https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 22:13:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go/page/2#post-53943 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:41:55 +0000 taylor 53943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya,<br /> How to get rid of unwanted hair has bothered women for centuries. It seems this is a deeply personal preference. It doesn't seem to bother you and your not interested in removing it...so I guess you are wondering if it bothers others? Do people feel it looks unpolished?<br /> Again a personal choice. For me, I would feel unpolished if I had hair on my face or exsessive hair on arms and legs. For me it would be a personal grooming issue.<br /> However, I am well aware that some ethnic combos have darker or heavier hair growth on thier face and body....that doesn't bother me at all..nor do I think it bothers others.<br /> My personal grooming standards are mine and I don't expect others to follow .<br /> I have seen photos of you ,and you look like a beautifully polished woman. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go/page/2#post-53847 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:44:56 +0000 yublocka 53847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm extremely lazy and haven't shaved for probably 15 years. I wish I had never started in high school - my Mum did try to warn me!! </p> <p>Now I use an epilady I bought from ebay on the underarms once a week in summer (less often in winter). I get legs, bikini and eyebrows waxed when needed (again more often in summer). I'd love to get laser on bikini underarms - means you never have to think twice before going for a swim!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go/page/2#post-53756 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:08:34 +0000 shana 53756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I don't really care about being smooth &#38; hairless everywhere - it's never been an aspiration of mine. I honestly think it's very unnatural. I do notice it being more of an issue with younger and younger girls these days. At the gym this weekend, I was shocked to hear a girl who looked to be about 9 or 10 talking about shaving. These are probably the same girls who are worried about breast implants at 15.</p> <p>For anyone who is interested, I read this tip on a mommy board (yes, on a mommy board!!!) that I used to read - never had a reason to actually try it but had it filed away in my memory just in case. Anyway, there is this hair removal product called "Magic Cream" that is for african-american men to remove beard stubble without shaving. Apparently since it is formulated to remove coarse, wiry hair and is gentle enough to use on the face, it is supposed to work great "down" there. Like I said, I have never tried it but it seemed like hundreds of women on this other board raved about it:</p> <p><a href="http://www.texasbeautysupplies.com/magfragcream.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.texasbeautysupplies.....cream.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go/page/2#post-53753 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:58:23 +0000 ChristineB 53753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy - that's great! I love finding the bright side to annoying things, and I'm going to remember to be greatful for the hair on my big toes because it means my circulation is good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53750 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:51:53 +0000 Maya 53750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nair gave me a chemical burn. Not an experience I would like to revisit anytime soon.</p> <p>I think since hair is perceived as a male trait, it is just considered undesirable and unfeminine on women. In my dreams, of course I would like to be smooth and hairless because that is the image of beauty I have grown accustomed to, but in reality I know that will never happen unless I'm willing to endure the pain, time, and cost. Anyone who expects that I should do this as a matter of course is not being a very understanding friend, or potential boyfriend. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53748 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:48:29 +0000 Anonymous 53748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great bit of knowledge Joy. I do have hair on my big toes! HaHa! Now I will be happy when I see it knowing I have good enough circulation to keep it there.<br /> For all of you ladies who just don't care about being excessively hairy, good for you. I am pleased that you don't suffer over it like I did. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53732 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:13:08 +0000 Anonymous 53732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another tidbit on body hair from my diabetic education class...it's a good thing because it means you have good circulation in that area. Hair on my toes now makes me smile knowing it has enough nourishment to grow. Poor circulation in the tiny vessels = hair loss. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53729 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:58:06 +0000 Angie 53729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No worries, Maya. Feel free to discuss what tickles your fancy and curiosity here on YLF. Sounds like the ladies were happy to share their hairy secrets with you. </p> <p>I think that you need to address your hairy-ness in ways that make you happy. Culture will play a role. I have Euro family and friends who do not shave and that pleases them. Each to their own. </p> <p>I am virtually hairless and have never waxed in my life. A weekly shave is barely in order. