Body hair on Chicks - What is acceptable

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So, which of the following are acceptable?

Underarms
Legs
Bikini Lines
Excessive on Arms
Butt Cracks
Around Nipples
Trail Up To Navel
Sideburns
Moustaches
Chins
Between Breasts
Back of Feet

And, more importantly, if you consider any of these unacceptable do you feel the same way about them on blokes?

toraneko, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I know I sound remarkably non-commital, but to each their own. I've been with people with all varieties of body hair and find them all acceptable. Personally I shave all the traditional female girlie places although there were times I didn't. As Humpty would say, do what you like.

Samantha, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It doesn't really matter. If you like the person, then you don't really care about these things. Even if they look like bigfoot as a result.

Paul Strange, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In otherwards, Paul had a crush on Chewbacca when growing up.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

legs & underarms.

ethan, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

would people think I was rude if I said "get a life you dumb fucks"?

yes?

okay, I won't say it then.

Melissa Edwards, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hey, D**mp****l is back!

Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Moustache is just horrible. Horrible. No facial hair on girls! "Free moustache wax for every woman between 16 and 50", I could run for X with a slogan like that. The rest I don't care, but then again have never experienced anything grotesque.
Obviously men can have moustaches, although I do not sport one myself and find suspect blokes with a moustache but no beard. Freddy Mercury. Hitler.

Simon, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Friend of mine down in Orange County was going on and on about how he saw this girl with a GOATEE at the merch booth when he went to see Le Tigre play in L.A...

Jess! Beware of Olympian goateed girls!

Brian MacDonald, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

BACK OF FEET??? I'm sorry, I have to think about that for a while.

Personally, I just think it's gross, but I'm well aware that some people don't have an issue with it, and if they're happy, great. As long as I don't have to fuck them, I'm happy too. I personally shave legs/underarms/bikini/arms, though I have really light hair so I don't have to nearly like that, I just get paranoid about it. I don't have any anywhere else, but believe me if I was sporting a chest rug that thing would be waxed to all hell.

Ally, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Shaving a bikini is just weird.

Tracer Hand, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You shave your arms, Ally? Yeah, i would think the goatee kind of weird. Did she use moustache wax on it to make it pointy? Yeah I wax the lip and eyebrow too but I figured that was implied in "typical girlie places" I used to wax the little bit of hair on my tummy then gave up on it.

I would think anyone who is reading these threads when they are not really interested needs to get a life.

Samantha, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

legs, pits, crotchal area and closely associated bits. on any flat plane of the torso, face, nipples, kinda icky. that goes for men, too, though. moustaches, beards, stubble = uncool. sideburns = cool.

your null fame, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

sideburns on men, that is.

your null fame, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah, I shave my arms but since there's not much hair to begin with on my arms, it's actually more for exfoliation. I recommend it, I have fantastic elbows!

Ally, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

all rowr, providing of course joined up by fur at all spaces in between: eg tuftiness is merely silly as well as a betrayal of our recent aquatic past

i am not crazy abt the available "natural" colours human fur comes in however, and am excitedly eyeing how these glow-worm genes produce rainbow hues in pig-snouts etc. With luck this will go on-line also before i am too old too care. If we are going to play Irresponsible Frankenstein with the Stuff of Life itself, let's make it work for us hey people? Krazy Kolor all-over humanbody Fun-Fur NOW!! Let me hear YOU say it —

mark s, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Not an issue for me. Frida Khalo was hot, and she had a moustache, so what the hell, y'know?

xoxo

Norman Phay, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You have hair on your elbows? Fuck man-"hair on chicks-what is acceptable"??????????????????????????what the hell is this? must we institutionalize every aspect of our lives?

fluffy, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i don't shave anything. i have hairy armpits and legs. i used to shave those places until i learnt to love my body. (not saying that girls who shave don't love their bodies, just that i feel comfortable in my appearance without those conventions). no razor will ever sully my pubes!

i have no issues with body hair on either sex, except moustaches on men (mustaches...ew!) and girls with no pubes (i like women to look like women, not little girls!)

di, Monday, 15 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes, I find shaved muffs quite distasteful although I don't mind a neatly trimmed one.

I've never understood why hetero porn is 50% shaved muffs and 50% anal sex.

toraneko, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think it means hetero guys are either paedophiles or poofs.

toraneko, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think it means hetero guys are either paedophiles or poofs.

OR?

Brian MacDonald, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hehehehe - this thread is making me larff.

i am currently trying to grow my armpit hair just to see if it makes any difference. though i have a posh "do" on friday so it may have to go. this is mainly cos i can't be arsed to shave anymore (and i got an Epilat0r for my legs which is painful but effective - it's not going anywhere NEAR my pits though, let alone the bits!). i will keep you posted. should you want me to.

and shaving arms is just plain ODD!

katie, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have thick dark hair. I dislike it. I've never shaved my arms but I have waxed them in the past. It's a bane (mane, ho ho) of my life! The hair on my head is extremely full but still I seem to moult everywhere I go, sigh.

Sarah, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmmm... maybe I did have a crush on Chewbacca. I really don't think it matters how hairy someone is as long as you like them. I've found that if you like someone as a person, you'll end up liking their hairy nature or otherwise. If that makes sense...

Paul Strange, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I don't think you can get hair on your elbows cos the skin is weird there. That's why I was so shocked by this back of feet claim toraneko put in the question! The skin is weird there - can it actually grow hair? I'm confused.

Anyhow, I don't see what's wrong with being completely shaved, bikini area. Is this a NYC convention?

Ally, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

anyway, chicks should not have hair. just yellow downy fluff (awwww)

katie, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Actually, I'm with Mark S:

Krazy Kolor all-over humanbody Fun-Fur NOW!!!

Sarah, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No, Ally, I don't think a brazillian bikini wax is odd. Most girls I know leave a little tuft but keep that area pretty well shaven.

Samantha, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Back of foot = top of foot. Anatomically speaking it's called the dorsum of the foot (dorsum = back, think dorsal fin). When you flex your foot you are dorsiflexing it. When you point your foot you are plantarflexing it (plantar from Latin planta meaning the sole, or bottom, of the foot).

Anyway, some people are furry there and some are not.

toraneko, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have never seen a completely shaved muff in real life. I think I'd be scared of them.

