Pubes.
Posted by KissMeKate on Dec 15, 2009 · Member since Aug 2007 · 7322 posts
Let's talk about how everyone grooms their pubes.
I really can't stand having any pubic hair. I shave mine, but I do love a good wax. I would get waxed all the time if I didn't have to pay for it and didn't have to wait for the regrowth. The woman I go to uses some awesome kind of wax for sensitive skin and it barely hurts. She's awesome. I always go for the full brazilian. In the mean time I just shave.
Regarding partners, my current partner shaves as well (just by coincidence) and I don't think I could go back from this. Makes things so much more pleasant.
Speak on it!
Yeah just shave and see how you like it. You need a VERY sharp, brand new razor. Trim as much as possible first. It takes a while the first time. You'll have to go over it lots of times. Then if you like it you can keep it up. The thing about it is that it's a pain in the ass to shave after you've let it go again. Kind of like eyebrows. But then later you can get a wax when you have the monies if it's something you like.
Haha, once I get an idea like that in my head, I can't just think about it, I gotta try it. I just had a shower and a shave. Jeepers, it was thick. ;D I'm not completely smooth yet, but it's a good start, I think. Damn, but it is a difficult activity to do while shortsighted! (Can't wear my glasses in the shower, see. ::))
I used to shave down there all the time, but for the past month or so I've been having tattoo work done on my legs, so I haven't been shaving them more than I have to since I don't want to spend that much time in the shower. I really wanna get a wax though (full brazillian), but I'm a little broke right now. I'm thinking about getting a pair of tats on my buttcheeks though (the decepticon and autobot symbols), so in that case I will prolly spring for a wax so that my artist doesn't have to see any hairs popping out. :P
Haha, once I get an idea like that in my head, I can't just think about it, I gotta try it. I just had a shower and a shave. Jeepers, it was thick. ;D I'm not completely smooth yet, but it's a good start, I think. Damn, but it is a difficult activity to do while shortsighted! (Can't wear my glasses in the shower, see. ::))
Is it a tub/shower, or just a shower?
Funny that I just saw this thread, I'm getting my first bikini wax on Thurs. I normally shave, have since I was 14, hair is itchy >_< It's nearly killed me waiting for it to grow so I can get a wax. Idk if it's from shaving for so long, but it seems like it takes forever for it to grow, the stubble comes back pretty quickly, but getting some length to get it waxed took awhile.
I maintain a small strip by shaving. I so prefer shaved. Smooth skin is sexy.
How much is a wax? It sounds expensive.
my friend gets waxed and she invited me to go. and i REALLYYY want to!! shaving is so annoying. i havent shaved down there since school started. it's pretty scary-looking now. haha
I charge $25 for basic bikini, $40 for a little more, like a landing strip, and $65 for everything
Eeek, i could get a tattoo instead. heh, but i still want to get a wax sometime!
How long does it usually take?
Eeek, i could get a tattoo instead. heh, but i still want to get a wax sometime!
How long does it usually take?
usually about 15 minutes
I charge $25 for basic bikini, $40 for a little more, like a landing strip, and $65 for everything
Next question: I'm generally pretty wet down there. Would that interfere with a wax?
yeah, some women get nervous and then sweat, and that makes the wax not adhere. You could bring little towlettes to use beforehand if that would help
I try to keep myself trimmed, but I never get laid so sometimes I get lazy.
and I really hate when guys shave. It sorta freaks me out a little...
HH, some women wear a pantyliner in a thong, just wear old panties just in case wax gets on them
I have super sensitive skin all over but especially down there. I only shave my bikini line in the summer when I'll be swimming all the time and even then I dread all the ingrown hairs and pain I'll be in.
Besides, after hearing the "Hair" monologue from the Vagina Monologues, I'm rather happy with my natural hairy love nest.
Besides, after hearing the "Hair" monologue from the Vagina Monologues, I'm rather happy with my natural hairy love nest.
YES YES YES!
I think it was after seeing VM for the first time that I started to abandon my notions of what a woman's pubic area "should" look like. For a while in college, I kept the bikini line shaved and maintained a neat little triangle or something... but goddamn, do I hate ingrown hairs down there.
I'm so much more comfortable without taking a blade to my genitals.
I shave my pubes every now and then.
hesp, I haven't seen that episode, but I do know that there are more than a few cases in medical history of women getting a pube wrapped around their clit and then it becomes mummified and falls off. Ha! So bizarre.
whaaaaaat??? that sounds just horrible! your clit falling off?? i guess if this happened, the only thing left to do would be boobgasms ;)
you might as well die if your clit falls off!!!
Also of note:
I think my biggest problem with shaving pubic hair is the double standard, and the gender norms that that reinforces.
See, there's nothing inherently "wrong" with shaving; it's akin to wearing makeup, or jewelry for that matter. No, it isn't natural, but it's one of many ways to decorate the body.
What's unfortunate is that there are certain types of makeup and accessories assigned for women, and then there are a few limited options for men... Guys can wear certain body jewelry and maybe even get away with "guyliner," but if they're wearing the same things marketed to women, there's something "wrong" with that according to most of society.
Similarly, body hair styles have assigned gender..... but it's even weirder than fashion assignments because body hair is freakin' natural!
In most places in the U.S., a woman with hairy legs and armpits is looked down upon, assumed to be a "dyke," or even assumed to be a guy in drag. A guy with hair in those places is perfectly normal. When I was with "Sanvean"--who shall be henceforth known as "That Asshole"--he made me shave my legs and pubic area because he said he couldn't make love to me with all that hair. "If I wanted to fuck a man, I'd fuck a man." >:( ::)
So I figure, if You want to shave or trim Your body hair for Your own preferences (there was a time when I preferred my legs to be smooth), go for it.... just don't expect one's sex or gender to assign a person to a body hair style, because it's simply not fair.
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