Thanks to Fabulous V. & ever-fab Jezebel, I have a link to a Daily Mail article about how much man-cleavage (or “he-vage”) is enough. Now, on a romance cover? You bare it all, baby, yeah!
But an actual person? Not sure. I see plenty of he-vage that I could live without in the summer thanks to pectoraly men in tank tops and chains. And if you ask me, David Beckham looks like he’s channeling an elf in the picture in the article and not so much like a sex god. But it’s more the hair and ethereal glow that’s odd rather than any chesty pecs.
So how much man-valley do you like to see on actual men?
I like he-vage (man, that is too damn close to he-vag), if only because you only see it here one or two months a year.
We are hardy people and don’t stop wearing shorts and T-shirts until the temperature dips below freezing, but he-vage? Only in July and early August. It’s just too, um, nippy the rest of the year.
Depends on the man and the chest and the setting – random overweight fellow on the street – covered up is better. Good looking man who takes care of himself – he-vage is nice.
I don’t want to see Rod Stewarts old naked He-Vage (heavage?)
anymore than I want to see my own. There should be an age cut off date lol.
However much it is I like, my boy rarely shows it. He loves those hoody sweatshirts and they leave no he-vage bare. *sigh*
The writer of the article didn’t seem to like chest hair did she? I like a bit of chest hair showing – OK not necessarily a rug – but these smooth, buffed chests just don’t do it for me. As for the he-vage, I’d go with three buttons if the man has got a chest to be proud of.
Yorkshirelass~I noticed the same thing regarding the author being repulsed by chest hair. My man has a lot of it and he’s not thinning it out (via waxing) anytime in this lifetime, so what can ya do? LOL I agree with you regarding the smooth chests, they are too “young” looking for me.
I’m with YorkshireLass on this one, the sleek, smooth, nairy a hair in sight chest just doesn’t do it for me. It usually makes me wonder when the possessor of said chest will finish going through puberty.
As for Becks, am I the only one that wishes he, and the men like him, would take a really good shower? From the fake grease on the hair, to some of their fake tans…ick!
none.
He shouldn’t have more ‘vage than me. And I’ve next to none.
Qadesh, I agree regarding the showers. Beckham just looked NASTY in that picture!
Unless we’re at the beach or in private, none is fine with me. My imagination is often much better…
He shouldn’t have more ‘vage than me. And I’ve next to none.
Yes, agreed, totally. I get a little weirded out by guys with bigger chests than me.
And I don’t know if this is a generational thing, but my boyfriend has no chest hair (he’s definitely done with puberty, thank you) and I’m just fine with that, really. (I’m 25; he’s 26.)
Stephanie~the no chest hair thing is def. familial. My mom’s family~nary a chest hair in sight. I don’t have a problem with that. I should have expanded on what I meant by “smooth” chests. I mean the ones that are obviously waxed and oiled ::shudder:: Those wig me out LOL
In fact, growing up, I didn’t see many hairy chests and thought they were gah-ross, until I married me a freakin’ hairy man LOL My boys are taking after their dad too b/c they have the hairiest legs I’ve ever seen on an 8 and 5 year old! LOL
Someone should’ve run this line from the article past the editor one more time—
“But the sight of a thick tuft of chest hair sprouting from the top of your shirt is about as sexy as a clump of underarm hair poking out from under a woman’s skimpy little black dress.”
Okay, I can’t be the only one who noticed it. Underarm hair? UNDER the dress? People, if your underarm hair is long enough to show beneath the hem of your dress, braid that shit and join a circus freak show. I mean, that’s a talent you should make money on.
Shudder.