you made just now on some shows. Not all shows are at one location. Sometimes  you get confused where the next show is. And only by asking, you can get a rough overview of the whole event schedule.

Impressions of Fashion Week in Berlin 2019

The Fashion Week in Berlin is always a lot of fun, because I meet a lot of people that I have not seen for a long time. So it’s like a class reunion.

Especially among social media craters and models, there are connections and it’s just a lot of fun to go out and celebrate. For me Fashion Week in Berlin is less to increase my reputation. It’s more to meet all people again. For example, I met Carlos or Luca again.

I’ve been to a lot of events this year, including the Hugo Boss party, the About You show, the Michalski show, Otto, Guido Maria Kretzschmar, the Bunte Magazin party, the Tigha party and many more.

It’s actually like every year so I do not want to talk a lot about the individual events.

Conclusion

That was just a small review of the Fashion Week in Berlin 2019 and some general information. For the next Fashion Weeks, I will write detailed blog posts and also go into the individual events. For modeling-questions and questions about my person you can go and check out my Youtube Account with Q&As and also My Instagram account 🙂

If you have any questions, let me know in the comments.

Model ABC: How to become a model? – First Steps

Since I’ve been working as a professional fashion model around the world many people had asked me how they can become a model. Thats the reason to make a short tutorial about how the model world works.

1. Am I able to become a model??!

This question does not actually arise because each person is unique in their own way and can therefore work as a model. You should always be clear about what type of model you are. Are you tall and thin and can work more as a high fashion model. Are you built more stable and therefore work more as a photo model.

You should always keep your strengths in mind and try to implement them in the field of modeling. For example, it’s cool if you have a lot of freckles. This can be shown very well in headshots and is super popular.

Your personality also plays a big role, because nobody wants a model, which is super shy and does not think creatively. It’s better to do a little too much than not enough!

Attributes in the model world can be:

Hair, face, eyes, body, pigments, size, etc.

It is not about “beauty”! Unique is the most important word here.

2. What are the model markets?

Each country usually has its own model market. Different model types are preferred for each market. In Germany, for example, you should be at least 185 cm as a man to work in the fashion sector. In Los Angeles, for example, if you work in the field of swimwear, you can still be under 180cm.

Every market is different, some are more popular if you are older some prefer with a beard and some smaller young ones without a beard.

It looks similar for women!

3. Whats the best model agency for me?

Basically, you can search for model agencies on the Internet. You can then make yourself smarter at www.models.com. Almost all model agencies are listed there and also divided into different categories.

The bigger is not better at the same time! It always depends on how well you get along with your agent. A healthy relation with you and your model agency is usually worth a lot more than size and name.

4. How to get a model agency?

The easiest way to get an agency is to introduce yourself to it by email. A small email is sufficient in which you briefly describe who you are, where you come from and what you do. In addition, you can of course also mention whether you have any experience in the model area and of course insert pictures. The pictures can already be model pictures, but do not have to be. All you need is simple photos with your cell phone on the front of a white wall with normal jeans and a white shirt. Everything also from the side and from behind. You can of course also add a few different poses, laugh or seriously.

5. What is a model book?

A model book or model book in English is a collection of the best pictures of you as a model. With this folder you introduce yourself to customers and can show customers who you are and what work you have already done. In the book model it is important to show different sides of you.

6. What are polar/digitals?

One speaks of polas or also digital if you want to have unprocessed pictures of your person from the front, from the side and from the back, to get a natural impression of you

You then send these to the model agencies in the email. They are also used to give customers an impression of you!

That was some information in the modeling area. If you have any special questions, please ask me in the comments.

 

I hope you liked this blog post?! If you have questions, feel free to ask me! I will answer everything and if you have suggestions on what to write in my next blog post, please tell me! 🙂

Otherwise, check out my Instagram account @fabianxarnold!

Best regards

Fabian

The best nutrition to be fit – by fabianxarnold

My last blog post was about showing you what my weekly workout plan looks like. In this blog post I want to tell you more about my diet.

Preliminary

I would also like to say that there is not the perfect diet and it can have different effects on each body.

It always depends on how your metabolism works and is adjusted and whether you have a strong body or are rather thinner. Every body is different. You should always listen to your own body and not just follow the rules of others.

My starting situation

As many of you probably know, when I was 16, I started going to the gym. Since I have always been one of the thinner ones and very active in sports, I had problems with gaining weight . Therefore, I would like to focus more on this situation in this blog post because it can be hard for some people to gain weight. But of course I would like to give tips on how to incorporate a diet or whether it makes sense at all to torture yourself with a diet. Maybe you just prefer to change your complete diet?

Healthy weight gain

Altogether there are three Marco components. That would be fats, proteins and carbohydrates. What has always worked best for me is to reduce fats and to consume healthy fats like nuts or fish and to keep proteins high with a normal dose of carbohydrates.

To gain weight you should generate a calorie surplus. To keep it healthy, it was easiest for me to eat a lot of pasta, lots of rice and potatoes. Then there were always proteins such as beans, lentils or chicken. I have always had a lot of strength.

