Couldn’t agree more. I think pussies with hair (trimmed is fine) are ten times sexier than smooth pussies, and a hundred times sexier when the woman is wearing sheer panties. Two million years of evolution have made pubic hair a turn-on.
And that’s assuming the pussy is perfectly smooth. But a shaved pussy (at least in the porn I’ve seen) is rarely smooth. Nine times out of ten, the women end up with lumps, bumps, stubble, pimples, rashes, etc. Extremely unappetizing.
Not defending him, but just wanted to chime in.
There IS a type of vulva that looks very much like that of a prepubescent child. It is the one where the outer lips are very full and hide everything inside in a soft, rounded contour rather than meeting up to form a type of clamshell shape. If the woman happens to be pale and does not have more deeply colored inner labia or they are tiny, or both, this can actually be unsettling to me if the model is shaved as well.
Oh and having seen your SFW pictures on facebook, I’ll add some support that none would mistake you for a child. 
As to the OP, I like it all.
I love the fact that you toss around the word ‘pussy’ pretty liberally up there, then you avoid typing the word ‘butts’. 
Not a 747, but it is a widebody.
I’ve thought long and hard about this, and at the end of the day, a vulva is a vulva is a vulva. I probably have a slight preference for the unshaven nethers because of the aforementioned “women should look like women” thing and my general preference for the low-maintenance ladies; as a friend of mine says, she doesn’t shave because it’s just too much work. That said, though, it’s kind of like head hair. I generally prefer long hair on women, but the most important thing is that the woman feels happy and confident with her looks. Bring on the hair, bring on the bald, just bring on the vag!
Because she also has NSFW pics of her on the net?
That’s likely because a porn actress is shaving every day-- which is a big no- no for normal folks (well, anybody, really). Beyond that, crotch shaving really is an art: I’ve had to advise countless friends on the technique so not to get all burny and bumpy like the porn stars in question. Bumps, rashes, etc. are pretty avoidable when done right.
Though, personally, if I were a porn star, I’d wax or get laser, rather than shaving. The frequency in which you would need to shave would be hell on the skin (as you can see).
Because she’s voluptuous and gorgeous.
Anyway, I just came in here to say I shaved entirely this morning, and it’s funny how I look exactly like an eleven year old girl. I mean the gray (on my head) is all gone, I no longer have breasts or my period, the slight worry lines that were beginning to show have miraculously disappeared, the mature look in my eyes has been replaced by a wonder and glory at all things I see in the earth, and I am skinny as a rail! I recommend you all shave - youth comes back to you!
Oh wait, none of that happened. :smack: I’m still 35.
Oh yes, and like Diosa says, no bumps, just silky smooth skin.
Put me on the list of those who prefer trimmed, but not bald. (The landing strip being my particular preference.) Denuded hoo-hahs and balloon-like fake tits are the two biggest things wrong with most porn these days. Both in combination will make it pretty much unwatchable for me. I always prefer natural breasts and some/all hair compared to the artificial look, no matter what the natural state of affairs is.
Bulbous balloon breasts + bald, bare beaver = bogus, boring body.
I think the women who have made it a lifelong practice to wax are going to regret it someday when they can’t grow it anymore (which happens with waxing). Vulvas, like everything else, get less cute with age, hair isn’t such a bad thing.
You know, when the topic of me getting laser comes up, inevitably, someone will say, “But Diosa, what if you want hair there someday? Fashions change!”
#1: Not once in the last 10 years of my sexual activity have I once thought, “Golly, I wish I had more pubic hair!”
#2: It isn’t just a visual aesthetic: it really does feel substantially better for me to have a totally hair free vulva. Sure, my pussy might get uglier as I age, but it’ll still feel nice for me.
#3: Fashion? I don’t laser my crotch because it’s fashionable. I mean, sure- the first time I shaved it all off when I was a teenager, it was probably because I felt peer pressure, but once I did it— I love it. I can’t imagine going back to the alternative, so I’m permanently removing the hair.
So, regret? I guess. You could say I might regret my laser hair removal someday, just like people say that about my (small, tasteful) tattoos. That’s for me to deal with and, honestly, I sincerely doubt my mind will change that substantially about having extra positive sensations in my crotch. To each their own, though.
