Chicks Shave This???? HUH...

BamsieEkhaya

Only 4 areas I shave

4? I've got the obvious three down whats the fourth...lady parts...legs...underarms...

eyebrows possibly ? though that's a threading/tweezing thing

also wax to shaving and no-no to my face being shaved (it doesn't need it)

pullipgirl

Looks like it's for exfoliation not hair removal

tcunbeliever

I am totally a shaver...damp razor, no cream or gel...I get major peach fuzz in the mutton chop and under jaw area...my skin is way too sensitive for bleach, nair, or wax...30 seconds every couple of weeks and it's gone...not difficult, not gross, not a problem...at least for me...and it certainly doesn't keep my husband from wanting to bang me on a daily basis...

Bentley2718

No effing way am I letting someone take a scalpel to my face to get rid of dead skin.

BadAzzBea

Only 4 areas I shave

4? I've got the obvious three down whats the fourth...lady parts...legs...underarms...

eyebrows possibly ? though that's a threading/tweezing thing

also wax to shaving and no-no to my face being shaved (it doesn't need it)

Nope not my brows.... :blushing:

Bentley2718

no way!!! if u shave it grows back thicker!!! i never touch my face cuz.... uh.. obviously i dont have to lol im not a he woman..

this is true. and it grows back in sticking straight up and is never the same texture of hair again.

I only know this because I am a licensed cosmetologist, and they actually touched on this top in cosmo school and how awful it is to do

Hair can only grow back in as thick as the follicle allowed for in the first place. WTF school did you attend?

maybe "thicker" was not the right terminology used in the original post from I forget who. but it can and does change the texture.. you can start with "peach fuzz" type hair and shaving it you rick a possibility of growing back more of a "sandy" and "rougher" texture if you will.

No need to get snooty.. Pretty sure I went to a very accredited school, and have been doing this for 8 years.. yes, i know you have been in the industry longer... but I pride myself in this industry. and I am pretty sure Paul Mitchell is a very reputable school.

I think I'll take the word of a dermatology professor, who is referenced in an article that says the following "Shaving is more superficial than plucking. You’re cutting the hair shaft flush with your skin. When it grows back, the hair may seem thicker, but it’s not, we swear. The shorter new growth only feels thicker because it’s straight—and sticking straight out." You can see the rest of the article here: http://www.youbeauty.com/hair/plucking-and-shaving

777Gemma888

From what I can tell, the article is not about shaving your face. It's about "dermaplaning." Which sounds more like exfoliation than something specifically for hair removal.

Also, shaving your face (or any other place) will NOT cause hair to grow back thicker. It's literally impossible since you are not changing the way it grows out of the follicle below the surface of the skin. It just feels coarser because the end is blunted. That's just common sense, folks.

^^This. Dermaplaning is a treatment which should be avoided by people who are heavily pigmented at risk of developing keloids or possible permanent discolouration. Many use it as a treatment option to treat severe acne scarring, wrinkles, stretch marks and surgery scars in an effort to level the outer layer of the skin.

EDIT to ADD: If any woman is suffering from facial hair growth, she should seek the advice and treatment from a Dermatologist and not a cosmetologist. If hair is growing there, other issues might need to be addressed. Maybe, a visit to an Endocrinologist might be in order.

LetsMakeupXtina

no way!!! if u shave it grows back thicker!!! i never touch my face cuz.... uh.. obviously i dont have to lol im not a he woman..

this is true. and it grows back in sticking straight up and is never the same texture of hair again.

I only know this because I am a licensed cosmetologist, and they actually touched on this top in cosmo school and how awful it is to do

Hair can only grow back in as thick as the follicle allowed for in the first place. WTF school did you attend?

maybe "thicker" was not the right terminology used in the original post from I forget who. but it can and does change the texture.. you can start with "peach fuzz" type hair and shaving it you rick a possibility of growing back more of a "sandy" and "rougher" texture if you will.

No need to get snooty.. Pretty sure I went to a very accredited school, and have been doing this for 8 years.. yes, i know you have been in the industry longer... but I pride myself in this industry. and I am pretty sure Paul Mitchell is a very reputable school.

