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The Stranger · 04-09-2003, 09:16 PM

shaving my face is a bitch

mongrel · 04-09-2003, 09:31 PM

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Originally posted by Monkeybot
Oh and to clarify, just because I don't like shaving my legs, doesn't mean I don't do it!

I think it was pretty obvious what you really meant- It's just that I was born a smart arse.

Demosthenes · 04-09-2003, 09:44 PM

Ugh, I hate shaving my face too. I love having a clean shaven face but it hurts like hell if I shave everyday. So I just do it every three days. I usually grow a goatee or a tee and then shave it off after a month or so. If I'm not careful, I break out in razor burn which can led to zits. I look forward to the day when we acquire the means to control the metabolism of the hair cells.

Demosthenes · 04-09-2003, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by Monkeybot
Easy - shaving my legs. Although now that my hair has gotten really long and thick, blowdyring my hair is getting to be a chore too.

My my, what a set of looooong leg hairs

Chicken Girl · 04-09-2003, 10:04 PM

I don't mind plucking my eyebrows - it's gotten so that when I pluck between my eyebrows (to prevent the dreaded Unibrow) it doesn't hurt anymore. If I pluck anywhere else, though...

most hated beauty ritual... I hate my retainers with a passion. Does that count?

Golgo-13 · 04-10-2003, 06:28 AM

I hate pedicuring. As arthritis has made itself increasingly a part of my life, it actually starts to hurt my hips well before I finish a foot.

Godless Dave · 04-10-2003, 06:38 AM

I'm a guy, and an unpretentious outdoorsy kind of guy at that, so none of my personal grooming tasks are particularly odious. The one I dislike the most is trimming my goatee. My face seems to be asymetrical so I can never get the beard looking quite right. I don't like shaving but it doesn't kill me. I can get away with shaving every other day. I rarely shave on weekends. Trimming my most personal hair is the task that requires the most attention to detail because the consequences of making a mistake are so dire, but it's not something I have to do so I don't resent it. Shaving my unibrow is one quick stroke of the razor. I pluck the hairs growing on top of my nose but that's either vanity or OCD, not a necessary part of grooming.

My last girlfriend never shaved her legs. Her leg hair is fine and sparse so it wasn't very noticeable, in fact I didn't notice for several months.

Stephen Maturin · 04-10-2003, 07:07 AM

Although face shaving is a gargantuan pain in the ass, I do it since the work involved in keeping a moustache or beard looking halfway presentable is even more odious IMO.

All in all, though, we males have nothing whatsoever to complain about in the personal care/beauty ritual department. We've got it downright easy compared to women. I have the additional advantage of falling somewhere between butt ugly and coyote ugly on the appearance continuum. Since no beauty rituals actually help, there's no point in performing them.

04-10-2003, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by Demosthenes
Ugh, I hate shaving my face too. I love having a clean shaven face but it hurts like hell if I shave everyday. So I just do it every three days. I usually grow a goatee or a tee and then shave it off after a month or so. If I'm not careful, I break out in razor burn which can led to zits. I look forward to the day when we acquire the means to control the metabolism of the hair cells.

I had no idea face-shaving was so painful...

mmm, love kissing a nice clean-shaven man... actually, also love touching a man's slightly stubbly face... mmm, just love men

Hedwig · 04-10-2003, 07:27 AM

I actually don't mind shaving my legs or anything else when I'm not rushed. But I absolutely hate going to get my hair cut. The thing is the only thing I hate worse than getting my hair cut is having long hair (Much to my father's chagrin...yeah, it's naturally red and wavy but I really don't give a frig.) It's an hour out of my day that I could be doing other stuff. So I inevitably wait until I look like a long lost member of the Beatles before I break down and go to the beauty parlor.

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04-09-2003, 09:16 PM	#11
The Stranger Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Louis Posts: 141	shaving my face is a bitch

04-09-2003, 09:44 PM	#13
Demosthenes Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: a speck of dirt Posts: 2,510	Ugh, I hate shaving my face too. I love having a clean shaven face but it hurts like hell if I shave everyday. So I just do it every three days. I usually grow a goatee or a tee and then shave it off after a month or so. If I'm not careful, I break out in razor burn which can led to zits. I look forward to the day when we acquire the means to control the metabolism of the hair cells.

04-09-2003, 10:04 PM	#15
Chicken Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: nowhere Posts: 6,549	I don't mind plucking my eyebrows - it's gotten so that when I pluck between my eyebrows (to prevent the dreaded Unibrow) it doesn't hurt anymore. If I pluck anywhere else, though... most hated beauty ritual... I hate my retainers with a passion. Does that count?

04-10-2003, 06:28 AM	#16
Golgo-13 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 15	I hate pedicuring. As arthritis has made itself increasingly a part of my life, it actually starts to hurt my hips well before I finish a foot.

04-10-2003, 06:38 AM	#17
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	I'm a guy, and an unpretentious outdoorsy kind of guy at that, so none of my personal grooming tasks are particularly odious. The one I dislike the most is trimming my goatee. My face seems to be asymetrical so I can never get the beard looking quite right. I don't like shaving but it doesn't kill me. I can get away with shaving every other day. I rarely shave on weekends. Trimming my most personal hair is the task that requires the most attention to detail because the consequences of making a mistake are so dire, but it's not something I have to do so I don't resent it. Shaving my unibrow is one quick stroke of the razor. I pluck the hairs growing on top of my nose but that's either vanity or OCD, not a necessary part of grooming. My last girlfriend never shaved her legs. Her leg hair is fine and sparse so it wasn't very noticeable, in fact I didn't notice for several months.

04-10-2003, 07:07 AM	#18
Stephen Maturin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Broomfield, Colorado, USA Posts: 1,295	Although face shaving is a gargantuan pain in the ass, I do it since the work involved in keeping a moustache or beard looking halfway presentable is even more odious IMO. All in all, though, we males have nothing whatsoever to complain about in the personal care/beauty ritual department. We've got it downright easy compared to women. I have the additional advantage of falling somewhere between butt ugly and coyote ugly on the appearance continuum. Since no beauty rituals actually help, there's no point in performing them.

04-10-2003, 07:27 AM	#20
Hedwig Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,921	I actually don't mind shaving my legs or anything else when I'm not rushed. But I absolutely hate going to get my hair cut. The thing is the only thing I hate worse than getting my hair cut is having long hair (Much to my father's chagrin...yeah, it's naturally red and wavy but I really don't give a frig.) It's an hour out of my day that I could be doing other stuff. So I inevitably wait until I look like a long lost member of the Beatles before I break down and go to the beauty parlor.

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