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53714 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:25:03 +0000 Violet 53714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne - I do put deoderant on after showering and shaving. It's usually a little while afterwards b/c I spend time doing my hair and makeup. Luckily my skin is not sensitive, so I don't experience any burning or irritation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53707 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:05:13 +0000 anne 53707@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You ladies who shave your armpits at every shower - do you put deodourent on afterwards? Because I don't use it after I shave, because of possible stinging. But since I only shave every few days (I think? maybe weekly?) that means I can wear it most of the time.<br /> I also only do up to the knees and not all that often in winter. However I am blonde and not very hairy so I don't think it a big deal.<br /> I have never thought much about my eyebrows - don't pluck, don't even use a pencil on them. I don't even know what threading is!</p> <p>I have just been catching up on the first episode of the TV miniseries "lost in Austen" There were a couple of refs to er, body hair in that. Have any of you seen it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53705 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:50:53 +0000 Violet 53705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting topic. I'm lucky that even though I have dark hair, it's not too excessive. I try to shave every other day in the winter, but when I wear pants I feel less motivated to do so. I try to keep up with it b/c I don't want to gross out my husband!</p> <p>In the summer, I wear skirts a lot so I shave pretty much every day.</p> <p>I shave my armpits every time I shower. I can't stand the feeling of hair in that area.</p> <p>Luckily, my skin is not sensitive at all, so I can use any type or razor or shave cream and my skin will be okay.</p> <p>I inherited my dad's unibrow and the first I time I got those shaped was when I got them threaded in India. That hurt a lot since it was the first time. Since then I tweeze on a daily basis. </p> <p>The only thing I'm self conscious about is hair on my upper lip. I've found some Nair works well for that. I'm to lazy to actually go somewhere to to get waxed or threaded. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53699 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:48:56 +0000 hanna 53699@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>haha, this thread really takes the cake! i admit to having less hair woes than most, just because i'm fair skinned and really not that hairy; even the boyfriend agrees that it's difficult to spot the hairs on my legs even if i haven't shaved for weeks. that said, i do maintain shaving the armpit hairs (just because i feel like being fair, that makes them that much more obvious), and i actually do shave my legs up to the knees when it gets to being skirt season. other than that, the hair is free to roam as it pleases... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53690 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:39:24 +0000 carissa 53690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW, I started to post a reply this afternoon, but had to run out to the children's classes and I come back and BOOM, this topic is huge.</p> <p>I'm fair haired - not very hairy (Angie's comment made me LOL), don't shave pits or legs in winter time, except maybe every couple of months or when husband objects. Currently I probably have 1/2 inch under the arms, its been months since they were shaven. However, we have a pool so I do more maintenance in the summer.</p> <p>My friend also swears by electrolysis to remove chin hairs and does think its related to POCS. Its probably also defined by heritage/nationality.</p> <p>Your point is valid: is it worth the time/effort/energy? For this reason I recently stopped coloring my hair after 6 years of blonding; $250 and half a day were no longer worth it. Besides, now the gray is coming in. How's that for off topic? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53679 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:22:42 +0000 JewelryGirl 53679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, this is an interesting one...</p> <p>Eyebrows - about every time I get a haircut which is every 4-6 weeks. I pluck most daily in between...probably a fanatic about this. </p> <p>Armpits - daily, 2x day when I workout &#38; need a shower. </p> <p>Legs - at least 1x week, more in the summer</p> <p>Private area - probably close to the same as legs. Interesting note DD is 15 &#38; they all shave EVERYTHING down there &#38; keep it that way... Gosh, that was an interesting one for Mom to learn...</p> <p>Thing that disgusts me most - seeing a guy in public with re-growth due to shaving his back...Naaaassssty....Ok, sorry just had to vent!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53670 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:56:11 +0000 shana 53670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, you crack me up:) I agree - I think the hair is an ethnic thing (and not some medical issue). Indians &#38; people from the middle east are hairy so you have the best of both worlds!!! Despite being Indian, I think I'm sort of middle of the road when it comes to being hairy. I have been at the gym with some Italian women who seem to have much more hair. Or maybe it's just the skin tone/hair color thing because these are women with pale skin and dark hair whereas I am dark skinned with dark hair so it seems less obvious. </p> <p>Honestly, I have never worried much about my body hair. I do have some friends who seem to go to extreme methods - getting their entire face threaded or waxed, waxing their arms etc. I get my eyebrows done, shave my underarms year-round and shave my legs in the summer (like Shiny, I do just from the knees down) and that's about it. I have been shaving my legs once a week for the past couple of months though it is still winter because I wear cropped pants to work out and I don't want any of the other women to scream in terror! I have noticed now that I am getting older that my hair is changing - lots of gray cropping up this year (after all, it is the "in" color!), less hair on my head, longer eyebrow hair (what's up with that??!!?) and I do feel that some of my facial hair (sideburn area) seems to be getting thicker. I'm not really sure if that last one is true or whether I am spending too much time looking in that darn 5X magnification mirror.