Hair Removal
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I hate hair on myself
I alter between wax and laser
When I went to school for cosmo I was taught to wax now I just do it myself
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I wax my back and shoulders...not super hairy, but I have this tuft on my upper back and traps that sticks out of t-shirts otherwise and I generally just don't like it.
I used to shave it, but waxing it makes it last longer. I don't find it to be particularly painful either.
Last time I went they tried to up-sell and started talking Brazilian...yeah...*kitten* no!!!2 -
Full Brazilian (F&B) , armpits, legs and brows get waxed once a month. I do have to touch up with a razor in between though1
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beagletracks wrote: »Okay, I have a question.
I have very light blonde hair on my face -- can barely see it, but it bugs me when I have a mustache. I have been told by an aesthetician that it's better to shave facial hair like mine than to wax.
Any thoughts, experience?
Please go get a second opinion. I don't think this is a great idea.0 -
beagletracks wrote: »Okay, I have a question.
I have very light blonde hair on my face -- can barely see it, but it bugs me when I have a mustache. I have been told by an aesthetician that it's better to shave facial hair like mine than to wax.
Any thoughts, experience?
I would think shaving it means it comes back faster. I would think just a tiny strip of wax there would be waaaaaaay less stress in the long run than constantly shaving or plucking hairs there.0 -
For all of you gals reading this, just wait until menopause. The hair on your legs, armpits and other areas stops growing...unfortunately Mother Nature has a sick sense of humor because all of a sudden you start growing hair on your chin...this is a phenomenon I call migrating pubes. Just as a kicker, Mother Nature picks this exact moment to mess with your eyesight so you don’t even KNOW you have a whisker on your chin. This is also why I have a magnifying mirror in my bathroom now. See, you have something to look forward to during your “golden” years.1
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Miasavannah wrote: »For all of you gals reading this, just wait until menopause. The hair on your legs, armpits and other areas stops growing...unfortunately Mother Nature has a sick sense of humor because all of a sudden you start growing hair on your chin...this is a phenomenon I call migrating pubes. Just as a kicker, Mother Nature picks this exact moment to mess with your eyesight so you don’t even KNOW you have a whisker on your chin. This is also why I have a magnifying mirror in my bathroom now. See, you have something to look forward to during your “golden” years.
Oh well.. that's lovely. I have misplaced hair, but I just pluck them. Not on my chin, though. Great, now another thing to dread about menopause.
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Shaving is a pain. Waxing is true pain. Laser is OMFG.
also it’s just not as effective on blondes. I’ve gone 12 times and it still hasn’t cleared completely. But on the bright side, if I grew it out it would look like a pretty sweet goat beard.
And once I paid $50 to have my face shaved. Because I’m a dummy and they called it something fancy, like dermaplaning. Jerks2 -
crimsontech wrote: »Arizona's laws are super lenient on lasering so it's very inexpensive here. I have PCOS and therefore I was VERY HAIRY in places girls just should not have hair. But for $89 a month, I have a full body membership for laser hair removal. I still pluck and wax my eyebrows, but everything else is lasered smooth.
OH MY GAWD.0 -
caco_ethes wrote: »Shaving is a pain. Waxing is true pain. Laser is OMFG.
also it’s just not as effective on blondes. I’ve gone 12 times and it still hasn’t cleared completely. But on the bright side, if I grew it out it would look like a pretty sweet goat beard.
And once I paid $50 to have my face shaved. Because I’m a dummy and they called it something fancy, like dermaplaning. Jerks
So what I'm hearing is... stick with shaving even though it's a pain because all your other options are immensely painful?
Annoyance > Unnecessary Pain
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CanesGalactica wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Shaving is a pain. Waxing is true pain. Laser is OMFG.
also it’s just not as effective on blondes. I’ve gone 12 times and it still hasn’t cleared completely. But on the bright side, if I grew it out it would look like a pretty sweet goat beard.
And once I paid $50 to have my face shaved. Because I’m a dummy and they called it something fancy, like dermaplaning. Jerks
So what I'm hearing is... stick with shaving even though it's a pain because all your other options are immensely painful?
Annoyance > Unnecessary Pain
No! I would totally use my epilator more often if it wasn't such a mission. I mean, who wants leg hairs flying through the air? I have to use it outside and get an extension cord and avoid epilating the dogs. The pain is mild compared to the pain of setting it all up0 -
Versicolour wrote: »CanesGalactica wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Shaving is a pain. Waxing is true pain. Laser is OMFG.
also it’s just not as effective on blondes. I’ve gone 12 times and it still hasn’t cleared completely. But on the bright side, if I grew it out it would look like a pretty sweet goat beard.
