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-local spas see girls as young as EIGHT coming in for schooltime leg waxings- The back to school tax free weekend is coming up, but there are some back to school essentials which are not covered by the law. Like back to school tattoos. Or how about back to school waxings. "Each year there are more and more kids we see coming in and getting waxings as the school year begins," says Mary Baxter of Isabel's European Day Spa. "It ranges from eyebrow waxings, to girls who are gymnasts and swimmers getting bikini waxings." Baxter says it isn't just image...

Before admiring the powerful muscularity of the latest pickup truck model, some men attending The Man Expo on Friday afternoon stopped off to get their nose hair waxed or uni-brow trimmed. "I can breathe better," said Paul Garfield, 18, after taking his turn on the waxing table. "I won't have to deal with the pesky nose hair. It didn't hurt as bad." Encouraged by Garfield, a handful of his friends lined up, one by one, for their own wax jobs. The group of young men from Springville were among the thousands of men and women who ventured to the first-ever...

New Jersey is drawing the line when it comes to bikini waxing. The state Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling is moving toward a ban on genital waxing altogether after two women reported being injured in their quest for a smooth bikini line. Both women were hospitalized for infections following so-called "Brazilian" bikini waxes; one of the women has filed a lawsuit, according to Jeff Lamm, a spokesman for New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs, which oversees the cosmetology board. Technically, genital waxing has never been allowed — only the face, neck, abdomen, legs and arms are permitted — but because...

Waxing Law: Hairy Situation in New Jersey By TAMARA VOSTOK Updated 6:59 AM EDT, Fri, Mar 13, 2009 You may have to cover up down the shore this summer. The Brazilian wax could be ripped from salons if a proposed ban on genital waxing is passed in N.J. A growing controversy could lead to a hairy situation in New Jersey. The Brazilian wax could be ripped from salons if a proposed ban on genital waxing is passed by N.J.’s Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling. So, you may have to cover up "down the shore" this summer. N.J. law is a...

Posing hand on hip in a cutaway dress, Drew Barrymore has an announcement to make.She has joined the growing number of celebrities who have stopped shaving under their arms - and don't care who knows it. The 29-year- old Charlie's Angels star made her fashion statement at a New York catwalk event featuring designer Marc Jacobs. With his penchant for dressing models in combat boots and army-style jackets, Jacobs is famed for his grunge-inspired look - and Drew certainly fitted in. One of those attending the event at the Lexington Avenue Armory observed: 'She looked absolutely stunning but all people...