As a huge fan of beauty related YouTube videos, I was recently watching a video about skincare. I like to watch these to hear their reviews about the latest products and facials. I was suddenly shocked to hear that the influencer admitted to shaving her face. Is this secretly going on in most women’s bathrooms? I started digging around to find out what this skincare trend is all about and here is what I found.  

For someone that has spent time and money going to the salon to get waxed or threaded, I was shocked to hear that I could simply just shave. I even spent hours and hours getting painful electrolysis done. I also scrub my face religiously every week to get rid of dead skin cells, but no I’m told I can simply shave? I recently saw a friend of mine who shaves her face and her skin literally looked like a babie’s bottom! Is this the skincare ritual I was missing from my life? Before I went “under the blade” I needed some answers. Is my hair going to grow back thicker or darker? Will it be stubbly?  According to dermatologists the answers are no. I’m not sure if I agree with this because for a girl who has waxed and shaved, I have definitely seen a difference in regrowth. I was skeptical but I was intrigued and dying to know more! 

The major pros to doing this are smooth, hairless, exfoliated skin. Basically, you are shaving off a dead layer of skin. Once you do this your makeup will probably look incredible kind of like how it does after a facial or microdermabrasion. 

One of the cons was sensitive skin, which is something I definitely don't need more of. If you have ever jumped into the water at the beach after shaving your legs that morning you know what I am referring to. Ouch!

If you have the guts to try this, just be warned that once you do it you will have to keep doing it. I’m too scared to try this, but one day the curiosity is going to get to me. In the meantime, I skipped my waxing appointment and shaved my arms, baby steps.

Aline Agopian