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Should women shave their faces? Some beauty experts say go for it
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Forget waxing and tweezing. Some beauty experts are saying that women should turn to a traditionally male grooming ritual to get rid of pesky facial hair – shaving.
According to The New York Times, celebrity facialist Kate Somerville and "Bachelor" contestant Michelle Money are among the high-profile women who are swapping their hot wax for razor blades.
"Initially, I did it because of the hair, but then I noticed that it was a great exfoliant and that my makeup went on a lot better," said Somerville, whose clients include Debra Messing and Jessica Alba. She told the Times that she shaves her face with a Gillette Mach3 about once a week.
Money, meanwhile, posted a YouTube video in which she shaves her face with a small, single-blade razor called a Tinkle.
But Somerville and Money are hardly the first ladies to embrace the trend. Somerville said Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor shaved their faces. She also said she recommends it to many of her celebrity clients.
Even so, many women are reluctant to use a blade because they worry the hair will thicken as a result. But Elizabeth K. Hale, a dermatology professor at the NYU Langone Medical Center, said those fears are unfounded.
"It is definitely a myth that shaving will make the hair coarser or darker," said Hale – but she added that women should consult a dermatologist before they start shaving.
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