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[naanima]

Note to self: becoming a vegeterian is much more attractive when it can lead to weight loss. Consider later.

Note to self 2: plucking takes too long, buy foam, wax is scary, and the fact that I trip over my own feet does not inspire the use of a razor... and laser is too expensive.

Note to self 3: Mail DVDs out. i_smile, it is coming!

ETA: What do everyone else use? I think I have asked about this before but I can't find it anywhere, and this time I want SPECIFICS! Gel? Razor? Foam? Wax? NEED INFORMATION!

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[-leareth.livejournal.com]

Depends where you're doing .... razor is easy, can be done whilst you're in the shower but doesn't last long; wax stings but worth it in summer; foam depends on how sensitive your skin is and should never be done on delicate areas; plucking it only really worth it for eyebrows.

[new-kate.livejournal.com]

I'm currently experimenting with waxing on underarms and bikini and I have to say the amount of pain wholly depends on the skill of the person doing it. One of the girls in my beauty place does it so I can barely feel it on underarms! Magic! The other one leaves me with bruises, but it's still better than shaving. The hair grows back much softer and the skin is less irritated. Of course, the worst thing is that the hair needs to be grown out to get waxed, so I still don't know if that's the way. Foams and electric treatments don't work on my hair at all. Whyyy is lazer so expensive!

[archangelbeth]

Where do you want to get rid of the hair? For below-the-knee legs, a guy's electric razor does pretty well. It would probably do fine on the upper leg, too, but I don't know about knees.

Under arms, a sharp cheap razor and soap does fine. I'm using a "guy facial" razor, because hahahahaha, they are cheaper than the pink ones.

On legs, to get rid of anything the electric missed (because it's the spouse's old one and it's getting dull), the dullest el cheapo razor I can find that still works at all. No nicks, most times! Also, it means I can have the same cheap razor for six years, muwhahaha!

Facial -- and why does pregnancy have to have a chance of provoking facial hair? and why do I have to have a Shaggy style goatee pattern?? -- goes back to a sharp el cheapo razor and a light touch, with soap.

For Other Places, the guy electric razor comes into play again, this time with the sideburn/beardclipper attachment. It leaves some stubble, but it's short and doesn't itch most places or cause, ah, the porcupine's dilemma. At least, not on the area I use it.

I need to get something done about the beard. Light skin, dark hair, and I look like a particularly disreputable highwayman. O:p

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Razor on underarms, wax on bikini (yeah I went there XD). I don't do my legs, I'm not very hairy there and any kind of shaving/trimming only makes hair grow back darker and coarser.

Waxing's not actually all that painful if you follow the instructions right - it shouldn't hurt more than ripping off a band-aid or piece of duct tape.

[i-smile.livejournal.com]

<3!

Do not shave anywhere that you don't shave pretty regularly, especially sensitive areas, unless you know for sure that your hair is thin, takes a while to grow back, and won't show up stubble/ingrown overnight. (One of my friends has a story about the time he shaved his balls and it ended up so scratchy he was crab-walking the next day, and his mum kept asking what was wrong.) Likewise on sensitive areas, foams (that specifically say they're for sensitive areas!) are OK but can, like, burn through your skin and it will look exactly like you've had someone placing very hot knives on your inner thigh (which is probably not the look you're going for) if you don't follow the rules. So do! Wax on the bikini area is really not too bad, especially if you (can afford to) get it done by someone else. Which I would totally recommend, at least for the first time. Waxing and using that foam/cream stuff is good in that the hair comes back noticeably sparser & thinner.