You didn't think they were just born with it - did you?

Jake Gyllenhaal does it; as do Tom Cruise, David Beckham, Jay-Z and so many others rather manly celebrities to appear what can only be called mansome! What is manscaping? The art of shaving men's body hair - it's called art because if it's shaved it down to a five o'clock shadow, it's just wrong! Also pre-pubescent boys and porn stars are hairless, men have hair - the way women have curves. A sprinkling of body hair is attractive, hirsutism is not.

Get the right tools

Trusty shaving cream and razors might not cut it - especially if it's a carpet that needs a trim. A trimmer with adjustable parts that targets hair on the chest, limbs, underarms and finally down south works best.

Trim, don't depilate

  • Men are not hairless - and unless someone is auditioning for the "Magic Mike" sequel, men should refrain from drugstore depilatories - instead a body hair trimmer or even a beard trimmer to even down the grass to playable length will work.
  • The chest hair needs to be trimmed unless someone is a Chewbacca fan and has no problem looking like him.
  • Guaranteed men don't need smooth underarms - while a bit of hair is fine - a forest isn't. Trim down to acceptable lengths.
  • Hair shoulders and backs are not manly just gorilla-like. Waxing is the best way to get the hair off and laser hair removal with more permanent results is pain free, though a tad expensive
  • Down there, refrain from completely shaving off - why look like a boy if a man? Remember, porn stars remove hair down there so that their manly parts appear big on screen - there's no need to uproot the bush - simple trimming would work and ensure the same freebie - size does matter! Trim down to shorter lengths but ensure the hair isn't so short that it turns prickly - an inch or so is fine.

So it's not just women who blowout at salons, men with their manscaping are close to overtaking the fairer sex in the beauty realm.