Many may think that it does not matter what you eat when you want to gain weight. But for me it was very important because I wanted to gain weight but stay shredded! Not taking any fat but simply building lean muscle, it was important for me to eat healthy and use healthy carbohydrates. Of course there were also cheat days from time to time like a burger, pizza and so on. But in general I ate very clean and stayed shredded, but gained weight.

Lose weight and lose fat

After a couple years I was too big for fashion modeling and had to much muscle mass and also fat. For that I ate less carbohydrates but a lot of vegetables and protein, like eggs and chicken and also lentils and beans, of course, no cheat days. After 3-4 weeks you should definitely see significant differences! It is important that you do not make the diet change abruptly. Slowly prepare your body for it. Even if you end the diet, you should not make it abrupt, slowly get used to normal.

How good is a diet in general?

Actually, I’m not a fan of diets. Sometimes I have done it to achieve faster results faster. However, to achieve long-term success, you should make a healthy and balanced diet. This also includes a lot of fruits, vegetables, potatoes, rice, pasta and proteins.

I never made a nutrition plan. I was always a friend of to eat what was in the fridge. However, it is easier for many people to make a pla, when to eat something.

Diet depends on the sport!

The diet also depends on the sport. If I do more exercise, I also have to get more energy (carbohydrates). Otherwise, I achieve less athletic performance. That is different for everyone. I did sports twice a day and therefore I need more energy. if you do less you also need less energy. You should also plan when you do sports and when you eat it. If you want to lose weight, it is the best to eat a few proteins and vegetables before training and then carbohydrates, proteins and fats after training.

If you want to gain weight, you should also eat carbohydrates before training to provide the body with enough energy and thereby gaining weight.

Conclusion

I never thought too much about my diet, just made sure to do enough exercise. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a feedback or write an e-mail. Be sure to check out my Instagram account for daily inspiration.

 

 

Episode 26: ✖️Too busy – is that possible?! ✖️

When someone had asked me that question a couple weeks ago I would said “𝑵𝒐, 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒚!”
But after the last couple weeks my body told me I need a break and to slow down. I got sick 2 times in 3 weeks.
Now I’m in Italy and pushed a few projects back to get back my strength of body and mind.
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Always listen to your body and sometimes you have to take a break!
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⁉️𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆⁉️

Episode 25: ❌ Value of TIME ❌

While traveling it feels like time is running faster than normal…
It is almost December and that means a the year 2019 is over…
I was 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 18 month of the last 2 years! So IN TOTAL I was home for 6 month‼️
I really got to know how important time is. Time that you spend with your family and friends, true friends…
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I haven’t seen my brother growing up to become a man. When I left he was 18 years old and such a kid… Now he is 20 and bigger than myself..
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐒𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭!
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

 

Episode 24: ❌ Traveling or Family?! 💭 ❌

Since a couple weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about my whole travels.
It’s 1,5 years ago that I went to Australia as a Backpacker. Since then I never really got home…
Yes, it just feels great to see all those amazing places… But what I learned that LIFE IS NOT ALL ABOUT THAT!
For me it became so much more important to stay at home as much as I can to spend time with my family…
Every time when I come home after a couple month I just realize how much time is gone.
𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵.. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗶 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹⁉️
💥Maybe you can help me…

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞?💥

 

 

Modeling in Singapore 2019 for 3 month

I was in Singapore for modeling from September until December 2019. It was my third Modell Trip and so much staff changed during that time. In this blog post I will tell you more about what happened in Singapore.

 

First arrival and impressions

When I arrived in Singapore I got on the train and drove towards the city centre because I had rented an apartment there. My first impression was that the streets are so clean and everything was very safe. There were cameras everywhere and you didn’t feel like you had to be careful. Singapore wasn’t as Asian as I thought it was. Everyone spoke perfect English and the street signs were in English.

The public train system was also well developed. You can tap with your credit card to pay the train or you can buy a card at 7Eleven.

 

It’s so hot in Singapore

Since I was living in Australia for a year, I was used to the heat. But Singapore wasn’t just hot! It was oppressive! You have the feeling that you start to sweat as soon as you get out of the air conditioning. Fortunately, air conditioning was available in all public buildings and on the trains.

The sun is not as strong on the skin as in Australia. Nevertheless, you should always wear long clothes or use sunscreen because the sun is strong there too. Singapore is located directly on the equator.

 

 

Modeling in Singapore as a Male Model

My reason to go to Singapore was that my mother agency from LA said that the model market in Singapore should be very good.

You have the chance to model for big magazines. So, you can build your portfolio as a model. That can help you for example, to get the visa for the United States.

My mother agency from LA got me a model agency in Singapore.

Right on the second day when I arrived in Singapore, I went to the agency and picked up my model cards.

The day before you always get the information about the dates and castings that are due the next day. The normal procedure looks like this:

You go to auditions, introduce yourself, hand in your model card, do a few digitals and then you wait to see if you get the job or not.

In three months, I modeled for three magazines and for several companies in the e-commerce sector. I am happy with my time in Singapore because it has brought me closer to my goal of modeling in America.

