BREAKING NEWS: Bikini waxes for men are a trend that is sweeping the nation. Well, at least according to the New York Times Style section. Apparently every grooming-conscious man in the nation is rushing to his local spa and requesting a "down there" treatment -- artfully dubbed a "He-Wax" or a "Boyzillian."
[Also, important side note -- the male equivalent of "vajazzling" exists. It's called "pejazzling." Do what you will with that information.]
Men are supposedly subjecting themselves to the pain genital-area waxing inevitably involves because, thanks to hairless role models like David Beckham and The Situation of "Jersey Shore," they think going bare is more masculine. The New York Times spoke to Mike Indursky, the president of Bliss spa chain, which offers the "Ultimate He-Wax" for the price of a moderately nice pair of shoes:
"Guys try it and look and go, 'It's better than the mess I had down there,' " said Mr. Indursky of Bliss. "And it is. You feel more confident. It actually makes you feel more masculine, instead of less masculine, to get waxed. It sounds like an oxymoron, but it's not."
And according to Indursky, men of all kinds are into the treatment:
What we're finding is, it's everybody.... It's the gay community, it's the straight community, it's very conservative guys, it's very liberal guys. All different age groups are coming in. It's much, much bigger than we ever thought.
Ignoring the fact that "much, much bigger than we ever thought" should probably never be used in a piece about male bikini waxing, the article raised all sorts of questions that I'm not qualified to answer. Male readers, perhaps you can shed some light on what's going on here by talking the following short quiz:
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Hairless, not ok.
I like a man who looks like a man, not a teenager.
Just sounds like guys who want to look like pre-teen boys. It's sad that some guys are getting as pathetic as women about their self image. Ripping your testicle hair out won't get you any more laid than you are now.
no, wait! the definition of dude is Uchitel'd!....
A dude is "a Man" and "a Dandy" by definition. I stand corrected.
and, ladies... don't EVER act surprised WHEN you find out WHAT you found out about your dude!
... or "inexperienced cowboy"
.....with their boyzillians and hewaxes... hahahahahahahahahaha!
PS. about that Ann stuff where you responded a bit angrily -- you should have known I was joking around and couldn't care less... John, to you I will admit - I didn't even read or see the story ... not ONE LINE of it... I was trying to have a bit of fun with some readers who take life too seriously.
As for body hair, it is there for a purpose - probably feeling bugs before they bite. Mosquitoes anyone?