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Do any of you have fine hair (even thick hair) on your forearms and shave it off. There seems to be some debate about this and wondered what each of you did?
Yes, I started doing laser hair removal so I have to shave beforehand. There is a lot less hair, but it had been a long time since my last appt by the wedding, and the hair that I do have still is long and dark (although fine) so I quickly shaved it. I didn't do a perfect job on purpose, and was happy with the results. When you have been shaving it's just hard to be happy with the hair there for a day like the wedding!
This is a new one to me. But the hair on my arms is so light and fine I have to hold my arm in the light at just the right angle to see it.
I suppose if I had really dark or noticeable hair on my arms, I'd consider shaving it. But I'd probably try Nair or something like that before I'd shave. I'd be afraid of stubble.
That said, if the hair is fine, maybe bleaching it would be enough to make it less noticeable?
I do! I just use my normal Venus razor and cream and it works just fine! The hair always grows back white-ish and thin, but that could just be me!
I have hair on my arms. Not crazy dark but it's certainly not invisible. I only heard about people shaving it a few years ago. Honestly, I already feel required to shave too much of my body. I just could not handle shaving my arms too! So no, I don't and I never will.
I do. I'm the only person I know in real life who does, though, and I don't really talk about it too much because I think people think it's weird. I started doing it 8 years ago, and I do so every day. I just use a regular razor and shaving cream, and it takes like a minute at this point. I hate stubble even in the winter. The hair on my arms was dark and thick.
i did once when i was a teenager and my mom yelled at me! so no. i've got dark, fine hair and if i do anything to it, i bleach it - definitely not shave though.
I do, I'm pale with black hair and I've always hated my arm hair. It's not excessive but it's noticable b/c of the coloring. You do have to keep it up though, LOL.
Shaving leaves behind sharp stubble...why would I want that on my arms? Unless your hair is unusually dark or thick, I promise nobody is even noticing it. Seems like a waste of time to me.
i would never. i have pale skin and dark hair too, so it's pretty noticeable.
But i would never shave my arms... i would be too worried about stubble and hair that looks and feels thicker and coarser than before (because once it is cut, it doesn't have the fine ends like virgin hair and appears thicker and darker). and then i'd have to keep it up and maintain... and i really don't need another hairy place to maintain and keep up along with my legs and pits.
I don't, but my friend did in highschool. She regretted it after because if she forgot to shave in the morning her arms would be spikey all day at school.
I do! They aren't super noticeable to others, but I can see them. I don't do it as much as my legs though.
I used to bleach years ago. I always reacted to it a bit though, and it started to get really bad. I tried nair a few times, I don't know why I bothered. It tended to leave a bunch of damaged, shriveled hair that looked horrible that I had to shave anyway and I really reacted to it. I felt like I was badly sunburnt afterwards.
Yuck yuck! I had an ex who did it and I say, if you've got super thick hair like a guy, please don't do it.
But I guess if you have super fine hair, you could do it. But waxing might be better.
I am lucky and my arm hair stayed blonde and it's fine.
@rosworms: LOL. I hear you about not wanting another place to maintain but the thing I like is that it literally takes 10 seconds, unlike my damn legs.
i do! and i have pretty fine blond hair that you cant really see- i dont do it because i need to but more because i like the feel and look of it. I dont find it to be prickly like your legs when it grows back out - at least mine, its soft - i usually do it about once a week so not as often as my legs. I've been doing it for years.
I used to do it when I was a teenager (can't say I noticed it coming back prickly - just soft and fine) and I'm thinking about doing it for the wedding.
ANYONE SHAVE THE DOWNY HAIR FROM THEIR FACE?
@skyeatnight: the downy hair on your face? I would NOT. If it's bothering you, I'd talk to a derm about laser. Whatever you do, don't go to a cheap laser place, you don't want to chance anything with your face.
@blu77: HA HA no it wasn't bothering me. Since we were on the subject of hair....I thought I would ask :-) I have a friend who shaves hers off like a man.
@skyeatnight: I heard that shaving the facial hair makes it come back thicker and darker.
@PrncssDva: It's a myth. It just makes it look thicker, because as someone above stated the tip of the hair is blunt instead of tapered. When it's growing and really short it also sticks straight out more with the blunt end.
