{"id":342361,"date":"2015-02-11T15:59:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T07:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/women-shave-shave-face-342361.html"},"modified":"2015-02-11T15:59:17","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T07:59:17","slug":"women-shave-shave-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/beauty-hk\/whats-new-hk\/women-shave-shave-face-342361.html","title":{"rendered":"Close Call: Ladies, to shave or not to shave your face?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/em>\u00a0published an article that shook the beauty industry. No, it wasn't the absurd beauty technique involving urine to obtain a flawless complexion. Instead, this time the claim was that shaving their faces is a contributing reason to why\u00a0men age so\u00a0well and thus women too,\u00a0should start adding the practice to their regime.<\/p>

The following day, on February 9th,\u00a0the\u00a0Guardian\u00a0<\/em>published an article basically\u00a0debunking what they see as\u00a0a preposterous assertion by their fellow competitor. The\u00a0Guardian\u00a0<\/em>believes that while the idea of women having any trace of body or facial hair <\/a>is repulsive to the current society, shaving should still be categorised as a strict NO considering the drawbacks.<\/p>

Here are the two sides of the coin...<\/p>

Why you should shave<\/span> <\/h2>

According to beauty experts at the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 <\/em>one of the biggest news sites online\u00a0\u2014 women are now urged\u00a0to shave their faces. British local, Angela Garvin, a 46 year-old legal adviser who has been shaving her face every morning for the past eight years \"couldn\u2019t be happier with the results\" and \"is adamant that regular shaving has improved her complexion<\/a>.\" She told the Daily Mail<\/em>, \"\u2018Make-up goes on more evenly and easily, products absorb better and my skin is in great condition. It\u2019s the smoothest and brightest it\u2019s been in years.\"<\/em><\/p>

The paper\u00a0also took it to London-based aesthetic clinician Dr Michael Prager<\/strong>, for\u00a0expert\u00a0insight. \"From an anti-ageing point of view, home shaving has some effect. It\u2019s like a mild form of microdermabrasion, so encourages collagen production, which reduces wrinkles<\/a>,\"<\/em>\u00a0he said, as quoted in the article.\u00a0He also went on to say that most men shave their faces and therefore exfoliate a large portion of their face, causing them to have better skin<\/a> than women by their 30s or 40s.<\/p>

Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor were known to shave their faces regularly. Meanwhile, face shaving is also an old-age ritual for the Japanese.<\/p>

Why you should NOT shave<\/span> <\/h2>

According to another equally large publication, the\u00a0Guardian<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>shaving is a terrible idea. Beauty Editor,\u00a0Anita Bhagwandas<\/strong>, says that men and women are programmed to age differently. Men are blessed with\u00a0androgens that increase skin thickness by up to 25%, resulting in more youthful-looking skin. They also produce\u00a0more sebum, which is the oil that holds the skin's moisture for a\u00a0plumper-looking complexion<\/a>. Additionally, males have higher collagen content in their skin. Inevitably, women seemingly\u00a0age faster.<\/p>

\"Shaving might exfoliate their skin and supposedly keep it soft, but if you\u2019re already using a washcloth, face brush or exfoliator on top, that\u2019s serious scrubbing already,\"<\/em> Anita writes. \"Shaving is not only inflammatory (causing sensitivity), but it also makes the skin look more papery and thin.\"<\/em><\/p>

To shave or not to shave, we'll let you decide. As for\u00a0Marie France Asia,\u00a0<\/em>we are still turned off by the idea of having post-shaving in stubble and cuts on our faces. Not to mention shaving our legs, arms and underarms is already a chore so we prefer to not hold the razor for any longer.<\/p>

Natasha Gan<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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