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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Nov 18, 2019 21:01:40 GMT
Its been a long time since I've given this much thought, but I need to change some things up.
Legs - shave daily - takes next to no time as long as I am consistent
Bikini area - I should probably be doing something better. I'm currently shaving then using bikini area aftershave or aloe.
Underarms - shave daily - 2 swipes on each side
Face - use a magnifying mirror and tweezers each morning to pluck any stray hairs between by brows, under my chin, on my cheek (there is one that pops up on each side ), and above my lip. I also take spironlactone specifically to cut down on facial hair growth caused by hormones.
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Post by mustlovecats on Nov 18, 2019 21:05:40 GMT
I don’t have much in the way of body hair so I shave my legs and pits when I remember.
I have PCOS and have a fair number of chin hairs that I don’t like, and I use a small facial epilator when they annoy me.
I don’t do anything else, no bikini or brows or other stuff.
Hair removal is low on my priority list in grooming.
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Post by peace on Nov 18, 2019 21:07:28 GMT
Some days I get into the shower and my bright pink razor catches my eye. I think to myself "now when's the last time I shaved? It couldn't have been too long ago. Why can't I remember? Let me check." and I feel my legs. "Holy cow. I am feeling a little furry- time to shave these legs. Might as well do under the arms as well. Let's clean up the other areas while I'm at it." Other days my razor doesn't catch my eye.
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Post by littlemama on Nov 18, 2019 21:20:15 GMT
underarms daily, lower legs weekly, upper legs prob every other time, bikini weekly, but it should be twice per week
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Post by Leone on Nov 18, 2019 21:29:21 GMT
Laser was the best...worked best on my legs...I shave my legs about once a year now. Use to do it every other day for decades. Must do laser before hair turns gray or white.
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Post by milocat on Nov 18, 2019 21:29:53 GMT
Underarms, a few times a week. Lower legs a few times in the summer, once in the winter when we go somewhere warm. Upper legs once or twice a year if we go on a beach vacation, but that's really not necessary. Bikini never, nothing there. I have 2 DDs and they hate that the didn't inherit this. Especially the younger one.
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Post by scrappinghappy on Nov 18, 2019 21:37:03 GMT
Laser all over including face. Touch up with a razor maybe once a year.
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Post by malibou on Nov 18, 2019 21:38:32 GMT
I'm pretty much hairless. I shave the 12 or so total arm pit hairs once a month or less. Same for lower leg hair. I've never shaved my upper legs. Bikini area is super rare. Not even once a year probably. In the thread about dermaplaning I mentioned some peach fuzz on my upper lip. I went and bought a tinkle shaver and this morning it is gone. No idea how quickly it will come back since this is my first time, but I can see continuing this as it just looks better, not that dh will notice either way. It just wasn't that much.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2019 21:41:42 GMT
I've had the same routine for 30 years..... *Legs: every time I shower (doesn't take much b/c I don't have much hair + it's really light colored) *bikini area: same as above. Not a big deal at ALL--been doing this since 1980 so I have it down pat and it's a breeze!! *armpits: they don't grow in too quickly, so I have to remember to shave every so often! *facial: I inspect my face daily with tweezers. I have no other option--can't wax, thread, etc...., but I have tried that personal shaver thing--it's like using a nice little razor. Tweezers work better!
As a sidenote, I'm finding that I need a much more magnification on my mirrors lately!!
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Post by paget on Nov 18, 2019 21:45:16 GMT
Legs/underarms/bikini - once a week. I can’t be bothered to do it more. No one sees my legs or pits. Well Dh does sometimes but he is too distracted by other parts at the time... lol
Face- I don’t have any hairs that need plucking except my brows. I pluck some brow hair daily to try and keep up with it.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Nov 18, 2019 21:49:55 GMT
Holy crap! you shave a lot!! armpits 1x wk. Legs 1x wk. bikini...ah..1x a month? chin/upper lip hair, daily plucking.
And I feel like I'm hairy. It's my french Canadian living up north roots. I feel like if I shave too soon I get skin irritation.
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Post by valincal on Nov 18, 2019 22:06:28 GMT
Legs, underarms- shave with Schick Quattro Rasor 2/week
Bikini: wax strips every 6 weeks or so
Face: I’ve been removing the peach fuzz for the past 6 months or so with a Tinkkle razor, once or twice a month.
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Post by maryland on Nov 18, 2019 23:59:33 GMT
I shave pretty much every day or every other day. I can't stand to feel hair on my legs or underarms. I am very fast at shaving!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Nov 19, 2019 0:07:39 GMT
Underarms were lasered so I only shave if I’m wearing something sleeveless which is very rare. I only have about 10 hairs under each arm.
Lower legs every few days in summer, not much in winter. Never have shaved thighs.
Bikini- never I don’t beach/sun any longer due to sun allergy.
I tweeze chin/upper lip as needed and use a Braun depilatory thing when the peach fuzz takes over.