I would also recommend against it though. Why make it appear worse than it is? If I really felt the need, I would wax/tweeze/sugar etc (or look into a good laser place).
sometimes I shave my arms, because my hair is super dark and I hate it,
but usually I will just get my forearms waxed when i go get my nails done. Then it's smooth for weeks and no dark hair that makes me feel like a man.
My friend does it once a week with a razor and shaving foam and to be honest she looks good. I think it was fine downy hair she had but was on the longish side. It's not something I'm bothered with.....yet. She says she only needs to do it once a week and foundation looks and goes on much better :) Hey ho each to their own.
@skyeatnight: One time when I was getting my eyebrows waxed, the lady talked me into waxing my whole face and I stupidly agreed. My face looked so weird! lol She told me my makeup would go on smoother and it definitley did, but it just looked like something was wrong with my face haha
Luckily my hair grew back normally :D
@HoneyBear: I always thought the downy hair was there to protect your face anyway but I understand that some people might not want it. Marilyn Monroe didn't shave her face and wasn't allowed to as her photographer felt she looked softer in photos for it. Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Collins absolutely did. Hair is a weird and personal thing I suppose.
I had a friend who shaved her arms but I would never do that ... it would just come back thicker!
There is Neet for your face, and it works but I leave it on for 2 mins and the recommended is 5 and even at the 2 min mark my face feels all friggen weird after (like numb) and sometimes gets little 'burn' marks from the chemicals.
After the numbness wore off my face looked GREAT! I loved that but a few time from getting those little burns, made me pack it in for good. And leaving it on for 1 minute, didn't remove the hair.
I'm scared to shave it because I don't want stubble.
I actually pluck like a mad woman. I will spend about an hour a week doing my peach fuzz. I use Bactine first, then go to town.
It last for a long time and I don't get any 'side effects'
@Oneeleven: That's really interesting because I hear that if your doing anything to your face (hair removal wise) then plucking is your best and only option. No wonder it takes you an hour. and.....why is it that when something works for us really well, like the hair removal you used, it always has friggin problems attached to it - like burn marks :(
@Oneeleven: I pluck for like 2 minutes every morning but don't get everything obviously. I've never heard of Neet for your face. Is it a different formula than the regular stuff? Maybe I'll look into that. It bugs the crap out of me, but shaving definitely is not a good option.
Sorry, it's Nair who makes it. But I warn you guys, please tread carefully if you give it a shot. even when my skin got "used' to it, it still burnt. Then again, maybe I am just abnormal to it, who knows.
http://www.naircare.com/products/nair-sensitive-face-cream.aspx
I did once and not good. I now use Sally Hansen's bleach, it's about $4-5 dollars and you can get it anywere (Target, cvs...) And you mix the bleach with the activator and then spread it on your arm hair. You leave it on as long as you need it (longer for stubborn dark hair ect...) and then wash it off! It makes the hair super light and blend in with your skin. It's totally awesome!
@Lauren10.8.11: I did the bleaching thing a couple of times, but then I realized when the bleach started wearing off, my hair was darker
@skyeatnight: I have for the last several years and i'll never go back. My hair is light and fine but I love the look and feel of smooth arms. I only have to shave every 1-2 weeks or so as it doesn't seem to grow back very fast.
@Oneeleven: It's not just you! I used a similar product with strips from them and once was enough to know I never wanted to use it again. I also just pluck for facial hair.
I shave my arms purely out of the fact that my hair doesn't grow in properly anymore. I had surgery a couple years ago, ever since my arm healed the hair just comes in really strange. Plus I am very pale with very dark arm hair so it was a little bit of a bonus for me. :D
I'm glad you mentioned this. The hair on my arms is not overly dark, but it is a little thick. I don't want to deal with shaving/waxing it all the time, but I was thinking about doing it for the wedding, just to have a completely smooth look. I don't know anyone else who does it though. Wax or shave? That is the question...
@Oneeleven: Isn't that stuff supposed to burn though? I don't know if I'll try it or not, but after years of using various types of acid on my face for acne I'm pretty immune to the stinging/burning sensation.
I shaved my arms in high school. I loved having my arms be baby soft but then after a while it got annoying because it was just one more thing I did in the shower. I haven't shaved them since I was like 16 but if I had dark or really hairy arms then I probably would.
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