Shaving

[vpiper]

For the last year and a half, feels like longer, I'm had to shave in the shower standing up. I hate shaving let alone standing in a shower. okay here's why, my Hubby and I moved to Kansas and they don't believe in bath tubs here. J/K. We lived with a friend at first who only had a shower cause he was remodeling his other bathroom, then we moved in to a house that use to belong to an old lady who had the bathroom remodeled for handicap access, a bunch of bars and only a shower, the size of a bath tub, but only a 3 inch rim. In three weeks my landlord and Hubby are going to replace the shower with a tub, I'm excited.

How many of you have tried to shave in a shower? I learned to do it in college, dorms usually only have showers and if they have tubs they are open in the middle of the bathroom. It was good training for my married life in Kansas, but I hate it.

[leahmb]

I don't shave my legs.....................I'm very blessed to naturally not be very hairy (maybe it all ended up on my head :) )....so, sorry....no opinions....or tips.....

[marichino_freedom]

hahaha.....

i'm crazy then. i LOVE to shave my legs (bathtub, shower, sink....toilet stall while camping)....

sometimes i shave twice a day.

but i have this crazy obsession with hair.....i hate body hair (so yes, i even shave my arms sometimes)......


i dont know why

[AlanaH]

We're blessed with a nice big bathtub, so it's not really an issue.

[SisTrev]

i always take showers...dont care too much for baths...so i always shave in the shower...I dont mind it...i just soap up a bath spunge and prob my leg up on the side of the tub...not really a problem.

[AlanaH]

Lol...hope the guys won't be too embarrassed when they snoop in here and read this thread. Maybe that's why they should stay out. :)

[Skirty]

lol, I didn't know there was another way to do it...

[redeemed_lizzi]

I too have been blessed with the fact that I've never had to shave coz I got my mums genes and have like no hair :yay:

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

I have had to shave in the shower sometimes and its terrible I agree practically everytime I shave in the shower I end up slicing myself!!! (but that could be because I accident prone lol)
BUT sometimes Waxing is better and easier but if you dont have a bath a shaving on the edge of a stool works.

[AlanaH]

I always slice my heel on my right foot open. Like seriously, every time. It's so horrible. And most of the time, I don't even know until my mom screams that there's blood all over the floor.

[marichino_freedom]

i always get my shins....

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

I always slice my heel on my right foot open. Like seriously, every time. It's so horrible. And most of the time, I don't even know until my mom screams that there's blood all over the floor.

How could youn not notice I dont slice myself that often but when I do it HURTS I only slice when I'm in a hurry or in the shower and I was in a hurry 2 weeks ago lol and I accidentaly slid the razor sideways OUCH.

[vpiper]

I always slice my heel on my right foot open. Like seriously, every time. It's so horrible. And most of the time, I don't even know until my mom screams that there's blood all over the floor.


What are you doing shaving your heel? do you mean your ankle, cause I'm bad at shaving around my ankle and it's hard to do in the shower.

[Skirty]

I was wondering the same thing...

[marichino_freedom]

this morning i "slipped" and sliced where my tendon is behind me knee.....it wouldnt stop bleeding (i cut it sideways.....and it HURTS!!!!)

[EllyMae]

I have a scar where I sliced my leg shaving, right below my calf. That blead forever as well... and hurt! lol

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

What are you doing shaving your heel? do you mean your ankle, cause I'm bad at shaving around my ankle and it's hard to do in the shower.

So was I but I wasnt going to say lol

[Noe]

i don't shave. i don't real see the point when your skirt/dress covers your leg.

[marichino_freedom]

i do it cuz i cant stand the feeling of hair on my body....it grosses me out. (i guess i could put that in the phobias section in the main forum)...

[EllyMae]

Yes, I feel a lot cleaner when I'm shaven, even if my legs are covered all the way to my ankles. lol

[marichino_freedom]

i know....i hate it if i dont, then it feels all prickly when i walk.....*shudder*

[AlanaH]

Same here. I absolutely HATE the prickly feeling.
And yes, I did mean my ankle. It came out wrong. Typo. Sorry. :)

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

I hate being unshaven not just the prickly feeling but I feel so much cleaner and that is beacuse as you shave you scrape away dead skin (there was a study at cambridge uni)
but my problem is moisterizing after shaving (hair conditner makes them real smooth but no i dont use that) my legs are allergic to many different ones and I break out with a rash and my skirts dont go to the ground either so its quite annoying

[vpiper]

That sounds annoying,

I don't mind shaving, I just hate doing it in the Shower.

