Shaving question from a GG

I think for me it is because shaving our face is just something that us "guys/girls" just have to do if we choose to not have facial hair, it is maintenance for us. Kind of like girls shaving their legs, it is maintenance. When us girls shave our legs it is part of the feminine process. My GG friend recently talked me into shaving my armpits, lmao, she almost talked me into shaving my legs and chest but I was going on a trip to sunny florida and did not want to reveal myself or have questions asked about my smooth chest and legs, giggles.
Trisha

Hey Paige,
For me, shaving my face is such a hateful chore, a necessary first step in my transition. Like most, I suppose, I'd just as well not have a beard to shave at all. The whole thing is a huge pain, as is shaving everywhere else... I get no thrill in the act, only so thankful and happy once it's over and I FINALLY have a pallet to feminize. :battingeyelashes:

Robyn

My wife gets up in the morning and puts on her make-up. I get up and shave. It is just something that we do. If we are going out in the evening, she redoes her make-up. I may or may not shave again. My facial hair is light, so I do not really have a five-o-clock shadow.

On the other hand, my arm, chest and leg hair is darker and fast enough growing that is is visible in a couple of days, so shaving it off is very much a part of transitioning to female mode. The mind may be gender-enhanced, but the body is still definitely male.

For me some of the sexist images that come to mind are of beautiful women beside a tub full of bubbles sitting on the edge of the tub in a towel leg bent at the knee elegantly shaving. That is so feminine. I also love the sensation of stockings on freshly shaven legs.

I love the feel of being freshly shaved , but hate having to repeatidly do it ,as it becomes a chore .
How I wish we could all only have to shave once , and that would be the end of it ..... smooth and silky ...... in all our nooks and crannies .... giggle:o

For me shaving is a real pain.
I have sensitive skin so I can get a rash even using a electric shaver. My hair grows really fast and I also have a permaneht shadow. If I could afford it I would have it removed by laser. But it looks as though I will have to wait for electrolysis.

Well, this sasquatch avoided shaving his face for almost thirty years and kept a short well trimmed beard. And when it got shaved off last year for the first time, it was a revelation. Didn't even recognize the guy in the mirror after all that time, though he did look a little familiar.

I did enjoy the trimming of it over the years, fooling myself that I looked like a skinny Sean Connery (LOL!). But now that I shave every day (even when I don't have to go to work...), it's becoming something of a chore... but I also get to see deja there every morning, 'cos shaving the face now is directly related to freeing her from her hairy prison after all those years. So yeah Paige, for me face shaving is a bit of a thrill. I'm sure it'll pale into routine and drudgery after a while though.

The same epiphany that got me to shave that decades old beard also got me to start on the rest of my body, too. Chest, arms, legs...all kept shaven now. I've gone from totally bushy Airedale to complete Chihuahua in the past few months. It still grows fast, though, so a couple of days of not shaving brings back a salt and pepper stubble that pleases me not at all. :(

Still, even though it has added an extra 20 minutes or so to my daily morning ablutions (ya like that word?), I find a joy in rotating the requirement to "thresh and mow" the various bits in order to keep the wooly "what's-his-name" at bay and the (mostly) smooth deja with me all the time. Legs one day, arms the next, and chest the next...a three day rotation. Weekends often have the time to get the whole thing done at once, a kinda hour long concentrated deja revival that I now enjoy and look forward to!

Sorry about all the details, but you started it!

:)

For me it something that's a must do for the face and a want to do for the legs.:hugs:
Angie

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Originally Posted by trisha11

I think for me it is because shaving our face is just something that us "guys/girls" just have to do if we choose to not have facial hair, it is maintenance for us. Kind of like girls shaving their legs, it is maintenance. When us girls shave our legs it is part of the feminine process. My GG friend recently talked me into shaving my armpits, lmao, she almost talked me into shaving my legs and chest but I was going on a trip to sunny florida and did not want to reveal myself or have questions asked about my smooth chest and legs, giggles.
Trisha

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So are you ready to shave your legs yet? lol If you shave them, I'll buy you a spankin' fresh pair on nylons to put on those gorgeous silky legs!!!:cute:

I too hid Robyn for about 20 years behind a full beard. Early photos are from the neck down. I ended up having to shave for work and it was amazing. Within months Robyn was out and about.

Now back to the shaving question. I still find my face to be very sexy when I shave it extra close to be Robyn. I shave it 5 different directions to get it as smooth as possible. When I am in drab and heading to work I never shave it that much and it is not near as smooth. As for my legs, I love the feeling when they are shaved and smooth. Nothing feels better than to slip stockings onto them when they are freshly shaved. I thank my mother's genes for not having much hair. I never have to shave my arms and the legs take 3-4 days to grow back.

