January 26, 2008
Men seeking Beckham effect go wild for Boyzilians - Intimate waxing is gaining popularity among males gay and straight, salons say
It wasn’t the first thing most people noticed when they saw the posters of David Beckham modelling a new range of designer underpants. But once they had finished inspecting the xylophone stomach muscles, cooed at the snug fit of his briefs and imagined themselves as the object of his come-hither look, their eyes were drawn to the footballer’s upper and inner thighs. They looked awfully smooth. Had he … he hadn’t, had he? … done his bikini line?
No one could confirm yesterday whether the former England captain had been operating some kind of “border control” or whether it was airbrushing that kept his pants line neat. But if he had been doing some DIY, for once he is not starting a trend, but following it.
All over the country more and more men (gay and straight alike) are marching into beauty salons and demanding a “Boyzilian“, or as one Yorkshire-based salon bills it, “the Full Monty”. In other words, the complete or near-complete removal of hair in intimate areas using wax. If you have £120 to spare, you can even get it done in Harrods, in the Refinery spa.
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