Want To Look Stunning? Shave Off!

Timeless beauties like Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor were said to be fans of shaving and apparently, the geishas owed their porcelain loveliness to it as well. But would you be brave enough to shave your face? Faye Remedios finds out that several women are indeed willing to do this in the quest to get a smooth, stunning visage.

- Faye Remedios

While by no means a new trend, face shaving for women has gotten a pretty bad rep over the ages. From fears of hair growing back coarser to the dangers of cutting your face, it seems that apart from a few loyalists, most women steer clear of shaving their face. But recently, this method seems to have garnered staunch followers, who claim that they owe their younger-looking skin to it. With celebs, beauty bloggers and facialists jumping onto the bandwagon, we get experts to decode the art of face shaving.

BEFORE YOU SHAVE

Virginia Holmes, co-owner and co-founder, Fat Mu, which offers makeup courses, advises asking yourself why before grabbing hold of a razor. For those who would rather avoid the pain and hassle of face waxing or threading sessions, face shaving could be worth looking into. But you need to be aware that once you start shaving your face, you need to maintain it. “I recommend face shaving only for fine, fuzzy hair. If someone has thick, dark hair, I would recommend laser hair removal, as just a few sessions provide long-term hair reduction,” says Dr Apratim Goel, dermatologist and laser surgeon, Cutis Skin Studio, Mumbai.

SHAVING MYTHS