Look Like Dougie Poynter
Ever wondered why Dougie Lee Poynter has so many girl fans? Ever wondered what girls see in him?
Dougie Poynter is the youngest guy of the famous English band "McFLY". Although he is the youngest (being only fifteen when he joined), and he doesn't talk much, he has a distinct personality and style that many would love to follow. Keep reading if you want to learn how to borrow a few key points of Dougie Poynter's rad style without looking like a poser.
Steps
- Get a haircut. If you want to look like Dougie, you should definitely change. Don't forget, Dougie's style is the most different from the other band members. And the most important? His appearance changes are his own decisions. That means, he trusts much more himself than a simple stylist. At the pictures to the right, you can see the progress and the changes of Dougie's haircuts through the years. You can choose whichever haircut you like the most, but the later ones are much more Dougie.
- Dye your hair (unless your natural hair is Dougie's color). Dougie's natural color is light brown/blond but he has made a few changes throughout his career. His main color has been blond, but he has also experimented himself with purple or brown highlights.
- Take care of your hair everyday. Shower and after that use conditioner for your hair. This will make the every-day-hair-preparation much more easier. Apart from the last haircut of Dougie, the other ones require straight hair.
- Buy "skater" clothes. Dougie is 23 years old but it could be said that he represents the ages of 16 until 18 years old. He loves hats, and skate/surf brand clothing. Specifically:
- Buy brand clothes. It sounds expensive but skating brand clothes are the main characteristic of Dougie's style. Try out Hurley, Atticus, Wesc, Billabong, Fallen, Volcom, Adio, Etnies, Macbeth e.t.c.
- Buy hats. The branded hats aren't necessary but they surely add more glamour to the whole style. You could try the same brands with the T-shirts.
- Wear knee breeches. Dougie loves them and everyone can see that from his appearances. Occasionally, you should show up with some jeans but this isn't necessary. Since many jeans aren't part of the "skater" style, you will have to work at finding the appropriate attire. Try baggier pants for the correct look.
- Buy branded shoes. The favorite brands of Dougie in shoes are Adio Nixon, Macbeth and Etnies however he claimed to have a large collection of Puma trainers when the band started. His newest shoes are bright blue and red hi-top Adidas. You could experiment yourself though.
- Buy brand clothes. It sounds expensive but skating brand clothes are the main characteristic of Dougie's style. Try out Hurley, Atticus, Wesc, Billabong, Fallen, Volcom, Adio, Etnies, Macbeth e.t.c.
- Get a tattoo. Dougie has four tattoos - a star on each ankle (one blue, one red), the word "Athletes" across the top of his foot, and a large space-themed scene - complete with rocket and lizard-skull - over his upper right chest. In the summer of 2006 he had the tattoo extended down his right arm, he has a chameleon in a spaceship eating a tie fighter from Star Wars and it's in a nebular. Doing the exactly same tattoos would be considered as imitation. In late 2010 he had the tattoo extended down his arm. It is completely covered with meteors, and ships. Going down he as microphones, a totem pole, a giant stone statue and leaves around his arm. So improvise and think something who has to do with these designs.
- Pierce your nose. It was known that Dougie had a lip piercing though he doesn't have it anymore as it got infected but girls adored it. There have been many fan pages about that lip ring. You should give a try, but don't do it on your own. Let an expert do it for you. He also had his nose pierced around the summer of 2008 until around the end of 2008. He claimed it also got infected in 2009 so he removed it. If a nose piercing isn't really your style, try a couple of the piercings below to add an instant rocker vibe to your look although the lip-ring would be the recommended option.
- For example:
- Bridge: Very top of nose, between the eyes.
- Eyebrow: Pierced on the outer half of the eyebrow, vertically. (Harry from McFLY has this piercing)
- Labret: Middle of lower lip.
- Septum: Bottom middle of nose, below where the cartilage ends.
- Nostril: Side of the nose. (Dougie has been spotted with Nostril but since most don't know it, you can try it).
- For example:
- Learn to love lizards! Dougie's nickname at school was "Lizard King" so you should at least like them. Dougie had once said in an interview that if he wasn't a bassist, he would have been herpetologist.
- House a Lizard and take care of it as a simple pet. Get some photos with your lizard so that you show off that you have it as a pet.
- Make a scrapbook or a folder in your computer full of lizards in case your parents don't let you to buy one. Carry it with you often.
- Start a musical instrument. The best would be to play bass but if you don't want to, you could try to play guitar. Dougie's weakness is his bass. He's been playing bass for years (since he was 13) so the earlier you start the better.
- Listen to Dougie's favorite bands. Dougie is the bassist in McFLY which is more of a pop band but as he never forgets to claim he loves pop-punk music Specifically, he enjoys listening to bands like:
- Blink-182
- Sum 41
- New Found Glory
- My Chemical Romance
- Angels & Airwaves
- Wet Wet Wet
- The All-American Rejects
- Green Day
- Brand New
- Less Than Jake
- Pennywise
- Nirvana
- Be a fan of Tom Delonge. Tom Delonge is a member of the band Blink-182 who Dougie once interviewed. Dougie considers Tom as his idol and his room is still full of his posters. So collect posters of Blink 182, buy their albums from CD shops or online and add some of their songs in your MP3 player to show your preferences.
Tips
- Be a low profile person. Dougie doesn't talk much but when he does, there are some inappropriate things that get out of his mouth. He was nicknamed 'Grunger' at school and wasn't very popular.
- Be funny. Dougie is the funniest boy in McFLY and he never forget to drop funny lines in the middle of nowhere. (He would like the Blink 182 song 'Happy Holidays' played at his funeral, His best friend thought he was a hill, He would like to have a bath in baked beans and He is scared of fire and the dark e.t.c.)
- Learn some words in Greek. Dougie is half Greek and he could speak Greek fluently when he was three years old. Now he remembers words.
- Try to eat more fruits and vegetables. Dougie and the other band members have a target to eat one unusual fruit everyday. Keep it in your schedule.
- Add some accessories to your look. Dougie now and then appears with weird bracelets or surfer necklaces. Lately he has been wearing a black headband on many tv appearances and in concert. The bracelets could be plain simple or they could be branded as well. Additionally you could choose some belts for your style but even without them would do.
- Use the word "dude". Dougie loves using this word and additionally he doesn't know how to spell some words. So when you text with your mates you could say "gud" instead of "good" or "really" instead of "really". Besides spelling the words wrong is a new fashion.
- Create a Myspace page.Dougie Poynter may not have an official one but the band does. Additionally the band runs the page itself. Create the page, thus you will communicate with other Dougie/McFLY fans and learn more about them. Besides, a stylish boy like you must have a Myspace page. However if you do not have a Myspace page, and you have Facebook, keep that instead. Customize your page in any case with Blink 182 layouts.It would be a great idea if you had as default yourself with a bass or even with a lizard. That would be so ..."Doug-ish"!
Warnings
- Don't play with fire
- Don't let other people touch your property. Dougie hates that.
- Don't overdo it with imitation. You will most likely hate to be called a poser.
- The steps and tips below explain "How to be Dougie Poynter" but don't do any of this if you don't really like it.Be yourself.
- Don't spell the words wrong all the time. Your friends will realize what you are trying to do. Keep it in personal level and never misspell words at school.
- Ask for instructions before doing a tattoo or a piercing.
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