And once I paid $50 to have my face shaved. Because I’m a dummy and they called it something fancy, like dermaplaning. Jerks
So what I'm hearing is... stick with shaving even though it's a pain because all your other options are immensely painful?
Annoyance > Unnecessary Pain
No! I would totally use my epilator more often if it wasn't such a mission. I mean, who wants leg hairs flying through the air? I have to use it outside and get an extension cord and avoid epilating the dogs. The pain is mild compared to the pain of setting it all up
I can't go outside to shave private bits here!
Definitely would have some complaints from neighbors and/or be charged with public indecency in the presence of minors.
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CanesGalactica wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Shaving is a pain. Waxing is true pain. Laser is OMFG.
also it’s just not as effective on blondes. I’ve gone 12 times and it still hasn’t cleared completely. But on the bright side, if I grew it out it would look like a pretty sweet goat beard.
And once I paid $50 to have my face shaved. Because I’m a dummy and they called it something fancy, like dermaplaning. Jerks
So what I'm hearing is... stick with shaving even though it's a pain because all your other options are immensely painful?
Annoyance > Unnecessary Pain
No, I highly recommend laser. Especially if you have dark hair.1 -
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CanesGalactica wrote: »Versicolour wrote: »CanesGalactica wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Shaving is a pain. Waxing is true pain. Laser is OMFG.
also it’s just not as effective on blondes. I’ve gone 12 times and it still hasn’t cleared completely. But on the bright side, if I grew it out it would look like a pretty sweet goat beard.
And once I paid $50 to have my face shaved. Because I’m a dummy and they called it something fancy, like dermaplaning. Jerks
So what I'm hearing is... stick with shaving even though it's a pain because all your other options are immensely painful?
Annoyance > Unnecessary Pain
No! I would totally use my epilator more often if it wasn't such a mission. I mean, who wants leg hairs flying through the air? I have to use it outside and get an extension cord and avoid epilating the dogs. The pain is mild compared to the pain of setting it all up
I can't go outside to shave private bits here! Definitely would have some complaints from neighbors and/or be charged with public indecency in the presence of minors.
Waahahaha! Yeah, some things are safer inside0 -
Thanks to PCOS/Hirsutism, I've been best friends with my razor since the summer before my High School year. (Looooong time ago.) When I was around 28 I went back to my OBGYN and told her I was tired of having shaving as a morning routine, but didn't have the funds to do laser, so I went on BControl. (My testosterone level was through the roof, I was 28 and had never in my life had that wonderful T.O.M. It's still pretty high, but down thanks to the BC.) That helped some. This past year we added a blood pressure medication that is prescribed to people with Hirsutism as well as it helps with hair growth, too. It has definitely slowed it down in areas as well as lightened it, may go to a higher dose to see if it helps a bit more. Next would probably be the Vaniqa cream, but I don't want to spend $130 for a tube of it once a month. (No insurance.) I just live with it. We're not all blessed to be hairless; I can still bench press your boyfriend though, and THAT'S what matters! LOL
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I get my neck, facial hair, Brazilian area, and belly button/abs lasered because I'm HAIRY and it's DARK. It's painful but it doesn't last a long time at all and I've made it kind of a mission to sit through higher settings because they're more effective.
The dream is to laser legs but that's expensive af. So I shave them about once a week. Eyebrows I get professionally waxed every two weeks.1 -
I get my neck, facial hair, Brazilian area, and belly button/abs lasered because I'm HAIRY and it's DARK. It's painful but it doesn't last a long time at all and I've made it kind of a mission to sit through higher settings because they're more effective.
The dream is to laser legs but that's expensive af. So I shave them about once a week. Eyebrows I get professionally waxed every two weeks.
Where I live it’s only $50 more to do lower legs than Brazilian. Which is nice when you’re doing legs and bullshrimp when you’re doing Brazilian1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »I get my neck, facial hair, Brazilian area, and belly button/abs lasered because I'm HAIRY and it's DARK. It's painful but it doesn't last a long time at all and I've made it kind of a mission to sit through higher settings because they're more effective.
The dream is to laser legs but that's expensive af. So I shave them about once a week. Eyebrows I get professionally waxed every two weeks.
Where I live it’s only $50 more to do lower legs than Brazilian. Which is nice when you’re doing legs and bullshrimp when you’re doing Brazilian
I got a Groupon for the Brazilian
I'd originally purchased it for the neck and said that it wasn't included. So I got a Brazilian for like $120. Def NOT what I'd thought I was signing up for.1
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