STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

kahluamilk · Dooney & Bourke

hairy backs on guys: yay or nay?

small fry · Chanel

take it off- hairy back yuk

poptart · Coach

I seriously can't hack it. At all.

Complete and total dealbreaker.

jen · Kate Spade

Ewww but a hairless guy is gross

No hair on the back and wee-wee is perfect but hair on a guys chest is a must, bare just looks weird. These are my special request for men!

jaymiek · Coach

Hairy backs are a big no-no for me. Take it ALL off.

member · Hermes

Gross! I hate hairy backs and chests - take it off!

Maddie · Coach

I think I would prefer a guy who naturally just wasn't too hairy, but if he has it I don't really care. And I'm not into guys who are too into grooming.

tara t · Marc Jacobs

Maddie wrote:

I think I would prefer a guy who naturally just wasn't too hairy, but if he has it I don't really care. And I'm not into guys who are too into grooming.

i'm with maddie.

janey831 · Kate Spade

im not a fan of hair at all..back hair grosses me out....i've never actually dated a guy with back hair or too much chest hair either. I can't really deal with chest hair either, only if its REALLLLLY light.

gypsyfreak · Coach

Definitely nay! It's a turn-off for me.

dot · Marc Jacobs

i think it depends on the amount and the color.

but if he thinks he'll feel better about himself if he waxes it.. then go for it! :)

Bastet · Kate Spade

A bit of chest hair is okay, but back hair is definitely unattractive.

Andrea Julia · Coach

Ideally, he would naturally have very little hair. However, I would rather him have a hairy back than to be a waxer. Like Maddie and tara t, I'm not into men that are THAT into grooming. From my experience, the type of guy that waxes his back is the same guy that will have really high expectations lookwise for me (like, he would expect my make-up and hair to be perfect all the time and would freak if I had the tiniest bit of stubble on my legs). I think it would make me feel self-conscious if I knew he was that obsessed with his looks.

blubirde · Chanel

I gotta shave my legs so he's gotta make sure the hair on the back isn't offensive. Meaning it can be light in color and amount but that's it. Anything else and he better be getting rid of all that. I don't care if he waxes. Guys don't want icky hair in places just like girls don't.

But I'm with the other girls who said that a man who waxes regularly is a bit on the metrosexual side for me. I prefer a man who waxes at a woman's insistence.

Lilykind · Hermes

Maybe he should look into laser hair removal to get rid of it once and for all? Then he won't have the whole waxing pain and it will eventually be cheaper than waxing a lot.

I find hairy backs to be really unattractive...and also hairy chests (but a little bit is fine).

sfcaligirl · Dooney & Bourke

Maddie wrote:

I think I would prefer a guy who naturally just wasn't too hairy, but if he has it I don't really care. And I'm not into guys who are too into grooming.

i'm with maddie too. i mean, a ton of back hair would kinda gross me out at first, but if i really loved the guy i guess i could deal.

i used to hate hairy chests too, but i changed my mind after dating my ex-boyfriend. he is a hairy beast and i totally didn't mind. (actually the first time i saw him shirtless, i thought, "good god! that's too much hair." but i got used to it.) now i kinda like chest hair- it's manly!

lynnie · Chanel

sfcaligirl wrote:

Maddie wrote: I think I would prefer a guy who naturally just wasn't too hairy, but if he has it I don't really care. And I'm not into guys who are too into grooming. i'm with maddie too. i mean, a ton of back hair would kinda gross me out at first, but if i really loved the guy i guess i could deal. i used to hate hairy chests too, but i changed my mind after dating my ex-boyfriend. he is a hairy beast and i totally didn't mind. (actually the first time i saw him shirtless, i thought, "good god! that's too much hair." but i got used to it.) now i kinda like chest hair- it's manly!

i love chest hair- my bf totally converted me. i think its really sexy. Back hair, ive never had to deal with yet, but if i loved the guy, i'd deal. i'm not into guys that like to groom too much.

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

sfcaligirl wrote:

And I'm not into guys who are too into grooming. i'm with maddie too. i mean, a ton of back hair would kinda gross me out at first, but if i really loved the guy i guess i could deal. i used to hate hairy chests too, but i changed my mind after dating my ex-boyfriend. he is a hairy beast and i totally didn't mind. (actually the first time i saw him shirtless, i thought, "good god! that's too much hair." but i got used to it.) now i kinda like chest hair- it's manly!

I totally agree--my BF is this way. His chest is really hairy but for some lucky reason he hasn't got much on his back--and he doesn't wax, cause there is a little bit there, but not much. And I love his chest. Like you said, it's really masculine. Rrr.

Problem is, I think, a guy with a hairy back is probably hairy EVERYWHERE... so I mean, if he waxes his back, isn't he going to have lines at his shoulders where the back wax stops? And I have seen guys with chest hair stubble, and let me tell you, it is BEYOND gross.

I would never insist, cause I don't wax myself. Too painful, too expensive, too embarrassing, etc, so I just shave... and god knows I don't want a man whose grooming is higher-maintenance than mine!

Mia · Kate Spade

Ditto on what Maddie said. It's not like I freak out with joy over a sasquatch back but metrosexuals aren't my thing. I'd rather he was hairy and male than non-hairy and ambiguous.

Amelie · Kenneth Cole

Mia, I laughed so hard after I read your post.

I agree with Lilykind, maybe laser removal would be a good option?