Like many here , I tried shaving at first to claim I was doing so for cycling and swimming. Not that it made any speed improvement but it did help when you took a tumble and got "road rash" on your leg. Also helped sweat evaporate and that's helpful in this climate. I went back to shaving a couple years ago just because I like the feel of smooth legs and don't like tights pulling on the hair.
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HockeySkirt
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In can confirm that an epilator does not work on hair that is too short, or too long.
Short hair (for instance hair the has been shaved) will grow out to be long enough, and so subsequent epilations will remove it.
Long hair will get removed slowly (often more painfully) by the epilator, but often it is better to either shave it short and let it grow out to the right length, or some epilators have switchable heads that can be used to shave the leg hair to the right length first.
Ed
Short hair (for instance hair the has been shaved) will grow out to be long enough, and so subsequent epilations will remove it.
Long hair will get removed slowly (often more painfully) by the epilator, but often it is better to either shave it short and let it grow out to the right length, or some epilators have switchable heads that can be used to shave the leg hair to the right length first.
Ed
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The first pass with an epilator did a great job for me. Smoother than waxing or shaving ever did. But I found that regular epilation did improve the quality of the results beyond that first treatment.
For me, the issue seemed to be that at any given time, some of my hair is dormant (not growing). The epilator does not remove that hair. After the initial epilator treatment, the inactive hair follicles that were left behind sit flush with the surface making it feel slightly rough to the tough.
After 2-3 months those dormant hairs seem to reactivate, and as soon as they grow out a couple of millimeters, the hair is removed by the epilator, and the leg gets progressively smoother.
Further more, I found that individual replacement hairs start out finer, eventually growing back to regular thickness over some months. Regular epilation pulls the individual hairs out before they get to fully develop to their regular thickness. Thus regular epilation means you only ever have young finer regrowth at any given time -- and thus a smoother feel.
Ingrown hairs can be a problem. But in my own experience they only seemed to occur on the first regrowth -- another advantage of regular epilation.
Different parts of the leg take different amounts of ongoing treatment to get totally smooth. My calves were smooth after the first treatment. The back of my thighs took over 9 months to really start to get maximum smoothness to the touch.
Hope this small account of my experience is useful.
Ed
For me, the issue seemed to be that at any given time, some of my hair is dormant (not growing). The epilator does not remove that hair. After the initial epilator treatment, the inactive hair follicles that were left behind sit flush with the surface making it feel slightly rough to the tough.
After 2-3 months those dormant hairs seem to reactivate, and as soon as they grow out a couple of millimeters, the hair is removed by the epilator, and the leg gets progressively smoother.
Further more, I found that individual replacement hairs start out finer, eventually growing back to regular thickness over some months. Regular epilation pulls the individual hairs out before they get to fully develop to their regular thickness. Thus regular epilation means you only ever have young finer regrowth at any given time -- and thus a smoother feel.
Ingrown hairs can be a problem. But in my own experience they only seemed to occur on the first regrowth -- another advantage of regular epilation.
Different parts of the leg take different amounts of ongoing treatment to get totally smooth. My calves were smooth after the first treatment. The back of my thighs took over 9 months to really start to get maximum smoothness to the touch.
Hope this small account of my experience is useful.
Ed
I shave my legs, and trim my arms.
It started when my swim team demanded that I shave for competition. At first I hated it, cause it was associated with feminine (which is nonesense, french women do not shave, or did you not know that), Then when I was cycling I shaved for comfort, and for when the inevitable crash happened.
I discovered that I found shaved legs FAR more comfortable under all clothing than hairy legs. They also look better. I see hairy legs and immediately think "Moss". That's what it looks like. Moss, on a tree. Repulsive really. I saw some fellow in a pizza joint wearing a green skirt, white sneaker, and hair legs. Gads that was gross looking.
hairy legs, not manly, shaved legs, not feminine. One appealing, the other...nasty IMHO.
Oh yea, I also found my leggings, or hose want to stay up when my legs are shaved.
It started when my swim team demanded that I shave for competition. At first I hated it, cause it was associated with feminine (which is nonesense, french women do not shave, or did you not know that), Then when I was cycling I shaved for comfort, and for when the inevitable crash happened.
I discovered that I found shaved legs FAR more comfortable under all clothing than hairy legs. They also look better. I see hairy legs and immediately think "Moss". That's what it looks like. Moss, on a tree. Repulsive really. I saw some fellow in a pizza joint wearing a green skirt, white sneaker, and hair legs. Gads that was gross looking.
hairy legs, not manly, shaved legs, not feminine. One appealing, the other...nasty IMHO.