Do those with shaved muffs shave them every morning? Do they grow back that fast or is it an every three day job or something?

Doesn't it prickle something rotten? Do you have to surreptitiously have a scratch sometimes?

Aren't you scared of cutting yourself whilst shaving?

toraneko, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I don't shave completely, just leave a nice little do. I shave every other day there, yes it does prickle if you don't take care properly. e.g. shave w/good cream, good razors (no disposables) and use lotion afterwards. Just like proper leg shaving. I'm not afraid of cutting myself b/c I'm very familiar w/my body and know my way around those parts. Over the years I've run the gamut from au natural to no hair to my current in between. I do it b/c I like it this way.

Samantha, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

btw - not that anybody asked - but the only places I don't like hair are:

On everyone:
underarms if they're smelly, legs, bikini- lines, sideburns

On chicks:
sideburns & chins

On blokes:
arms, chests & buttocks - because they have that coarse, curly hair.

Chicks have nice smooth hair so I don't care how much they have on their arms and a tiny eyelash sized bits between the breasts don't worry me although curly ones would. Nipple hair is no sin on either sex so long as they cut it off.

toraneko, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm so glad I know all of this about you...

Sarah, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yes, don't you feel closer now Sarah?

Samantha, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm reassuring myself that neither of you live in the same country so that when I meet you I won't think, aha! I know what they look like under there! And therefore not being able to stop thinking about pubes which to be honest is a MINGY PUB THORT. Thinking of pubes whilst drinking pint = SURE to be imagining them INSIDE pint = PANE.

Sarah, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ah yes. . .well although I'm breaking my own rules of not sharing too much personal info online by breaking down the hygiene but none of you know me anyway so. . .

Samantha, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

funfur and hygiene is a problem actually sarah, no?: as when you wash it — cf my grate green pencil case and cushion covers — it goes all wonky and not at all so fun, yet he who takes a hairdryer to his pencilcase is v.schizotypal at best

mark s, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The dry-cleaner for humans who do Fun-Fur is surely necessary after FF really kicks off. Oooooh. I'm looking forward to it. A whole new washing/drying experience!

Sarah, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm imagining it like a walk-in dry cleaner like walk in baths for fogeys.

Sarah, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dry cleaning fluids = minging solvents, and so will probably kill you and/or get you high. This is less than good.

Richard Tunnicliffe, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well OK, the getting stoned bit might be quite fun I spose, but the brain eaty solvent action would certainly be a poor show.

Richard Tunnicliffe, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Look it is my glo-in the dark pink neon humanbody fun-fur and it's not having no cheap-arse 40 degree rinse cycle. It's the walk in human dry cleaner for me. The head doesn't go in the brain-eating solvents part unless you really want it to. It'd be nice, like a more furry steam room.

Sarah, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We haf discovered HumanSex Level 2, it seems to me

mark s, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You have no higher risk of cutting yourself down there, I think, than cutting yourself anywhere else. It's just like anything, it's just a different part of your skin is all.

Ally, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

American beauty is obviously just different, this girl came to my highschool and in between classes she sprayed her hair with hair spray to keep it sticking up, even though it looked unnatural and she said, 'but everyone does it' and thought we were uncouth. Naturalness is anti-American.

maryann, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's like in Brave New World when they had to play complicated games involving lots of equipment to keep the economy working, then they moved the games out to the country cos not enough transport was getting used. Americans have to wax everything and use hairspray and gel and do all these other things to serve their country and hyperinflate the economy. It's an act of humble patriotism.

maryann, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I dont know if it itches girls but it better be more then a three day job if you sleeping with someone regularily or its gonna hurt their face/groan (it grew back on her the same rate as my stubble). I dont care either way myself.

Mr Noodles, Tuesday, 16 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Does anyone here get mutant hairs? i get a single white hair that grows on the underside of my upper left arm, it doesn't stop growing, just gets longer...and longer...and longer. i like it. my ex-boyfriend used to get freaked out by it, despite the fact that its so fine and white that it isn't visible.

i also used to get a single white hair that grew out of my face, but it hasn't grown back since i last pulled it out about 2 years ago.

di, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bikini line shaving is not only weird but it looks awful I cannot see anything attractive in having a pubic mohican.

I personally shave my legs (as armpit hair is pointless and should never be thought about for any reason) regularly, but only ever seem to get laid when I haven't bothered shaving in ages and look very much "as chewbacca", can anyone account for this phenomena ... ?

chrissy, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yes. nobody really cares what you look like. Sorry everyone in the world.

maryann, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That's true though, no one but yourself gives a shit. It's definitely a fact, the first time I have sex with virtually anyone is when I've been too lazy to shave that day. It's very strange but I've come to view it pretty much as some sort of good luck charm, when I decided it was high time to have sex with my fiance, I didn't shave that day for the first time in like months and months and voila. I think it's become a mental thing for me.

Americans don't do things like that as some sort of weird hyper inflation things cos I've known girls in America who are pretty natural and I know Europeans/Asians who wear insane amounts of makeup / hairspray / etc.

Ally, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Chrissy, I think bikini line shaving is much preferrable to women having pubes growing a couple of inches down their inner thighs. Especially if they happen to be wearing a bikini.

toraneko, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Again this is like asking third world children do they prefer caviar to sushi.

Ronan, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I wasnt casting negative aspersions on anyone else there, just to clarify.

Ronan, Wednesday, 17 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two weeks pass...
How much do I regret not being on ILE when this thread was introduced...

Ah fuck it, I'll talk about it anyway. Men like girls with zero pubes because pubes are a deeply annoying phenomenon. They tickle, they get in the way, they can look unsightly (sorry but it's true), and stray ones can do untold damage to windpipes. If there's anyone here who hasn't had a 5 minute hacking fit when a stray pube has got lodged just out of reach at the back of your throat, then I'm a chinaman (viz straight black ones)

On the other hand, should I ever end up in bed with a pre-raphelite flame-haired beauty (collar and cuffs, natch), then I won't be compaining if she's got a tuft or two. Mmmm, ginger pubes...

I am a pervert. Lucky no-one's going to be reading this.

