'I detest waxing from the core of my heart. Once I tried it after my friend pushed me to go for it. What they advised me was to drink two to three glasses of beer so that it would subdue the pain,' Tehlan said.

'I tried it but I still felt horrible. Neither beer nor whisky would work in this case. In fact after that experience, I have started respecting women more because they go through this regularly. I think it's quite a torture.'

Shroff, who was among the best looking models at VHIMW, said: 'Waxing is something that you try to get used to but really don't.'

Among the male models IANS spoke to, Shroff was the only one to say he prefers waxing, but only for his back and arms.

'I prefer waxing instead of shaving but I restrict it only to my back and arms because I can't bear the pain on my chest. It was horrible when I got waxing done on my chest,' Shroff said.

'I try to avoid it as long as I can, but in the end it's necessary because of my fashion assignments,' he added.

(Shilpa Raina can be contacted at shilpa.r@ians.in)