Shaving My Legs...

Uh....Well...I shave my legs, and I usually do up to my knee, because I wear long shorts and you can't see my thighs. I know girls and women that shave their entire leg, because they're more comfortable with that.

Also, when you shave, use soap or shaving cream on your legs. That helps prevent cutting yourself and you can get a smoother shave.

If you shave your face, it's kind of like that, only there's more area and the leg skin is a little bit tougher than face skin.

As for shaving your butt, I've read somewhere (I think it was on EC too) that shaving your butt can be a bad idea because you can cut yourself really easily and that would be really bad. But, don't take my word for it because I don't personally know anyone that does that.

Shaving your back...well, you really can't. You could have someone do it for you or you could go to a professional shop and get it waxed. Yes, waxing does hurt, but it's not really that bad.

 

I always shave up to the knee. I'm not very hairy though and what hair that is on my thighs is white. So it might look silly if you are really hairy to only shave to the knee. I would trim the hair with scissors first. It might be easier to use some kind of hair removal lotion like Nair. However, test it on an area that is non-conscpicious first. Make sure it will work and that you are not allergic to it. Then you can apply it to the entire leg. Be careful not to get it near the genitals. (ouch!) The stuff kind of smells bad (at least to me) so whenever I've used it, I do it at night. That way you can shower a couple times removing any smell residue before going out in public.

 

I shave what skin is going to be exposed.

ALWAYS use shaving cream or soap and water. Preferably shaving cream. Razor burn is VERY painful.

 

Why do you want to shave your legs?

 

I have to wonder the same thing... why bother? I'm sure your legs can't be THAT hairy!!!

And if they are, I'd just use a trimmer rather than shaving them down to nothing. That simply requires shaving them again, along with the itching and whatnot that goes with it.

 

I shaved my legs once when i was 14 just for kicks haha
but yeah why shave your legs? Do you not like hair? It will just grow back darker.

 

Don't shave, it's itchy and unpleasent and it grows back faster every time you shave it.

If you're a guy, you might wanna invest in an epilady, which yanks out the hair at the root (it hurts, but it's effictive) OR you could go to a salon and get waxed.

Waxing is really the most effective 'cos it's the fatest, least irritating solution.

Lucas.

 

Very true. That's what I did at least. For the most part. Sometimes I did more. It depends. Shave whatever you want to.

 

well i shave my legss. I shave the whole leg because believe me you will love weird if you only shave to your kneww haha

After you get used to it.. it's not that bad I just like to be smooth and plus it looks way better and cleaner than having all that hair.. but yet again that's me.. i really don't like hair at all

 

I shave everything just the way I am.... Smooth is the way I like and it shows off my abs more ha ha. I was a swimmer in school and just got used to shaving everything to swim.

 

I've done that epilady thingy, i think it was intended as a torture device hahahahah! seriously i'd rather the hair personally, leg hair on guys isn't too bad lol

 

The Epilady products do work but they're hard to use yourself, just like it's hard to wax yourself. You always have the instinct to want to do it slowly or stop when it hurts too much - thus I suggest salon waxing.

If you're going to shave, do it after a hot bath/shower, use shaving cream, shave the same way you would your face except you can be a bit rougher (depending how high you go, careful if you're going to do your knees).

Wash with COLD water after and MOISTURISE (very important) after every shave.

P.S
Shaving DOES NOT cause your hair to regrow 'thicker' or 'darker' - both are just myths and nothing more. It does regrow faster but only to an extent, after 3-4 months of regular shaving you will set into a ruitine of once every day - 8 days depending how hairy you are.

 

I don't see what the big deal is about hair on your legs... I have fairly hairy legs, but it doesn't bother me. Hairy legs on other guys doesn't bother me either, unless it's like bristly and sticks straight out.

 

i shave my legs when i need to show them off haha, usually when i wear shorts,
the thing is it's hard to keep up, my cousin told me to let them grow and wax them so yah i'm still growing them so no shorts for me yet

 

This thread isn't here for you to try and convince Mikeyy against shaving his legs - it's to give him advice on how to do it.

Just adding another 2 cents to the pot.

 

I shaved my legs once i think, then it got itchy and too much work. But if you got hairy legs, then perhaps use a hair-trimmer thing first to get rid of most hair. Perhaps u mite even like that style, else if wana do a propper shave, then wip out the razor and shaving cream