UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING, HERE, FOR A FEW MINUTES,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING, AS I WAS TELLING YOU, LADIES,
I'M SURE YOU CAN RELATE, IF YOU HAVE KIDS, ESPECIALLY GIRLS.
YOU KNOW, MY, MY DAUGHTERS COMPETE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS ON STAGE.
YES.
AND, THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THEIR LEGS.
AND FINALLY, MY OLDER ONE, THE TEN YEAR OLD, SAYS 'MOMMY, I
WANT TO SHAVE MY LEGS.', AND I WENT--- WHAT?
TEN YEARS OLD?
TEN.
WHAT?
YOU'RE LUCKY.
(LAUGHTER).
ISN'T THAT SOMETHING THAT AN ADULT DOES?
A TEENAGER, MAYBE?
AND I, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE AN EIGHT YEAR OLD, AND A
THIRTEEN YEAR OLD, AND THE THIRTEEN YEAR OLD, ON THE FLIGHT
DOWN HERE, I FLEW IN, SHE SAID, "MOMMY, CAN I SHAVE MY LEGS?",
AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
YOU WERE TAKEN ABACK?
I'M TAKEN ABACK.
I WASN'T READY.
(LAUGHTER).
AND EVEN THREE YEARS LATER, I'M NOT QUITE READY.
SO, EXACTLY WHEN IS IT OK FOR OUR DAUGHTERS TO START SHAVING?
WELL, WE CONDUCTED SOME POLLS, AND WE'VE ALSO INVITED AN EXPERT
TO DISCUSS.
(LAUGHTER).
SHE'S MARY-ELLEN LACASSE, AND SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF SHAVER
MARKETING FOR BIC U-S-A.
WE ARE SO---.
(LAUGHTER).
---GLAD YOU'RE HERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.
CAN YOU TELL?
I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.
WELL, MARY-ELLEN, I'M SURE YOU GET THIS QUESTION ALL THE TIME.
EXACTLY, WHEN DO YOU, OUR EXPERT, THINK IT'S OK FOR OUR
DAUGHTERS TO START SHAVING THEIR LEGS?
TO BE HONEST, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE GIRL,---.
OK.
---AND THE MOM.
IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
SOME TWEENS, THE INSTANT THEY SEE HAIR ON THE LEGS, OR UNDER
THEIR ARMS, THEY'RE READY, THEY'RE READY TO GO.
OTHERS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WAITING UNTIL THEY GET A LITTLE
BIT OLDER.
SO, YOU REALLY HAVE TO FEEL IT OUT.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT OF PASSAGE FOR THEM.
UH HUH.
IF THEY, THEY MIGHT GET EMBARRASSED IF THEY'RE PLAYING
SPORTS, OR THEY'RE WEARING SHORTS OR A BATHING SUIT, IN THE
SUMMER.
SO, YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE SYMPATHETIC, AND AS MOMS, JUST
HELP THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO, THERE'S REALLY NO ONE AGE.
THERE REALLY ISN'T.
IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE, ON THE GIRL, AND THE MOM, AND YOU KNOW,
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
IF THEY'RE, LIKE I SAID, IF THEY'RE PLAYING SPORTS, AND
THEY'RE IN A LOCKER ROOM, WITH OTHER GIRLS WHO MIGHT BE
SHAVING, THEY MAY FEEL MORE PEER PRESSURE TO START.
OTHER GIRLS, YOU KNOW, ARE MORE COMFORTABLE, AND WAITING UNTIL
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT OLDER.
JUST LIKE MY GIRLS DANCING.
THEY HAVE THAT PRESSURE OF, YOU KNOW?
ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH.
STARTING TO SHAVE, BECAUSE---.
MY GIRLS, VOLLEYBALL, THEY'RE, YEAH, YOU KNOW, THEY WEAR THE
SHORT SHORTS.
YEAH, IT'S A SPORT THAT HAS LONGER SHORT.
YOU KNOW?
IT JUST, IT ALL REALLY DEPENDS.
SO, YOU REALLY HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU AND YOUR
DAUGHTER.
AND JUILE, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED TO A LOT OF VIEWERS, OUT
THERE---.
WE DID!
---TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
YOU WANT TO TAKE A LISTEN?
ABSOLUTELY.
ALRIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
(MUSIC).
SO, WHEN DO YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, FOR YOUR DAUGHTER,
TO START SHAVING?
WELL, I REALLY DON'T WANT HER TO SHAVE UNTIL SHE'S AT LEAST 16,
EVEN LONGER.
I DON'T WANT MY LITTLE BABY TO GROW UP.
BUT, BASICALLY, I THINK IT'S MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE.
SO, THE LATER, THE BETTER.
I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO FEEL CONFIDENT, AND IF SHAVING HELPS
GET HER THERE, I SAY GO FOR IT.
(MUSIC).
OK.
NO SURPRISE, THERE.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT REACTIONS.
YES.
EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT, AND UM, BUT WHAT WE
WANT TO KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE EXPERT, HERE, IS WHAT
ADVICE, WHAT TIPS SHOULD WE REALLY OFFER, AND OUR AUDIENCE,
OUR DAUGHTERS, OUT THERE?
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO IS TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT RAZOR.
UH HUH.
BIC'S SOLEIL SAVVY IS A GREAT CHOICE FOR NEW SHAVERS, BECAUSE
IT FEATURES THREE INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTING, FLEXIBLE BLADES,
WHICH ACTUALLY MOVE AS YOU SHAVE.
UM, AND IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET A FLAWLESSLY SMOOTH SHAVE.