Right now I'm not shaving very much and my legs hurt when I shave and they hurt when I don't shave, I'm trying to lotion them. It's just annoying, maybe I'll just cut them off. :chef
yeah that might hurt worse

[AlanaH]

Lol...not sure how that would solve the problem...do tell. :)
And I try not to shave very often because then I break out too. Also, I've found that certain razors are better than others, so try different razors.

[vpiper]

yeah my hubby was surprised that I told him I used razors 3 times before throwing them away. my legs are still attached, I shaved this morning, they don't hurt today

[marichino_freedom]

boy mine sure do! i bruised my hip something terrible last night and two days ago i sliced my calf open, so it hurts still and i cut my ankles (both of them) today! sheesh....i dont know whats wrong with me lately!

[vpiper]

you need to put the knifes away for a while, and go to the rubber room

[marichino_freedom]

LOL!!! yep, sure do.

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

That sounds annoying,

I don't mind shaving, I just hate doing it in the Shower.

Right now I'm not shaving very much and my legs hurt when I shave and they hurt when I don't shave, I'm trying to lotion them. It's just annoying, maybe I'll just cut them off. :chef
yeah that might hurt worse

Yeah my legs have started hurting when I shave too It cant be the razor perhaps I've shaved them to much lately last week I shaved them about 6 times this week so far I have shaved them 3 times and I only used to shave twice a week

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

The only reason I've shaved so often lately is my cousin critisized my legs and well I know to expect that type of stuff and my legs do look like Logs with kankles but it still.....

[azurity]

I shaved my legs once.

Yes, once.

It was horrible. The next day, they were all prickly like guys whiskers!!

So I never did it again. Well, once, but that was only a half hearted attempt.

I aren't a very hairy person, and I usually wear my skirts to my ankles, and I don't think anyone should be looking at my legs, anyway!

But, I have had them waxed a couple of times. It hurts, but at least the hair doesn't grow back all prickly.

As for shaving in the shower, my Mum would kill me if I tried. When you live in a country with limited water resources, like Australia, taking that extra time in the shower isn't an option. And, when you have a family of 8, and only one hot water supply, if the last person gets a cold shower, they're usually mad at the rest of the family.

Sometimes, I even get in trouble for the extra time it takes to shave my underarms in the shower... and there is no way you can't do that in the shower!

[marichino_freedom]

The only reason I've shaved so often lately is my cousin critisized my legs and well I know to expect that type of stuff and my legs do look like Logs with kankles but it still.....


logs with kankles? oh, come now.....

[marichino_freedom]

I shaved my legs once.

Yes, once.

It was horrible. The next day, they were all prickly like guys whiskers!!

So I never did it again. Well, once, but that was only a half hearted attempt.

I aren't a very hairy person, and I usually wear my skirts to my ankles, and I don't think anyone should be looking at my legs, anyway!

But, I have had them waxed a couple of times. It hurts, but at least the hair doesn't grow back all prickly.

As for shaving in the shower, my Mum would kill me if I tried. When you live in a country with limited water resources, like Australia, taking that extra time in the shower isn't an option. And, when you have a family of 8, and only one hot water supply, if the last person gets a cold shower, they're usually mad at the rest of the family.

Sometimes, I even get in trouble for the extra time it takes to shave my underarms in the shower... and there is no way you can't do that in the shower!


sheesh....i couldnt survive! i've shaved my underarms at the sink before, though...never had my legs waxed though...just my eyebrows

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

sheesh....i couldnt survive! i've shaved my underarms at the sink before, though...never had my legs waxed though...just my eyebrows

Your eyebrows??? lol I'm real lucky my eyebrows are a real nice shape and grow nicely lol. UnderArms are easy to shave at a sink but really Alysa only shaved ONCE thats slacking lol I wax my legs sometimes depends but I use the cream not the paper

[marichino_freedom]

yeah, my eyebrows are really thick if i let them go..... i like to keep them nice

[Skirty]

mine turn into this perfectly shaped unibrow if I leave them for a week or two :D

[vpiper]

mine turn into this perfectly shaped unibrow if I leave them for a week or two :D


me two!! Want to hear something weird, my hubby likes to pluck my eyebrows for me, I think it's the pain he get to cause

[SisTrev]

i guess i was just blessed with nice eyebrows...i never have to do anything to them.

[marichino_freedom]

my mom used to attack me with tweezers when i was younger.....and she never did a very good job.......


thats why i let a "professional" take care of it, then i try to keep up with them for about a month and a half.