I think I'll take the word of a dermatology professor, who is referenced in an article that says the following "Shaving is more superficial than plucking. You’re cutting the hair shaft flush with your skin. When it grows back, the hair may seem thicker, but it’s not, we swear. The shorter new growth only feels thicker because it’s straight—and sticking straight out." You can see the rest of the article here: http://www.youbeauty.com/hair/plucking-and-shaving

Yes, and I did not go thru an esthetics full training program, they just touched on it. My focus is primarily hair & makeup.

BamsieEkhaya

Only 4 areas I shave

4? I've got the obvious three down whats the fourth...lady parts...legs...underarms...

eyebrows possibly ? though that's a threading/tweezing thing

also wax to shaving and no-no to my face being shaved (it doesn't need it)

Nope not my brows.... :blushing:

I think I may have figured the fourth...but a little embarrassed to actually write it...hahah :blushing:

elprincipito

more girls need to shave above their *kitten* haha

Fit_Vixen1

EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! I ran into a grammar school girl in the summer. OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!! She had a stache & beard!!! Grossest part about it is that she was so happy to see me ( I WAS IN SHOCK TO SEE HER!!!) she hugged and hissed my cheek. Ew & ew & ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, she poked my face with her stubble!!!!!!!!!

That's just not right!!!! Wax or epilate that ****!!

sevsmom

i was so hoping it was toe knuckles

I do!!! :blushing:

funkyspunky872

From what I can tell, the article is not about shaving your face. It's about "dermaplaning." Which sounds more like exfoliation than something specifically for hair removal.

Also, shaving your face (or any other place) will NOT cause hair to grow back thicker. It's literally impossible since you are not changing the way it grows out of the follicle below the surface of the skin. It just feels coarser because the end is blunted. That's just common sense, folks.

Thank you! I've been a LICENSED cosmetologist for 15 years, and what you said is true. No need to get further into it.

Don't care what you guys say or what the science is. The hair is thicker and darker, and there's no doubt in my mind about it. If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck -- not just "seemingly so".

falcon367

Razor stubble on chicks ... acceptable in some places .... but NEVER the face. :noway: LOL

katy84o

no way!!! if u shave it grows back thicker!!! i never touch my face cuz.... uh.. obviously i dont have to lol im not a he woman..

this is true. and it grows back in sticking straight up and is never the same texture of hair again.

I only know this because I am a licensed cosmetologist, and they actually touched on this top in cosmo school and how awful it is to do

Is it really true that it grows back thicker or just that its a blunt cut so feels tougher and sharper? In that article there was another link to this site that says it does not grow back thicker, it just feels like it because the way regular razors cut the hair.


http://www.youbeauty.com/hair/plucking-and-shaving

DamnImASexyBitch

no way!!! if u shave it grows back thicker!!! i never touch my face cuz.... uh.. obviously i dont have to lol im not a he woman..

this is true. and it grows back in sticking straight up and is never the same texture of hair again.

I only know this because I am a licensed cosmetologist, and they actually touched on this top in cosmo school and how awful it is to do

Hair can only grow back in as thick as the follicle allowed for in the first place. WTF school did you attend?

maybe "thicker" was not the right terminology used in the original post from I forget who. but it can and does change the texture.. you can start with "peach fuzz" type hair and shaving it you rick a possibility of growing back more of a "sandy" and "rougher" texture if you will.

No need to get snooty.. Pretty sure I went to a very accredited school, and have been doing this for 8 years.. yes, i know you have been in the industry longer... but I pride myself in this industry. and I am pretty sure Paul Mitchell is a very reputable school.

Cutting doesn't change the texture of the hair the way you are implying it does. You should know that as a cosmetologist. You would need an actual chemical texturizing service ( or temporary with a product and mechanical heat tool) to acheive that. Even texturizing the hair through a cutting service you are actually just snipping into it to create smaller/shorter pieces for the longer lengths to bounce off of. If shaving caused hair to thicken how many balding men and women would do it in a heartbeat? It just simply doesn't happen that way.

lovelyMYlovely

haha to be honest the people getting mad about this comment its only becuase they shave there face and feel like the non shavers are atttacking them.. calm down guys haha... if u shave ur face screw it! to each there own!!!!!
would i?... HELL NOOOOOOOOOO but thats just me... i shave my girly girl-underarms-legs-and arms sometimes lol..

soooooooo guys lets not get all mean to one another.. we should be on eachothers team.. GIRLPOWER!!!!!!! ya!!

