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5 Uncomfortable Moments I’ve Shared With My Waxer

Waxing Kills Crabs
Pubic lice are about to become extinct because of all our bikini waxing. Read More »
Soapbox: No Pubic Hair
Why this woman doesn't have pubic hair. Read More »

I’ve been going to the same vagina waxer for almost six years now. When you tell people that you wax down there, often their first question is: Isn’t that awkward to have someone all up in your vagina like that? The answer is no. Good waxers make you feel like your vagina is disinteresting. Or mundane. And I mean that in the best possible way. Good waxers look at your vagina the way a grocery store cashier looks at a carton of milk; only enough to make sure they’ve scanned it properly at check out.  Vaginas are just kind of a non-issue to them. I know there is some debate as to whether or not it’s appropriate to talk to one’s waxer while she is working on the vagina. I say yes. After six years of waxing my muff once a month, I pretty much consider my waxer, almost, kind of, a friend. We’re not friends, but she knows what’s going on in my life and I know what’s going on in hers. I’ve been with her through two pregnancies and she’s been with me through four times as many breakups. All that  being said, there have been a few really uncomfortable moments we’ve shared over the years. Keep reading »

The One Good Thing About Bikini Waxing

First Wax
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Mirror Mirror: Body Hair
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I’m taking a cue from Jodie Foster’s Golden Globes speech and outing myself: I’m a bikini waxer. I’ve been waxing regularly since 2001. But that doesn’t mean I’ve gotten used to it. I’m not going to pretend like it’s no biggie. After more than a decade, I still think it hurts like a motherfucker. I take Advil before I go and use numbing spray, but it’s still incredibly painful. And for the record, I will never stop praying for full bush to come back in style. The ’70s were the best! But there is some really, really good news about crotch waxing that makes all the pain worth it.

According to some new research, all of our effort (men and women both!) to remain hairless down there has put crabs on the endangered species list. That’s right! Pubic lice is on the verge of extinction. Keep reading »

“Teen Mom” Farrah Waxes Her Three-Year-Old’s Eyebrows

First Bikini Wax
One writer shares about going completely bare. Read More »
Waxing At Home!
Watch Amelia test Sally Hansen's at-home waxing kit. Read More »
Glamorizing Teen Moms?
Is teen pregnancy glamorized by shows like MTV's Teen Mom. Read More »
  • Of course Farrah Abraham from “Teen Mom” waxes her three-year-old daughter Sophia’s unibrow. Would you expect anything less? (Er, more?) Please, don’t let toddler waxing become a thing. [US Weekly]
  • Jeah! Ryan Lochte’s gotten his own reality show on E! called “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” Funny, because I don’t even know if Ryan Lochte knows what Ryan Lochte would do. [The Wrap]
  • 15 pot-smoking celebs that Justin Bieber can date next. [College Candy]
  • On how stripper feet are actually kinda gross. [The Gloss]

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It’s Decembeaver, Grow Your Bush For A Cause

Keep Pubic Hair!
A soapbox about why we should keep our pubic hair. Read More »
Movember!
It's that time of year again... Read More »
Let Her Grow!
"If you have a beaver, you have a voice!"

You might have felt excluded by Movember (or not). Well, that’s over now. Goodbye Movember, hello Decembeaver, a month when women can stop shaving their muffs for cancer. Some comedians got together and started their own campaign to go all “Bob Ross” down there. And while it appears to be a Movember spoof (“If you have a beaver, you have a voice. Let your beaver say loud and clear, no more cancer!”), Decembeaver’s website has a American Cancer Society donation link, so I’m taking this very seriously and canceling my waxing appointment. Who’s with me?

But, to answer your most pressing question about Decembeaver: Yes, that is Irene McGee from “The Real World: Seattle.” She seems to have recovered nicely from that case of lyme disease. [Decembeaver]

True Story: I Didn’t Shave For Two Months And Lived To Tell About It

Swedish Women Don't Shave
Swedish women put down their razors to "Take The Hair Back." Read More »
Keep Pubic Hair!
A soapbox about why we should keep our pubic hair. Read More »
Should You Shave?
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First Bikini Wax
One writer shares about going completely bare. Read More »

The open joke in The Frisky offices is that while everyone else gets Brazilian waxes, I’m the proud queen of an au naturelle bush. I love my pubic hair — it makes me feel grownup and womanly and not like one of those gross hairless cats. I always trim a little bit, but that’s the extent of my below-panties grooming. The one and only time I got a wax, I wimped out at the pain and begged the waxer to give me a landing strip instead … and then couldn’t wait for my bush to grow back in. Join me, my sisters, and let your fur flag fly!

