Hairy Valentine: Self Love, All in The Curls

Photography: Beauty Editor - Malorie Shmyr

Hair Stylist : Chris Kurz

Post Production:  Alina Filipenko

Models:  Jan, Yagiz, Carlito, Melik

Every strand tells a story. Our Berlin-based beauty editor and hair stylist Chris Kurz paired up to celebrate body hair as a mark of self-love, uniqueness, and the freedom to simply be.

“My body hair is not something I would ever want to lose. It is pride, it is sex, it is home, a feeling, a scent and a taste. It is strong, sensual and aesthetic. I feel every breeze in every single hair. It is so much more and so much greater than any shame it has ever been subjected to. It’s me - with every single root. Strong and proud and nothing I will ever hide. It is self-love right down to the tips.” - Jan-Philip Mähl

“My body hair makes me feel like a total king, like the meaning of my name -  powerful and grounded in my Kurdish roots.  I thought I would like to embrace my roots, since I see my body hair as a package that comes with my ethnicity and heritage together.” - Melik

"Because I don’t have much hair on my head, my facial and body hair is kind of my accessories and even my make up!  I think every hairy men has a different volume and style of body hair which makes us each unique in our own way.” - Yagiz