don't know what to say about body hair, I'm hairless below the neck other then a few hairs around my knees and I occassionally find a couple on my chest. There used to be a little more on the chest, but it seems to have simply wilted away. Correct about it being hard to shave body hair after some time on hormones, my razor simply glides over them for the most part, but going over them in most every direction, I eventually get them. Underarms shave with little problem though and I only go after the few hairs on body every month or so.
I always do my shaving in the shower and never use any creams or jells, they seem to keep the razor off the skin where it can't get a bite. I have been using the Mach 3 Turbo blades and have found nothing better, but they are expensive. they work well with face hair thugh under pure water. I'm a fanatic about my face though and it can take me 30 min or so to shave my face and neck, even when there is nothing visable. I can't stand to even feel any kind of stubble and hunt down each and every stray hair by feel till I am confident i'm absolutely smooth. I go after underarms every several days or so and as said, check over the middle of my chest and around nipples every month or so as by that time I can generally find a few strays here and there. Legs I don't worry about until something gets visable. My electro tech is doing her own legs and trades work with an electro tech friend of hers for underarms. She's always going on about my legs and it not being fair. She often shows me the progress on her legs and every so often I show her mine just to tick her off. Never a hint of stubble, but I do have to keep up on the crotch area. I have come to her at times with only 3 days growth on my face and with that short of time, I'm still smooth in some areas, limiting her work area. She seems facinated with mens razors and says she has never found a female razor that is worth a damn to her.
anyway, the closest shave I have ever achieved is with the mach 3 and water with no creams, gels or soaps. Using such things seems to make the razor glide obove the skin and I can never get as close as with just using running water, and I dont burn myself or get nicks, though at times I tend to get to close and irritate my skin a little, but the skin is always smooth and soft.
And right about the trend toward smooth bodies for men. My tech tells me she has several guys who come in for chest and back hair, though most men she gets don't last more then a few sessions before giving up on it, but they are always coming in to remove hair on chest and badk. She calls them sissys and gets frustrated because they expect to remove a ton of hair in a session or two which isn't possible. There is no need to make up excuses for removing hair on body or face, if they really got to know, you just don't like or want hair on your body period.
Terri