However, even if I downright refuse to go to Brazil, I have always shaved my legs and armpits meticulously. When your mother teased you throughout childhood with the nursery rhyme “Fuzzy Wuzzy Was A Bear,” you kinda have no choice on the matter.

At least, I thought so. Then I dumped my boyfriend two months ago and decided, Fuck it. Keep reading »

PETA Hits New Low With Joanna Krupa “Fur Trim” Pubic Hair Ad

PETA Hates On Honey
Oh no did not, PETA. Read More »
Court Loves PETA
Courtney Stodden shills for PETA, makes us feel weird about animal rights. Read More »
Fox Fur & Feathers?
Cindy Barshop introduces fox fur and feather merkins. Read More »

This ad from PETA is all kinds of disturbing and not just because it further promotes the idea that pubic hair is “unattractive” and a woman has to spend $$$ to trim and wax. No, PETA, this ad really looks like Joanna Krupa has the Lorax down there in her skivvies. Just ridiculous. [via Amanda Palmer]

The Soapbox: Why I Don’t Have Pubic Hair

First Wax
One writer shares about going completely bare. Read More »
A Man On Pubic Hair
naked woman photo
A dude gives his POV on the hair down there. Read More »
Why Do You Wax?
Ladies, tell us why you wax. Read More »

When my life overwhelms me – which, as an introverted entrepreneur and mother, is often – I try to escape to the one place that I know no one will speak to me, The Korean Day Spa. I spend the entire day there, soaking, steaming, sweating, and watching the glorious variety of women move through this sacred space as the holy bodies that they are. Everyone is naked, as mandated by the spa itself. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, styles, and when surrounded by them I truly feel as if I am part of something, some magic thing that needs no words or creed. The mere fact of our nipples and wrinkles and bulges, and the fact that we all look ridiculously bad in the little shower caps the spa makes us wear, is enough to refill my soul. If I were the platitude sort, some part of me would probably start singing, “I am woman, hear me roar,” but the rest of me would be all like “shut up, bitch,” and I would return to the silence that I so crave. Keep reading »

Pubic Hairstyles Throughout The Ages: Playboy South Africa Fondly Looks Back

First Wax
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Keep Pubic Hair!
A soapbox about why we should keep our pubic hair. Read More »
Never Been Waxed
This woman has never, ever been waxed down there. Read More »
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Playboy Looks Back On Pubic Hairstyles

I’m a fan of referring to pubic hair sans styling as “fur pie,” because it makes everyone in The Frisky offices squeal for some reason. Maybe from now on I’ll just say “1962″ and hope everyone gets my pubic drift. If they watch this clever Playboy South Africa video about how ladies have styled their pubic hair throughout the ages via dude’s hairstyles — totally safe for work! — they certainly will. [The Gloss]

Getting Smooth Survival Guide: Amelia Tests Sally Hansen’s Hair Remover Wax Strip Kit

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Summer is just around the corner! Hair removal season has begun! In our “Getting Smooth Survival Guide,” we’ll be testing out various ways to defuzz your body parts, if defuzzing is something you choose to do. (No judgement if you’re happily rocking body hair. Do you, girl.) First up, I allowed cameras to film me, gulp, waxing myself with Sally Hansen’s Hair Remover Wax Strip Kit. Watch the video above and read my review of the product after the jump! Bonus: a close up photo of my just removed pubic hair. Keep reading »

Tween Waxing Makes Me Uncomfortable (And I Was A Hairy Tween, Too)

First Wax
One writer shares about going completely bare. Read More »
Should You Shave?
We've got a flowchart for that. Read More »
Why Do You Wax?
Ladies, tell us why you wax. Read More »
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Many moons ago, when I went to summer camp, getting ready for the excursion meant a trip to Marshall’s for a new swimsuit. If the New York Times Style section is to be believed (which I am not saying it is: honestly, sometimes this shit is unbelievable) some tweens and teens prep for camp more glamorously: Girls are supposedly waxing their legs, armpits and bikini lines, getting keratin treatments, and even pre-summer camp facials.  Keep reading »