I did a very brainless thing last night… I let my ex-bf, who i’m sorta dating again, shave my bikini area… ALL of my bikini area. He really wanted to see what a complete lack of hair would look like. I told it would look like a ten-year-olds, and it does. Here’s the great part: STUBLE, already growing back. OUCH!! Guys, stuble from a normal bikini shave hurts… can you possibly imagine this?
Everyone is welcome to bonk me on the head for this, but tell, have any of you other ladies EVER done this? I can assure you, I won’t ever be doing it again.
The worst is when you wet shave with an old blade, this happens only when you are as lazy as me but trust me you get cut, razor burn and remain fairly patchy all over. Shaving bad, very very bad.
The best thing I ever did was have my wife get me an electric razor for Christmas. I hated shaving (still do) but the electric razor has made things so much easier. I still razor burn every once in a while, but mostly it’s no problem. All in a couple of minutes too. No more cream, no more hacking my face up with dull razors.
The electric razor stinks; The one I tried for speed and efficiency seems to just miss some hairs, so instead of getting the suboptimal stubble, you get some smooth and some whiskers that just ignore the razor.
I really kind of like shaving. I use a badger brush and some Crabtree & Evelyn sandalwood soap, and a regular removable-cartridge Gilette razor. The fussy soap is only a small conceit, and the eight-dollar bar has lasted six months. Lots of hot water and a good slap of regular-old Aqua Velva and I’m off to work feeling like a man.
I wear a small mustache and goatee to hide a group of scars on my lip and chin (I ate a curb once) because they’re gross scars, not sexy scars, and because I cut them all the time when I had to shave them. The final straw was when I met a girl at a party, was getting along great with her, but not as well as I should have expected. Somehow the incident that led to my scars came up and she giggled “Oh, those are SCARS!”… more giggles… “I thought they were HERPES !”
Aftershave. Really, we just use it because our fathers did and we want to smell like Daddy.
I use aftershave every day on my cheeks, and it’s refreshing. But my cheeks are used to it.
When my mother started chemotherapy six months ago (yeah, Mom! Six months from terminal to stable !) my brother and I shaved our heads to match. I slapped on some Aqua Velva to top it off… and literally hit my knees in pain.
Man, I hate shaving, too. Fortunately, working in a bar, “clean shaven” is not in the dress code; I have some flexibility in when I have to scrape sharp metal across my face.
The most important thing I ever learned about shaving (and I learned it the hard way) was never, I mean NEVER, use generic/store brand blades. You might as well use a dull axe, wear mittens, and be drunk the whole time. Spend the extra buck or 2 for name brand blades. Your face will love you.
After shave (or anything with any kind of alcohol as an ingredient, including liquor) on the pubic area after shaving it is a very bad idea.
Hair conditioner instead of shaving cream is good to use to eliminate razor burn, especially in the bikini/pubic region (an ex who was a stripper told me–it’s a trade secret).
But my all time favorite excuse for not shaving is, “I’m gonna be Chewbacca for Halloween. I’m starting on my costume early.”
I’m one of those who can’t really grow a decent beard or stache. I really only have hair up near the ears (sparse and thin), and I only have any amount of hair on my chin, and upper lip. That’s about it. I’ve never really cut myself, except using cheapo disposeables. I like the Mach 3 razors cause i dont get cut (well, except the one time when I was careless and caught my upper lip). I can go several days without anyone noticing stubble. The last time I shaved was Friday night, and stubble is barely noticeable.
I have shaved down there, and yes, it was annoying the first time, but now I don’t really feel the stubble growing back anymore. I tried shaving my legs on a whim, but the itching drove me crazy, and well, it’s a bitch to keep up (now i see why you ladies hate having to do it). Plus I kind of like my legs hairy. It makes me feel like i’m not a total loser and can grow some body hair ;).
Anyway, this summer i’ll probably let it go for a couple of weeks to see what happens, and to really see how pathetic my facial hair is ;).
Why is it when you shave your pubic area it still feels stubly even after it’s fresh shaven? (or is it just me??)One other question. Is your pubic hair supposed to grow in 30 million directions? Gawd I hate shaving.
I suppose I’m in the minority here because I don’t mind shaving at all. Actually, it feels pretty damn good to me. The secret is to wet your beard really, really well (I can grow a full beard and moustache in about 45 minutes so I’ve paid alot of attention to getting a close shave - if the Men of the Straight Dope pics are ever posted you’ll see what I mean), let the shaving cream set on for a minute or two, and don’t overuse the blades (I know, they’re expensive, but somethings a man’s got to do). Roach is also correct, get a good bristle brush and a shaving mug and the whole process takes on a little more pampering air. Or better yet, if you really want to be pampered…
Get a professional shave from a barber with a straightrazor (if you can find one that will do it - not many will). He wraps a HOT towel around your face, lets it sit for a while as you listen to the barber and customers yak, and then applies hot shaving creme. Don’t pay any attention to the razor, he’s not going to cut you. At the end a splash of aftershave and your’re a new man!
Also, the secret to shaving the neither regions is to use a new blade and don’t shave against the grain (ingrown hairs hurt). The itch while growing back in only lasts a couple of days, but you can avoid it by keeping it shaved down there, too. This is a time to avoid aftershave, believe me.
My hair is brown (chestnut brown, but brown nonetheless) and my beard is red - the same color as Shayna’s hair for those of you who have seen her picture. Brown hair next to a red beard looks kind of strange.
It makes me look older. I don’t want to look older.
My ever-growing forehead is even more apparent if I have a beard.
I use a Gillette Sensor. It gives me as close to a “baby’s bottom” shave as I’ll ever get. Unlike Wally, I like styptic pencils, even though they sting (I didn’t know this until the first time I used one). Beats getting blood on your shirt or having to keep applying tissue to your face. Tip: If you get blood on your white dress shirt while getting ready for that job interview, clean it off by scrubbing the spot gently with a washcloth that’s been dampened with cold water.
It’s hard enough to get motivated to shave my face. I don’t understand guys who aren’t swimmers, cyclists, professional body builders (OK, so they think they’re professional body builders) but still shave their chest, legs, etc. Fortunately, my girlfriend likes hairy chests. Although, she is getting a little leery of the stuff that’s starting to creep up on my shoulders and back.
