For many women, winter is a solid excuse to ditch your razor for five straight months?and there?s no shame in that. Hell, I haven?t shaved my legs since 2013 (full transparency: My hair is so thin you can?t tell unless you?re a foot away).
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But waxing is another story: Some of my friends keep up with it throughout the summer, and then stop the second 60-degree weather rolls in. Others prefer to keep it au naturel year-round, and a select few?bless their hearts and wallets?get waxed like clockwork no matter the temps. One of them even tried to convince me that it?s not just better to keep up with it all the time?which has its merits?but that it?s imperative for keeping your skin down there looking young. Yea, okay. So does waxing year-round have any actual benefits" As it turns out, sort of: The pros are twofold: first, you?re probably less sensitive to the pain, which is true for anything you do often (read: working out). In fact, I recently got a pre-vacation Brazilian, and though I?m solidly okay with the pain level when I go regularly in the summer, this time hurt. Like, really hurt. ?It’ll be like your first wax all over again,? confirmed Nandi Wagner, lead esthetician at Bliss Soho. ?More time between waxes means more time for hair to return, leading to more pain and discomfort for you.? Truth.
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And second, it?s easier to keep the skin down there hydrated and exfoliated, says dermatolo...