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Which parts of your body do you remove hair from?

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iamruth · 22/12/2020 20:28

As a woman (or man) which parts of your body do you routinely (or periodically) remove hair from?

I shave my legs and arms regularly and remove some pubic hair (less often) and some bleach the hair on my arms as it can be quite dark in winter with no sun and makes me a bit self conscious on ‘special’ occasions.. as I’m waiting the required 7mins for the bleach right now I’m curious to see if this is normal?

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Msfoxy17 · 22/12/2020 21:12

Might be easier to.adl where I dont have to.remove hair from haha.. Legs, bikini line and underarms I do a few time a week with razor or occasionally hair removal cream. Have never got on with waxing as just get ingrown hairs..
Most parts of face get plucked although strangely my eyebrows hardly ever need doing.
I had a bad experience with laser hair removal many years ago which put me off but am going to have to revisit it, I think.
Oh and few hairs between navel and groin get seen to with tweezers every few weeks too.
All such a faff!

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Oliv5 · 22/12/2020 21:13

Underarms
Occasionally legs

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dudsville · 22/12/2020 21:15

No where odd, like elbows, just the usual areas!

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wonkylegs · 22/12/2020 21:16

I shave my legs about 2/3 times a year, pits every 3months.
Pluck a reoccurring hair in a mole on my chin every 6weeks or so.
I'm not very hairy and very blonde
It's a family thing my brother barely has to shave and not at all until he was in his mid 20s when he started to get some fluff.

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LST · 22/12/2020 21:17

Nowhere for around 2 months now. Haven't shaved my public hair for years anyway.

Still have an active and healthy set life etc.

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DramaAlpaca · 22/12/2020 21:17

I only do underarms and legs from the knees down, every couple of weeks but more in summer. I've used an epilator for years and most of the hairs have given up the ghost at this stage and don't bother growing back. I'm fair and not very hairy anyway.

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Floralnomad · 22/12/2020 21:17

Bikini line / underarms about every 8 weeks
Legs once a year
I also have a few chin hairs which I pluck regularly
I’m very blonde ( now greying) and have a disease that affects growth of body hair which is why I do it so infrequently,.

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Crimeismymiddlename · 22/12/2020 21:18

Legs, arms, minge, pits, toes, fingers, wax tache, pluck eyebrows and the middle I wish I was brave to just let it all grow, but I just can’t. Very envious of friends who have loads of atm hair and just leave it be.

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zolazarola · 22/12/2020 21:18

Pubes, legs, arms, fingers, toes, underarms. Sometimes stomach

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Coronaquandry · 22/12/2020 21:18

Currently - armpits, occasionally legs, occasionally eyebrows

If I ever had sex I'd trim my pubes and shave bikini line

If it weren't for the sodding 'rona I'd get my tash threaded.

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Callybrid · 22/12/2020 21:19

I’m going to be the first one on the thread then to say - at the moment - absolutely none!

I stopped shaving my armpits years ago as I see stars when I bend my head that far to see what the razor’s doing.

I stopped plucking my eyebrows in lockdown 1.0 to see if they’d grow back nice and bushy (they didn’t but they’re fine, and just got out of the habit of plucking now)

I stopped shaving my legs a couple of months ago as I just couldn’t be arsed at first, then realised I’m not getting the usual dry skin I get in winter, and as I always wear trousers or tights I’m not going to horrify any small children.

I will probably have to trim my pubes at some point before they reach my knees, but haven’t for a while...

I’ve never removed or bleached my moustache and I don’t mess with my arms.

I don’t have to wash little bits of stubble off the bath, I don’t have to spend ages shaving in the shower, I don’t have any ingrown hairs, I don’t have to spend any money on razors or waxes or whatever. I’ll probably do something to my legs come summer but for now I’m very happy letting all my hair roam free!

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Callybrid · 22/12/2020 21:21

Oh took too long to type - not the first; good to see I’m not the only one embracing the hair Grin

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shrill · 22/12/2020 21:22

Very rarely the usual areas but as i said v rarely. Never understood why ok for men to have hairy legs and pits but not women.

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MrsWooster · 22/12/2020 21:24

I tear my hair out whenever I see a member of the cabinet on telly. also pluck my chin hair

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Baycob · 22/12/2020 21:28

I’m a woman and I remove hair from everywhere very regularly - except my head because I’m growing my hair 😂

I hate the hairyness I feel more feminine and clean without it.

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FreshfieldsGal · 22/12/2020 21:29

Legs and armpits every other day.
Tummy line at the same time.
Face and neck every few days - I use the Hollywood browzer recommended on here, it's v good.
I do my bikini line as and when needed, feel better when it's tidy. Either shave or veet.

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maddiemookins16mum · 22/12/2020 21:29

My chin and upper lip. I’m a 56 year old female 😊😊

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MissCalamity · 22/12/2020 22:08

I shave legs/armpits, get my bikini line waxed and my eyebrows threaded.

Have to pluck random stray hairs on my chin, and noticed one sprouting from the edge of my areola the other day Shock

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SweetPetrichor · 22/12/2020 22:17

Armpits every few days, pubes trimmed weekly along with clipping my hair down to a few millimetres every week. I don’t to my legs cause it always irritates the skin and I’d rather be hairy and itch free! I sometimes shave my arms in summer cause tattoos look nicer without the hair.
I use one of those facial hair trimmers to do the ‘tache, chin, neck and eyebrows whoever they start looking too wild.
I rotate between proudly growing in my belly hair cause there’s so much of it, then shaving it all off on a whim.

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Sunbird24 · 22/12/2020 22:21

Legs, pits and bikini line if there’s a possibility of anyone else seeing them (so not at all recently)
Eyebrows and random nipple hairs when I notice them

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CrimsonCattery · 22/12/2020 23:19

I am a very hairy woman and a ginger. Its a pain in the arse but am grateful hair isn't darker.

As a matter of course (less in winter), I shave: legs, armpits, bikini line and wispy hairs on stomach and chest. I trim my actual pubes shorter but don't shave or wax.

I pluck: eyebrows and nipples rarely as these need it less.

I have plucked and epilated my moustache, chin and cheeks since I was a teen (PCOS). Have had laser in the past but it was useless. Currently getting electrolysis to hopefully have rid of it forever.

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CrimsonCattery · 22/12/2020 23:25

Legs also includes feet and toes which I forgot. Also trim arm hair short sometimes but don't shave as dislike stubbly arms.

I once waxed my own arse in my misguided early twenties. Not only did it require muscle straining gymnastic moves, it also created a rather unpleasant sensation of my arse cheeks sliding against each other once there was no 'traction'. Have not touched my bum hair since as it performs a valuable service in sticking the arse together when walking.

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Loveandpeace56 · 22/12/2020 23:28

Legs,arms occasionally I have dark hair so shave my arms in the summer,eyebrows,upper lip,arm pits

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PurpleFrames · 22/12/2020 23:39

From the lisp down it's all off!
(Including big toes and nips) 😂

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tenlittlecygnets · 23/12/2020 00:33

Legs, underarms, face - when I can be arsed!

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