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Contributor: Naughty Student Naughty Student
I usually shave my armpits often but my legs not so much.

I used to be so compuslive and so worried about my body hair but over the past year I sort of changed my outlook. I used to be ashamed if I wasnt shaved. I felt dirty and like I was a girl who didnt know how to take care of herself. But I realised no one really cares what I look like except for me. And I love "me" and "me" in cludes hair that grows! So I shave it when I feel like it.
09/08/2010
Contributor: Alicia Alicia
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Originally posted by P'Gell
I just want to thank everyone on this thread for being respectful of everyone else's choices about their own bodies.

THIS is the way I personally like to see a "hair" thread. Thank you, Kristi.
I agree! I like non judgemental hair posts that respect that each person has their own routine and their own preferences and nothing is "right" or "wrong".
09/08/2010
Contributor: Victoria Victoria
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
I just want to thank everyone on this thread for being respectful of everyone else's choices about their own bodies.

THIS is the way I personally like to see a "hair" thread. Thank you, Kristi.
Yes - this has been a nice thread
09/08/2010
Contributor: Hannah Savage Hannah Savage
I shave my armpits every other day, religiously. Nothing on my body stays smooth for more than 12 hours, so I've stopped trying to get it to. Not to mention that I am as pale as Casper, combined with brunette hair, so I can't get away with some light golden stubble for a day or two >.<

My legs are far too sensitive to shave every day, or even every other day, so I shave on an as-needed basis, or when I start to feel like Sasquatch. As far as my lady bits, unless I am seeing the Hubby every day or we are on a fanatical sex streak--HAHAHA--I probably shave every 4 or 5 days.
09/08/2010
Contributor: usmcwife99 usmcwife99
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Originally posted by gone77
Ladies, have you ever not shaved your legs and/or underarms for any extended period of time? I usually shave my legs, underarms and my crotch (completely bare), but I find myself going through a phase where I let it all grow out until I get tired of ... more
Nope, I shave every other day. Sometimes ile be lazy and shave every three maybe four days. Thos little stubs of hair drive me crazy.
09/08/2010
Contributor: SexyySarah SexyySarah
Yep, I can go weeks without shaving my legs, but I usually keep the kitty neat.
09/08/2010
Contributor: Jenn (aka kissmykitty) Jenn (aka kissmykitty)
(EdenFantasys)
I am somewhat obsessive about my body hair. I shave my armpits every single day. I shave the girly parts every 1-2 days. I shave my lower legs several times a week, because I can't stand the prickliness, but I'll sometimes slack on my upper legs, because the hair there seems softer and thinner.
09/09/2010
Contributor: gone77 gone77
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Originally posted by Jenn (aka kissmykitty)
I am somewhat obsessive about my body hair. I shave my armpits every single day. I shave the girly parts every 1-2 days. I shave my lower legs several times a week, because I can't stand the prickliness, but I'll sometimes slack on my upper ... more
Yeah, sometimes the prickliness can get old, and once the hairs are long they can be a bit annoying. I'll think about shaving my legs and then I'm like, "Nah, I can't be bothered." lol
09/09/2010
Contributor: gone77 gone77
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Originally posted by Blinker
YES.

One of the perks of being in a long-distance relationship is being able to go for a long while without shaving. I do shave my underarms regularly, but other than that? I pretty much only shave my legs for my gynocologist (and I hope he ... more
I invariably cut myself, especially down below. Also, I can't put deodorant on for a day or two after shaving because it burns and gets rashy. It never used to be like that! I thought maybe it was my deodorant, but after some experimentation I discovered my skin has simply gotten more sensitive to shaving over the years. *sigh* I think even if I start shaving elsewhere again I just might leave my pits alone!
09/09/2010
Contributor: gone77 gone77
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Originally posted by Illusional
I prefer keeping it shaved for sexy reasons also I just feel clean. I do go through periods where I let it go for a week or two... and then go bare again.
I hear you on the clean bit, especially during my period. But now I'm just like, whatever as long as I shower. lol
09/09/2010
Contributor: gone77 gone77
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Originally posted by Tori Rebel
My man is the same - I could let it all grow in and he wouldn't mind. I shave my legs, my girly parts, my underarms, and my arms from the elbow down daily because I don't like the way hair on my body feels. I don't mind it at all on ... more
I've wanted to shave every day but it's just too irritating to my skin. And I'm too lazy to do it every day.
09/09/2010
Contributor: DeliciousSurprise DeliciousSurprise
I don't shave my pubic region, and I will let my legs lapse for months if I don't have cause to shave them. In summer, I shave far more often but if I can skip it, why should I bother with the nuisance?
09/09/2010
Contributor: lamira lamira
I hate shaving. I rarely shave in the winter. And really, I only shave when I now I shall be intimate with my partner, or I am wearing a tank top, or shorts, or a skirt.
10/18/2010
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
I have been known to let my legs go during the winter. But lately I shave everything once a week.
10/18/2010
Contributor: EJ EJ
My S.O. prefers au natural, so I let everything grow out one winter just to see what it would be like. It was nice not to have to worry about it, especially after everything got past the bristly point. But for the most part, I keep the armpits shaved to cut down on smell, and shave the legs once a week because I'm too self-conscious not to.
08/07/2011
Contributor: brittany8612 brittany8612
eh most of the time ill shave like once a month
08/07/2011
Contributor: salaciousrex salaciousrex
I've gone quite awhile without shaving a few times. I like to keep myself shaved, unless I'm super busy and not around my guy for an extended period, then I just don't bother if I don't have the time. It doesn't really bother me.
I went awhile without shaving once while my guy was with me, and he just made jokes about how hairy I was, but he understood I didn't have the time since I was busy moving right then. He doesn't really care, but prefers me shaved.
08/07/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
I only shave my underarms. Not for aesthetics, but because it makes it easier to use anti-perspirant. I do not shave my legs and haven't for over 15 years. None of the guys (and occasional girl) I was with ever seemed to mind.

My husband says he doesn't care that I don't shave my legs.
08/07/2011
Contributor: ThoughtsAblaze ThoughtsAblaze
I have, but only in situations where my lack of shaving wasn't going to be made public (during winter, when I'm not wearing anything sleeveless, etc). My long-distance relationship makes shaving my legs and arms a daily must when we're together.

My boyfriend likes to squeeze my knees or lower thigh to make me giggle, and there was a moment in the car during my last visit when he began rubbing my knee and I told him--a bit too briskly--to cut it out. I apologized, telling him I'd been in a hurry to catch my plane that morning and realized I'd missed a spot on that knee. His response: to pet my knee once again and proclaim, "I'm a tactile person. You know I love new sensations, and I love how your legs feel right now."

I don't shave my thighs, though, because my mom taught me not to.
08/07/2011