THE OTHER THING IS, YOU CAN BE CONFIDENT WITH BIC'S SOLEIL
SAVVY, BECAUSE IT HAS AN ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED HANDLE
THAT'S DESIGNED TO FIT A WOMAN'S HANDS.
AND, IT FEATURES A COMFORTABLE GRIP, SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT SLIPPING.
AND, THE MO--- THE LAST THING IS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE THEIR
TIME.
AHHHH!
(LAUGHTER).
OHHHH!
I WAS JUST GONNA MENTION THAT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I, THIS HAS
HAPPENED TO HER, TOO.
YOU'RE IN THE SHOWER, YOU GET OUT YOU'RE LIKE, 'OH, I FORGOT
TO SHAVE.', YOU DO IT REALLY QUICK.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHAT DO YOU FEEL?
PAIN.
UH HUH.
THAT IRRITATION, CAUSE YOU DID IT DRY.
RIGHT.
OH!
ABSOLUTELY.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, TAKE, UH, REALLY SLOW AND CAREFUL STROKES.
ENCOURAGE THEM TO, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL AROUND THEIR KNEES, UH,
THEIR ANKLES, ANYTHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BONY.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT UNDERARM HAIR CAN GROW IN
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
YOU CAN SHAVE UP OR DOWN.
WHATEVER WAY WORKS THE BEST FOR YOU.
I KNEW THAT.
(LAUGHTER).
AND KRISTY, TO YOUR POINT, WE LIKE A PRODUCT CALLED EOS.
IT'S A MOISTURING FORMULA, AND IT SMELLS FANTASTIC.
UM, AND ALSO LOOK FOR A PRODUCT THAT HAS A LUBRICATING STRIP,
RIGHT ON THE RAZOR.
BIC'S SLEIL SAVVY HAS VITAMIN E, BUILT RIGHT INTO THE LUBRICATING
STRIP---.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
---TO HELP PAMPER YOUR SKIN.
SO, THAT'LL HELP WITH THAT IRRITATION.
ABSOLUTELY.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION A LOT OF PEOPLE, I THINK, PROBABLY, HAVE
THE SAME QUESTION.
IS IT BETTER TO SHAVE AT NIGHT, OR IN THE MORNING?
IS EITHER PREFERABLE?
ACTUALLY, SHAVING AT NIGHT IS A GREAT TIP.
REALLY?
WHAT IT, ALLOW YOUR DAUGHTER, MAYBE, A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME,
AND IF THEY'RE RUSHING OUT THE DOOR, IN THE MORNING, BUT ALSO,
SHAVING AT NIGHT GIVES YOUR SKIN TIME TO RECOVER.
WHEN YOU SHAVE, YOU ACTUALLY REMOVE DEAD SKIN CELLS, BUT ALSO
THE SUPERFICIAL LAYER OF YOUR SKIN, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A
HEALTHY PROCESS FOR YOUR SKIN, BUT IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME FOR
YOUR SKIN TO RESTORE ITS STRENGTH AND SUPPLENESS AFTER
THAT.
DOES IT RESTORE COLLAGEN, TOO?
'CAUSE, I COULD HAVE USED THAT.
(LAUGHTER).
I JUST CAN'T---.
(LAUGHTER).
I HAD TO ASK.
ALRIGHT, HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION.
CLEAN SKIN?
DOES IT HELP WITH BUMPS?
ABSOLUTELY.
SHAVING ON CLEAN SKIN WILL HELP WITH BOTH BUMPS AND IRRITATION.
WE RECOMMEND SHAVING AT THE END OF YOUR SHOWER, BECAUSE IT HELPS
REDUCE BUMPS AND IRRITATION.
WHAT IT DOES IS, THE HOT WATER ACTUALLY REDUCES HAIR TOUGHNESS,
AND INCREASES THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR BLADE.
SO, SHAVING AT THE END OF YOUR SHOWER MAKES THE WHOLE PROCESS A
LITTLE BIT EASIER.
AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, CREAM OR GEL?
WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU SAY?
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S REALLY PERSONAL PREFERRANCE.
WE REALLY LIKE THE, UM, EOS PRODUCT, WHICH IS A CREAM SHAVE.
BUT, WHAT I THINK WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO HAVE A, A
SHAVE PRODUCT THAT YOU LIKE, THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU ENJOY
THE SMELL, YOU ENJOY THE, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN, PICK A RAZOR, LIKE BIC'S SOLEIL SAVVY, THAT HAS THE
THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
THE FLEXIBLE BLADES, THE LUBRICATING STRIP WITH VITAMIN
E, THE HANDLE WITH THE NON-SLIP GRIP, AND YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER
WILL BE ALL SET TO GO.
AND FINALLY, MAKE SURE YOUR HUSBAND DOESN'T USE IT EITHER.
(LAUGHTER).
RIGHT?
BECAUSE, HE'LL USE MY BLADE, AND I'LL SAY, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?".
RIGHT.
UH, THAT, PLEASE SAY THAT THEY COME IN PINK, PURPLE, YELLOW, SO
HE WON'T USE IT.
(LAUGHTER).
ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, BIC SOLEIL SAVVY COMES IN PINK, BUT THE ENTIRE SOLEIL LINE
IS A RAINBOW OF COLORS.
LOVE IT!
WONDERFUL!
IT WAS SO GREAT HAVING YOU, TODAY.
THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
IT WAS GREAT.
SO MUCH GOOD INFORMATION, FOR US, TODAY.
AND, TO CHECK OUT THE BIC SOLEIL SAVVY RAZOR FEATURED IN THIS
SEGMENT, AND THE ENTIRE BIC SOLEIL LINE OF RAZORS, PLEASE
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