Mark C, Sunday, 4 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

how wrong you are

(kicks it to the top of new answers)

Ed, Sunday, 4 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark C: so?

maryann, Sunday, 4 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

chinaman? are you trying to be funny? fuck you mark c.

ernest, Monday, 5 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This board seems nothing but controversy lately. Anyhow, it does suck to get them stuck in your mouth, I admit that. There's just no sexy way to pull hair out of your teeth.

Ally, Monday, 5 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pardon? Ernest - it's an expression. Is it non-PC? Apologies. But fuck you too in return if you're going to be like that.

And Maryann - so? So that's what I want to talk about. Live with it.

Mark C, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have never seen a straight, black Chinaman.

Madchen, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think it was the pubes on the Chinaman that Mark was referring too. I remember when I was young an asian girl writing in to Dolly Doctor about having straight pubes, I've always wondered how long they were.

toraneko, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think Mark is a monkey's uncle.

Madchen, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I LONG for the days of this thread.

David Raposa, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two months pass...
All of that! I love hairy girls..

Max, Thursday, 31 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

two weeks pass...
Hi there! I am a 28 years old Spanish guy and would like to contact with unshaved women. So, if you are between 20 and 30 years old... you have a new friend waiting for you. No matter how hairy you are... your proudness is enough. shaggy091@hotmail.com kisses.

shaggy091, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No you aren't; you are 58-year-old Graham Cufftickler, a Pantoprazole sales rep from Cheshunt, Herts, who listens to Humble Pie and Cliff Bennett featuring the Rebel Rousers and collects second-hand Len Deighton novels. And you sometimes telephone James Whale on TalkSport under the guise of "Goofy Graham the Goal Grabber."

Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I hear yetisex is all the rage in Spain.

Ronan, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No matter how hairy you are... your proudness is enough.

And the search for a new freakytrigger slogan ends here.

Sam, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i was recently informed that some chiXor's actually buy applique facial hair. as someone who copiously works to remove his facial hair, i find this a tad baffling.

i continue to ph33r the goateed olympia massive.

jess, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hehee. don't worry jess, they won't eat you. they will pretend you don't exist. they only like their own kind.....if yaknowwhatimean.

nancy b., Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Look, if any Olympia girls are looking for facial hair donations, I'm totally game. Just tell me when to stock up on ziplocs.

Brian MacDonald, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yeah i can dig the fake facial hair on chicks, or just drawn on...i read the drag king book and some of the drag kings i thought was sexxxy; hey toraneko, that means i'm really a het man who hates women ay?

elizabeth anne marjorie, Tuesday, 19 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three weeks pass...
I am female and I have long thick hair under my arms. Men think its sexy and love to sniff snd lick the sweat and play with the hair.

Justine, Saturday, 16 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yummmmmm

Queen G, Sunday, 17 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think I am getting more into female body hair with each passing day

electric sound of jim, Sunday, 17 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Word to mom dukes, I look at it this way, and it might not be right......if the girl is hot, sexy little tufts of pit hair and sometimes the belly snail trail seem to double her dickability.....like some beautiful free animalistic shit....where ya pheromones at.....if the chick is gross to begin with, it kills it for me, I cannot mess with it.....like some unkempt butchy animalistic shit......you remind me of hot garbage, now how you livin?

Ramosi, Sunday, 17 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three months pass...
I love licking and sucking women armpits.

Sachiko, Friday, 21 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hair on the back of my feet? I've got hair on the tops of my feet if that counts. (Not much, though.)

Christine "Green Leafy" Indigo, Friday, 21 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...
Gimme a head with hair; long, beautiful hair.

Chester, Sunday, 28 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

If you like/are attracted to a lass, does it matter if you find out she's got hairy legs or fuzz on her belly or an unruly bikini line? Would you expect her to lose the fuzz? Would it affect a budding relationship?

petra jane, Sunday, 28 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No, no and no

electric sound of jim, Sunday, 28 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"unruly bikini line" - thats classic petra.

di, Sunday, 28 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

If they removed hair that would put me off. Like if they shaved their legs or armpits, grossout.

halo halo, Sunday, 28 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah.

di, Sunday, 28 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yeh, i would think so too! mmm, stubble burn and tryna emulate a 10yr old? err...DUD! but recently several well-meaning friends and parental units have subtly suggested i shave my legs or die a haggard ol' hairy spinster. i'm sure they meant it lovingly, tho.

petra jane, Sunday, 28 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I once went out with a girl who had hair in places I didn't even have SKIN!

david h(0wie), Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i think this thread should be renamed "Body Fascism: of course its acceptable!!"

di, Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well it's body modification, innit? Though while people may often be "urgh! tattoos! eww! piercings!" they are quite blithely "rah! plasticky hairlessness!". I think Maryann's October comments were OTM re: the whole thing beuing fuelled by the need to SHIFT UNITS. i'm going through my stash of 1950s womens' mags and can't find any ads for razors or depilatories for her. Halibut oil nerve tonic and gas- powered washing machines, yes.

petra jane, Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

don't ask me how i know, but just FYI: Epil Stop & Spray does NOT work. Nads are better

V, Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i was being sarcastic btw.

di, Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Are the women in these mags looking all warm and cosy in their untrammelled natural hairyness though?

Andrew, Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They are either Lichenstein-stylez line drawings or too busy forcing halibut oil [nummy NUM] down their toddlers' greasy throats for untrammelled anything.

petra jane, Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

But do they look unshaven? Maybe these things were too delicate for public consumption at the time.

Andrew, Monday, 29 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well i didn't spot any handlebar moustaches or goatees. And legs were normally clad in newfangled nylon stockings and three layers of tweed.

petra jane, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh that'd explain it. On Vanuatu the men used redhot stones to singe facial hair off. Give it a go, that'll free you from capitalism.

Andrew, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm disappointed I can't get any men I now to use Nad's Hair Removal goop on their face instead of shaving

halo halo, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't think it'd work.

