Topic: brazilian wax

Men Are Getting Brazilian Waxes Now (What Dumb Name Will They Give This Trend?)

Men Are Getting Brazilian Waxes Now (What Dumb Name Will They Give This Trend?)

It’s obnoxious enough that we have to wade through so many trend pieces about the death of pubic hair (just because it isn’t in porn doesn’t mean it’s dead; stop), but now we have to wade through trend pieces about men getting waxed bare, too. Worse still, whenever men do something traditionally female, someone has to come up with some thoroughly insufferable vocab in lieu of having an actual angle… More »

Wait – Hairy Leg Tights? Why?

Wait - Hairy Leg Tights? Why?

When I first saw this J. Crew ad, I thought “oh, that girl has hairy legs. Well, that’s certainly eye-catching. And kind of subversive, maybe? Although, really, I guess a lot of models are coming from cultures where shaving your legs isn’t taken to be a complete norm the way it is in America so…” and then I realized that her legs weren’t hairy at all. More »