Not knowing shaving arms is a thing?

[HarrysOwl]

DH asked me do you shave your arms?

I said no, I don't shave my arms. I looked at him with my whaaa look, he then explained he'd just seen a TV advert (women's razor, she was doing her arms) and wondered how many women feel they have to shave all their limbs.

So I'm thinking if it's on a TV advert, this is a totally usual thing and I'm naive to not know?

can't ask my friends they'd think I was weird

I've only ever known one person who shaved her arms.

Only when I was 10 and curious!

I shave my arms but only since I’ve had full sleeve tattoos on them. Never did beforehand

Whaaa look 😂

I don't shave my arms. or my legs or my armpits

I've shaved my arms since secondary school. I used to have really really hairy arms which was made worse as I have dark hair. I got picked on because of it so I've just shaved them and continued shaving them since.

Many years ago when I was at uni, I touched my friends arm to get her attention about something and her arm (nearher wrist), felt bristly.

She told me of course she shaved her arms.

I don’t shave my arms, I barely bother with my legs, I mean where does the madness end?

No, I've never shaved my arms but then I've got fair body hair so no need to, I only shave my legs up to my knees too

If the hair on my arms/legs was darker/thicker then I imagine I would be tempted to

Nope don't shave arms and don't know of any women who do.

I shave mine. Very sporadically. The hair is very soft and grows back slowly but I dislike having sightly fluffy arms.

I’ve done it for about 20 years.

If you had very heavy and thick dark hair like mine, you might well consider it.

I have seen that ad.

The woman in question has sleeve tattoos. Maybe it's a thing for tattooed arms.

I saw the advert he's talking about and I was mightly pissed off when I did. A lot of the girls at DC's school are doing this.

I had a friend who used to wax her arms. But wouldn't shaving leave you all stubbly?

No!!!!! Nor could I be bothered!

I shave mine. I don't know why, they aren't particularly hairy, it's just become part of my routine.

I’ve shaved my arms and under arms every other day since I was a teen

To be fair I have seen that ad too and was confused but she does have a sleeve of tattoos - so as pp advises she does maybe that’s why she does it too !

I shave mine. I think hairy forearms look really unfeminine.

My arms are never stubbly.

Yet another example of toiletries companies trying to find ways to get women to consume more and more. More shaving = higher turnover of blades.

I don’t shave mine. Or my upper legs. They aren’t mega hairy so I don’t see the point.

I don't, I'm very fair though. I can understand women with darker hair maybe wanting to.

Yep. Always done it.

I'm sure it's not a thing. I shave my arms because I started as a teenager and now I have to carry on otherwise everyone will realise I've wasted time shaving my arms for the last 25 years even though it's not a thing and I will feel like a dick.

But you know, adverts try to make stuff that isn't a thing into something to make you buy crap.