Andrew, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I was thinking maybe it would be necessary to let the hair grow a bit so it wasn't all stubbly. But then, is that what they recommended for women's legs too? 'Cause I can't imagine they would because sadly lots of women would find that too horrific, to get their leg hair beyond hard stubbly length. But if it does work on stubble then I don't see why it wouldn't work for the face...I guess you got to be careful of your mouth...I saw them doing it on the bit under the eyebrows, and on peoples ears so it looks like it's okay for more sensitive parts.

halo halo, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think you prob do need a certain amount of hair growth, like waxing or those all-the-rage-in-the-late-80s Epilator multi-tweezing leg mower of DOOM. whatever the method it's either gonna make a stubbly mess or FUCKING HURT, and grow back. Maybe nature is dropping some subtle-ass hint to quit while y're ahead...

petra jane, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah you need growth, and most of the women I know are quite happy to let this happen, unless they're gonna be wearing a skirt soon... on the male face, there's just too many hairs, and they're harder. It'd take about 4-5 attempts (at least), it wouldn't get them all anyway and I for one can't be bothered. I did try once (shaving's annoying) and it was useless.

Andrew, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Upon looking at the original question I notice I only have a problem w/moustache/chin hair, and this might just be because it reminds me of my nutso religious homophobic aunt. Oh and nipples maybe, but I've yet to see that. "Excessive" arm hair is extremely foxy.

Andrew, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

three months pass...
hairy women -esp those w/very hairy arms are THE sexiest women on this earth- http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/femaleswithhairyarmsarchive and http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/girlswithhairyarms NO porn or nudity in either-just appreciation I would LOVE to have you all as members-thanks and have a GREAT day--Larry

Larry, Thursday, 31 October 2002 20:08 (twenty-three years ago)

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

donna (donna), Thursday, 31 October 2002 20:15 (twenty-three years ago)

four years pass...

hairy muff = classic

gershy, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 05:05 (eighteen years ago)

armpit hair's ok with me

latebloomer, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 05:16 (eighteen years ago)

nom nom nom

kingfish, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 05:32 (eighteen years ago)

I don't mind armpit hair and even a little leg hair in the winter ain't too bad - it's usually nice, soft hair anyway once it gets past the initial stubble phase

Hurting 2, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 05:34 (eighteen years ago)

i thought this was a poll

moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 06:02 (eighteen years ago)

I don't like (on myself): arm pit hair, leg and arm hair. I don't like toe hair either but I am lazy about getting that off, I ph34r. :-(((

I rrrreally dislike girls who have dark thick arm hair. Shave that shit off!

stevienixed, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 10:18 (eighteen years ago)

it should be a poll, except ramosi obviously has the answer already

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 10:25 (eighteen years ago)

Between breasts?!?

stevienixed, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 10:26 (eighteen years ago)

Im amazed at the arm hair shaving I have to admit! But then my arms only have really fine hair on em.

Now shaved legs on a guy? YES THX. Rowr.

Trayce, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 10:54 (eighteen years ago)

i cant remember what my arm hair looks like.

stevienixed, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 12:31 (eighteen years ago)

i have a line of fine, blonde hair down the centre of my neck (front), which i wasn't really aware of till an ex decided to start referring to it as my 'goatee'.

i was mortified.

oh, and i have a reasonably thick snail trail, but i pluck when i'm trying to impress. since i'm not getting laid and it's winter here, i stopped shaving my legs weeks ago... but a sure-fire way to get yourself a shag is to go out to the pub without having shaved your pits, legs or bikini for weeks. murphy's law or summink.

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 12:48 (eighteen years ago)

facial hair on women bugs me a lot. apart from that i dont really mind too much, as long as its not a forest i have to wade through.

titchyschneiderMk2, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 12:51 (eighteen years ago)

and brazilians RULE! i always thought the idea of it was kinda creepy till i finally decided to give it a try... goddamn, i thought i was only going to be doing it for my man's benefit, but i loved it; stuff just feels different with no hair at all down there.

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 12:59 (eighteen years ago)

xpost i'm a bit lazy when it comes to my *moustachio* but everyone tells me it's non-existent.

stevienixed, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 13:02 (eighteen years ago)

Shave that shit off!

I cannot imagine shaving arms. that is soo unnecssary unless you are a biker or swimmer. The stubbly feeling! The upkeep!

I don't think I could ever get a brazilian.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 13:36 (eighteen years ago)

Ms Misery, neither did i... it wasn't so much the pain i was concerned about, it was spreading my legs for a strange woman and then looking like a 12 year old. but i have hips and ass so even minus the pubes i still don't look 'adolescent'. and it only hurts the first time.

i swear, even taking a shower feels... different

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 13:40 (eighteen years ago)

it was spreading my legs for a strange woman

Exactly. I've read too many horror stories here. :(

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 13:42 (eighteen years ago)

was it on this thread? - vadge horror stories

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:08 (eighteen years ago)

I'm afraid to click on it. But I think it was ENBB who told us of the surprise Brazillian where the lady asked "Are we doing the bum today?" It sounded horrible.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:10 (eighteen years ago)

feathers are alright

ken c, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

those last two on the original list have me confused

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:16 (eighteen years ago)

it's funny, i knew a girl who had hairy arms, but i only started to noticed when one day i noticed that she shaved them! that really freaked me out everafter.

ken c, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:18 (eighteen years ago)

has there been a body hair on men thread?

titchyschneiderMk2, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:19 (eighteen years ago)

Ms Misery, it's pretty awkward and embarrassing the first time, but i did my research and made sure i went to a reputable salon. the girl was super-professional, very matter-of-fact. kinda like getting a smear test - only not so bad!

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:21 (eighteen years ago)

titchy surely you're joking

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:25 (eighteen years ago)

didn't i get in trouble on some related thread?

hstencil, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:26 (eighteen years ago)

i have an extremely important exam in less than 31 hours, which requires serious amounts of study, yet i find myself absorbed in a discussion of pubes.

surely there is something wrong with this picture.

this week was perhaps not the best week to decide to join up - i'm finding these message boards to be utterly diabolical time-wasters (no offense intended).

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:26 (eighteen years ago)

what for, HST?

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:28 (eighteen years ago)

rubyred is a brazilian where is all comes off? or is it the "landing strip"?

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:29 (eighteen years ago)

I think the landing strip is optional in the brazilian. The key factor of the brazilian is that it's not just around the goods, but everything on the goods.

i'm finding these message boards to be utterly diabolical time-wasters (no offense intended).

