When I was on the plane back from Amsterdam, I read this article in the times, which I found curious: Smoothies get gadget for an all-round finish.
In fact it's twice as curious in light of the previous blog and ensuing comments, which descended at some point into a debate about facial hair.
I understand girls not liking back hair. I have a mate who's wife makes him wax his back. I don't get girls liking chest hair though. I can't see what is attractive about it, it's kind of all over the place. Although I don't think it's unattractive, I can't see what would be attractive about it.
But my experience has not told me that 80% of girls like their men hair free. Ok my direct experience is that only one girl has told me she likes my chest hair (that's 100% of people I have surveyed about my chest). Although I never discussed it with anybody else, I never got any complaints.
The only other conversations I have had about this was once with Green Fairy who said girls like chest hair because it differentiate men from women (or was it boys?). That and I have a mate who waxed his chest for his wife. Once. Said the ingrown hairs where too much of a pain to do it again.
If my girlfriend wanted me to wax, I guess I would. At least once. I'm really not that bothered by it. I doubt I would shave. Doing my face once a day is mission enough.
The fact girls like sportsman, might be less to do with their chest hair, and more to do with they are well built and good looking (sometimes) and famous.
I don't think I would consider getting rid of my chest, unless specifically asked. Especially since it's not particularly rug like, and as I said, women seem to prefer me with chest hair. At least so far they do.
Here is the full article for when the the link above breaks after 7 days.
The first electric razor designed for men to shave considerably south of their chins goes on sale next week.Body hair has become a turn-off to women, according to Philips, the electrical giant, which has noticed the adulation accorded to Frank Lampard, Jonny Wilkinson and other sportsmen with torsos like babies’ bottoms and spotted a marketing opportunity.
To promote its £35 Bodygroom shaver, Philips asked 1,000 men and 2,000 women, and duly received the correct answers: 80 per cent of women preferred their men hair-free. Nearly half of all men admitted to shaving parts of their bodies.
One in four hairy men felt self-conscious at revealing his chest rug, and many admitted to tackling the afforestation on chest, armpits, buttocks, shoulders and back. The survey suggests vast amounts of harm and sore bits as men attack themselves with normal face razors, beard trimmers and even household scissors.
The hairlessness fad has been given impetus by Lampard and his Chelsea team-mates removing their shirts at the end of their game against Blackburn to reveal a smoothie look. [The Times - April 19, 2005 (Alan Hamilton)]
1. Destructor
Hm- wouldn’t it just grow back thicker?
2. Adrian
I dunno, never done it. I suspect it’s just an urban legend, as if that was true, a girl who stopped shaving her legs for a while would look like she had legs like mine. Which would not be good. And I have to assume girls don’t get round to waxing/shaving their legs at some point.
I just check, and it is an urban legend.
3. T.
The Stalker’s guide to getting waxed: Drink loads of water before the event - makes the skin slightly more supple. About 30 mins to 60 mins beforehand, take a couple of nurofen or similar analgesics.
A good beautician can wax you without too much pain but a bad one will hurt.
4. Adrian
The sounds like the words of a man who has experience in this area.
5. T.
Plenty.
When I grow up, I want to be a Silverback.
6. Gordon
I’m hairy, currently considering getting my shoulders done - on grounds of comfort - but the wife says I can’t get waxed now as she’s too used to my “manly” hairy chest…
7. Destructor
Dude, could you have at least put a ‘not work-safe’ warning sign on that link to the pic of you with no shirt on? I vom’d all over my keyboard.
8. Adrian
Hey I was wearing trousers. Thats work safe.
Anyway none of the female readers have complained …
Granted none of them have said anything, but those are they breaks.
9. Urban Ospreys
Truly a bane of my life, and there’s nothing like ‘Oh you missed a bit’ to lose that magical moment in bed, if it even arrives. I’m doomed to ‘Razzle’.
10. Francesca
Blimey, does Razzle still exist ?
Waxing can be excruciatingly painful. However, electrolysis was my bane. Then I discovered that you can get a topical anaesthetic from your GP. It takes about 15 minutes to work and probably lasts for about 20 minutes after this, but it takes the edge off the pain. I suspect it is more effective for waxing than for having an electric current shot through your hair shafts, but whatever.
You could always have a David Beckham wax…
11. Urban Ospreys
I’m sure Razzle still exists, yes. kicks something quickly under the bed
12. Adrian
David Beckham wax?
Razzle?
13. Gert
Fiance has a chest that is sexy because of its total absence of hair (years of delivering paraffin has done that to his chest and legs)and a very sexily hairy area round his belly button.
Number One Pin Up Hero has a chest that is sexy on account of being very very hairy.
Work that one out…!
14. Katherine
“currently considering getting my shoulders done - on grounds of comfort” What’s uncomfortable about hairy shoulders?
15. chloe
i love frank lampard’s hair-it makes him sexy and wat he is