It's come to this

For Melissa, there’s nothing unusual about her regular visits to a salon in Hertfordshire, where she also gets her eyebrows shaped every four to six weeks.

‘I would say three-quarters of the girls in my class have professional hair removal,’ says Melissa, from Whipsnade, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. ‘I noticed hair on my legs last year in Year  7. After that I wouldn’t go out in shorts in case anyone noticed. Now I’m waxed, I can wear anything. Being smooth makes me feel better.’