While living in quarantine, women have become obsessed with some unexpected things. To name a few: Andrew Cuomo, whipped coffee, sourdough starters, and, for some of us, shaving off all our hair. Record scratch: bald women?! I know. In the dystopian year of 2020, this isn’t exactly ...
First, grooming habits became a way for the elite to enforce their status. As bathing became widely available, new standards of scent made for lucrative business opportunities.
Teen girls and young women start cutting or engaging in other self-harming behaviors during adolescence because of struggles with navigating overwhelming emotions or feelings, intense social pressures, suicidal ideation, to provide a sense of relief or control, as a coping mechanism, or due to diffi...
When Did Humans Start Shaving—And Why? The Role Of Hormones In Hair Growth Although we understand how and why young women in the modern age are so reluctant to voluntarily nurture their facial hair, it’s true that facial hair growth in women is much less prolific than in men. Now, let...
When did walking sticks start to decline in popularity? The decline of walking sticks began in the early 20th century. As societies moved towards more casual fashion norms and the automobile industry boomed, the necessity and desirability for such accessories lessened: they were viewed as antiquated...
Official answer: Nipple pain is a common complaint, especially in pregnant, menstruating, or breast-feeding women. But there are other...
pushing some to understate their age to level the playing field. After all, there's a certainjeunessethat industries equate with adaptability and innovation. If shaving off a few years can help secure your seat at the table, it can be a tantalizing option in an environment where thenewso of...
It's still going to be Saweetie. It's gonna be an elevated Saweetie. A couple people asked me, with me shaving my hair off, was I going to take a different direction. I'm just like, "It's not a new me, it's an elevated me." ...
“If you get a cut, your body’s just not able to fight it or heal it like it would in a normal lymphatic system. So, that’s always a risk,” she explains. “Some doctors will even recommend against shaving your legs because the risk of getting cut or having an infection is just...
Direct-to-consumer razor start-upBillie, established in 2017, is another company that’s marketing the idea of choice. Rather than showing the perfectly smooth models typical of female shaving ads, its campaigns depicted diverse groups of women shaving, combing their wispy underarm locks or lying...