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Post by mom on Nov 19, 2019 0:11:37 GMT
Legs (lower + upper) & under arms- shave every couple of days, daily in the summer
Bikini - wax
Face - wax + Tinkle razor
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Post by GiantsFan on Nov 19, 2019 0:25:20 GMT
Legs - shave every two or three days, or if I'm going to be wearing shorts or crop pants
Underarms, brows, lip, chin - wax every two weeks or so (and I do it myself), and use tweezers daily on eyebrows and chin
Bikini area - wax once a month or when I know I'll be in a bathing suit (and I do it myself)
For all my home waxing, I use the Gigi Brazilian Binkini Wax the one that is microwavable.
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Post by walkerdill on Nov 19, 2019 1:48:23 GMT
I get my legs waxed & a Brazilian every 2 months. By then I really need it but I can't afford to do it any sooner.
I had laser done on my face & it did not work at all. I shave my face daily. I just can't grow it out to get waxed....noway. I shave my pits daily.
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Post by Anita on Nov 19, 2019 2:33:52 GMT
Pits, legs, bikini every day in the shower. I can't stand feeling furry.
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Post by pjaye on Nov 19, 2019 3:03:00 GMT
Every day? Nope!
I had my legs waxed for many years starting at age 16, so I have very little hair on them now. I do Nair every few weeks. Underarms every few days. Bikini line...when I think of it. Currently not having sex with anyone, so I just keep the hair short with an trimmer (buzz cut!), but don't worry too much about strays in the groin area these days. I used to get Brazilian waxes but after a time got a lot of ingrown hairs, so I went back to shaving anyway.
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Post by ametallichick on Nov 19, 2019 3:08:00 GMT
The older I get the more hair I have on my face. I get my lip, eyebrows and Brazilian done every three weeks. If it was in my budget, I’d go every two. My face and neck are another story. I have to pluck my neck/chin hairs at least three times a week. It’s ridiculous. I really need to look into laser hair removal. 🤦🏻♀️
ETA: I only need to shave my legs and armpits about every 6 days as my hair grows slow there.
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Post by peano on Nov 19, 2019 4:22:43 GMT
I was cursed with coarse dark hair on my arms and legs, in addition to having an endocrinological disease which caused hair growth to be more excessive in certain areas, and in areas where it isn't necessarily normal for women.
Last year, I had lasering on my face, arms, underarms and my hairline in the back.
The underarm lasering was the most successful, and I barely need to shave there anymore.
My face was the next most successful and most of the darkest coarsest whiskers are gone. Now I pluck the coarsest of what's left, and then I shave the peach fuzz on my face daily with a regular double-blade razor.
I am considering going back for another round of treatment for my hairline.
And the arm lasering was essentially useless. I'll continue to wax monthly-ish.
Legs I shave every other day.
Bikini is totally au naturelle except I may neaten things up in the summer.
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Post by alexa11 on Nov 19, 2019 5:26:18 GMT
I shave my legs every day when its warm from bottom to top and every other day in the winter. I shave my underarms everyday. I wax my upper lip once a week and I'm a daily plucker, too. Bikini gets shaved every other day. Seems like I spend a lot of time trying to keep smooth.
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Post by Lexica on Nov 19, 2019 6:44:56 GMT
I have never had much body hair and what I do have I’d blonde and fine, other than the chin whiskers that started appearing about 5 years ago. I shave my armpits daily in the shower. My leg hair hardly grows much anymore, but I do shave it with an electric razor every couple of weeks. More often if I am going someplace special. I use hot wax for any chin hair about once a week. I check it daily, and will occasionally find a white stiff hair popping up and get that with tweezers.
My mom said that around her mid 70s, the hair on her legs and armpits just stopped growing and she was able to stop shaving all together. She still did get a random chin hair that I would pluck for her. When a chin hair would grow, it went from not noticeable to half an inch or more overnight.
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Post by tracyarts on Nov 19, 2019 11:08:37 GMT
Every 4-6 months I get my eyebrows shaped. And I pluck random chin hairs as I notice them. I've been on Spironolactone since 1998 for PCOS, so my body hair is minimal now. It doesn't bother me, so I leave it alone.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Nov 19, 2019 13:43:33 GMT
I loathe the feeling of body hair.
Legs - shave every other day
Under arms - shave every other day
Bikini - full brazillian, once a month
Face - pluck every once in a while
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Post by paigepea on Nov 19, 2019 16:10:28 GMT
I shave knee down and underarms 2-3 times a week. I wax knee up including bikini every two months (get waxed don’t do it myself). I get my eyebrows and upper lip threaded every 2-4 weeks.
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 19, 2019 16:13:49 GMT
Legs - when I feel like it Bikini area - rarely Underarms - when they gross me out Face - electric razor, regular razor, or tweezers
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Nov 19, 2019 16:19:23 GMT
Shave under arms every other week, shave lower legs maybe 3 times per year, use beard trimmer down there every 3 weeks or so.
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 19, 2019 16:21:02 GMT
And the arm lasering was essentially useless. I'll continue to wax monthly-ish. Is it because you feel it's excessive? I have noticeable arm hair, but it's never been part of my routine to shave them.
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Post by peano on Nov 19, 2019 19:12:25 GMT
Genetically, I was just born with abnormally thick, coarse (for a woman) and dark hair on my arms and legs. I have waxed for so long, it’s thinned somewhat, but I was bullied as a child for it and so I’ve always been self-conscious about it.
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