The Game

Javier's Stamp of Approval

Javier was the original savage - the sleaziest savage. His origins trace back to a time when Banditos walked the cracked Mexican soil. Once cowboys took over, Javier went into hiding. After hundreds of years, Javier has resurfaced on the faces of people all over the world. Javier’s mark is The Mustache. As an homage to his legendary journey, Music Savages encourages you keep track of Javier’s presence by snapping photos of the sleaziest, thickest, gratuitously loose, most uniquely awkward, off colored, manicured, majestic and/or creepy specimens.

Just remember: there’s a little Javier in all of us.

Javier's Stamp of Approval is a game that you can play with your friends as you meet new people at raves, in the club, on the street, in the basement, at the department store, in the DMV... if there are people there, you can play this game there.

We may not be rating mustache photos in our blog like we used to in our 20's, but it's always inspiring to see Javier's legend live on. Feel free to tag us as you post your photos with your friends using:

#javiersmustache

click here to view and download your own J-Stamp for your photos

Javier's Rules:

Take a photo of a mustache
Rate the horsepower of your photo using Javier's patented horsepower ratings system (see below)
Photos will get horsepower for all categories contained in the phone, for example 10 HP for a photo of your buddy, or 30 HP for a photo of you and your buddy (assuming you both have mustaches), which is the sum of the first three horsepower categories
Mustaches must have defined edges - no goatees and no beards
Don't go trolling the internet. Don't use AI. This is about human interaction. Get out there and snap your own photos of real people, and meet some new friends in the process!
Make sure to ask your subjects for permission before you take their photos, touch their mustaches, or capture any nudity and illegal behavior

Javier's Patented Horsepower Ratings System

Standard = 10 HP

A picture of a subject with a mustache

Yours = 10 HP

A picture of your own mustache

In the Picture = 10 HP

You are in the picture with the subject

Hands = 10 HP

Both of your hands are visible in the picture or you’re in the picture while simultaneously holding the camera

Cigarette = 10 HP

The subject has a cigarette in their mouth

Framing = 20 HP

The subject's mustache is framed in any way, for example: with one's arms, or visible through a window, etc

Savage = 30 HP + 20 HP

One of the legendary Music Savages DJs appears in the picture with the subject, with an additional 20 HP bonus if that Savage has a mustache

Recognizable Location = 30 HP

When there is a famous, and recognizable landmark visible in the picture with the subject

Lady Fakey = 50 HP

When a lady is sportin' a fake mustache in the picture

Sunglasses at Night = 50 HP

When the subject is wearing sunglasses at night or inside

Savage DJ = 50 HP

When you capture one of the Savages in their natural environment: working it behind the decks, while also capturing a subject

Finger Touching = 50 HP

If your finger is touching the subject's mustache (does not apply if you are touching your own mustache)

Javier's Stamp = 50 HP

Awarded for each Javier's Stamp of Approval that is visible in the picture.

Champagne Bottle = 50 HP

If the subject is holding a champagne bottle

Lil' Soul Patch = 50 HP

If the subject has a Flavor Saver or Franch Tickler in additional to the mustache

Hair Loss = 50 to 100 HP

When the subject with the mustache is balding, horsepower is awarded in a range from 50 to 100 HP. The more the sleaze, the higher the HP. For example, clean & bic'd dome = 50 HP. Bald top with long scraggly hair on the sides = 100 HP.

Kissing = 50 HP

When you are kissing the subject's mustache

Dirty Wig = 100 HP

When the subject is wearing a wig

Pro DJ = 100 HP

When there is a professional DJ in the photo (professional DJs are capable of headlining a club)

Javier Stamp Level 2 = 150 HP

When the subject is holding or wearing Javier's Stamp of Approval

Pro Photo = 150 HP

When you and your subject are captured by a professional photographer. Photos must have the photographer's watermark visible.

Perfect 10 = 150 HP

When the subject's mustache exemplifies a classic mustache style so significantly that it will win competitions. For example a perfect Pencil, Handlebar, Chevron, Handlebar, etc. Make sure to submit the style of mustache you have captured along with you photo.

Mustache War = 200 HP

When two mustaches are touching

Toe Touching = 200 HP

When your toe is touching the subject's mustache

Sexy Nudity = 200 HP

When there is nudity visible in the picture with the subject's mustache, and it's sexy, according to Javier's standards. Make sure you have explicit consent to share these photos, and ensure it's not possible to identify the nude individuals.

Crime in Progress = 300 HP

When there is a crime being committed in the picture with the subject's mustache visible. Crimes are defined by the laws in the state where the photo is taken. We do not support violence, pain or hate, just comedy.

Real Female = 500 HP

When the subject identifies as a female, and her REAL mustache is visible in the photo

Javier's Bonus = ? HP

It's hard to identify all of the categories that we might find in the wild. Javier will decide to give arbitrary bonuses for unique attributes of a photo featuring a mustache subject.

Dude Fakey = -100 HP

When the subject identifies as a male, and chooses to wear a fake mustache. There is no excuse for such blaspheme!

Yucky Nudity = -150 HP

When there is nudity visible in the picture with the subject's mustache, but it is far from sexy, according to Javier's standards. Make sure you have explicit consent to share these photos, and ensure it's not possible to identify the nude individuals.

Javier's Favorite Submissions:

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