Welcome to my life.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:32 (eighteen years ago)

brazilian is the landing strip, i think, and a hollywood is everything off.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:33 (eighteen years ago)

i think it had something to do with a lady's lack of grooming and my personal encounter with it.

hstencil, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:33 (eighteen years ago)

!

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:35 (eighteen years ago)

landing strip is optional. but everything else comes off - including the butt crack. i originally intended to leave a strip, so as not to look pre-pubescent, but the girl convinced me that a baldy was totally the way to go. seriously, you should try it at least once.

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:39 (eighteen years ago)

yeah hstencil was a chauvinist nipple hair nazi or something

xp

onimo, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:39 (eighteen years ago)

MM - you're right it was my horror story regarding the waxing that you're referencing. It was way more intimate than any annual gyn exam I've ever had, involved a room with mirrored wall and found me on my hands and knees being asked to hold my butt cheeks apart so she could get in there! The kicker - it wasn't even a Brazilian! I think this woman was just the most thorough waxer in the history of waxing. I have to admit that the results were fantastic but the overall experience was way more than I'd bargained for. I've been cool with self-maintenance ever since.

ENBB, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:42 (eighteen years ago)

brazilian is everything off.

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_wax

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:45 (eighteen years ago)

maybe i am a wuss but the idea of having my hair ripped out with wax gives me teh phear

bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:45 (eighteen years ago)

oh dear, that does sound horrific... my waxing chick was a lot less intimidating - for the butt crack she got me to lie on my side and lift one cheek at a time. not exactly dignified, but if you go back to the same waxer you get more comfortable.

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:45 (eighteen years ago)

I thought it was originally called a Brazilian because an inverted triangle was left that resembled a map of Brazil.

onimo, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:47 (eighteen years ago)

Now shaved legs on a guy? YES THX. Rowr.

ok I don't actually SHAVE my legs like a cyclist, but about every 3-4 months I give them what I call a "maintenance" buzz. I have serious satyr legs, and who can appreciate muscle definition with all that crap going on? Not I.

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:48 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, I left feeling like I'd been an unwilling participant in a medical fetish porn.

ENBB, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:48 (eighteen years ago)

Kenan, I think I'll take Lauren's word on the "hollywood" since I'm sure she's visited more waxers than you.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:48 (eighteen years ago)

it's intensely painful the first time, but after that it's pretty bearable (and i'm a complete sissy). and you wanna make sure you go to a salon where they take it off in large patches (which takes about 15 mins) and not tiny patches (which takes an hour).

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:49 (eighteen years ago)

Sam, the "hollywood" is the same as the "brazilian," except... I dunno... maybe they don't wax your asshole? I dunno, but both mean "everything off."

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:51 (eighteen years ago)

Brazilian waxing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Hollywood waxing)

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:52 (eighteen years ago)

Btw, I have not actually read any of those wiki entries, so feel free to point out flaws, since i don't trust wiki either, but I have to back up some basic definitions somehow. It's not in the dictionary.

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:54 (eighteen years ago)

it's called a "brazilian wax" because the famous j. sisters in new york are brazilian - http://www.jsisters.com

call me if you want to see my collection of skulls

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:55 (eighteen years ago)

"feel good inside and out!"

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

Skulls pls, Tracer.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

i am so confused by waxing
i think i stood in front of that section in the drugstore for 10 minutes before going 'what the fuck' and leaving - i am handy enough with a razor. but i should just go back and randomly pick, like, the one with the nicest font or something. what i will prob do though is just buy more razor cartridges are originally intended

am both intrigued and freaked out by the btwn the asscheeks waxing
also, fuck you ilx for making me type asscheeks
;)
:/

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:00 (eighteen years ago)

In my experience, home waxes have not been good. I would stick with shaving and bleaching for face.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:01 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, my one and only experience with home waxing was very painful and the results weren't that great.

ENBB, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:02 (eighteen years ago)

i have no need for facial hair removal services as my face is just fine hairwise
okay i am sticking with what i know then right now and what i know is 3- or even 4-blade razor systems

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:07 (eighteen years ago)

Why do good razors be so expensive? :(

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:08 (eighteen years ago)

I know! I just bought blades the other day and they were ridiculously priced.

ENBB, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:09 (eighteen years ago)

but yeah, waxing seems to have a learning curve, and i have enough things to learn these days

xpost
i know!! it is super dumb

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:09 (eighteen years ago)

I transferred a prescription to CVS and got a $30 gift card. It was Venus-stock-up time.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:10 (eighteen years ago)

honestly, i find armpit and lip waxing more immediately painful than bikini area waxing. the problem, imho, with brazilian/hollywood waxes is that with their popularity almost every salon offers them and like 10% actually know what to do. if the waxer is slow, you're in for some discomfort. and, if the waxer has to go over the same spot several times (which will always happen if she's not an expert) then it causes intense pain. with an expert, it's quick and annoying as opposed to truly painful. also, what kind of wax is used makes a big difference. bliss spa, for instance, uses something that looks almost like play doh and is pulled off without a cloth strip, and it's WAY less painful than the traditional method.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:11 (eighteen years ago)

Razor prices wouldn't be so bad if OVER half of mine weren't used up by my roommate. I end up paying 13 bux and getting one, maybe one-and-a-half of the blades. And she's a girl... HI MINES A MACH 3 GET A VENUS OR SOME SHIT MINES BRIGHT RED AND MANLY GET A PURPLE ONE FUCK!

Will M., Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:13 (eighteen years ago)

it seems like waxing would cause more ingrown hairs than shaving...what's the deal with that?

my sister spent a ridiculous amount on laser removal and said it didn't work for shit.

bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:16 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, my problem is not pain (I R TROOPER) but regrowth & folicle misbehavior. Blergh.

Laurel, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:16 (eighteen years ago)

one of the benefits of waxing is that it causes way less ingrowns than shaving.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:18 (eighteen years ago)

exactly
xpost but that too

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:19 (eighteen years ago)

and you do get a much better regrowth.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:19 (eighteen years ago)

chix should just grow beards

hstencil, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:19 (eighteen years ago)

though i don't really get how that works
xpost

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:20 (eighteen years ago)

this thread is making me hate being a girl.

bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:20 (eighteen years ago)

i mean the couple of times i tried waxing it was all abt ingrown hairs and general my sensitive skin and follicles hated me. but that is prob b/c i was young and did it myself lol
xpost
noooo!

