The One Thing Women Hate More Than Bad Breath
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There is something that some women hate more than bad breath: nose hair. That’s right. Women despise nose hair just as much as bad breath. Exactly how long is the nose hair we’re talking about?
A Men’s Health article cited a recent survey it conducted by asking more than 400 Women’s Health readers if they would rather meet a guy at the bar with terrible breath or visible strands (or tufts) of nose hair. They found that 46% of women would rather talk to a guy whose mouth smells like a garlic-y sewer than a guy who has a few nose hairs sticking out. This sounds a little extreme because nothing is worse than a person who smells.
Men’s Health also polled its male readers on the nose-hair situation: 43% said “I use a nose trimmer,” 26% said “I trim it with facial hair scissors,” about 23% said “I tweeze it. Beauty is pain,” while only 2% said they don’t have to deal with nose hair. According to an editor’s note, the 28% who responded “other” claim to pluck their nose hair with their fingers. My own nose just twitched in pain.
So, what’s a guy to do? Well, if you’re interested in attracting the opposite sex, it’s best to take care of your nose hair. Don’t let nature take its course on that note. Although the hair in your nostrils does serve a great evolutionary purpose — keeping foreign particles from entering your body — visible nose hair is pretty useless — unless you’re going for that uncivilized-caveman look, and are also interested in repelling the fairer sex.
The majority of men (or at least the majority of Men’s Health readers) do carry out some sort of nasal manscaping with common removal tools, such as grooming scissors or electric trimmers. And men should use these trimmers as often as necessary to remove visible hair, said Craig Whitely, one of Hollywood’s leading male image and grooming consultants. It’s pretty simple (if you don’t know how to handle a trimmer), pinch your nose and twist it to the left, then let your grooming scissors cut off whatever hair is exposed. Repeat on the right side. It’s simple, painless, and you’re instantly more attractive.
“A lot of research has shown it’s okay to remove more, but to protect yourself from things like allergies and pollen, I say it’s best to leave everything you can’t see,” Whitely says.
He’s also against using a battery-powered trimmer, mostly because it can die mid-turn, snagging your poor little nose hairs while the battery fades. “I’ve heard the horror stories, and that’s enough for me,” Whitely says.
If clipping is not challenging or painless enough for you, you can tweeze. This works if you only have a few hairs to deal with. As you already know, or will soon find out, it’s very painful, but there is an upside to doing it: You’ll need to trim less often, and it’s easier to maintain. Just make sure to clean your tweezers beforehand to reduce your risk of infection. Grip it at the root and give it one quick pull. It’s going to hurt, and you will definitely flinch and let out a small yelp, but hey, then it’s over with. Until you have to go on to the next one. Go for one at a time and just don’t use your fingers. That’s grosser than having protruding nostril hairs to begin with.
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