</p> <p>BTW, my husband is German and he doesn't seem to mind my hairy legs in the winter but definitely prefers shaved underarms so I don't know if you can generalize about Germans liking their women hairy. My German mother-in-law definitely does not shave her legs but she is a pale blond, so you'd have to look really close to see it anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53661 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:57:48 +0000 Lee Hovey 53661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cyan: I have no scarring from electrolysis. For the first couple weeks the pores that were zapped appeared enlarged, but that has gone away. I think they only recommend it in smaller areas or specific hairs because it can be time consuming. For larger areas the laser is better but takes more treatments and much more expensive.</p> <p>Shin: I had Mirena, which has a tiny bit of hormone. I had a whole slew of seemingly minor side affects, but having so many at the same time became life changing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53648 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:52:44 +0000 Maya 53648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry Angie! I just wanted to see how much maintenance is normal and the topic went off course a bit.</p> <p>Shiny, I don't get tested/treated for things that don't cause me any discomfort or problems (other than routine tests). I'm sure it's not that anyway. I'm hairy because my mother is hairy, and she is hairy because my grandmother is hairy. We're middle-eastern and Indian. It's a fact of life. I have no reason to think otherwise.</p> <p>I think we have had the sweat discussion before. I don't think I ever found the odor appealing even before I went on the pill. Maybe the reason I am never attracted to anyone is because I don't understand this smelling stuff. I don't know what it means to like someone's smell. I find all body odor pretty foul, whether I'm on the pill or not. I like people to either smell like nothing or smell like fresh laundry.</p> <p>San, you don't have to tell me anything. I am quite sure my hair is quite normal for someone of my coloring and background and it's not a health issue. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53642 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:53:04 +0000 Dawn 53642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting topic Maya! Like Shiny, I am a fair-skinned and fair-haired person so I don't really have a problem with visible hair. Generally I dislike having to shave legs as it's hassle in the morning when I'm in a rush out of the door. Generally I'll shave if I know that I'll be wearing tights or during the summer but during the winter, I tend not to shave my legs. My armpits are shaven quite frequently. My eyebrows are quite thick and grow quite quickly so I tend to tidy them up every second week. </p> <p>Weirdly enough, my boyfriend doesn't care whether I shave my legs or not. I don't think it's a European thing though as Ireland tends to be quite similar to the US in terms of its social norms about body hair. There definitely is a social pressure amongst women below the age of forty here to remove any visible body hair. </p> <p>I spotted your topic when it was first posted. At the time, the tv was also on and the ad breaks were being played. Overall there were two ads for female beauty products; both of them were concerned with hair removal. One of them was for an antiperspirant that also acted as a hair minimiser and the other was a new Gillette Venus razor with five blades. Both these ads portrayed having body hair as something that is disgusting and off-putting.</p> <p>Shiny: I have read similar research about armpit hair. It is there to amplify the pheromones which are only present in the armpits' sweat glands and play a role in sexual attraction. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53634 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:30:27 +0000 Angie 53634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay. This thread tops it all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53631 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:14:28 +0000 shiny 53631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And Maya... regarding smelly armpits, that is the whole purpose of hair there. It is thought that the hair holds in the scent better. There really are men that think it's quite sexy, believe it or not. And women too.... but there is some science that suggests that if you are on the pill, your sense of smell for these things is all whacked out. </p> <p>My mother is convinced I'd never married my first husband if I hadn't already been on the pill. Liking someone's scent is very important part of attraction, and the pill mucks it all up. So lesson is: don't marry anyone unless you've had a chance to get to know them while not on the pill or other hormones!!! If you don't like the way your mate smells, it is doom for the relationship eventually. </p> <p>Okay now I'm getting WAAAYYY off topic... sorry, this sort of stuff has always interested me so I've read way too much about it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53630 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:09:44 +0000 shiny 53630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, did your doctor mention PCOS - polycystic ovarian syndrome? If so, I might encourage you to get the testosterone test someday, because PCOS causes other health issues and not just