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flipdewaf wrote:For areas outside of face it’s veet all the way...
TSS wrote:hair removal cream.
What is "veet"?
flipdewaf wrote:
flipdewaf wrote:Read the reviews you’ll understand.
TTailedTiger wrote:Having to shave my face is enough of a pain. I'm certainly not going to shave anything else unless I ever get it on my back or shoulders.
TSS wrote:flipdewaf wrote:
I thought that name rang a bell.flipdewaf wrote:Read the reviews you’ll understand.
I did. The reviews seem to reflect my friend's experiments with various hair removal creams: Some people can use them with no problem at at all, others have a nasty and painful reaction right away.TTailedTiger wrote:Having to shave my face is enough of a pain. I'm certainly not going to shave anything else unless I ever get it on my back or shoulders.
Even that may not be necessary. I had a roommate with a very hairy chest who also had a hairy back and shoulders, and he'd get me to shave them for him any time he had a big date. It was so funny the way he brought up the subject the first time, saying in such a super-serious tone "Ummm… I need to ask you a really huge favor... it's totally okay if you say 'No'... it's kind of personal…" that I genuinely thought he was gonna ask me for a kidney or something. Once he finally got around to what he was actually talking about, he was both dumbfounded and delighted when I said "Sure. No problem. Just let me know when you're ready" (for those of you squealing with disgust or visibly squirming as you read this, get a grip: A. It was just hair, and B. He was my roommate, so I knew for a fact that he showered at least once a day). After a while, I casually pointed out that anyone who saw how hairy his chest, arms, and legs were and still found him attractive would probably be expecting him to have a hairy back as well, and would be okay with it if not actually looking forward to it. Turns out I was right about that, and he stopped shaving his back entirely.
TTailedTiger wrote:I've never had any girls complain about the chest hair. Not sure how they would feel about back hair. But I would still get rid of it.
einsteinboricua wrote:TTailedTiger wrote:I've never had any girls complain about the chest hair. Not sure how they would feel about back hair. But I would still get rid of it.
It's always a mixed bag, even with gays.
Back home, the trend is that hairless = sexy; hairy = disgusting. The mentality of the Baby Boomers and GenXers is that hair is attractive whereas the Millennials shun it completely.
With gays, I've found that it depends on who you're talking to. I used to be ashamed of my body hair, but I've become more comfortable in showing it off when other guys find it attractive.
TTailedTiger wrote:einsteinboricua wrote:TTailedTiger wrote:I've never had any girls complain about the chest hair. Not sure how they would feel about back hair. But I would still get rid of it.
It's always a mixed bag, even with gays.
Back home, the trend is that hairless = sexy; hairy = disgusting. The mentality of the Baby Boomers and GenXers is that hair is attractive whereas the Millennials shun it completely.
With gays, I've found that it depends on who you're talking to. I used to be ashamed of my body hair, but I've become more comfortable in showing it off when other guys find it attractive.
I'm a millennial too. I'm in central Florida. If a girl ever complained about me having hair on my chest I'd drop her off at the nearest toy store so she could find herself a boy.
TheFlyingDisk wrote:Right now I'm using a Gillette Mach 3 shaver because I can never get a close shave from an electric razor. No shaving cream, shave following the grain, and I don't shave anywhere else.
Cadet985 wrote:I use an electric shaver a couple times a week; will shave more frequently when I find a job. Once a month or so when I get a haircut, I’ll get a shave too.
I’m pretty hairy and have thought about shaving the body hair, but the discomfort after and while it grows back puts me off.
Marc
einsteinboricua wrote:TTailedTiger wrote:I've never had any girls complain about the chest hair. Not sure how they would feel about back hair. But I would still get rid of it.
It's always a mixed bag, even with gays.
Back home, the trend is that hairless = sexy; hairy = disgusting. The mentality of the Baby Boomers and GenXers is that hair is attractive whereas the Millennials shun it completely.
With gays, I've found that it depends on who you're talking to. I used to be ashamed of my body hair, but I've become more comfortable in showing it off when other guys find it attractive.
Jouhou wrote:Being clean and groomed is necessary, trying to tame every inch of body hair is not.
TWA772LR wrote:I use the Phillips Norelco One Blade. I was let down when I first bought it because it wasnt a clean shave and I had to relearn how to shave with it. But it's very rare that I clean shave and I use it to trim and touch up my beard which I keep no longer than a 5 (not really sure how long that is, thats just the size of guide I use for the One Blade). I also use it to eliminate the hairs off my neck below my beard and go over with a Gillete Mach 5 to get it baby smooth.