[vpiper]

I have a hard time paying some one to do something like that, I've never waxed anything.

[AlanaH]

I keep mine in a line with nothing in between them, but I can't thin them out too much. I've heard too many horror stories.

[Skirty]

I used to be really good about getting my eybrows looped every month... it's probably been since christmas since the last time.
I'm ok at doing them myself, but for the 6 bucks I think I'll start having them done again, they look way better :)

[blessed]

I don't do my eyebrows..

[marichino_freedom]

I used to be really good about getting my eybrows looped every month... it's probably been since christmas since the last time.
I'm ok at doing them myself, but for the 6 bucks I think I'll start having them done again, they look way better :)


looped? what on earth is that?

[Skirty]

looped? what on earth is that?
It's an Eastern thing, we have a large Indian community around here and they all do it.
It's also called threading, alot neater and a whole lot less painfull than plucking or waxing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyebrow_threading

[marichino_freedom]

wow! that sounds kinda cool....i might have to check that out

[Skirty]

wow! that sounds kinda cool....i might have to check that out
It is, only takes a few minutes and it's really cheap! (which makes me happy) :D

[marichino_freedom]

i'm going to look at places around here that have it (if they do) i'm willing to try new stuff

[azurity]

I have never ever plucked or waxed or done anything to my eyebrows.

I was going to... and then someone told me "What are you thinking!? You've got perfect eyebrows! They're like models' eyebrows... don't ever change them, because you'll never get them back like that again."

I'm glad I didn't. Not because I think my eyebrows look like Nichole Kidman's or anything. But because I just don't have to worry about them.

There's too much else to worry about in this world with out making sure my eyebrows always look ok.

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

Same here.....

[vpiper]

I'm really a monkey, cause I only have one eyebrow and thick hair on my arms and legs, so I feel as though I have to do something about it

[marichino_freedom]

haha....me too..

[RisingSun5]

ahahaha... i've never touched a razor in my life! andd... i don't need too!! i don't have body hair! (i'm asian!) ^_^" when my church had a women's/girl's retreat... this sis was SO shocked that i dont' have to shave. lol and, i was shocked that she had to shave. i nvr knew that girls shaved until i was like...12.

[AlanaH]

Lol...it was 'something my mom did' type thing to me until one camp when a girl got grossed out by my legs. I was like, "so there's hair on them. Big deal." But she refused to sleep in the same room with me after that. She was so mean. :chris:

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

WOw thats rude... I know several people that dont shave and it is kinder creepy to see these legs that look like a cats tail (sorry) I always knew about shaving right and Mum never wanted us to shave but I got caught vup in fashion they wearnt to hairy but once you start you never stop.

[AlanaH]

Yeah, it hurt pretty bad. But that's life.

[collegegirl]

:peep: And to think that people were getting grossed out over the KISSING thread...sheesh! *shakes head*

I HATE thick eyebrows...so I shape them. My best friend thinks they look penciled. I think they look waaayy better, and I also do them so that they can easily be *runs fingers over eyebrows (I don't know why I just did that, toally impulse, I HAD to do it)* moved back into place.

[marichino_freedom]

agreed....i always comb mine before i go to work or school....after lotioning my face of course

[AlanaH]

I rearrange them before stepping out anywhere...
Which reminds me that a few people I know don't and have eyebrows that usually stick straight up...

[Skirty]

I took my papa for a haircut last month, and the barber cut his eyebrows too. He just combes them straight out and chopped over 1/2 an inch off... I had never noticed how long they were. :D
Now it's one of those strange things I watch for, lol.
I need a new hobby.

[Babyruth]

Lol, when I was little, I stayed the night at my grandparent's house and my grandpa was going to the barber to get a haircut. Him and my grandma joked about his eyebrows and she said she hoped the barber didn't shave his eyebrows off. I always remember that. :D

[marichino_freedom]

i've seen some crazy long eyebrows! its kinda creepy!

[leahmb]

Do barbers do nose and ear hair too?

[Babyruth]

They used to, and I'm sure the older ones still do.

[leahmb]

That's cool, because some elderly gentlemen really need it....

[marichino_freedom]

HAHA.....tell me about it!!!! its funny sometimes, because its like where did it come from? they didnt have it when they were younger (most likely)

[azurity]

A couple of weeks ago, we were listening to "Questions And Answers #4" in church.

I had read this quote, but to actually hear it is really quite amusing.

QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.4_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0830E
1173-Q-416 416. Brother Branham, is it wrong for a woman to shave her legs?
Am I seeing things? Does that say that? I can't... Uh, I don't know. I'm going to leave that with you.

