Good words for 'well-cared-for'?
Solution 1:
well groomed
adjective
(especially of a person) clean, tidy, and smart.
(Google)
or as one word:
groomed
adjective
clean and tidy in appearance, clothes, etc
Even in jeans she managed to look groomed and well-dressed.
(collinsdictionary.com)
but some dictionaries may not agree that it can stand alone like that.
Solution 2:
I like dapper
(Of a man) neat and trim in dress and appearance:
he looked very dapper in a dark silk suit
This only applies to men, which is okay since you are obviously talking about describing a man.
Women can be spruce
Neat in dress and appearance:
Angela was a very spruce and tidy person
Interestingly, you used a good expression in your post that applies here:
not a hair out of place
(Of a person) extremely neat and tidy in appearance.
(Oxford)
Solution 3:
You could call such a person:
- hygienic
- clean
- orderly
- fresh
- elegant
- tidy
- immaculate
- well-groomed
- well-kept
- neat
Solution 4:
For a single-word, gender-neutral answer, you could choose immaculate.
From the OED:
Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy
For example:
Returning from his grimy hours of manual labour, he dives into a hotel to wash away the dirt, emerging clean and immaculate in a fresh suit and tie.
Solution 5:
Sleek, adj. : well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed.(vocabulary.com)
- Sleek (of hair, fur, or skin) smooth and glossy
- (of a person) having a prosperous appearance (TFD)
rakish, adj. : marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Used as an adjective to describe a dashing ladies’ man. Don Juan, the famous Spanish nobleman immortalized in 17th century Spanish tales, is the epitome of rakish: stylishly handsome and prone to saucy, fast behavior. (vocabulary.com)