DamnImASexyBitch

haha to be honest the people getting mad about this comment its only becuase they shave there face and feel like the non shavers are atttacking them.. calm down guys haha... if u shave ur face screw it! to each there own!!!!!
would i?... HELL NOOOOOOOOOO but thats just me... i shave my girly girl-underarms-legs-and arms sometimes lol..

soooooooo guys lets not get all mean to one another.. we should be on eachothers team.. GIRLPOWER!!!!!!! ya!!

I don't shave my face and I'm not mad, but I also work in this field so I feel obligated to correct fallacies when they are presented.

ReachingNEON

FOR THE RECORD.. I do NOT shave my face!! LOL I mean..not ALL of it..and since my skin is very thin (roscea or something) it is very painful to epilade it..or whatever.^-^ Different people do different things..if someone does it I don't have a problem.

MoreBean13

more girls need to shave above their *kitten* haha

:huh:

Harriann84

I adore how judgemental most of you are. Have none of you ever heard of hirsutism? It's a condition where the body grows excess hair EVERYWHERE. It is also a side effect of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

I do have to shave my face. Every other day. Not only to appear "normal" (whatever the f**k that is) but because it's complicated trying to explain to my daughter why the doctor's can't fix it.

I exfoliate, shave and moisturise my face. I also have to shave most of my body. I am not ashamed but I would be devastated if a friend spoke of me the way most of you have of women doing it for beauty reasons.

I have no choice. I have had VERY painful laser treatments on it and it still grows back. I have waxed, bleached and plucked it. Shaving is the only way I can manage it on my budget and even then it's not cheap. I have to use decent products.

Thank heavens for my husband. He doesn't care about stubble when I kiss him and my cheeks are wet from tears because I have an affliction I can do naff all about.

RiverDancer68

more girls need to shave above their *kitten* haha

:huh:

Double :huh:

nz_deevaa

I adore how judgemental most of you are. Have none of you ever heard of hirsutism? It's a condition where the body grows excess hair EVERYWHERE. It is also a side effect of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

I do have to shave my face. Every other day. Not only to appear "normal" (whatever the f**k that is) but because it's complicated trying to explain to my daughter why the doctor's can't fix it.

I exfoliate, shave and moisturise my face. I also have to shave most of my body. I am not ashamed but I would be devastated if a friend spoke of me the way most of you have of women doing it for beauty reasons.

I have no choice. I have had VERY painful laser treatments on it and it still grows back. I have waxed, bleached and plucked it. Shaving is the only way I can manage it on my budget and even then it's not cheap. I have to use decent products.

Thank heavens for my husband. He doesn't care about stubble when I kiss him and my cheeks are wet from tears because I have an affliction I can do naff all about.

I have a friend who shaves, and she does it because she doesn't want to have to deal with the 'inbetween' stage that people who wax have to have (the hair has to be a certain length before you can wax).

She's still beautiful. And an amazing friend. And **** everyone who says they wouldn't want her stubble touching them when she kisses their cheek.

victoria4321

no way!!! if u shave it grows back thicker!!! i never touch my face cuz.... uh.. obviously i dont have to lol im not a he woman..

this is true. and it grows back in sticking straight up and is never the same texture of hair again.

I only know this because I am a licensed cosmetologist, and they actually touched on this top in cosmo school and how awful it is to do

Hair can only grow back in as thick as the follicle allowed for in the first place. WTF school did you attend?

maybe "thicker" was not the right terminology used in the original post from I forget who. but it can and does change the texture.. you can start with "peach fuzz" type hair and shaving it you rick a possibility of growing back more of a "sandy" and "rougher" texture if you will.

No need to get snooty.. Pretty sure I went to a very accredited school, and have been doing this for 8 years.. yes, i know you have been in the industry longer... but I pride myself in this industry. and I am pretty sure Paul Mitchell is a very reputable school.

Cutting doesn't change the texture of the hair the way you are implying it does. You should know that as a cosmetologist. You would need an actual chemical texturizing service ( or temporary with a product and mechanical heat tool) to acheive that. Even texturizing the hair through a cutting service you are actually just snipping into it to create smaller/shorter pieces for the longer lengths to bounce off of. If shaving caused hair to thicken how many balding men and women would do it in a heartbeat? It just simply doesn't happen that way.

