The trend began with the workout explosion of the late '80s, when avid gym-goers began to ape what competitive bodybuilders had been doing for years - shaving and waxing their bodies to optimally display muscle definition, cuts and lines. Apparently, a smooth body is becoming de rigueur in the pursuit of buffdom the cutting edge of men's fashion. Area aestheticians, electrologists, and fitness instructors are reporting that ever-increasing numbers of men are shaving, waxing and electrolyzing their body hair. Indeed, body hair seems to be going the way of the pince-nez. And "waxing," whether in reference to floors or body hair, was again alien terrain to men altogether, evoking, if anything, perhaps a vague wince. For men, the mere mention of the removal of body hair conjured up images of furtive feminine rituals involving strange-smelling potions and scary tools. Not long ago, "depilatory" was a word whispered only by discreet ladies behind closed red doors.
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