Should I shave my arms?

[tjdee]

Poll question: Should I shave my arms?

I have dark black hair on my arms. I am brown, as y'all know--so I guess it's not that jarring, but it's definitely dark and it's definitely noticeable. And frankly I never noticed my hair until I started watching Bollywood films (where everyone shaves everything, looks like) and starting looking at women around me.
And um, I found some pictures...but I think they come from a fetish site?? :scared:

I'm so not a high maintenance gal, so I hope most people don't care-- I don't want to offend, LOL! It's already quite enough with the eyebrow plucking and the leg shaving and the underarm shaving....do I *really* have to add another hair removal program to my life?

[auntAgonist]

1. waxing is much better

and it works.

[tjdee]

3. Waxing hurts though, *pout*.

I got my upper lip waxed once.

It felt like someone ripped my top lip off.

Wax, huh? Hmm.

[Taverner]

2. Wax or Laser

Shaving will just make it come back thicker...

Wax and Laser will make it go away permanently

[tjdee]

4. Laser might be worth looking into...but they do each individual hair, righ

t?

So that would take about...29 years, LOL....Does it hurt?

[caty]

19. The thing about shaving making it come back thicker

is an old wives tale. It really doesn't. Heard that on "Mythbusters".

[progmom]

5. People do this?

I had no idea.
Now I'm looking at my arms self-consciously.... x(

[tjdee]

10. My sister was telling me one of her bosses waxes everything once

a month (arms and legs, anyway).

And a cousin of mine shaves her arms because she "doesn't want to look like a man".

:scared:

[progmom]

12. sweetie - i am certain you have other characteristics

...that can distinguish you from men. :P

[tjdee]

16. Hehehe....well, yes, there are two in particular...

:silly:

[XanaDUer]

6. I waxed my arms once or twice about 14 years ago

and still have some small scars on them. Then I shaved them, then stopped when I realized it was too high maintenance.

[tjdee]

11. Yeah--I don't think I'm ready for that level of upkeep.

Too many other things to think about.

But if people are busy looking at my arms and thinking "gross!"...

[billyskank]

7. Mammals have hair. We should learn to deal with it.

[tjdee]

15. Good point.

Hair grows there, obviously it should be there...so why does everyone want to get rid of it?

[wtmusic]

8. Hairy arms are sexy

I'm serious. Leave 'em alone, IMO.

[tjdee]

13. Would you like the link to that 'hairy arms' fetish site, LOL?

Just kidding.
:silly:

[Shoeempress]

9. I shave my legs, underarms and do some trimming in other spots, but

what is the obsession with total lack of hair? I mean it kinda gets creepy, too pre-adolescent.

[tjdee]

14. I think it's creepy too, kind of...

but for some reason hairy can mean 'masculine'. Starting with the legs even.

[Kahuna]

17. Don't know. Are your arms "furry?" If they're real furry you might

consider it... It's hard for me to say without seeing them. Don't shave. If anything use Neet or something like that. See how long it takes for them to return to their furry condition. Then you can determine if a periodic application of Neet will satisfy you.

[tjdee]

18. My digicam is all screwed up right now.

Tried googling to find a pic of a girl with arms that are my degree of hairiness, that's how I found what I think is a fetish site...

But you're right, it would probably depend on just how hairy I am.
I don't know if it's that bad, as I've had hairy arms all my life and never got any complaints.

But in general my hair is very Neet/Nair resistant. :scared:

[no name no slogan]

20. Let's see the pictures first

there's nothing wrong with going au natural, as the Fronch might say.