The super ridiculous way I shave my legs…and it’s working
I shave my legs.
It’s not even a matter of wanting to, although as a slave to the patriarchy I am used to smooth legs and will NOT grow it out anyway, it’s also that my skin and hair follicles are so sensitive that any leg hair that touches pants equals rash time and folliculitis.
So, I shave my legs.
As you can imagine, having sensitive skin also means that shaving sucks too. I had a mediocre routine for many years involving the Gillette Sensitive Skin Razor and Aveeno shave gel.
And then the goddamn Gillette people up and changed the razors somehow. This made decent skin turn angry and red and full of hate. I had to find a new routine for my delicate legs.
And so beget the ridiculousness that is my two-razor system.
I am have discovered that Pantene Ice Shine shampoo makes an awesome shaving gel. So yeah, I’m using that.
Then, I shave with the Schick Quattro razor. It’s so so so easy on sensitive skin, oh my lands. But it seems to leave a bit of a light stubble behind on me. It’s supposed to be super close, and who knows what it does for others but it isn’t for me, but I can easily glide this thing over my legs without any harm to my skin.
I am wondering if the men’s version of this works better, with the same skin-saving qualities.
As it is now, I’m THEN I’m finishing it up with a once over with a Bic Soleil.
They come with scented handles, I think that is remarkably odd.
The Soleil allows THE best, closest shave ever. Ever, people. I can skip days of shaving and still wear a skirt. This has never happened before in my life. It’s a damned miracle. However, attempts at only using this miracle shaver is not good on my skin. It just tears through it if I try to go over it more than once or twice. So, it’s the cleanup crew. I do a once-over everything with the Soleil.
This is the ridiculous, overfluffed version of shaving I have to do. Yes, it’s complicated. Oddly enough, it takes less time to do this two-razor jig (by at least 10 minutes) than my old routine. And if I just feel saucy, I skip the Soleil and I can breeze through with the Quattro and get done and out the door.
There, now you know what I’m doing every morning.
Posted by Melissa on August 18th, 2007 under Observations
August 19th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I just gave my beaver a razor burn this very mornig. Grrr.
August 19th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Ok. So I’m glad for your smoothasababysbutt legs, but WTF??
∙ The scent of lavender is infused into the shaver’s handle, which helps to provide a relaxing shaving experience
∙Four attractive handle colors in shades of pink and purple
You know I love you, but you thought your little pink camera was too girlie for you. If that aint a girlie-girl razor, I don’t know what is.
LOL!!
August 19th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
I KNOW!! If it makes you feel any better, I also buy the green and yellow handled ones too.
I agree, WTF indeed. I can’t smell the scented handle, I can’t imagine that I would ever hold the thing to my face to do it, and I don’t care what color the stupid handle is in the first place.
I wish manufacturers would just make women’s shit that WORKS.
August 19th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
I have the same stuff with my legs. I’ll have to try shaving your way, woman.
August 20th, 2007 at 7:49 am
Seriously, I have had two diasterous occasions in my shaving life where my absolutelyfavoriterazorever was discontinued. Do these people not know what sort of havoc they wreak with that?!?! The other thing? I was using that Jergens shave minimizing moisturizer, and it WORKED like no other. Yep, discontinued. I think it’s all a ruse to make me buy more razors that they will discontinue.
October 18th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
So since I am “catching up” and “reading backwards” if you aren’t just shaving your legs - the 4 razor gillette is your solution. It is expensive, but you wouldn’t need any trips to hot wax, just a shower for the legs and girlie spot.