infertility. </p> <p>Lee, if I may ask, was your IUD hormonal or non-hormonal? I had to switch to a non-hormonal IUD about 9 years ago because I had strokes while on the pill. When I initially went off the pill, my hair fell out in clumps all at once. It was quite distressing!! I lost about 2/3rds of my hair - which was already fine and thin to begin with. What was left was mostly the more stubborn, coarse gray hairs. It took months and months for it to grow back in. And now, it grows weirdly, with these bizarre long errant hairs. Nothing anyone would probably notice - just me. </p> <p>I can no longer take any hormonal form of BC. It's very interesting to be at the whims of my natural hormonal cycle. Complicating matters, at 43, I never quite know what is "normal" and what is "pre-menopause." My doctor thinks I am "borderline" PCOS. Nothing that needs treatment - it's mild compared to what some women experience. But I do need to keep my weight and diet under control (diet = essentially a diabetic diet). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53627 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:58:28 +0000 Louise 53627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eyebrows- mine are quite bushy if left to their own devices, however can usually find something more interesting to do and plucking hurts like hell so often go several weeks without doing them.</p> <p>Legs- especially in winter as i wear knee high socks and trousers usually about once a week, more often in summer when legs on show.</p> <p>Armpits- get sore if do them too often but hate getting sweaty so usually every couple of days</p> <p>Thanks for starting this thread don't feel so abnormal over the leg thing now x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53624 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:31:44 +0000 Anonymous 53624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It does seem odd for a doctor to talk about an issue you didn't come in for.<br /> When I was in my early 30's I mentioned my problem to a doctor who said that a certain diuretic would lessen the problem by affecting the hormone. This doctor was a specialist in fertility, as well as a Gyn. The diuretic really did work for the hair. It worked double well for me because the need for a diuretic is very common with the women in my family. I am reluctant to say the name of the drug here but if you want to know I could probably email it privately and then you could talk to your doctor about it. I am 54 now so I have been taking it for a long time.<br /> With the eyebrows thinning out with age, I have seen it in my family and in myself, and heard a bit of chatter here on the forum. In my family we tend to have heavy eybrows as youths and now I am using an eyebrow set by Anastasia to fill in the color. I love it. I was very surprised how much I had missed having eyebrows to frame my eyes when the gal put this on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53623 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:31:08 +0000 cyan45 53623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>wow, awesome topic!!!</p> <p>i am hairy too, and DARK with fair skin i've done shaving, waxing, threading (indian technique), plucking.</p> <p>my big issue is facial hair--i'm starting to sprout growths like my grandma, lol. does electrolysis have any disadvantages (permanent scarring, liability issues, etc...) aside from the price? i don't mind shaving my body (although in winter, i'm lazy), but visible facial hair--upper lip, around the face, chin--along with my breast area is just embarrassing! </p> <p>oops, TMI sorry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53622 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:19:52 +0000 Kari 53622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, your subject heading cracked me up! (Though I'm sorry that your doctor's questions triggered some sensitive issues.)</p> <p>I have fairly light body hair, but have longer-than-normal hair (and more of it) on my arms, and it's a bit more visible too because my skin is really pale. I was so self-conscious about my arms when I was a young teen, but no one else ever seemed to notice or comment, and eventually I just gave up caring. I also remember having VERY long hair on my lower back when I was a kid, but this seems to have decreased after getting on BC, and now I just swipe at it once a month with a razor.</p> <p>I don't mind the actual ritual of hair removal (except that I nick my legs with a razor pretty often) but my hair grows back so quickly! When I shave in the morning (a fresh 5-blade razor with either bath gel or oil, sometimes exfoliating first, so I can get the cleanest shave possible) I can still feel stubble by evening.</p> <p>I have full eyebrows and have kept them full even when pencil-thin brows were in style, but I've been working on grooming them. For the past couple years I've been working at defining my brow width and arch shape, literally one hair at a time to make sure I don't over-do it. A couple months ago I decided that I like their current shape so I'm just plucking strays as they re-emerge.</p> <p>Personally, I do get a bit thrown off (but not disgusted) when I see underarm hair under a sleeveless top, but that's partly because as an American, I'm not used to seeing women with underarm hair. I really don't see a reason to remove every visible body hair unless it's a hygeine issue or unless the hair in a certain area is making you terribly self-conscious. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53619 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:57:55 +0000 Maya 53619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>San, it was actually prompted by one of my doctors asking me if my mother had trouble conceiving and a number of other hormone-related questions due to my hairness. I hadn't even come to see her regarding anything like that (I was there for my thyroid test), but she decided to ask anyway! I know she was just concerned but really, unless I told her I was planning to have kids or was somehow related to the issue I came to discuss, I don't think it was really necessary to mention it and bring back a flood of insecurities from my childhood...