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First World beauty problems.

(32 Posts)
kircubbin2000 Thu 11-Jun-26 10:27:14

I often buy The Mail as I enjoy their puzzles and crosswords. However lately I have to skip most of the paper because of the ridiculous health and beauty sections. Today it gives the best way to defuzz forearms. What? Do people do this?
They seem to hate every part of the body focusing on many parts I've never even thought about.

Ilovecheese Thu 11-Jun-26 10:31:04

Women's bodies I bet!

GrannyGravy13 Thu 11-Jun-26 11:19:01

If women or men decide to de-fuzz any part of their body it is down to them.

Their body, their choice.

Basgetti Thu 11-Jun-26 11:44:30

Do what makes you happy 🤷‍♀️

kircubbin2000 Thu 11-Jun-26 11:53:47

GrannyGravy13

If women or men decide to de-fuzz any part of their body it is down to them.

Their body, their choice.

Unless someone had made them feel hair was ugly.

VANECAM Thu 11-Jun-26 11:59:57

The world has already gone mad. No need to add to it.

M0nica Thu 11-Jun-26 15:47:02

Why a first world problem. In many developing countries cultural traditions women do far more eye watering things than just defuzz their arms, What about female genital mutilation and those women whose bottom lift is trained to be the size of a saucer?

I read the DM. It has excellent medical and financial supplements. As with any paper, I just turnover pages containing material that doesn't interest me.

MissAdventure Thu 11-Jun-26 16:22:41

Hair on anywhere but your head seems to be a big "no-no" these days.
Its a shame, I think, but then I look like guy the gorilla in a dress.

My grandson plucks his eyebrows, shapes them.

He informs me that long hair for men is becoming popular, though.
Perhaps the tide is turning...

dogsmother Thu 11-Jun-26 16:36:03

If you are younger and have very hairy arms why wouldn’t you de fuzz them. I’m quite sure I would have done as my hair is very dark, thankfully I wasn’t overly hairy, some aren’t so fortunate.

M0nica Thu 11-Jun-26 20:05:24

I had very thick hair (its thinned a lot) and were I not to have regular electrolysis I would have a beard to challenge DH's.

From the age of 14 I shaved my legs because the hair on them grew so thick and dark. Thankfully my arms were relatively hairless.

HelterSkelter1 Fri 12-Jun-26 09:19:28

I rather over plucked my eyebrows a few years back and they have ever grown back I think they diverted to my chin.

Casdon Fri 12-Jun-26 09:28:13

Defuzzing your forearms has always been a thing for ladies with very dark hair. I had an Indian friend at school who did it, back in the seventies, she used a sort of pumice stone, which she swore didn’t hurt.

DianneAngel Fri 12-Jun-26 18:27:26

2 thoughts, 1st: I used to have a dark haired friend who insisted on shaving her dark haired daughter 's toes once the daughters hit puberty. As a natural blonde I found this most bizarre.
2nd: Sophie Loren, now aged 91 years has never shaved her armpits. Still 1 of the most beautiful women in the world.
hugs

Julieh473 Sat 13-Jun-26 13:39:08

😂😂

Julieh473 Sat 13-Jun-26 13:41:28

Sorry me laughing emoji is in the wrong place no offence and couldn't delete

CaroleLM16 Sat 13-Jun-26 14:15:38

I would skip most of that particular paper due to the nasty racist content.

Rocketstop2 Sat 13-Jun-26 14:23:29

DianneAngel

2 thoughts, 1st: I used to have a dark haired friend who insisted on shaving her dark haired daughter 's toes once the daughters hit puberty. As a natural blonde I found this most bizarre.
2nd: Sophie Loren, now aged 91 years has never shaved her armpits. Still 1 of the most beautiful women in the world.
hugs

2nd : She has, however, broken her leg twice after falling over the hair grin

Alison333 Sat 13-Jun-26 14:34:35

HelterSkelter1

I rather over plucked my eyebrows a few years back and they have ever grown back I think they diverted to my chin.

grin grin
That happened to me too!

kircubbin2000 Sat 13-Jun-26 15:17:13

CaroleLM16

I would skip most of that particular paper due to the nasty racist content.

Really? It's mostly gossip about reality stars and fashion.

shoppinggirl Sat 13-Jun-26 15:31:13

I had very blonde hairs on my forearms but since having radiotherapy they are no more. Bonus!

Padstow13 Sat 13-Jun-26 19:15:58

Ilovecheese

Women's bodies I bet!

Too right.

Men, however, can slop around the house and turn up at ANY occasion be it a wedding, funeral, retirement party etc, looking like Fred Flintstone and just gets away with it, every time.

MissAdventure Sat 13-Jun-26 21:19:17

grin

Seriously, though, there is much more pressure on youngen now to look a certain way than there ever has been, i think.

MissAdventure Sat 13-Jun-26 21:19:42

Young men!

MT62 Sat 13-Jun-26 21:26:28

Some woman have poly cystic ovaries & being hairy can be a side effect so any ideas of getting rid of the hair is probably welcome.
TheMail health pages are where I learnt all about Botox for the bladder, which changed my life.
You can skip the politics!

MissAdventure Sat 13-Jun-26 21:54:40

No point suffering with hairy arms, when its so easily remedied.