Despite all of the comments consistently made on this blog about how “real men” have body hair, the topic has rarely, if ever, come up in any contributions to The “Real Man” Project. There’s a widespread sentiment throughout the M4M community that shaving or trimming certain areas of your body is considered “feminine”. Whether you agree or not, you can’t deny that it’s there. Look at some of the comments on our Twink Tank posts (or browse through your local Manhunt profiles) if you don’t believe me…
Taking that into account, we’re surprised that hirsute elitism has yet to be tackled in this project. It’s not as if we don’t appreciate everyone focusing on internal qualities over superficial bullshit… It’s just that, well, nobody even bothered to bring up the simple fact that you can maintain your masculinity whilst grooming and taking care of yourself.
We recently encountered this issue within Manhunt headquarters when our friends at Max 4 Men sent over a few products to sample and review on Manhunt Daily. There were two products in particular, the Balls n All Rash-Free Shave Cream and the Total Body Rash-Free Shave Cream, that I just couldn’t bring myself to touch.
As much as I was intrigued by the idea of pheromone-infused male beauty products, I live by a “take me as I am” (fuzzy scrotum and all) rule. There was a time when I’d shave my hole for any damn hot guy who asked, but that time is far in the past. My days of dealing with uncomfortable ass-crack stubble are done. Never again will I trim my treasure trail, tweeze my nipples or worry about the awkward hairs on my toes.
Manscaping, personally, isn’t for me… But I will gladly try out and review this Stimulating Male Sex Prostate Gel if Max 4 Men wants to send over a tube or two.
Eep! This post is getting rather convoluted and scattered, when I really just intended it to act as an introduction for our new and improved manscaping poll… So, uh, what part(s) do you think a guy should shave, trim or keep under control? We’re going to take these results and do something fun with them, so be sure to vote with your heart (and your dick).
– Dewitt
Click through to vote in our new and improved manscaping poll:
Yeah, so I said eyebrows and nose hair, but nothing else, really. I like ’em furry and natural. Be proud of the hairy beast you are!
Here’s the problem. Your question isn’t asked properly. ANY of these areas should be trimmed DEPENDING on the amount of hair you have there. You can’t just ask in general, should a certain place be trimmed without qualifying the question.
Here’s the problem. Your question isn’t asked properly. ANY of these areas should be trimmed DEPENDING on the amount of hair you have there. You can’t just ask in general, should a certain place be trimmed without qualifying the question.
Here’s the problem. Your question isn’t asked properly. ANY of these areas should be trimmed DEPENDING on the amount of hair you have there. You can’t just ask in general, should a certain place be trimmed without qualifying the question.
Here’s the problem. Your question isn’t asked properly. ANY of these areas should be trimmed DEPENDING on the amount of hair you have there. You can’t just ask in general, should a certain place be trimmed without qualifying the question.
Look, it really depends on the guy…and the guy he’s with. My partner and I prefer each other trim in most areas, but never completely shaven anywhere in the lower body. As for the men that do sahve or trim: It’s called grooming. There’s nothing wrong with it. (the same thing could be said about those assholes who decided natural smells are okay, then come to the gym and work out beside you and give you a headache from the awful, foul smells)
Look, it really depends on the guy…and the guy he’s with. My partner and I prefer each other trim in most areas, but never completely shaven anywhere in the lower body. As for the men that do sahve or trim: It’s called grooming. There’s nothing wrong with it. (the same thing could be said about those assholes who decided natural smells are okay, then come to the gym and work out beside you and give you a headache from the awful, foul smells)
Look, it really depends on the guy…and the guy he’s with. My partner and I prefer each other trim in most areas, but never completely shaven anywhere in the lower body. As for the men that do sahve or trim: It’s called grooming. There’s nothing wrong with it. (the same thing could be said about those assholes who decided natural smells are okay, then come to the gym and work out beside you and give you a headache from the awful, foul smells)
Look, it really depends on the guy…and the guy he’s with. My partner and I prefer each other trim in most areas, but never completely shaven anywhere in the lower body. As for the men that do sahve or trim: It’s called grooming. There’s nothing wrong with it. (the same thing could be said about those assholes who decided natural smells are okay, then come to the gym and work out beside you and give you a headache from the awful, foul smells)
It has nothing to do with pride. It’s about whether you want to be attractive, and WHO you want to be attractive to. Some people like hairy and some don’t. Neither is right or wrong. Beauty takes work. Do you ask all women to leave off their makeup? Trimming and shaving is no different. It’s a choice, and not everyone will like the choice you make. Polls like this shouldn’t even happen because there IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.
