Lady shaver best?
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Men shaving their legs is something that never ever crossed my mind even in the realm of possibility. I absolutely hate shaving and I only ever do it before job interviews. I couldn't do it, I'd feel really emasculated if I did. I can't seem to think of it as any other way than as a punishment but I'm pretty ignorant.
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If you think shaving your legs makes you faster - then it does.
I first shaved mine few years ago and found an added benefit - shaved legs helped keep me cooler on my runs (triathlete).
A big benefit living in the south...
6:00 AM - 75° /100% humidity
3:00 PM - 94° /60% humidity
I use a new fresh disposable razor every summer.
I first shaved mine few years ago and found an added benefit - shaved legs helped keep me cooler on my runs (triathlete).
A big benefit living in the south...
6:00 AM - 75° /100% humidity
3:00 PM - 94° /60% humidity
I use a new fresh disposable razor every summer.
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Frankly, I was tired of always looking like I had the mange. My legs looked splotchy, random places on my arms, shoulders and back would get hair while others didn't. Then I recently started mountain biking and got a decent cut on my leg where I had to dig through the briar patch to get it cleaned out. Enough was enough. I bought a woman's epilator and along with my clippers, I've pretty eliminated body hair everywhere except my nether region (still trimmed though) and my face/head. Holy crap! First of all, in just the two weeks after doing all this, my skin has cleared up which may be due to the moisturizing lotion I have to use after epilating. And I thought about the "masculinity" of removing all the hair and in the end, I just didn't give a ****. So now I'm silky smooth and kinda wonder why I didn't do this earlier
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I use women's razors to shave my arms and legs every time I try a men's version I cut myself.
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Frankly, I was tired of always looking like I had the mange. My legs looked splotchy, random places on my arms, shoulders and back would get hair while others didn't. Then I recently started mountain biking and got a decent cut on my leg where I had to dig through the briar patch to get it cleaned out. Enough was enough. I bought a woman's epilator and along with my clippers, I've pretty eliminated body hair everywhere except my nether region (still trimmed though) and my face/head. Holy crap! First of all, in just the two weeks after doing all this, my skin has cleared up which may be due to the moisturizing lotion I have to use after epilating. And I thought about the "masculinity" of removing all the hair and in the end, I just didn't give a ****. So now I'm silky smooth and kinda wonder why I didn't do this earlier
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One other thing I noticed (and someone else mentioned it) is that my body feels cooler. I can really feel it on my legs riding in the morning to work. But overall, once I start to sweat I instantly cool down, likely because the evaporation process is unhindered by body hair.
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I would think it's dependant on how hirsute you are and how fast your hair grows. For me, after the initial razor shave I can get away with once/week maintenance. I do it while showering. Adds maybe 5 min. max to the shower. A buddy who I used to ride with has legs like a gorilla. If he ever decided to shave (His wife forbids it) I would bet he'd have to do it more often.
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and I promise you it was never offered as an offense, I'm just old and set in my way like a cranky junk yard dog..my opinions are not popular these days and miles away from politically correct
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I just use the same one I use for my face. I will put in a fresh cartridge, of course.
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I can't imagine how frail your male identity must be that body hair is the only thing making you a man.
Pretty sure I've met drag queens with a better sense of their gender than y'all.
Pretty sure I've met drag queens with a better sense of their gender than y'all.
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Come on folks, let's stay civil.
Yes there are men who shave more than just their face/head. The reasons can be professional (Olympic swimmers) or personal (I didn't like my mangy hair growth). But no matter the reason, the definition of masculinity is subject to the individual and no one is here to judge. The OP simply wanted to know a product that men can use for shaving the body. Maybe we should get back to that...…..
Yes there are men who shave more than just their face/head. The reasons can be professional (Olympic swimmers) or personal (I didn't like my mangy hair growth). But no matter the reason, the definition of masculinity is subject to the individual and no one is here to judge. The OP simply wanted to know a product that men can use for shaving the body. Maybe we should get back to that...…..
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So, really, epilators... do they work? They'd be worth the pain if they did, but I wouldn't want to buy one, torture myself, and find it was useless...
(Also, what do you do with it once you've damaged the follicles enough that the hairs are finer? No way I'm going to keep up with the torture once I have the effect I want... I just want it to be not as painfully-obvious if I've forgotten to shave or don't have time to do so.)
(Also, what do you do with it once you've damaged the follicles enough that the hairs are finer? No way I'm going to keep up with the torture once I have the effect I want... I just want it to be not as painfully-obvious if I've forgotten to shave or don't have time to do so.)
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Ha, had forgotten about this one. OP has moved on from obsessing about body hair, has 12 threads in Mechanics about his rear wheel. Yep.
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I bought a more expensive model and I love it. I'm down to about once a month (the hairs need to get long enough to grab) and even when they do grow out a little, it's such fine hair that it's barely noticeable. And now that all the big hairs are gone, there's literally no pain when I do epilate. Of course, you wont get every last hair every time, but I think it's still way better than shaving.
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I bought a more expensive model and I love it. I'm down to about once a month (the hairs need to get long enough to grab) and even when they do grow out a little, it's such fine hair that it's barely noticeable. And now that all the big hairs are gone, there's literally no pain when I do epilate. Of course, you wont get every last hair every time, but I think it's still way better than shaving.