For the ladies re: shaving

[tiggerlover]

A friend and I were having a conversation about shaving our legs and this has prompted this post. What kind of leg shaver are you?

 

[dizneenut]

I shave my entire leg.

 

[iluvorlando]

I'm very lucky and have very light blonde hair on my legs, so I only shave the bottom half. If I am really motivated I might shave over my knee. I guess I am just lazy from all those years of swimming and not being able to shave, except for swim meets which was a total hassle as we had to shave entirely - arms, legs!

 

[Joanne M]

My sister and I were having pedicures one day, and sitting side-by-side in the massage chairs. One of the technicians said something to my sister about not having hair on her legs, not even stubble. My sister and I looked at each other and laughed, then told her we don't really even have to shave. What little leg hair we have comes in blonde and very fine. (I have less than most little kids do.) The two techs then looked at each other with wide eyes, and one said, "Are you aliens or something?!" It was pretty funny.

I do shave on occasion, though. In the summer I shave my legs once or twice. Then I may not again until a special occasion when I feel like I should for some reason.....like at Christmas! Is this really as weird as the techs made it sound?

 

[spb999]

Joanne .... weird, maybe ..... lucky ... absolutely !!
I'd love to not have to shave my legs !

 

[kidzmom3]

I do the whole leg, but as a mom of 2 daughters I was wondering; at what age should you start shaving your legs? Mine are too young now of course (only 4/6) but I honestly cannot remember when I started and my 12 yr old neice was looking a little hairy last week at Watercountry. (I didn't mind, it was just the first time I really noticed. I say wait as long as you can since its such a pain)

 

[Saffron]

I'm pretty lucky too. I have very little hair on my legs. I have never had to shave my knees or above. The hair on the bottom half of my legs comes in very sparse and light. Of course if I don't shave, the flourescent lights at the grocery store will show every little hair I have.

Sorry, I would have answered the poll, but for some reason I can't????

 

[Kermit]

I voted that I shave my whole legs, but really I only shave whatever will be showing that day. The hair on my thighs grows much slower and comes in lighter, so I don't shave them every day. The hair on my lower legs grows in unbelievably fast, so I shave them every morning, and I touch it up if we go somewhere in the evening.

 

[caitycaity]

i'm a bottom half-er. i'll shave the whole thing only if i'm going swimming.

for some odd reason, i hardly have any hair on my thighs, and what's there is very light blonde and fine.

 

[Barb]

I voted that I shave my whole leg, but I don't shave the upper half as often as I do the bottom. I can get away with not shaving above the knee for about a week, but the bottom gets shaved just about every other day. I hate seeing stubble.

 

[Lars624]

Like many of you said before me........I only shave the bottom part of my legs, the hair is blonde and fine.
kidzmom-my DD is 13 and she started shaving within the last year. She only uses an electric razor so I don't worry about her cutting herself.

 

[catsrule]

If I don't shave, I look like an orangatang(sp?).

 

[Amzey]

I shave the whole leg.. but above the knee isn't quite as important.

 

[BabyLove99]

I shave the whole leg. I'm Greek and have dark hair, not fun lol

 

[EROS]

by Daa Mahowald

While I was at the grocery store last week, the man in front of me in the checkout line turned to me. "You know, with all that hair on your legs, they really are ugly," he said.

This week, I can think of at least ten beautiful responses. You know how that goes -- after the fact, you figure out just exactly the perfect comeback -- things you should've said. For example, since we were both in shorts, I could have looked pointedly at his hairy legs and said, "You should know."

Or, since I haven't seen twenty for more years than I'll admit, I could've played on society's 'youth is beauty' attitude. I could've said, "Well, I'm not a teenager anymore."

Perhaps the feminist angle: "Hey, it's my mind that counts." How about an obvious lie: "Ooops, I forgot!" I could've even thrown in a little body-language and spread my hands over the offending hair.

Maybe flippancy would've been better: "The leg-waxer at my beauty parlor is on strike."

I could've tried tit-for-tat: "If you don't look at my hairy legs, I won't look at your beer gut."

Or: "I work for a hair transplant corporation, would you like to fill out an application for a mustache?"

Possibly, I should have tried logic. I'm a happily married working-mom, always busy, always on the run. The attractiveness of, let alone the hairiness of, my legs is seldom on my mind.

In fact, the first time I went out in public without shaving was an accident. It happened about two years ago on a day when it was a sweltering 106. My morning began typically, with me starting my toddler on breakfast then heading to the laundry room to start a load before jumping in the shower to wash, shampoo and shave. That morning, unfortunately, my clothes washer decided to misfunction.

I threw on some shorts and a T, threw my kid in the same and headed to the neighborhood laundromat before it could get even hotter out.

Near us, two teenagers were 'doing' their clothes. They were talking loudly to each other, laughing and having a good time despite the heat. Suddenly, one of them pointed to me and, in a stage whisper to her friend, hissed, "Look at the hair on her legs!" They laughed uproariously and returned to their previous conversation. I looked down. Sure enough, my legs were stubbled in public! Gasp!! I'd never done that before! Oh the shame, the guilt, the embarrassment!

But slowly, reality sank in. The laundromat was competing with the outside temperature. My kid and I were drooping, swiftly melting into pools of sweat. In that oppressive, revealing heat, I discovered something. Hairy legs are irrelevant to real life.

What's more, I realized, I no longer cared whether those hair follicles won our daily battle for ownership of my legs. Right then and there, I unconditionally surrendered. And ever since, hair has propagated on my legs.

So maybe I could have told that man the truth. A simple: "I don't care."

Yes, there were probably dozens of replies I could've made, maybe even should've made. Perhaps I could've enlightened that oaf.

What I did say, with a shrug, was: "Oh well."

 

[olena]

Lots of smooth legs around here....

 

[Kallison]

That new Jergens lotion works well on not having to shave as often. I usually do every day in the summer, but can skip one now if I really have to. You have to use it for about 3 months before it starts to work. I shave my feet and toes too, I hate hairy toes!! I have a friend who never shaves her toes and I call her "Hobbit feet".

 

[Kitty 34]

I just shave the bottom half, the upper half is so blonde you barely see it.

 

[luvdsny]

Below the knee EVERYDAY, and above the knee every so often.

 

[zurgswife]

Below the knee almost always and above the knee every now and then...It's blonde but dark on the back thigh...

As for when to start...my mom made me wait until I was 13...long dark hair by then....I decided when ever my daughter asked I would let her she asked at 10 and has only shaven a few times...