It has nothing to do with pride. It’s about whether you want to be attractive, and WHO you want to be attractive to. Some people like hairy and some don’t. Neither is right or wrong. Beauty takes work. Do you ask all women to leave off their makeup? Trimming and shaving is no different. It’s a choice, and not everyone will like the choice you make. Polls like this shouldn’t even happen because there IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.
It has nothing to do with pride. It’s about whether you want to be attractive, and WHO you want to be attractive to. Some people like hairy and some don’t. Neither is right or wrong. Beauty takes work. Do you ask all women to leave off their makeup? Trimming and shaving is no different. It’s a choice, and not everyone will like the choice you make. Polls like this shouldn’t even happen because there IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.
It has nothing to do with pride. It’s about whether you want to be attractive, and WHO you want to be attractive to. Some people like hairy and some don’t. Neither is right or wrong. Beauty takes work. Do you ask all women to leave off their makeup? Trimming and shaving is no different. It’s a choice, and not everyone will like the choice you make. Polls like this shouldn’t even happen because there IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.
I very much prefer a naturally hairy guy but to keep the nether regions clean, that’s a big bonus. I’d rather spend my time enjoying what he has to offer and not spend added time, removing a wayward pubic hair. Hey, I pride myself on keeping those area’s free of hair (I’m not hairy by nature), mainly for my own comfort and for the guy who so happens to be enjoying himself (plus it’s a turn on for some guys).
I very much prefer a naturally hairy guy but to keep the nether regions clean, that’s a big bonus. I’d rather spend my time enjoying what he has to offer and not spend added time, removing a wayward pubic hair. Hey, I pride myself on keeping those area’s free of hair (I’m not hairy by nature), mainly for my own comfort and for the guy who so happens to be enjoying himself (plus it’s a turn on for some guys).
I very much prefer a naturally hairy guy but to keep the nether regions clean, that’s a big bonus. I’d rather spend my time enjoying what he has to offer and not spend added time, removing a wayward pubic hair. Hey, I pride myself on keeping those area’s free of hair (I’m not hairy by nature), mainly for my own comfort and for the guy who so happens to be enjoying himself (plus it’s a turn on for some guys).
I very much prefer a naturally hairy guy but to keep the nether regions clean, that’s a big bonus. I’d rather spend my time enjoying what he has to offer and not spend added time, removing a wayward pubic hair. Hey, I pride myself on keeping those area’s free of hair (I’m not hairy by nature), mainly for my own comfort and for the guy who so happens to be enjoying himself (plus it’s a turn on for some guys).
Your facebook post mentioned prizes for taking the poll. Where are they?
Prizes to come!
I agree with Lee, the question was too vague. Some guys look good with a shaved head. No matter how hot a guy is, totally shaved pubes creep me out in a pre-pubescent, inappropriate looking kind of way. Most men get haircuts & groom their facial hair. I personally like to keep my body hair trimmed / groomed, but never shaved. I love naturally hairy men, especially those with good grooming habits & hygeine.
If a man is going to shave one and only one place it has to be ear hair
If a man is going to shave one and only one place it has to be ear hair
why is there not a “none of the above” choice for the lower body?
shave, trim or grow wild what makes YOU feel good about yourself and feels sexy to YOU … that’s what a real man does ….
