You been there, done that?

[Caffienated_Caramel]

I'm too poor to afford a nice electric razor. So I stick with the cheap disposable ones (with three blades) and shave carefully.

But thanks for the tips. If I can I'll invest in that shaving lotion.

[ottid]

Awesome! Thanks guys!

Thanks for the tip shankyknitter, I was starting to think I would just go with the shaving, but since getting my legs waxed could almost put me to sleep, I think I could go at least one try with the wax

Also, going to the thread on flavoured condoms, bf and I got the the same conclusion at the same time, he had been speaking with a friend, I believe they are now on a shopping list somewhere

[shankyknitter]

If you can handle the pain, go with wax. It itches less coming in and there are fewer ingrown hairs. I however am a complete pansy and can't deal with wax. Ergo I trim for regular up keep and fully shave when I want an extra boost of confidence. Kind of like wearing sexy matching underwear, no one but you knows you're wearing them but you feel like you can take on the world.

[42_42_42]

German/English/Welsh/Scottish/French with a little Native American thrown in somewhere....I'm very hirsute everywhere else, largely due to PCOS...except there...dunno why.

[lupo pazzesco]

i blame my german/welsh heritage. thick, dark hair exactly where i don't want it.

German/Italian.

I know exactly what you mean.

Used to shave. Haven't maintained in a long while, and probably should, but never really find the time.

[Andara Bledin]

i blame my german/welsh heritage. thick, dark hair exactly where i don't want it.

My father's family has French and German roots. I have more hair on my body than my mother and all three of her sisters combined.

^-.-^

[Green_Fairy]

I feel so bad for those of you with thickets down there. If only the hair on the rest of me was as sparse as it is down there.

i blame my german/welsh heritage. thick, dark hair exactly where i don't want it.

[42_42_42]

I feel so bad for those of you with thickets down there. If only the hair on the rest of me was as sparse as it is down there.

[The Last to Know]

I also shave/trim most of the time and I have found that as it grows back now I no longer itch at all. Not too long ago I invested a tiny amount of money in one of those little tiny shavers they advertised on TV - that has the little eyebrow thing & my parter & I both have found that to be quick, painless & very affective - whether she is doing the shaving or I am.

[Magpie]

I'm paranoid about waxing even my underarms or bikini line. Why? Because I BLEED when I try. So I've switched to shaving. I managed to kill my handle, so I bought an electric shaver (battery power) recently. I highly recommend it. I don't get the ingrown hairs that I got when I tried shaving with my razor, and it works better, except for my underarms where it doesn't work as well.

Be warned - it looks really odd, and I still have a hard time getting used to it. (I still don't care for it, which makes poking around down there really fun, however the poking is necessary since I can't get pregnant until AFTER my X-rays). Women are not supposed to have dangly bits dammit.

[Green_Fairy]

I've often wondered.... would it be easier to use a man's beard trimmer to neaten up that area? Even before finishing off shaving that area. I've not done it myself, but considering the hair is thick and sometimes as coarse as a beard, it should work just as well. Anyone try that?

that's why i use this with this blade. it's basically a beard trimmer, just water proof. and as i said earlier, i use the men's blade for shaping...why they don't have the same edger on the women's blade is beyond me.

[kpzra]

One thing to keep in mind about a brizilian wax is yes, it hurts at the time, but it grows back thinner. If you keep up with the touch-up waxes, or sahving as it grow back it's not too bad.

[Becks]

I trim. Shaving drives me up the wall, because of the itchiness when it grows back. Haven't gotten a complaint yet.

[trailerparkmedic]

When I shaved, I used the stuff that Green Fairy linked to. It's fabulous! No itching, no razor burn, no ingrown hairs--it's just like my legs.

Now I'm lazy and just trim with an el-chepo beard trimmer from Walmart.

[r2cagle]

I've often wondered.... would it be easier to use a man's beard trimmer to neaten up that area? Even before finishing off shaving that area. I've not done it myself, but considering the hair is thick and sometimes as coarse as a beard, it should work just as well. Anyone try that?