Is Waxing Waning?

Not Even a Recession Can Keep Women from Waxing

Times are lean. Money's tight. Something's gotta give. Surveys show women are cutting back on their beauty regimens to save dollars: painting their own nails, giving up facials, and stocking up, alas, on Clairol Root Touch-Up in Medium Golden Blonde.

"The economy," one of my girlfriends confessed, "is wreaking havoc on my nails and hair."

But not all hair.

I'm always amused at how women's pubic hair styles change with the times. In the '70s, the pages of Playboy were overgrown with va-jungles. Today the centerfolds look like nursing mothers up top and nine-year-old girls below. Skin, as they say, is in.

Gals of all ages seem to favor the Brazilian wax, which cannot be explained adequately without violating obscenity laws. But I'll try: The waxer removes every flipping follicle on the waxee's, um, undercarriage, up her backside, and anything (or everything) she wants taken off in front. Landing strip. Triangle. Cougar paw. Or need-a-muff naked.

Since fashion spins in cycles, one has to wonder: How soon before the pube pendulum swings back from bare to bushy? What will it take to end the trend toward hairless hoo-has?

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