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:21 (eighteen years ago)

Well for heaven's sake, you don't have to remove ANY of it. The whole system sucks, obv!

Laurel, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:21 (eighteen years ago)

But this is ONE sucky place where men have it about has bad as we do, unless they too choose to mentally "opt out" and stop giving a shit about whether they have the exactly right kind/length/amount of hair on backs, fronts, heads, etc.

Laurel, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:22 (eighteen years ago)

Bell did your sister only get one laser? It's supposed to be like 12 of them over 6 months, or 6 over 12, or something. Last I heard.

Will M., Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:23 (eighteen years ago)

MACH 3

Those fit Venus too.

Yeah waxing pulls out from the root so it won't become ingrown unlike shaving which just takes it off at skin-level.

My main problem with waxing is what was mentioned above about spreading your legs in front of strangers. Gyn appts not so bad, she's a doctor, etc. However many of our circle are hair stylists and estheticans and I wouldn't let any of those trifling bitches handle my cooch. Pain, no problem I have many tattoos and can deal.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:23 (eighteen years ago)

she went back a bunch of times i guess? i havent really discussed it with her at length but i know she spent over $1000

bell_labs, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

I wouldn't let any of those trifling bitches handle my cooch.

lol

Michael White, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:25 (eighteen years ago)

the whole thing is weird, but that is otm, bitches stay away from my bergina

but xpost - i wld never use a boyfriend's/roommate's razor! i mean, mostly out of respect but also b/c ew. your roommate is mental

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:26 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah waxing pulls out from the root so it won't become ingrown unlike shaving which just takes it off at skin-level.

wait, i thought because waxing does pull out at the root, the hair regrows from down in the skin which can lead to an ingrown hair if it gets stuck in there, whereas shaving is on the surface so it cant get blocked below the skin?

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:27 (eighteen years ago)

and cheap
xp

Will M., Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:28 (eighteen years ago)

haha i hope my roommate doesn't read these boards... i would say there is a 35% chance

Will M., Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:28 (eighteen years ago)

this is also what i thought! maybe it just depends on one's skin? because my skin is pissy
xpost
lol hi will's roommate maybe you are not mental but just buy yr own razor anyway

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:29 (eighteen years ago)

It's less bad now that I own two electric razors and use them about 90% of the time but still. Maybe I will just go out and buy a girl-razor as some sort of gift.

Will M., Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:32 (eighteen years ago)

i find that truly gross. why do't you just leave out the rustiest most disfigured razor you have around and keep your personal, good one, out of sight?

xpost - i am a dick - you have much better (NICER) ideas!

The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:33 (eighteen years ago)

as far as i know, ingrowns result from hair that's broken beneath the skin, which is what shaving does. if you don't pull hard enough during waxing, the hairs don't come out by the root and can ingrow.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:36 (eighteen years ago)

i doubt you can get the kind of leverage/pressure you need waxing yourself at home, so maybe that's why people have bad experiences with kits.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

okay that makes sense! am totally convinced abt leaving this up to the pros now

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

maybe i should return the home pap test to the store

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

also this x-ray kit

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:40 (eighteen years ago)

hm

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

Also because most kits as far as I understand are not hot wax which is way, way better, and the ones that are hot wax are made to be easier to use so they aren't heated in the same ways, and I'll be fucked if you can pull hair out effectively when you've used the microwave to prepare your gunk.

everyone i know who's been to a pro, even some really conservative "don't look at my vadge" people are always super happy with it afterwards, saying how they got some lovely matronly woman who just kept saying "oh my goodness you are just the most beautiful girl! roll to your right" etc

xp many times

Will M., Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

haha rrrobyn

i wax eyebrows at home but im too scared to do anything else. i have visions of pulling all of my shin skin off with the cotton strip.

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

maybe i should return the home pap test to the store

haha, when I was in college my NOW chapter got a lesson on doing self cervical exams.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

ive never seen my cervix

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:43 (eighteen years ago)

This thread reminds me of the part in Kavalier & Clay (just read last week) where Rosa lets Joe shave her pubic hair into the shape of moth wings.

nickalicious, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:43 (eighteen years ago)

Well for heaven's sake, you don't have to remove ANY of it.

You don't have to REMOVE it, but a bit of maintenance is appreciated.

Sincerely,
A Guy Who Eats Pussy

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:43 (eighteen years ago)

we had 'our bodies our selves' in the house when i was young - there's a lot of hair in it! also, it's a good book
i have seen my cervix
it is pretty neat

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:45 (eighteen years ago)

it was at the doctor's though, not at home

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:46 (eighteen years ago)

i has seen all this cervixes

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:47 (eighteen years ago)

ok not really

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:47 (eighteen years ago)

i believed you

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:48 (eighteen years ago)

not really

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:48 (eighteen years ago)

Our Bodies Our Selves is great and yeah, lots of bush. I am starting grad school in the fall and one of the lecturers in my program is the woman who started OBOS. I'm really excited.

xpost

ENBB, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:48 (eighteen years ago)

We already know how you feel about this issue, Kenan. Please refrain from any further criticism or comment re women's body hair in a thread where people have been known to say that the pressure to maintain beauty standard makes them hate being themselves.

Laurel, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:50 (eighteen years ago)

dammit, that's a duck.

chicago kevin, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:51 (eighteen years ago)

ducks look better with short beers.

chicago kevin, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:51 (eighteen years ago)

What is this our bodies our selves business?

the only book with boobs in it in our house was one about pregnancy so that i wouldn't be scared when my sister fell out my mom's crotch.

oh and also a bunch of medical books because she was a nurse. I actually used to pore over these as a very young child of 3 or 4 -- i still have a general idea of things like how long food is in each part of the digestive system, and the make-up by percentage of minerals in healthy blood!

Will M., Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:51 (eighteen years ago)

XXXXXXXP That is my polite request, I mean.

