The fact that some of the planet's hottest women are Brazilian isn't exactly a news flash. (Allure ran a feature about the phenomenon, titled "The Girls From Ipanema," back in July 2006.) But Brazilian Sexy (Perigee Trade), now out in paperback, a new book by Janea Padilha of New York City's J Sisters Salon (the waxing establishment that Gwyneth Paltrow famously said "changed her life"), breaks down the Brazilian beauty myth for us non-Gisele types. Here, Padhila's best tips for re-creating that south-of-the-equator appeal:
Don't worry, be happy: "I think that worrying makes us ugly. Yes, I do," Padilha says. So no matter what issues she's having, she puts on a happy (pretty) face.
Wear eyeliner: Padilha applies hers looking down at a mirror, instead of straight-on, to avoid squinting, and to create a perfect line.
Beauty should be effortless—but get regular haircuts: Padilha gets hers cut every six weeks, to keep her long hair in shape and to eliminate split ends.
Stop sizing up other women: One secret to Brazilian women's confidence is that they don't compete—even about looks: "Making yourself feel better because you are making someone else out to be worse...will backfire and make you feel terrible," Padilha says.
Get a Brazilian: When it comes to body hair, naturally the inventor of the Brazilian bikini wax thinks less is more. Padilha swears every woman looks and feels her sexiest this way—and that it just makes sex better. "It's a funny thing—no one knows you've done it, and yet you feel so much more sure of yourself," she says.
Which got us thinking...In our body-hair-obsessed world, is it possible to be sexy without having a bikini wax?
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