Can we talk about male grooming for a second? How many men really shave their chests? Show of hands?
Apparently there are more men doing this than I would have cared to imagine. I don't know who they are or what their motives are, but there are crazy men out there doing serious damage to their pectoral follicles.
"For men, hair removal has become the equivalent of putting on a suit," Peter Papapetrou, a Toronto stylist, told the Globe and Mail recently.
"There's something very polished about it. The perfect male form has that smooth look and the average guy is taking notice."
And of course corporate America is there to help.
Gillette has produced a handy series of videos on shaving various untraditional body parts:
And Nivea has introduced a handy new product that allows the busy metrosexual to shower, shampoo and shave in just one motion. Handy!
In case you're confused on how to go about snipping your thoracic locks, Nivea has built an entire website to explain.
"Take care not to hurt yourself in the nipple area," warns the soothing British-inflected voice that leads the online tutorial.
Yikes!
Oh yeah, and then there's chest waxing as a public service announcement:
