GET YOUR BACKS CRACK AND SACKS OUT FOR A MALE WAXING MAXOUT

So boys, before you jet off to the sun – get yourselves sorted this year. Body hair isn’t necessarily a bad thing (whatever tickles your pickle), but let’s be frank – nobody likes a hairy back, a stray hair on the shoulder, or a bush on the bicep.

Before you delve in consider the options available to you – faces waxes, the notorious back sack and crack, boykini line, a West Hollywood (a gay take on the ubiquitous Hollywood for that porn ready look) hand and foot and the deliciously named – boyzilian. Think carefully, nobody wants to end up with a landing strip where they least expected…

Before you wax-out and max-out here’s some tips

1. 1Find the right wax artist. Think Brazilian, think firm, think nifty fingers, and above all find someone tight-laced and stoney faced to give you a thorough seeing to. Check out Murcia at the Brazilian Wax Studio for something in central or Eduardo at Macho Waxing if you’re out East.

2. 2Don’t go in with your gun blazing. Experiment with lesser waxes before going in for a full frontal back sack and crack assault on your skin. Your future children will thank you for it.

3. 3.Post wax – moisturize moisturize moisturise, and stay out of hot showers – you’ll get lumpy, and no matter how smooth the finish you could end up looking like you’ve contracted something unpleasant the night before…

4. 4.Don’t be afraid to let it all hang out. If you’ve opted for a more intimate wax you’ve already been bold - don’t hold back. I’m sure they’ve seen it all before and if they really do get the shock of their lives – congratulations.

5. 5.An eyebrow wax is never a good idea. Fact.

If you follow these tips you’ll have summer back sack and cracked.

ASHX

TANTRICK GODDESS

With the sun in the sky and not a cloud in sight all any of us really want to do is strip off and go to the park / beach / pool. But in the limited British summer it's not just a case of relax-and-sit-back, it's a case of utilizing every second of sunlight to achieve that California perfect creosote glazed tan that'll make all your friends jealous. Here's the BLOW guide to bronzed perfection.

Start off a month before the sun (yes that means when it's raining in April - plan ahead!) taking Imedeen tan optimizing tablets. We're lead to believe taking 1 a day enriches the melanin in your skin and readies it for maximum tantasticity.

Then once the sun eventually shows itself (you'll already be off your face on tan optimizer by now so you're on the way to becoming a tanning machine) get some Sun reactive tan intensifying sun tan lotion. We like Nivea Sun Protect and Bronze (0% fake tan btw - so don't worry about streaks). Apply liberally, surely when it comes to anything bronzing the more the merrier.

Finally, when you're nicely crisp and golden from excessive sun exposure cool down with some tan enhancing after sun lotion. Simple do a good one and it's cheap, also cause it's simple it makes you feel more like you're actually caring for your skin and not just destroying it with sun. Again slosh it around like an old lush on Cabernet. It's good for you.

By now (it's probably mid-July, August?) you'll already have a tan people would kill for - and hopefully on some level still have healthy skin (... maybe - it doesn't really matter but convince yourself that at least you've minimized the damage the best you could). However, if you really want to take it to the next step...

Hawaiian Tropic Carrot Oil Enriched Tan Optimizing Tanning Oil Spray. SPF 0 - yes you heard right, ZERO! Now take note kids, this is not for the faint hearted - you'll essentially be basting yourself with Crisp'n'Dry and roasting your skin. But no pain no gain - hopefully all the Imedeen in your system will have made you immune to UV by now (or you'll have a leathery outer layer so impenetrable even napalm wouldn't leave a mark).

Happy tanning!

Ashx

PALOMA SAUVAGE

The delectable Paloma Faith wearing a SS10 Belle Sauvage showpiece dress whilst flailing giant orange marabou fans around wrapped up like a present with a giant green bow atop that fiery red mane. Snaps for Paloma everybody.

ashx