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Let's Talk Hair Removal
persona non grata
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So I'm looking for recommendations on the removal of body hair! Specifically I have kind of a hairy back around my neck and also quite a bit of hair on the lower back, as well as some stray hairs on my shoulders. Shaving/waxing sounds like a challenge so I was thinking about creams, which I have no experience with. How effective are they? How long does it last? Can I use them on more... sensitive areas?
I also have a pretty hairy chest but my last partner seemed to like this so I'm in two minds about getting rid of that... Thoughts?
tl;dr How do you deal with body hair?
I also have a pretty hairy chest but my last partner seemed to like this so I'm in two minds about getting rid of that... Thoughts?
tl;dr How do you deal with body hair?
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If you shave it a) you'll get a prickly rash, b) regrowth is just like on your face, and c) you won't be able to reach all your back, so you'll have hairy/prickly patches, and you could cut yourself.
Waxing hurts at first, in some places hurts like mad, but lasts for 4 - 6 weeks at a time. Your skin will be covered in angry, red dots for a day or so, and you'd have to have someone wax your back for you, you'd never be able to do it yourself!
Depilatory creams are a) messy, b) smelly, and you'd find it hard to reach all your back. Regrowth takes about a week.
Another option is laser - it costs a fortune, really only reduces the growth unless you have it done again and again and again.
Your final option is to just accept yourself as a hairy bloke, and find someone who likes hairy blokes.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilator
My Turkish girlfriend uses this - apparently it's all the rage in Europe ..
The only wikipedia article I've read that I've cringed more for would be the one for retrograde ejaculation. I'm not linking it.
I bought one and it's a scary horribly painful device. I couldn't handle it.
My old housemate said you get used to to the pain, in fact, she claimed she almost liked it by now....
As a guy, you can trim it short and it won't look nearly as bad. Electric trimmers are great. Go buy one! Make sure the guard is attached and adjustable. You don't want to have to fuck with a bunch of removable pieces.
The creams work, but they smell and I never enjoyed using them. If lazering is out of the price question, you could easily find some female friend t wax your back. Women love that gross shit.
I knew that was the case and I still couldn't do it. Waxing is less painful.
Whoever invented epilators hates women or humans in general and wants them to suffer as much as possible.
That said, it's not impossible to epilate large areas, I did both my arms once when I was bored at about 2am, but it hurt. If you're going in for pain, just get waxed instead. It's better to get it done in one swift go than several painful attempts at one patch when you miss a few individual strands.
Its odd but it is true, especially when it comes to wax. Girls take an almost malicious pleasure in waxing men I've found.
Then again I usually hang around with bitchy girls, so maybe its just them/me.
If you don't have any close female friends that you feel comfortable asking, a good second choice is one of your boys' GFs whom you have a good relationship with. They'll usually do it just for the laughs.
Of course, trimming is just fine.
Those creams smell awful and sadly, don't always work that well. I doubt they will work for men's hair, which is often coarser.