I completely agree that there is no right answer and that different kind of people are attractive to different kind of people. I didn’t click any of the boxes on the poll because even trimming nose hair wouldn’t be an issue to me on the right guy, and if a guy was completely manscaped (thinking here of some of Mapplethorpe’s nudes) it could be sexy as hell. I would note, however, that the phrase, “Beauty takes work,” is an intriguing eruption in the middle of your statement. Beauty–even if it is in the eye of the beholder–is a normative term: is applying makeup or leaving it off the work? trimming body hair or letting it grow?
Totally agree. Although I personally favor all men grooming certain areas (such as nose and ear hair), other areas depend on the amount of hair that’s there in the first place.
YOU should do whatever YOU want to do with YOUR body. Real men follow their own destiny and not the destiny proscribed by others.
YOU should do whatever YOU want to do with YOUR body. Real men follow their own destiny and not the destiny proscribed by others.
The “none of the above” option is not voting at all, silly.
I personally like every thing smooth since I am naturally smooth myself however each is own .
It’s all a matter of degrees really. Like eyebrows. If they’re wild and bushy and clearly out of control, tame them. Plucking them to a fine thin line that arches, not so much. If you have only one hairy patch somewhere, tame it. Just trim or don’t trim what YOU think makes you look sexy and work it. You’re never going to please everyone else so just go with what pleases you with you. That sexiness will show through and you’ll attract the right people for you. Personally for me, less is more especially around the cock and balls. If I have to dig through a mass of pubes to get to your furry little cock and then pull hairs out of my mouth every 30 seconds, I’ll abandon the project. Hairy mouth sucks.
i’m kinda bothered by the wording of the question.
what is meant by should manscape/trim/shave in some way?
are you speaking in general or in specific reference to a guy who wants to have sex?
because i’m not going to tell some random stranger “hey, dude, you need to curb that unibrow.”
i might tell a friend who strongly seems like his ‘personal’ life is struggling (and he’s complaining to me about it) “i think if you managed your nose hair, and your shoulder hair, you could get some more play, guy.”
if we’re platonic then i wouldn’t be privy to much else, presumably.
otherwise, i would not likely tell a friend how he should manage his hair, unless it starts bothering me so badly that i can’t even look at him.
for a guy whom i wish to have repeated encounters with, then, sure, i have my preferences, that would eventually become a barrier against future fruitful encounters, should the preferences remain unsatisfied.
i don’t think my preferences are unreasonable, and i don’t go around telling guys they gotta be one-hundred per cent hairless for.
just..
..keep it under control, if you have it.
and you want me to touch you.
but if you do choose to manscape then knock yourself out — as long as you don’t give yourself shaving bumps (which aren’t attractive either).
i can only think of 2.5 possible ways a guy can literally use his hair to conscientiously feminize himself (without having to extremely out of the way to do so): by the hair atop his scalp, by his eyebrows, and by his eyelashes.
I don’t get any ‘uncomfortable ass-crack stubble’..
and tweezers for the nipples?? Use an epilator.. It’s a lot faster~~ =)
I don’t get any ‘uncomfortable ass-crack stubble’.. What do you use??
and tweezers for the nipples?? Use an epilator~~ It’s much faster and pain free =)
I don’t get any ‘uncomfortable ass-crack stubble’.. What do you use??
and tweezers for the nipples?? Use an epilator~~ It’s much faster and pain free =)
…and how does one signify that they took the poll? There’s no sign-in for the poll itself?
Judging by the pictures, I would’ve chosen just about all of them. I’m cool with some body hair, but just about all the pictures were a lot hairier than I’m used to.
Maybe if you had three or four levels of hairiness and asked how much hair could we handle before asking to manscape, it’d show a more accurate result.
Does this mean we can expect our porn to get back to normal and not these flimsy, unmanly, wet looking type.., please give us some real men