Question for the girlies

[norfolklass]

those creams aren't very nice :( if you have any break or scratch in your skin, no matter how tiny, it sort of eats into you as it dissolves the hairs â€" I tried it once and ended up with scars like chickenpox craters :o and I remember reading somewhere that one of the chemicals it uses (sodium thioglycolate) is toxic in small doses to mice, rats and guinea pigs... not very nice at all!

[norfolklass]

[Mrs Ava]

I have tried the creams, and apart from the fact they sting and stink, they don't do a very good job for me.  I likes my legs smooooooooooooooth and hair free when lounging in the sun.  What about those lady razors that vibrate??

[asbean]

Many years ago my son fell asleep at a party (?) at a girl's house.  It was in the early hours of the morning. The other blokes at the party raided her bathroom and found some cream, which they rubbed in his hair.  Didn't read the label, of course.
Eventually he woke up, got home at about 8.30 and straight into the shower. A knock on my bedroom door - great chunks of hair had fallen out in the shower, and he looked as though the rats had been at his head. Hadn't a clue what had happened!!!!  I guessed immediately, but the girl was not happy, and made the blokes apologise.  Pretty dangerous, really, could have got into his eyes, could have had an alergic reaction ... ... He had a job explaining at work though!

[Mrs Ava]

OMG Asbean.  I have been to parties where boys have shaved eyebrows off other boys who were legless, and I didn't approve  ::) but all over his head! 

[mc55]

What about those lady razors that vibrate??

hmm, shaving is becoming more attractive by the minute !  (is it dual purpose  :P )

[tim]

Depends upon how much you're wanting to show - where - Emma?

It can be VERY painful??

[OliveOil]

I had a lady shave is taht what you mean EJ??? If so dont bother - total waste of money as they dont cut the hairs close enough.

Get a fusion razor - mens one... offer on at asda and boots at the moment - got a razor and 7 blades for 7 quid and one blades lasts ages as its sooooooooooooo sharp.

[Mrs Ava]

Not a lady shave OO, regular wet shaving razors but I'm sure they have a battery in it....mc55  :o ;).

Tim, I plan to show enough in France to make the boys say 'Oo lah lah' and not 'Oo my gawd!'.

[Emagggie]

I have phases of using an epilator (you do get used to it in time and the bonus is that the hair really does seem to get less and pits are quick and easy if you hold the skin taught, but you have to be a bit of a contortionist.) and cold wax. If you have a good buff up with a dry loofa first it stops ingrowing hair.
Now waxing eyebrows.....that's excruciating. :o

[sally_cinnamon]

I'd go for waxing, although if your holiday is soon, then it won't be that successful - your leg hairs grow in cycles so when you wax the first time there are still loads of little ones that didn't get taken off, so you have to grow them again and wax AGAIN  :-X !  Then they will be smoother, but the more you do it the better they get.  And yes, deffo go to a salon, at least they are quick so the pain lasts less time!
:)

[Smileyk]

I wax my bikini line and underarms at home with the wax you heat in the microwave. It doesn't hurt that much.  TIP for waxing is put talc onto the skin first - works much better then!  ;)

I shave my legs.  Tried waxing and it's too much hassle and doesn't work as well on my legs for some reason.  Also tried an epilator and didn't get on well that either.

Had a bikini wax at the beauty salon a year or so ago and the poor woman kept apologising. I was saying that it was fine and it wasn't hurting and she was stunned - she apparently ended up in tears begging them to stop when she'd had it done!   WUSS!   ;D ;)

[caroline7758]

I get mine waxed when I can afford it and am organised enough to book in advance (i.e.not often!). otherwise I use cream- takes longer but I do find the creams are better than they used to be, if a bit messy. Always shavw my underarms, though.