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Hair removal poll

I'm just curious as to what method people favour. Guys can participate too--I know swimmers etc who wax body hair off or whatever.

Ever since I was 11 years old I have used manual razors. The limited mobility I've had in my R arm has created a blind spot and this summer I cut myself trying to shave my armpits because I couldn't see what I was doing. So I bought an electric shaver. It was hideously expensive, to my mind (accustomed to cheap disposable razors) but then I thought--how many of those disposable razors have I used and tossed over the years (37 to be precise)? Surely I could have paid for an electric shaver several times over, not to mention wasted plastic and metal.

Has anyone used the laser method? Is it any good?

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i really dislike the preserve razors. i got the disposable ones, or like the one time use ones and they were awful. i just bought some disposable ones from cvs, and the handle on those is compostable, and those work really well.

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I don't know how to answer this as I use different methods for different areas.  My underarms and legs I shave.  My bikini area gets waxed.  My eyebrows get plucked.

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I don't know how to answer this as I use different methods for different areas.  My underarms and legs I shave.  My bikini area gets waxed.  My eyebrows get plucked.

Shoot, I tried to let you have more than one choice and it didn't. And now I can't seem to change it. Rats.

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I voted for waxing as I prefer to get my legs and bikini line waxed due to laziness (I'm too lazy to shave all the time and I don't like those areas to be hairy)

I shave my underarms, as I don't find that too much hassle to do every few days.

I get my upper lip and eye brows threaded.  I used to pluck my eyebrows and use hair removal cream for my upper lip, but after having them threaded I would not go back as the results are much better and longer lasting.....and I'm lazy and can't be bothered to pluck every few days - threading lasts 2 - 3 weeks for me for eyebrows and 4-6 weeks for my upper lip.
But threading is bastard painful, and always makes me cry when I get my upper lip done (not sob or anything but tears pour out of my eyes) - it always makes my threader laugh!

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shell, what is threading??

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Wax when I can be bothered. Good because I'm lazy and don't really care about being hairy in between, and shaving irritates my skin. Going to try the lemon and sugar next though!

I used to always get my eyebrows threaded but again, lazy.

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ooohhh yeah i've heard of that before. it looks like it hurts!!

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no shaving for me.

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The Bikini line runs wild unless I'm going swimming, then I shave. The legs get shaved in the summer and maybe 2-3 times during the winter.... my pits get shaved when I feel too manly.... I shave my upper lip although I do want to switch to waxing....and I pluck my eyebrows but it's probably been over a year.

Wow I'm furry......

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VH - I'm not gonna answer you co\ theo alreaddy has, but threading is GREAT!!! I love it.  Because it does a whole lot at a time, I find I fell smoother after threading compared to plucking.

I'm also lucky coz there's a cheap place just opposite my hospital, and she's a really nice woman.
I have found it's cheaper than paying to get my eyebrows plucked....and I'm not very good at doing them myself.

I have to get my eyebrows done, otherwise I do get a monobrow.

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Fuf, I'm like you, I shave my legs only in the summer and not often. When I had untreated thyroid disease I could just snap the hairs off with my fingers! I shave my pits whenever I start to notice them...keeps the smell down.

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I pluck my eyebrows and use a razor for the rest when I want to. The rest of the time I am a yeti.

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I use a combo of shaving and waxing.

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How does the lemon and sugar work?

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How does the lemon and sugar work?

Same principle as waxing. You make a lemon and sugar syrup and apply it and then strip it off. It's very popular among Arab women. Somebody on maybe (?) the hair-washing thread was considering trying it.

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i was but i did it wrong. :[

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i use the razor when i shave, sometimes it can be a bit delicate when shaving certain parts, but the razor for me works the best.

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