</p> <p>Anyway, she said if I ever wanted to be tested and treated for excessive testosterone, I would have to stop taking my BC, which I declined. There is no way I am going back to monthly pain and misery and a face full of acne just to get rid of some hair. I am not sure if that's what you are talking about, but it's at least one medical reason.</p> <p>Sorry if that was TMI...</p> <p>I just wonder if it's considered unstylish, in the sense of looking unpolished. Even if the answer is affirmative, I doubt I would do anything about it because I put my personal comfort above everything else, but I'm curious. I remember Angie mentioning shaving in her blog post on polish, but I'm not sure if that just referred to legs or every last visible body hair.</p> <p>Shiny, I actually do get my eyebrows done as well. But I think that is in its own category. Reshaping brows is a very different thing than waxing them off completely. Armpits are actually the one thing I would continue to shave because I just don't like the idea of the hair holding on to sweat and odor...eww. One of my friends said she just shaved her legs because she prefers how they feel and likes the smoothness. Mine are never smooth when I shave. No matter how close, there will always be some bumpiness. </p> <p>When I was 12-13, I did get my legs waxed. Now that I look back on it, I must have really been mortified because I don't think I could stand the pain now. Guess the pain of being teased was worse.</p> <p>I have often heard that hairiness isn't much of an issue in Germany, and also France. I have a friend who moved to Germany to be with her boyfriend. Perhaps I'll ask if she has changed her grooming rituals, hehe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53618 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:52:36 +0000 Lee Hovey 53618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have experience growth of facial hair the last year and it has really bothers me. The doctor thought it was because of the IUD (along with other sideaffects), so I just had that taken out. I am hoping the hair will go away now, please!</p> <p>I have a frienbd who is an astetitician (sp?), and she did electrolosis on my eyesbrows for me because I am legally blind in one eye so they were horrible uneven. Now I just have to pluck a few hairs every once in a while to keep them clean.</p> <p>I also started doing laser on my chin and neck with her, and it was great! I only did 3 sessions and stopped because I couldn't afford it anymore. If i could I would finish a cycle to see the results. But I didn't mind either laser or electrolosis. There was some pain, but tolerable at the moment, and well worth the confidence it provided me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53615 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:30:53 +0000 shiny 53615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>San, I read your post after I sent mine. I am feeling better now - maybe this is their "last hurrah" and then they'll thin out and become less of a nuisance? That would be nice!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53613 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:19:00 +0000 Anonymous 53613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shiny you are funny the way you describe hairs as deciding to grow long. You made me laugh today. It's good to laugh on a cold winter day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-hairy-will-you-go#post-53611 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:12:36 +0000 shiny 53611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm one of those fair blonde people who's hair isn't all that noticeable. </p> <p>Year-round, all I do is shave my armpits and my legs from ankle to knee. It takes 2 minutes to do both. Except for a few times back in my teens, I don't bother shaving higher than my knee anymore. </p> <p>I do shave below the knee year-round, because if I don't I get all prickly from the stubble. I suppose I could let it grow long enough not to be stubbly, but I never seem to have the patience to endure the prickles long enough.... especially in the winter, when my skin is dry and itchy as it is. I also consider the leg-shaving to be a form of sloughing for dry skin. </p> <p>Otherwise, I have a constant battle with my eyebrows!!! This didn't start until the last 5 years or so, and I'm sure it's hormonal or age-related. For most of my life, I didn't have to pluck my brows at all. But as I've gotten older, they've become unruly, and not in a trendy Brooke Sheilds kinda way. I can probably get away without plucking, but the individual hairs grow REALLY LONG. That bugs me the most. It just looks bizarre, having these super long eyebrow hairs growing this way and that. </p> <p>So the extent of my hair removal process for eyebrows is that I go and get them threaded about once every 6 weeks, and the technician probably spends more time trimming than threading. I love the effect so it's worth the 5 minutes of discomfort. I do not think I could tolerate waxing - I am the type of person who keeps band-aids on until they fall off, rather than ripping them off!</p> <p>When I was an exchange student in europe at 17, I got used to seeing women with armpit hair and I grew my own out. If it was more acceptable in our society, I'd probably just keep it hairy, because it is a lot more comfortable and you don't get bumps and ingrown hairs and such. </p> <p>I guess I do have quite a bit of facial hair when you look closely - it's blonde and fine. This never bugs me. I only get annoyed when one or two hairs decides to grow long. Then I am apt to pluck these errant few hairs out. I don't know why hairs suddenly decide to grow like that. </p>