Survey: Women Want Men To Do More Body Hair Grooming, Especially Below the Neck
Fashion News
by Kim | on November 13th, 2009 |
There was an interesting survey done by Remington and it identified the hairy flaws of men. The nationwide poll asked 435 males about their personal grooming habits and 440 females about what male grooming styles they find the most attractive. The results:
- Both men and women prefer a clean-shaven face and said grooming is key to making a first impression.
- More than half the women (57 percent) think poor grooming is a major turn off — if not a total deal-breaker.
- Nearly three-quarters of the women (71 percent) prefer men to at least trim their back hair to avoid looking like Neanderthals, and 33 percent would prefer a complete shave.
- Three-quarters of the men, however, said they don’t trim their back hair.
- Eighty-three percent of women think men should do a little neatening “back there”, too, but nearly two-thirds of the men (63 percent) said they don’t.
- Forty-four percent of women find it troublesome when ears, eyebrows and nose hair is left untouched, but nearly a quarter of the men (24 percent) said grooming there isn’t even a factor in whether they think they look their best.
- More than half the women (53 percent) who are casually dating or divorced think a man should at least give his chest a simple trim so it doesn’t look like a sweater.
- Overall, 40 percent of the women agree. However, 43 percent of the total women surveyed prefer men keep all their chest hair, considering it a sign of masculinity. And 17 percent want a smooth chest without a single hair. For the men, 83 percent said they have just let their chest hair grow.
- Sixty percent of the women who are casually dating said there should be some trimming around the groin, as did more than 56 percent of the women who are younger than 40. Of the total women surveyed, 42 percent prefer that look, but another 42 percent think any grooming down under would comprise a guy’s manliness. The other 16 percent? They’d like it clean as a whistle. Nearly two-thirds of the men (63 percent) said they’re still as hairy as God made them.
- Fifty-two percent of the men said they would consider shaving if it was important to their significant others, and 34 percent of the women said their men do, in fact, need to spend more time grooming. Yet one in five (21 percent) of the women said they wouldn’t broach the topic to avoid hurting feelings.
Now what! Well of course, Remington has the answers. They created the Face of Success Challenge, an online game to test different grooming and hair styles. In the game, guys create their own avatar by choosing from a combination of hair styles and facial hair looks then try their skills with the game’s female characters, including the fitness instructor, the blonde bombshell and the girl next door. While playing the game, guys have a conversation with the women, gauge their responses and see how much face time they get. Afterward, a “wingman” offers tips on what might have worked better, including suggestions on how to improve their look with help from Remington.
Guys, let me know how it goes! Comment below. Ladies, need some help convincing your man to shave “there” send him to Remington Face of Success. Then you let me know how it really goes.
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