Oh yea, I also found my leggings, or hose want to stay up when my legs are shaved.
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Shaving ?
I only shave my face - every day, and under arms - every 2nd or 3rd day...
For the rest, I have my body waxed - completely - every twelve weeks or so..
Ah, the agony and the ecstacy.
For the rest, I have my body waxed - completely - every twelve weeks or so..
Ah, the agony and the ecstacy.
David...
Lake Macquarie (aka paradise..); NSW; Australia.
Lake Macquarie (aka paradise..); NSW; Australia.
Re: Shaving ?
I can fully imagine the agony...DavidsSkirts wrote:I have my body waxed - completely - every twelve weeks or so..
Ah, the agony and the ecstacy.
...where does the ecstasy come in?
Have fun,
Ian.
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Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
Cogito ergo sum - Descartes
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
Delicate question
Ah, err, ummmm, blush 
How do you shave the ."bikini area"? I've always suffered with in grown hairs.
Blush, I never thought I'd ask a group of guys......
How do you shave the ."bikini area"? I've always suffered with in grown hairs.
Blush, I never thought I'd ask a group of guys......
One thing I'm missing here, something we know nothing about, I think, that is hair structure. I really should shave twice a day to keep reasonable acceprable smooth. Some men may only need to shave every two days or so. Hair growth on legs can be much different than other places. The thickness of the hair, possibly hardness, and how are the hair follicles?
On my legs, for example, I can see at a glance practically all my hair follicles, as they are upstanding minute bumps, and reddish, compared to the flesh colour. So even when shaven, my legs are not really smoothe, and I still can see a polkadot pattern.
When you have "baby fluf" as we called young thin white hairs on juveniles chins in Australia, and a clean skin complection, then shaving will leave a perfect result. Whereas if you have legs like mine, and dark thick hair, then a good smoothe result is hard to get.
As for under arm and bikini line hair, we should ask women, who have had a lifetime of experience with all materials, chemicals and apparatus. 
Ingrown hairs can be a problem. They are darned nasty.
That is probably why men in general take the easy and safe way, by not shaving anything that is not absolutely needed. I have had a beard foor most of my life, because I have a sensitive skin. It gets reddish, and the hair follicles stand up. If it were safe, and I could pay for it, I would get most of my body de - haired. That would not only give me a smooth skin, but save me a lot of time and save on the shaving expenses.
So if we talk about how we shave, then please also describe the type of hair and skin you have. Thanks.
Peter v.
I'm a bit jealous of the beautiful smooth mostly women's body skin. Although I know that not all women have naturally ( unseen) "hair free" skin. Having minute white supple hair that is practically not visible is the best thing, it nbeing natural. Cutting down the forrests and leaving the stumps isn't natural and our bodys tell us so.
On my legs, for example, I can see at a glance practically all my hair follicles, as they are upstanding minute bumps, and reddish, compared to the flesh colour. So even when shaven, my legs are not really smoothe, and I still can see a polkadot pattern.
When you have "baby fluf" as we called young thin white hairs on juveniles chins in Australia, and a clean skin complection, then shaving will leave a perfect result. Whereas if you have legs like mine, and dark thick hair, then a good smoothe result is hard to get.
As for under arm and bikini line hair, we should ask women, who have had a lifetime of experience with all materials, chemicals and apparatus.
Ingrown hairs can be a problem. They are darned nasty.
That is probably why men in general take the easy and safe way, by not shaving anything that is not absolutely needed. I have had a beard foor most of my life, because I have a sensitive skin. It gets reddish, and the hair follicles stand up. If it were safe, and I could pay for it, I would get most of my body de - haired. That would not only give me a smooth skin, but save me a lot of time and save on the shaving expenses.
So if we talk about how we shave, then please also describe the type of hair and skin you have. Thanks.
Peter v.
I'm a bit jealous of the beautiful smooth mostly women's body skin. Although I know that not all women have naturally ( unseen) "hair free" skin. Having minute white supple hair that is practically not visible is the best thing, it nbeing natural. Cutting down the forrests and leaving the stumps isn't natural and our bodys tell us so.
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Can I just add a vote for sugaring? I've never been waxed so can't directly compare but being fairly hairy and having had all the major bits (front, back & legs) sugared, I do rather wonder what many of the complaints are about! (Apart from the backs of the knees, I find they really do hurt for some reason!)
(If anyone is around London I can commend the Sugar Shop near Paddington although I've not been for ages.)
Oh, and greetings all, since I've finally got around to a post!
Graham.
(If anyone is around London I can commend the Sugar Shop near Paddington although I've not been for ages.)
Oh, and greetings all, since I've finally got around to a post!
Graham.