Okay, _minxy_ and I are boggling at each other about the boys of our acquaintance and their shaving habits, which are apparently polar opposites! So, today's pointless poll:
To elaborate on my answer: I am cursed with dark, heavy, noticeable facial hair everywhere (damn hormones out of whack, rrargh). I was shaving for a while -- in the shower -- but the upkeep got to be really obnoxious and so did the ingrown hairs, so recently I started using something called the Tweezee, which will just yank the hairs out by the roots. Hurts like blazes, but works best of anything I've found so far ...
Ooo, that sounds interesting! How long do the hairs have to be before they can be yanked out again? Of all the things I loathe, stubble is definitely on the list.
(Things I don't recommend: Nair and a plastic comb. Though if Nair is in the equation, I recommend the back of a sturdy plastic comb over whatever stupid pseudo-razor thing they've included. But zomg chemical irritation on a face that needs daily acne-wash = DO NOT WANT.)
I started using it recently; the hairs need to be about a quarter-inch, yeah, so there's some stubble, but it's very sparse stubble, since the hair grows in at different rates, so it's not as obvious. Hurts too much for the upper lip, but on the face and throat, it works wonders.
What's the regrow time on the hair using the Tweezee, if you don't mind me asking? I get the PCOS facial hair growth, and had to stop shaving it because of the breakouts, but I am fucking tired of tweezing it all by hand once every eight to ten days. If I could find an aesthetician who didn't give me coy backhanded shit about daring to have a hormone imbalance I'd just get it waxed every two weeks, but...
Well, the men in my family could probably easily adapt my brother's 'shave every month or so' mentality to much more put-together effect really easily, but I have dated guys who could easily shave twice daily--even they shaved over the sink! And were really, really particular about their razor, of course, but over the sink, certainly.
...clearly, this is not everyone's experience. The things you learn from the internets, man.
Luckily, my out-of-control hair is confined to places that are normally covered up (underarms, bikini, and some truly weird patches on my calves). I do count my blessings on this matter.
If it's any kind of useful data point, my husband has such sensitive skin that he uses a beard trimmer instead of a razor once a week or so to keep the stubble in check. Which suits me fine, as I love stubble...
I am glad I'm not a boy. I am not glad that I have more hair in places than I don't want it than I know exactly what to do with. That which I shave, I shave in the shower, by feel. This does periodically include those portions of my face that are unhappily blessed with more/longer/darker hair than they technically need. That which I don't shave, I yank out by the roots with tweezers, not in the shower.
I have, in the past, attempted chemical hair removers, which stink dreadfully and irritate my skin, and wax, which is too much of a bother and also messy.
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(Things I don't recommend: Nair and a plastic comb. Though if Nair is in the equation, I recommend the back of a sturdy plastic comb over whatever stupid pseudo-razor thing they've included. But zomg chemical irritation on a face that needs daily acne-wash = DO NOT WANT.)
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...clearly, this is not everyone's experience. The things you learn from the internets, man.
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If it's any kind of useful data point, my husband has such sensitive skin that he uses a beard trimmer instead of a razor once a week or so to keep the stubble in check. Which suits me fine, as I love stubble...
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I have, in the past, attempted chemical hair removers, which stink dreadfully and irritate my skin, and wax, which is too much of a bother and also messy.
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