As men have gone, in one giant leap for mankind, from grooming rookies to experts, building skincare regimens and morning hair-styling routines to challenge that of their female counterparts, perhaps it won’t come as too much of a surprise to find that they’ve also followed the fairer sex to make the jump to waxing. A hair-removing trend that – it screams for the pun – waxes and wanes with the seasons and the sexes for a multiplicity of reasons.
Enter the elephant in the bathroom
Standing in front of the bathroom mirror with razor in hand, you’re ready to do the same thing you’ve done every day since puberty: shave your face. Naturally, you might have thought: “Why not wax it off, and not worry about shaving it for a while? Is there any reason why I can’t wax the hair off my face?”
”Yes, there is!” trumpets the elephant. “Many reasons, in fact.”
Let’s face it, men are just different from women
Taken purely at face value, that sounds pretty damn obvious. But, to get literally and specifically ‘in your face’, men and women have quite different facial needs. Diving in deep here, we can talk hormones and get all scientific but, in the true spirit of manliness, we’ll focus on the superficial. To cut to the chase, if you’re wanting a time-effective and risk-free option to the electric razor, and for a closer shave, tackle the facial fuzz with a traditional razor.
Better yet, try out your local barber for a classic cutthroat shave
Facial hair is not like the hairs growing around the edges of your ears, or springing from the tops of your toes; it is dark, thick, mature hair that mostly men get starting with puberty. It’s also very strong, found in denser patches than on the rest of your body and deeply rooted in the second layer of skin, known as the dermis. In other words, it’s hair that you don’t want to rip out with wax if you don’t have to.
The elephant has spoken: “Wax on, wax off… Anywhere but the face.”
Words — MAX DAWSON
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