Laurel, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:53 (eighteen years ago)

I love the word "cervix". It always reminds me of the Matrix from the original Transformers movie, only it's in a lady instead of dead Optimus Prime. I guess it's mostly because I knew Transformers before I knew the ladies. I regret nothing.

nickalicious, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:55 (eighteen years ago)

Our Bodies Ourselves is an organization and book that pretty much revolutionized women's health in the US in the 70s.

http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/about/default.asp

I found a copy of it when I was 17 and read the entire thing cover to cover. It's pretty amazing and very informative.

xxpost

ENBB, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:56 (eighteen years ago)

lol transformers cervix

this is the our bodies ourselves i grew up with
http://img.timeinc.net/health/i/200504/WEAprilOurBodies.jpg
i like this cover way more than new versions

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)

Cervix reminds me of several cat species: ocelot, serval, lynx, and caracal. (Childhood interest on my part, as well.)

I am more comfortable with my body hair than the male half of our species, apparently. Kinda depressing.

Maria, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)

xpost

Yeah I love the women protesting on the front. Radical!

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)

That's the one I read too! The third semester of the program I'm entering is a work placement postition and I'm really hoping to get one working at OBOS.

ENBB, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:03 (eighteen years ago)

ok, i did some study so now i don't feel so bad being here.

in-grown hairs are by far the biggest downside to getting a brazilian - you go to all the trouble to make your puss look pretty and presentable, then you go and get a couple of big nasty pimply-looking things and have to perform surgical ops on yourself to get the damn rogue hair out!

Rubyred, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:06 (eighteen years ago)

a small price to pay to make kenan happy

mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

Whatever the particular woman feels comfortable with and self-confident about, most likely. I've known women who can pull off a fair amount of fuzziness, some leg hair, or armpit hair. I also know those who are very self-conscious about such things to the point of dealing with it poorly, then feeling worse.

I mean, I don't think I've ever met a woman I've found attractive who could pull off a fem-mustache, but I wouldn't completely rule it out in theory, I guess. There are also the practical concerns re: sex, but I feel funny about women thinking that they should go around denuding themselves because it'll be great for some man.

mh, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:16 (eighteen years ago)

the ingrowns from a bikini/brazilian wax are NOTHING compared to what you get if you try to do it yourself with a razor, i've found.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)

Either Rubyred is a man in disguise and is indulging in sneaky denuding propaganda, or she's saying that it can be a boon for the women as well as men...

Mark C, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:22 (eighteen years ago)

I believe her. Defintely with everything exposed you are opening yourself up for more and new sensations (perhaps not all good).

re: ingrown hairs - exfoilate exfoilate

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)

mark, it's a really sensitive area of skin. removing a fairly thick layer of hair from it is going to multiply things tenfold.

lauren, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:27 (eighteen years ago)

the ingrowns from a bikini/brazilian wax are NOTHING compared to what you get if you try to do it yourself with a razor, i've found.

so have some hair on your pussy, plz! Advantages: no gross red bumps from shaving, no pain and horror from waxing, and you can still trim it if you so please, and that's pain and skin-problem free.

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:45 (eighteen years ago)

wimmin be havin pussy hair, it's ok, we kinda like it, relax ladiez.

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:45 (eighteen years ago)

whew.

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)

We really aren't that concerned about your preference.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)

xpost are you relieved because i have absolved you of shaving your pussy?

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:48 (eighteen years ago)

Kenan if you say "pussy" one more time I am going to reach through the computer and punch you in the face.

La Lechera, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:49 (eighteen years ago)

I am not really concerned about your preference.

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:49 (eighteen years ago)

but okay aren't hairs for feeling in the first place? like 'touch reception' as i just read somewhere on the internet
what are hairs for? it is a question for the ages

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)

kenan exactly, i was like "god, suddenly i can stop this senseless and destructive habit"

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:55 (eighteen years ago)

hair purpose speculation

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:55 (eighteen years ago)

the fashion tide will turn again in favor of hairy, never fear.

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 16:56 (eighteen years ago)

hairy tides? urgh

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:00 (eighteen years ago)

i never got ingrowns from shaving. then i tried epilating, and my legs are a disaster now. exfoliating does no good at all for me.

JuliaA, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:01 (eighteen years ago)

i bet in the not-so-distant future you will be able to go stand in some kind of stall and they will release a bunch of nanobots and those nanobots will go inside all your hair follicles and eat all the hair, except for your head hair b/c that will be outside the stall or covered by some sort of anti-nanotech helmet

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:05 (eighteen years ago)

rowr!

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:06 (eighteen years ago)

ya mo be there

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:06 (eighteen years ago)

i bet there is also a special genetic disease that will do this for you too

or some kind of insect that eats human hairs for breakfast. but to release actual insects all over the body for beauty purposes might be too much for people. robot insects however may be the best answer here

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:07 (eighteen years ago)

they usually are

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:08 (eighteen years ago)

when in doubt, robots

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:08 (eighteen years ago)

you are, in fact, a genius

kenan, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

tests confirm

rrrobyn, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 17:16 (eighteen years ago)

I say "honey pot"

nicky lo-fi, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 18:41 (eighteen years ago)

not about chicks, but.. i've noticed lots of ladies in my social circle being grossed out by male body hair lately. i really don't get that, specifically with trayce's boys-shaven-leg comment. that sounds pretty un-sexy to me. if i was cuddled up to a guy and i felt his smooth, soft legs i might get grossed out.

homosexual II, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 19:15 (eighteen years ago)

a few years ago i had this roommate and er, i honestly can't remember how this came up but she was like "you mean you don't TRIM?" and i was like no, it never even occurred to me

(that conversation was the genesis for Men who trim their pubic hair: insecure or thoughtful? iirc)

i was astounded by how astounded she was!

she was/is younger than me by five years

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 19:19 (eighteen years ago)

I like some guys with hair. fluffy and warm.

Ms Misery, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 19:20 (eighteen years ago)

metrosexuals shave

sunny successor, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 19:21 (eighteen years ago)

the unsaid third answer (STILL unsaid on that thread i think) is: "they just like to" (although that could of course encompass either or both of the other two answers)

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

BRAZILIAN: I always think of the hilarious instrumental song on Genesis' "Invisible Touch" of the same name. It's all I can hear when I think of a hairless anogenital region.

Abbott, Wednesday, 6 June 2007 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

men with fake hair

Have I posted this here before? It must be seen to be believed. It's a really catchy song, and then it's... so... amazingly... OFFENSIVE.

kenan, Thursday, 7 June 2007 02:52 (eighteen years ago)

mark, it's a really sensitive area of skin. removing a fairly thick layer of hair from it is going to multiply things tenfold.

haha you believe that?

