Let’s Talk Pubes

The Surprising Origin of Women’s Inti... More About Merkins

Let’s Talk Pubes

Now…I thought I had blogged about this before, but mostly in relation to the trend of going au naturel. However, today’s blog, we’ll delve a bit more into the history of our relationship with our bush. After reading, once again, another interesting article, I learned a few things that I just had to pass along!

Hair removal, including pubic hair, goes all the way back to Cleopatra. She preferred a sugar wax to remove all of her body hair.More recent hair removal trends seem to go hand in hand with swimsuit trends… as the bikini got smaller, the triangle of hair followed suit. Then, when high-leg bikini briefs became popular, the Brazilian wax or “landing strip” came into fashion.Today, “The Hollywood” is the most popular style. For those of you who have no idea, what “The Hollywood” refers to….well neither did I before reading this article and doing more research. “The Hollywood” is an everything-goes approach to pubic hair via a wax. It’s called this because in Hollywood, it’s quite popular when that’s the desired look (maybe those close-ups are considerably lower than on someone’s face).Where does “triangle” or sometimes “Bermuda triangle” come from when referring to our pubs? Well, interesting to know that stylizing hair started in ancient civilizations. For example, in Egypt, both men and women would artistically style their pubic hair, often in neat little triangles. Anyone know what a Merkin refers to…No one, no one? Neither did I. Well, believe it or not a Merkin is a pubic wig. Yup, you heard that right. And it’s been around for a long time, since the 1400s, when women would shave their pubic region for health reasons (to get rid of pubic lice) and then wear a Merkin. It was also popular with prostitutes who wanted to cover up evidence of venereal disease. Oh my! Back to Hollywood…sometimes actresses will wear a Merkin to cover up any inadvertent exposure of their intimate bits while during a full-frontal. Merkins definitely deserve their own blog…look for that in my upcoming Friday Blogs.Want to counteract the misogynist pigs who, on their popular “bro” podcasts, insist that their women go hairless, grow the bush wild and free. Interestingly, this is one of the reasons behind the more recent trend of a “full bush in a bikini.” Apparently, there is something very sexy about rejecting a particular beauty standard dictated by men!Shaving isn’t the only way to shape your pubic hair. In 2024, laser hair removal became the UK’s most searched for non-surgical aesthetic treatment. Granted, most of that wasn’t for removing pubic hair, but some people choose that option. Ouch! I wonder if it hurts more than a bikini wax.

So…there you have it. I’m pretty sure I’ve referred to the pubic region as some sort of triangle in my books, but I’m too lazy to search for which ones. I’m also too lazy to search whether I’ve written about pubic hair styles in any of my books. I probably have. Feel free to do that research yourselves and click the links below to get any or all of my books! Quick reminder to those who haven’t read about the new addition to the Affinity Rainbow Publications website! Wheel of Fortune…well…not really, but there is a lucky wheel in the upper right corner of the website where you can win a prize (20%, 30%, 50% off or a free book) by clicking on it and giving it a spin! Happy 4th, by the way; take care of your furbabies who hate the noise!