Fashion + Beauty
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Should the Brazilian Wax Be the Standard for Women's Bikini Lines?
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Brazilians are the prevailing
look for most women these days—but are they a downright
requirement? For starters, we keep hearing about more merkins (i.e.
coochie toupees) in Hollywood—and actresses' attitudes toward
them.
Kate Winslet joked with Allure about having one made
for her (that she didn't wear) in
The Reader, and when
Amy Landecker talked about hers in A Serious Man, she
was quick to point out that the hair wasn't really hers.
Do you remove your arm hair?
Maybe not surprising, seeing how characters' bikini lines have
been used in other movies. In
Sex and the City, Cynthia
Nixon's prompted her friends to tease her for letting herself
go; Malin Ackerman's defense in
The Heartbreak Kid
that she doesn't have a Brazilian because they make her feel
like a little girl is followed later by a sight gag involving a
merkin the size of Harpo Marx's head designed to leave the
audience cringing. What do you think: Are Brazilians a basic part
of good grooming for everyone—or is it every woman for herself?
Related:
Spa advertisements lay on the pressure for women to remove body
hair. Is it too much?
More from Allure:
Related: hair removal, brazilian wax
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Posted by None Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:04am PDT
why would it have to be mandatory?
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Posted by Joe Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:15am PDT
Pls explain the concept of a Merkin. When exactly is this used?
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Posted by InLove Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:15am PDT
It's a personal choice. I think that if you are going to have a bathing suit on in public then you need to have a bikini line wax to remove the visible parts, but a Brazilian is up to the individual. Personally, I always have a Brazilian.
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Posted by Cranberry Lips Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:49am PDT
I think it's so nasty grown women want to look like pre-pubescent little girls.... and it's even nastier that grown men are attracted by that.
Makes you wonder why there's so much kiddie porn and pedophiles around.
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Posted by Rebekah Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:05am PDT
Of course not. News flash...not all women choose to get waxed. In fact, most women don't. The idea that it's some standard, mandatory? basic good grooming? is ridiculous and insulting. The length of your pubic hair has nothing to do with hygiene, believe it or not. And waxing can be dangerous--women sometimes get infections skin is removed along with hair. Not to mention that many women get ingrown hairs. And how itchy and uncomfortable is it letting hair grow back in just so it gets long enough that you can rip it back out? And how ridiculous and, frankly, stupid is it to have all of your pubic hair removed, then pay to have a "merkin" so you look like you have pubic hair? Make up your freakin' mind. If a woman chooses to get a brazilion or any other wax because she likes the look and feel, good for her. But don't expect it to become some kind of standard.
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Posted by Mindy Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:06am PDT
Cranberry Lips....EXACTLY!!!
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Posted by Shannon Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:19am PDT
I've never been waxed. I'm quite content with shaving and tweezing the visible offenders. I don't see the point of going through something painful, akward, and where I live, expensive. If my boyfriend doesn't like it, tough. Sex is sex. If you want it, deal with a natural part of the body. And besides, there is a reason we have pubic hair. Why remove a vital part of protection?
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Posted by sarah Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:43am PDT
i will say, once you have been waxed, it just makes sense to get the full monty. i've had both a regular and a Brazillian, and i felt cheated with just the regular.
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Posted by Tiffany Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:02am PDT
If u wear a bathing suit then u need 2 have a bikini waw bt other than that u don't need any thing wax x-cept may-b ur eyebrows n thats it b-cuz the hair just grows bak thiker
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Posted by GretchenW Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:02am PDT
Hot wax smeared on privates with the purpose of ripping hair out so the woman can look like a 7-year-old.
Makes tons of sense. Not.
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