The hairy truth! Eva Mendes loves shaving her face. The 49-year-old actress revealed via Instagram on Tuesday, June 6, that she relies on consistent dermaplaning (a minimally invasive procedure that shaves away the top layers of a person’s dermis) to keep her facial skin free of unwanted hair. “Shaving my face,” Mendes captioned a slideshow of photos that documented the treatment. “I received a lot of comments on yesterday’s post from women who’ve been shaving their face for years … OK, I guess ‘dermaplaning’ is the preferred word but it is what it is and I LOVE it!” When a fan asked in the comments section how often Mendes gets the treatment, she hilariously replied: “I’m a beast, so I probably need every other day.” A post shared by Eva Mendes (@evamendes) The Florida native added: “My hair grows back if I get chills.
Anyone else get that? I’ll literally be shaving my legs in the shower and get chills and all my work is undone!” Her followers applauded her honesty with one writing, “Same girl same.” A second fan wrote, “Oh I thought I was the only person this happened to!!
Nice to know I’m not alone,” as a third added: “I truly thought I was the only one who has to shave my legs every day!” In the snaps, an esthetician could be seen going to work on Mendes’ skin, giving her a dewy and clear glow.
One day prior, the Training Day actress shared a video of the process, which also included a cooling face mask, at the medical spa Beauty Villa Vergara. “Yes, I shaved my face,” Mendes wrote alongside the social media video. “Loving my day at the @beautyvillagevergara.
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