Shaving legs?

[Uncle Al]

I don't shave, especially taking blood thinners for DVT(Blood clots).
I use a product called Veet. It's a cream based depilatory that leaves the skin
quite smooth. The cream also inhibits new growth. I use the cream, with Aloe, about 3-4 times a year. Works
great just smells a bit when using it. When finished, wash off the cream & hair, sending it down the drain
I prefer the 'gel' instead of the 'cream' but I haven't been able to find the 'gel' is several years.
Total time for each use is about 20-30 minutes but well worth the time spent

The feel of a light weight skirt, over silky smooth legs, is quite sensually exhilarating

Uncle Al

[Sinned]

I don't shave my legs but do other bits and I've used an electric shaver, wet shaver and Veet. All work to a greater or lesser extent. I don't do my legs even when I wear holdups/tights because I wouldn't shave if I wore shorts so why should I for a skirt?

[FestivalGuy]

Ive been shaving for the last two months or so. started off with just a single knee so that it could be taped with KT tape. I kinda liked the feel so on a whim, I trimmed the leg hair short and then shaved. Now its about 2 or 3x weekly I shave them. Love the feel and look. Ive been out in the sun so I have a pretty good tan and get compliments.

I use a Harry's razor that I change weekly. I also use Creamo shave cream that I have used for the last few years on my face. That stuff is pretty awesome.

[beachlion]

Recently I noticed that opening the fridge or the freezer is a whole new experience with shaved legs.

[denimini]

Recently I noticed that opening the fridge or the freezer is a whole new experience with shaved legs.

My mother used to say "Don't just stand there with the door open"

[pelmut]

I use a product called Veet.

Reviewed here

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[beachlion]

I use a product called Veet.

Reviewed here

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It looks like the script of a horror movie.
I have used Veet on sensitive spots and it gives a slight warming/burning feeling. The stink from it is of more concern to me. And in the end you are very smooth. However it never was of such magnitude that I felt the urge to write a novel of Pulitzer Price quality about the effects.

[beachlion]

Recently I noticed that opening the fridge or the freezer is a whole new experience with shaved legs.

My mother used to say "Don't just stand there with the door open"

That is what my mother said too, so it must be true.

I meant I never noticed the stream of cold air escaping from above mentioned appliances. We have a freezer part in the lower halve of the cabinet. When squatting in the door opening to reach inside I have to do it quickly to avoid frost bite.

[crfriend]

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Thank you very much for that warning. I almost choked I was laughing so hard -- and to make matters worse needed to keep it quiet so as to not wake my house-mates.

[Ray]

I’ve read these reviews. They are magnificently funny! I am usually in tears of laughter when I read them.

[jamodu]

Although I use a Phillips’ Bodygroom battery shaver, I get far superior results in using a Gillette Fusion wet shaver combined with Nivea for Men body shaving gel.

Unlike electric shaving, the result is super smooth legs - stubble doesn’t appear again as quickly - and a better sensation when wearing Skirts.

[saltwood]

You could try using an epilator. They do take some getting used to but if you like the feel of smooth legs, want minimum maintenance (once or twice a week) and don't like stubble they are hard to beat. For the first time I'd use hair clippers (#1) to get the hairs short and then take the rest away with the epilator. After using for a few weeks there is no hair pulling pain at all and all the regrowth is pretty fine (similar to if you use a cream). Personally I think the best is the Braun Silk Epil 9 with Philips Satinelle a reasonably close second.

[shadowfax]

You could try using an epilator. They do take some getting used to but if you like the feel of smooth legs, want minimum maintenance (once or twice a week) and don't like stubble they are hard to beat. For the first time I'd use hair clippers (#1) to get the hairs short and then take the rest away with the epilator. After using for a few weeks there is no hair pulling pain at all and all the regrowth is pretty fine (similar to if you use a cream). Personally I think the best is the Braun Silk Epil 9 with Philips Satinelle a reasonably close second.

I use an epilator too. I have a Braun Silk Epil 5. It's mains-powered. No need to worry about remembering to charge an internal rechargeable battery.
Though I need to watch out that I don't get tangled up in the cable. The transformer is in the mains plug so there is only a low voltage (12 volts) coming down the cable to the epilator.
Rather than use a hair trimmer then the epilator for the first time, one could get one's legs waxed then use the epilator for the first time when the hairs regrow.

[saltwood]

Waxing would work very well too, I agree. I just had some good barbers clippers to hand so seemed like the obvious choice.

[KenCT]

Uncle Al wrote:
I use a product called Veet.


Reviewed here

[Warning: Finish your mouthful of coffee before you read this!]

Hilarious!

On topic, I never shaved over the decades that I wore shorts (Bermuda, or shorter hiking and jogging styles), so I don't for skirts. Not that hairy to start with, and my legs are either bare or in knee socks, nothing sheer.