I also laser my armpits. I doubt there will come a time where I rue my decision to not grow a pelt under my arms, even if fashions change. I’m not sure why my crotch would be so different.
Ahem.
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Are we not your friends? We’re rather countless, on account of all the lurkers. (Some of whom probably just glanced down to contemplate their apparently-preventable bumps.)
Ha! But of course.
Shaving your hoot properly is not an easy thing, which is why I moved to waxing and then laser, but what always worked for me was:
Take a hot shower so your pores open up.
Get a brand new razor, shave with the grain of hair every single stroke.
On the last stroke, shave against the grain.
Get out of the shower and put a cool compress on your crotch.
Then, use some sort of after shave type product (This is what I used to use. It is basically just alcohol that burns the fuck out of your vulva. Don’t say I didn’t warn you as you end up flailing through your bedroom, fanning your crotch and inhaling deeply).
Every day, exfoliate your crotch-- a shower scrubber with a little of that cheapo apricot scrub stuff should do the trick.
After each shower, go back and put the burny stuff on.
Take some Ibuprofen if things are swollen or red at any point, also do a cool compress.
Make sure that the hair is grown out a bit between shaves— not super long or anything, but just beyond the stubble stage (you know what I mean). If you shave when it’s stubble, you’ll get gross in growns and razor burn. The key, though, is exfoliation. That’ll save your crotch. Speaking as someone who is prone to ingrowns and cysts and other disgusting things, I also take turmeric capsules to help minimize these things. Also, if you do get any bumps, turmeric paste actually is the quickest fix I’ve ever found— apparently, it’s something Indian women have been using for skin care for centuries.
Honestly, I would definitely suggest waxing over shaving. I know it’s scary, but it’s not all that bad and once you try it, you’ll never go back. With waxing, your skin will stay so much smoother so much longer and it will grow back finer. Plus, waxing means less in growns AND less work. When I started laser treatments, they told me I couldn’t wax anymore and had to shave. .. this has been the longest 18 months of my life. If my only option were shaving, I’d probably choose a disco bush, too :D.
Well, you’re not American. (And neither am I.) Americans, especially younger ones, seem to be more about removing all hair. Even American men seem to be starting to shave, or at least trim, their pubic region now. But other cultures have different practices. As a counterpoint to AClockworkMelon, none of the women I’ve slept with (admittedly, there aren’t many of them) have been shaved.
As for me, I prefer hairy porn, although shaved can sometimes be interesting as well. I even like unshaven armpits, which I can find but is still pretty “niche” in porn.
Oh, and I’m also uncircumcised. That’s another practice much more prevalent in the US than in some other Western countries, and (it seems to me) something American women often expect should have been done on a man. Oh well, I guess I won’t date Americans.
Yes
I utterly respect your right to do what you want with your body, but after reading your description, I’m having a hard time understanding why anyone would want to do this…ever. I just don’t get the risk-reward.
Tried it once - as a birthday surprise for Mr. Horseshoe. Haven’t ever gone back. Like I said above, I do it primarily for me and he feels the same about his. It really does make that much of a difference.
I suppose you could say the same thing about chocolate ice cream, or heroin, or skydiving, or raw-milk cheese, or whatever: if you’ve never tried it then you don’t know what you’re missing.
You might have noticed I don’t do that stuff anymore either. That’s why I moved to waxing and now laser. Shaving is an uncomfortable pain in in the ass. Like I said, if shaving were my only option, I’d have a giant disco bush, too.
**purplehorseshoe **, have you tried waxing? Or are you talking about shaving? Give waxing a shot-- it really is worth it.
For many women pubic hair thins out dramatically in old age, sometimes to near baldness. Either way it’s probably not going to look so great.
Shaving is easy-peasy for me. 5 minutes a couple times per week, slap a little moisturizer on the mons after, looks and feels great. I do use a men’s 5-blade razor, which I swear by (after years of razor burn on my pits and legs). If it wasn’t easy I wouldn’t bother, I’m lazy and low maintenance.
I would laser it all off if I had any money though.