Grooming For Guys: Would You Want Your Man Getting in on the Boyzilian Bandwagon?


Updated 05/02/12 2:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Brazilians For Men

We've seen a lot of manscaping trends over the years, but we never thought we'd see men flock to the waxing salons to bare all with a male-version of the Brazilian! Women are no longer the only ones going through the pain of waxing their undercarriage. According to the New York Times, men are now getting bikini waxes and "boyzilians." One waxing salon mentioned even says 70 percent of its weekly Read more

Amanda Palmer Just Says No to Shaving


Updated 01/25/11 4:42 PM · Posted by · 21 comments

Amanda Palmer's Map of Tasmania Attacks Shaving Body Hair

Rocker Amanda Palmer has a PSA: shaving off your pubic hair to conform is "so wack." Her new video for "Map of Tasmania" is a fierce (and sparkly) rebuttal to those who say hair-free is the only way to be. It makes a good point: women are often faced with derision if they don't shave, and that's totally wrongheaded. On the other hand, Amanda comes off as very aggressively anti-shorn in this Read more

Do You Go Hairless?


Updated 11/08/10 6:12 PM · Posted by · 44 comments

Do You Go Hairless?

Hair down there might be going the way of female armpit hair. Among women 18 to 24 years old, 58 percent report going completely hairless some of the time, offering evidence that pubic hair is increasingly considered unsightly or "gross," just like all other body hair on a woman. This week, Psychology Today examined how the Brazilian wax trend impacts sexuality. The article accepts that each Read more

Do You Think Brazilian Waxes Are Truly Popular?


Updated 07/12/10 11:45 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 56 comments

Janeane Garofalo on Brazilian Waxing

Funny lady Janeane Garofalo has a new stand-up special out called If You Will, and in it she takes on the popularity of Brazilian waxes. In a recent interview, she said, "We've been conned into thinking it's desirable to have that waxing done and that people like it. I think it's a national myth that we have all gone along with for some reason." But how many people are getting Brazilians, Read more

When Manscaping Goes South


Updated 06/27/10 6:29 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 8 comments

UK Man Hurt by Brazilian Wax

Now here's one instance of guy grooming we really and truly hope doesn't get repeated: a 24-year-old British guy recently almost lost one of his, ahem, surfboard fins when the Brazilian wax he was getting went horribly awry. Joe Cooper, who seems like an extremely affable young man, had volunteered to get his manly parts waxed in order to raise money for his local hospital, but wound up there Read more

Why Are So Many Women Showing Off Their Privates?


Updated 04/24/10 12:45 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 23 comments

Celebrity Brazilian Waxes

Some people are taking the overshare to the next level. Ice-T's wife Coco decided to tweet her Brazilian (Twitpic removed the picture, but if you must, the NSFW nakedness is here). Last week, Kathy Griffin had a pap smear done live poolside—for a good cause, but still. And vajazzling videos galore are popping up on YouTube. (Thanks, Jennifer Love Hewitt.) It's not just celebrities who seem to Read more

Let's Tackle that Hairy Question: Are Brazilian Waxes Necessary?


Updated 08/23/10 9:05 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 34 comments

Should You Get a Brazilian Wax?

Do you really need a Brazilian wax these days? That's the question a woman posed to the Times of London, after a new beau was "shocked" by her presence of pubic hair. In her letter, she says, "I don’t think that a permanent tan and Brazilian wax should be dealbreakers in a relationship. Or am I just hopelessly outdated?" Long story short, advice columnist Suzi Godson tells the woman to let 'er Read more

Beauty Byte: No Ban on the Brazilian


Updated 07/15/09 7:14 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 26 comments

New Jersey To Keep Bikini Wax

As the warmer months approach, perhaps you're thinking of heading to the salon for a bikini wax — or maybe even a Brazilian, if you dare. And if you're living in New Jersey, you can rest assured, knowing that a possible ban on Brazilian waxing has been lifted. Last week, officials in the Garden State threatened to prohibit the risqué service due to concern about hair removal safety around the Read more

Bliss Wants You to Say Farewell to Bush. Yes, That One.


Updated 01/15/09 6:41 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 10 comments

Say Farewell to Bush Brazilian Wax Special at Bliss

You've got to give credit to the clever guys and gals over at Bliss for their amazing ability to play on words — The Big 'Orange' or 'Dew' Diligence Facial, anyone? And now the quick-witted company has an offer sure to make you chortle. From Monday the 19th until Sunday, February 1st, you can say farewell to bush at Bliss Spas in NYC, LA, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Read more