 

Party and social life in Singapore

I am very disappointed in partying and social life in Singapore. In the last few years I have been to a lot of parties in Australia, America and also in Europe and you cannot compare anything to the parties in Singapore. I didn’t like the music in Singapore at all. It was a remix of songs I heard ten years ago. Alcohol is so expensive in Singapore that I always thought whether it was worth drinking or not. The only thing I did was that I went to movies!

Cinemas in Singapore are cheaper than in Germany. So, during the week in THE CATHAY you only pay the equivalent of 6 € for a new movie!

 

Beaches in Singapore

Singapore is right on the water but has almost no natural beaches. The only beach there is on the island of Sentosa and it is an artificial beach. You can’t compare it to a normal beach. The beach vibe is not like in Australia. There are not many people at the beach and the water is not great either because the water is very warm and there are no waves.

 

Conclusion about Singapore

All in all, Singapore was definitely worth it. Since I was able to drive my business forward and also made good progress in modeling.

However, I would not go to Singapore for life because it is just too boring and there is nothing really you can do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My first trip to America – California 2019

2018 was a great year, but my experiences in Los Angeles should top that, at parties with Drake’s dad, at Dan Bilzerian’s home, or in the Mustang to Las Vegas!

In this blog post I will tell you everything!

 

The first impressions of Los Angeles

I arrived in Los Angeles during the night and it was so crazy to see all the lights of LA from the plane. I took an Uber to the hostel, which I had booked for a few days. Unfortunately there are two hostels with the same name and i went to the wrong one. I took another Uber and went to the right hostel, what a perfect start! It was right on Hollywood Boulevard and I thought it would be a good location for my first accomodation in LA. But when I got there, I realized, Los Angeles has a lot of homeless people. I was a little afraid to walk through the streets. The hostel was a dump and I slept with four others in the room. I’m not going to tell you more about it!

The next day I went up to the Hollywood Sign. The weather was hazy and foggy. Not a nice first day to get to know Los Angeles. The city was pretty grey, a lot of concrete and garbage and many homeless people. When I went down the Hollywood Boulevard in the afternoon, I really expected something different. It’s more like a garbage dump than the big Hollywood Boulevard you know from TV. But when I got out of Hollywood it was very nice, Beverly Hills, the Rodeo Drive and also Santa Monica were so beautiful with palm trees on the sides, beautiful cars and beautiful people.

The city itself is just too big and you can not take public transport, which annoyed me. Sometimes you need more than 1.5 hours from Santa Monica to Hollywood.

Party in Los Angeles

From my time in Germany I was used to a lot, but in Los Angeles the whole nightlife is even more exhausting than in Germany. The clubs are closing at 2:00 am, but you will go to the Hills for an afterparty. Every single day is a big party and you have the chance to have the best night ever, depending on which celebrities are in the club. For example I met Drake’s dad at the club and went to an after-show party with him.

In the clubs you can only get in if you know the promoters, since it is not for the “normal” public. I was lucky that I got to know a few promoters through Instagram and came into the clubs. There I met a lot of people, for example Bianca Ghezzi one of the assistants of Dan Bilzerian. That’s why I came to Dan Bilzerian’s house to do a series for the Bachelor Ignite season with Billie Jo Powders. His house is just crazy. He has everything you need, a gym, a pool, rooftop, billiard, punching bag and much more!

 

Road trip to Las Vegas / Grand Canyon – is it worth it?

The city that everyone knows from movies was definitely on the list to visit for a long time. It’s only about 6 hours  from Los Angeles by car. We rented a Mustang convertible for a weekend and drove there for a couple days. It was less about the city Las Vegas, it was more about the road trip itself and just the roads of America and the freedom to enjoy. We made a stopover at Hoover Dam and then came to Las Vegas. Las Vegas was not as pompous as I thought. It was just a street where 16 huge hotels are lined up.

Our hotel was one of the oldest at the very beginning of the street. It is called Circus Circus. When we made our way to our room, we were amazed. We had a theme park in our hotel, with two roller coasters, casino and shops. In Las Vegasall the casinos are in the hotels. The first night we went to the casino in Cesar Palace and into a strip club after. On the second day we went to a pool party where the Chainsmokers hung up and in the evening we went for some food.

The next day we went to the Grand Canyon, because it is only about 2-3 hours away by car from Las Vegas. The Grand Canyon is definitely the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t stop looking down the canyon. Unfortunately we did not do a helicopter flight. That would be something I would do the next time. I can highly recommend to visit Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.

          

Road trip to San Diego – Must do?

One week after Las Vegas, we did another road trip to San Diego. A buddy and I took the train this time. I had a friend in San Diego where we stayed for two days. He also showed us around. Mission and Pacific Beach are the two main beaches in San Diego. They have a much better beach vibe than the beaches in Los Angeles, especially for teens (lots of bars, lots of party, nice promenade). It’s a great place to get down. The city with Little Italy and all the bars is really cool and it is not big as Los Angeles. We also went to San Diego ZOO and SEA LIFE, which I really can’t recommend. I got bored after a few hours.

San Diego is a very cool city and I highly recommend a trip from Los Angeles to San Diego.