Shave that shit off!

I cannot imagine shaving arms. that is soo unnecssary unless you are a biker or swimmer. The stubbly feeling! The upkeep!

Well, a lot of things are unnecessary. Upkeep? Two minutes at the most. Stubbly? Not at all. I really dislike it when someone has really dark thick hair and very pale skin. Just looks horrid. But that's just me. *shrug*

stevienixed, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:30 (eighteen years ago)

I had an on-off fling with a girl at university and one time she turned up all shaven saying she'd done it for a reason but REFUSED TO TELL ME WHY SHE'D DONE IT.

Didn't like it.

Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:43 (eighteen years ago)

crabs.

ENBB, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

THNX

Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:46 (eighteen years ago)

I really dislike it when someone has really dark thick hair and very pale skin.

That's just you. I like it!

kenan, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:46 (eighteen years ago)

Sandra Bullocks once said she shaved it in a heart form and DYED IT PINK. Which hurt like hell. hahaha

stevienixed, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:46 (eighteen years ago)

Sandra BOLLOCKS morelike.

nickalicious, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:48 (eighteen years ago)

crepey

kenan, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:48 (eighteen years ago)

srsly, guys, what would you do if you took off the ol' panties and saw a pink heart? I think I'd shudder, then lose my erection, then leave.

kenan, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:49 (eighteen years ago)

what if you really liked her?

rrrobyn, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:50 (eighteen years ago)

We have now found my limit to what is acceptable. Thanks, ILX.

kenan, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:50 (eighteen years ago)

xpost Then it would be time for a Big Talk.

kenan, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:51 (eighteen years ago)

I really dislike it when someone has really dark thick hair and very pale skin

Is your hair really that dark? You're blond!

Once a nail tech showed me her bush which a co-worker had just waxed into a heart. nice.

Ms Misery, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:52 (eighteen years ago)

Oh. It's not dark at all. One day I wanted to see what my arms would look like and I never looked back. It just feels great. I like the look.

stevienixed, Thursday, 7 June 2007 14:56 (eighteen years ago)

You know what I hate? When you shave your legs and then later find little strips/patches that you missed. Arrgh!

Ms Misery, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

srsly, guys, what would you do if you took off the ol' panties and saw a pink heart?

Celebrate.

Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

I've been looking at my arms today wondering what they'd look like with hair. Then I think:"Nah, don't wanna know."

Sam, I hate that too!

stevienixed, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

xposthttp://www.desertratdemocrat.com/archives/champagne.jpg

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

Well, yeah. How do you think I got her panties off?

Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:40 (eighteen years ago)

haha

Oh, you cad.

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

It does make you wonder what she was drinking before she came up with the idea of pink, heart-shaped bush, though. Can you imagine if she took a red Sharpie and wrote something thereon all Necco Sweetheart style? That could be amazing or really, really sad, depending.

Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:46 (eighteen years ago)

Is the shaved vagina look the only fashion that can be directly attributable to porn?

Zelda Zonk, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:48 (eighteen years ago)

No, there is also the copious ejaculation. All the kids are doing that lately.

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:50 (eighteen years ago)

It's not directly attributable to porn at all, I don't think...? Pretty sure lots of women of privilige in the classical world were known to shave teh girl parts. Didn't upper-class Egyptions regularly remove all body hair?

Laurel, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:51 (eighteen years ago)

I was thinking the same thing, Laurel.

Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

XP: lol ions

Laurel, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

xpost
Well, the more recent vogue for complete shaving/waxing. I always that originated in porn. Maybe I'm wrong.

Zelda Zonk, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:55 (eighteen years ago)

Didn't the Brazialian come from women in Brazil who did it b/c of their teensy tiny bikinis? Also you can't attribute hair/armpit removal to porn and I think the bikini area is a natural extension of that.

Ms Misery, Friday, 8 June 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)

Fine, I warned you:

http://www.wnn.nu/UK/History/history_of_depilation.html

Laurel, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:00 (eighteen years ago)

Possibly NSFW, by the way, depending on how close people are likely to be to yr monitor.

Laurel, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:01 (eighteen years ago)

noes to armpit removal!!!!

Tracer Hand, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:01 (eighteen years ago)

I need my armpits...for sweating with!

Laurel, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:06 (eighteen years ago)

the only way to get rid of your armpits is to get rid of your arms. That's a long way to go to look pretty.

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

boxing laurel?

stevienixed, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/2445/9194/f/36829-The-Venus-De-Milo-1.jpg

Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:10 (eighteen years ago)

see? no pubes.

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:13 (eighteen years ago)

Too tedious to sculpt.

Ms Misery, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:14 (eighteen years ago)

Funnily enough, they managed to find to sculpt them on statues of men.

Laurel, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

I think it's funny when friends tell me your hair grows back *harder* (or more) when you've shaved it (on your legs and/or arms). O RLY?

stevienixed, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

it just looks like it because it doesn't taper into nothingness anymore!

Will M., Friday, 8 June 2007 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

greeks were weird. they also though that the smaller the penis, the better. They thought big ones were animal-like.

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 16:43 (eighteen years ago)

Think about it, Kenan...

Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 17:03 (eighteen years ago)

yeah, well, again with the veneration of youth, i guess.

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 17:04 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.hallmonitor.org/images/loldlr.jpg

kenan, Friday, 8 June 2007 17:12 (eighteen years ago)

lol

Michael White, Friday, 8 June 2007 17:29 (eighteen years ago)

four years pass...

I think it was the pubes on the Chinaman that Mark was referring too. I remember when I was young an asian girl writing in to Dolly Doctor about having straight pubes, I've always wondered how long they were.

― toraneko, Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:00 AM (10 years ago)

The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 24 February 2012 00:54 (fourteen years ago)

What the fuck is a ricer? A Chinaman?
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, July 28, 2006

buzza, Friday, 24 February 2012 04:16 (fourteen years ago)

crepey

― kenan, Friday, June 8, 2007 12:48 AM (4 years ago)

‎~=(,,_,,):3 (electricsound), Friday, 24 February 2012 04:19 (fourteen years ago)


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