Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Lessons Learned

This entry is as much notes to self as infotainment, so don't shoot the blogger, she's writing the best she can.

Bit the bullet today. The deed is done, the die is cast, assorted cliches indicating finality. I am enjoying the fruits of my labor at this moment. My skirt feels incredible with bare legs. I can feel everything without that friction reducing layer. Bring on the friction!

Last winter, my first time shaving my legs, I shaved two or three times a week. Over four months, that's around fifty times. I got a better result today than any time last winter, even without a fresh blade. A little bit visualization, maybe, but also having a clue this time around. So, with truly minimal fanfare, What I Have Learned About Shaving Legs:

1) Don't go over the same patch twice without reapplying shaving creme. I learned this on my face about a month ago, as I went for closer and closer shaves. It's probably okay if you look like Charles Bronson, but that's not my goal.

2) Looooong strokes are best (that's what she said). Cut long, even swaths to get cleaner results and less razor burn.

3) Witch Hazel applied liberally (I do everything liberally!) immediately after leaving the tub. My legs didn't get angry at all, and I did a lot of scraping.

4) Last winter, I depended a lot on sight to detect missed areas. This did not work well. I have learned to find the remnants by sense of touch now, and the improvement was remarkable.

Anyway, useful info to me. I hope you got something out of it as well. Wednesday is therapy day, though I can't imagine having much to complain about now, unless the missus starts in on me when I come to bed. I wish she could enjoy this sensation with me.
Posted by Leslie Ann at 2:13 AM

6 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    Congrats Leslie, enjoy the feeling! Witch Hazel is indeed wonderful stuff, I am always surprised to find that people don't know about it.

    You may want to think about using a moisturizer too. You've also just exfoliated a lot of dead skin, plus the hairs held a lot of moisture and oils close to the skin. People out west may think it's strange, but over here when the relative humidity drops down below 70 in the winter I start to have a lot of problems with flaky skin on my legs.

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  2. MelissaOctober 21, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    Congratulations! I bet you're glad you finally got that over with! Nothing like the feel of a silky slip, against smooth skin! It's a shame your wife can't overcome her mental barrier, against you being hairless. I can't imagine a lovelier feeling, than the the silky bare legs of two lovers rubbing together!

    I'm a big fan of Witch Hazel too. Much better than men's after shave, which has way too much alcohol, and is loaded with stinky men's cologne. Sophie is right about the moisturizer. Best applied right after a shower, or bath. You don't need to get fancy there. Some ordinary Vaseline Intensive Care lotion will work fine. I like the one with aloe in it. Some Caress body wash, and a good scrub with loofah sponge in the shower, goes a long way to keeping the skin flake free and shiny. It also helps prevent ingrown hairs.

    Melissa XX

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  3. ms.shandyOctober 21, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    That all sounds like good advice! Personally, if I haven't shaved my legs in a while, I tend never to go over an area twice on the same shave ever. USed to, I wanted everything smooth first try, but i Reached a point when I realized risking irritating my skin wasn't worth it. Then if I missed a hair here or there, I would jsut get it next time around, assuming I wasn't wearing anything that would make missed hair offensive in the days bewteen shaves.

    For me that always made a pretty gentle re-introduction to shaving for my skin.

    Now I epilate instead. My legs are just finishing their first month of it. That will be a whole other blog at some point though, when I am sure enough about how it is going to write.

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  4. CarolineOctober 21, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    I gave up on creams and changed to shaving oil, face for example only took a few drops, the lubrication was so much better and so much less messy.

    What a joy to be hair free.

    Caroline xxx

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  5. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 4:05 PM

    Enjoy the feel and look of hairless skin! x

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  6. Amy K.October 21, 2009 at 11:08 PM

    Yay!!! You did it! I'm so happy and glad for you. I hope you have no problems in the coming days. Witch hazel is excellent, but I've never thought of using it after shaving. My electrologist used to put it on my face after my session was complete, and it did help quite a bit.

    I love what Melissa said about two women's legs rubbing together. It's just awesome. ;)

    Hugs for you, girl. Way to go! :D

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