[redeemed]

it was the question and then Bro. Branham answering right?? lol that's pretty good:dft010:

[countrygurl]

I HAVE to shave my legs.... my shins have like black black hair on them.... that grows really fast... and the eyebrows...I hate doing them...but my mom and sister insist that I do them, because I do look better...but its such a pain! :012:

[leahmb]

I HAVE to shave my legs.... my shins have like black black hair on them.... that grows really fast... and the eyebrows...I hate doing them...but my mom and sister insist that I do them, because I do look better...but its such a pain! :012:

Haha....er...*No Comment*

[Skirty]

I HAVE to shave my legs.... my shins have like black black hair on them.... that grows really fast... and the eyebrows...I hate doing them...but my mom and sister insist that I do them, because I do look better...but its such a pain! :012:
lol, trust me... they know best :D

[azurity]

it was the question and then Bro. Branham answering right?? lol that's pretty good:dft010:
Yeah, it was a question, and then the answer. It's really funny to listen to... like Brother Branham had never even heard of the idea. Apparently it wasn't a common thing back then!

[marichino_freedom]

They probably didnt do it as often.....

[vpiper]

Yeah, it was a question, and then the answer. It's really funny to listen to... like Brother Branham had never even heard of the idea. Apparently it wasn't a common thing back then!

I think it was a stupid(too personal) question really, women's legs are to be covered for the most part anyway. It's like the pajama question, that's between you and you hubby, no one else is suppose to see you in your jammies anyway. that what robes are for.

[AlanaH]

I agree. Some of the questions asked back then seem kinda pointless, but I guess they really wanted to know.

[marichino_freedom]

a lot of them were repeated too, just worded a little differently

[leahmb]

a lot of them were repeated too, just worded a little differently

I think the ones about pincurls are funny....:)

[marichino_freedom]

oh, i read that one! that IS funny! there was one about braids too and if they were ok

[leahmb]

oh, i read that one! that IS funny! there was one about braids too and if they were ok

The braid one I can see because the Bible talks about "broiding" of the hair.....I actually knew a few people who didn't believe in braids.

[marichino_freedom]

he ended up saying it was ok for this particular one (or that it was up to the individual)....dont have that book at the moment

[Babyruth]

Well, if you look up broiding, and it's history and intention, you can tell it's different than just braiding your hair.

[vpiper]

I think Broiding hair has to do with putting gold and ribbons and stuff in your hair, which is kind of like putting make up on, but for your hair.

[leahmb]

I think Broiding hair has to do with putting gold and ribbons and stuff in your hair, which is kind of like putting make up on, but for your hair.

I think it had some connection to prostitution.....but I'm not positive.

[Skirty]

I think it had some connection to prostitution.....but I'm not positive.
I believe it did. But I believe alot of things :D

And yes, it was the weaving of ribbons and gold through hair.

[Babyruth]

I think it had some connection to prostitution.....but I'm not positive.
Yeah, I just didn't know if I should say it. But, yes, it was prostitution. So, you can see how people would think braiding is bad. But, broiding was all about the motive and objective.

[AlanaH]

Yup, that's exactly what it was for. It was their mark of distinction from all the other women. But it's not really relevant anymore obviously.

[vpiper]

kind of like shave in some parts of Europe use to be

[marichino_freedom]

yeah.......

[collegegirl]

Been a while since I have been on here. I had no Idea that the broidered hair had anything to do with prositution. I guess I need to do a little bit more research on the reasonings behind some of the Biblical commands and teachings.

[vpiper]

Been a while since I have been on here. I had no Idea that the broidered hair had anything to do with prositution. I guess I need to do a little bit more research on the reasonings behind some of the Biblical commands and teachings.

The great thing is that God always has a good reason to tell us to do or not do something, like all the rules in the old testament were to keep the Israelites healthy and happy.

[Mbeth]

lol, I didn't know there was another way to do it...

Yeah me too! How else would you shave than with water? I dry shaved one time and I cut myself like crazy - won't be doing that again! :eek:

[Mbeth]

I agree that broiding was weaving things through your hair. And I totally agree that it's all about the attitude and spirit that motivates you. I have a lot of personal experience (bad and good) with this and I could say a LOT of things on this topic, but I'll just say that the closer I get to the Lord, the more I realize that it's all about your heart! If your heart is perfect toward Him, everything else just kind of falls into place. Well that's my soapbox moment for the day. :)

[vpiper]

yeah God has a way of helping your heart soften in place and the rest just goes with it