Okay so the confusing part for everyone here is, yes it does appear thicker. The reason being is when hair grows naturally the end of the shaft tapers off with wear. The base of the hair shaft will not get thicker but the new ends of the new growth will look thicker than they were before. Over time they'll be fine as the end as the ends wear away as normal.

I didn't go to cosmetology school but I shave my legs and stuff so duh.

Otterluv

I adore how judgemental most of you are. Have none of you ever heard of hirsutism? It's a condition where the body grows excess hair EVERYWHERE. It is also a side effect of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

I do have to shave my face. Every other day. Not only to appear "normal" (whatever the f**k that is) but because it's complicated trying to explain to my daughter why the doctor's can't fix it.

I exfoliate, shave and moisturise my face. I also have to shave most of my body. I am not ashamed but I would be devastated if a friend spoke of me the way most of you have of women doing it for beauty reasons.

I have no choice. I have had VERY painful laser treatments on it and it still grows back. I have waxed, bleached and plucked it. Shaving is the only way I can manage it on my budget and even then it's not cheap. I have to use decent products.

Thank heavens for my husband. He doesn't care about stubble when I kiss him and my cheeks are wet from tears because I have an affliction I can do naff all about.

You are a stunning woman, and I am sure that it's a major pain in the rear to deal with hirsutism. I have a smidge of it, just enough to make me self conscious at times. My hubby has psoariac arthritis, right now the psoariasis is under control, but there have been times when 50% of his face had plaqueing. Sometimes it made him very self-conscious (which was very painful to see). While nobody was ever rude to him about it, I could see someone saying something rotten on a forum like this one. People can be nasty and superficial, especially when anonymous. Ignorance is never pretty.

CarlieeBear

My Japanese roommate did and told me it's quite common in Japan.

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

My Japanese roommate did and told me it's quite common in Japan.

I've known a lot of Japanese women who shave their whole faces, including forehead. It is an everyday thing. And I've never seen a Japanese woman with a beard.

I don't really get facial hair, just tiny peach fuzz near my ears that nobody can see. But I have tried this once, and when the hairs grew back in, they were as fine and clear as ever. Like I said, a lot of models do this before photoshoots. One of my closest friends was an Elite model and I know she had it done several times.

Hearts_2015

I've never had a reason to. I've barely got any hair as it is. But I can see why it would work. Let people shave where they want in my opinion!

As a women gets older (over 30 & up) her estrogen level drops and facial hair changes..it's simply a matter of our bodies getting older and our hormone levels changing. Same as guys that have to start taking Testosterone shots because the levels drop off as we age, for some late 30's for others it might not be until you hit 40's.

For anyone making fun, it's simply not something that's happened to you yet, your time will come and it'll make more sense then. :flowerforyou: That's why a Womens skin changes as well.. age and lowered estrogen.

Hearts_2015

I adore how judgemental most of you are. Have none of you ever heard of hirsutism? It's a condition where the body grows excess hair EVERYWHERE. It is also a side effect of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

I do have to shave my face. Every other day. Not only to appear "normal" (whatever the f**k that is) but because it's complicated trying to explain to my daughter why the doctor's can't fix it.

I exfoliate, shave and moisturise my face. I also have to shave most of my body. I am not ashamed but I would be devastated if a friend spoke of me the way most of you have of women doing it for beauty reasons.

I have no choice. I have had VERY painful laser treatments on it and it still grows back. I have waxed, bleached and plucked it. Shaving is the only way I can manage it on my budget and even then it's not cheap. I have to use decent products.

Thank heavens for my husband. He doesn't care about stubble when I kiss him and my cheeks are wet from tears because I have an affliction I can do naff all about.

You are a stunning woman, and I am sure that it's a major pain in the rear to deal with hirsutism. I have a smidge of it, just enough to make me self conscious at times. My hubby has psoariac arthritis, right now the psoariasis is under control, but there have been times when 50% of his face had plaqueing. Sometimes it made him very self-conscious (which was very painful to see). While nobody was ever rude to him about it, I could see someone saying something rotten on a forum like this one. People can be nasty and superficial, especially when anonymous. Ignorance is never pretty.

CarlyRobbinsGilbert

Wow, everyone is so closed-minded! "Ew!" "I'd never do that" etc. Lots of women suffer from hirsutism that comes from hormonal imbalances. Some women are just genetically hairy. Not everyone can afford expensive dipilatories, prescription drugs and creams, or laser hair removal. Get over the differences in people and have some sensitivity!