Robyn

OGM.... I just epilated part of my face and it feels smooth as my legs!! hahaha

I don't like any hair on my body except the hair on my scalp which, of course, is disappearing all on its own. I also don't like to shave it all off, its a pain in the butt, oh well.... thats my cross to bear and the results are worth it.

Rach

I have never said how smooth and sexy my shaved legs felt. In fact, when I do shave my legs they always sting afterwards. Perhaps it's because the skin on my legs is much more sensitive than the skin on my face. Shaving has always been a chore for me and would cause my face to break out with zits which is why I wore a full beard for 36 years before finally shaving it off 11 months ago.

I guess I'm getting a little long winded here but I just wanted to say that my legs look masculine shaved or hairy but I do enjoy the smoothness of them shaved. I usually use an electric shaver for my face but in the shower, I use a ladies razor on my legs and always end up with nicks and cuts. I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.

9 bucks to who gets this right, ' sometime's I make up. sometimers I wake up! Who knows the song!

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Originally Posted by marny

9 bucks to who gets this right, ' sometime's I make up. sometimers I wake up! Who knows the song!

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Just a guess?
Chop Suey by System of a Down

Paige,

If I shave my face (closely) to often it gets irritated, because my skin is fairly sensitive. After shaving my face, I'll moisturize and put my makeup on; none of this helps. So after a few days my face is breaking out. When I shave my legs, it is a completely different sensation. My legs feel nice and silky, even without hose.

I need to shave, because otherwise my face would look so stupid, for anyone near enough. I got thin and blond body hair, for most parts of my body, including the facial hair. It does not even grow that long, the longest it has ever grown, should not have been maybe 1cm.
It looks very bad from close, as you can kinda see it, but you cannot see it. It makes the face seem uncared for, doesn't matter in which mode I am. Though I do not get any kind of beard shadow.

I even tried to sugaring my facial hair, but it only works partially, I am unable to get all the facial hair out with it, unlike for the rest of my body. I looked into this issue and it seems the root system for the male beard is different compared to all the other hair in the human body, this root systems makes it impossible/very hard to get them out besides by plucking each of them alone or shaving it.

Facial shaving is a must for guys and leg shaving is part of our CDing dream.
Love,
JoAnne Wheeler

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Originally Posted by BrianaMarie

So are you ready to shave your legs yet? lol If you shave them, I'll buy you a spankin' fresh pair on nylons to put on those gorgeous silky legs!!!:cute:

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I think that is an offer I can not refuse.......lets make a plan giggles

no mater how many times i shave my face it still isn't as smooth as my legs

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Originally Posted by Sally24

Actually I do feel that way sometimes. Usually soon after electrolysis so that I have an unusually smooth face. Shaving , then moisturizing, then applying makeup is so nice at that point!

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I do as well, but not so much to the extent Paige so cutely exagerated :)

It used to be like most of us I'm sure, all about shaving the face to create the best canvas I could. But of the blue I went and did the plucking thing and now, I'm not satisfied unless I can pluck the face smooth. Afterwards, I can keep it up for nearly a week but all at once it seems, most of those insidious furs start their march to break the skin's surface and at that point, neither tweezers nor a razor can do a good job in getting them. This whole routine unfortunately goes far to dictate when I can plan outings and even apply makeup at home.

I HOPE I HOPE I HOPE that in 2009 I can actually start an electrolyis routine. I figure I don't need facial hair in guy mode (I can't grow a normal beard or stash to save my life...thank goodness, but I have enough to make quite a mess) and I'll be MUCH HAPPIER not having to deal with the plucking routine any longer.

I hate shaving full stop! It would be great if there was a quick and fairly cheap way of getting rid of ALL body hair!.
In saying that? There is something i find slightly theraputic about shaving my legs that i just can't quite put my fingure on??? It's the massageing in the shaving gel then carfully drawing up the razar, trying to avoid the nicks around tricky parts like the knees,.The watching the white lather of the gel and the black hairs comming off and the skin looking all pink and delicate.
Plus there is the face shaving is a guy thing and the legs a girly thing, and me prefering girly.

Paige, your comment is funny because all the women i know and can discuss stuff like this with tell me that they don't know why anyone would find leg shaving sexy. I think for CDs its part of the transformation process which i find sexy in itself. To each their own.

A lot of women also tell me that especially in the winter if they are not wearing skirts or dresses they may not bother shaving unless they know they are going to be with someone.

When I shave my face, I know the stubble will be back tomorrow. When I nair my legs, I've managed a little sex-change operation that locks me into girlhood for weeks!:o

The difference is that i look in the mirror to shave my face , don`t you :lol:

I finally got rid of everything, but in the old days shaving my face took more of a toll on the skin than shaving my legs. And most people aren't looking at your legs close up when you talk to them.

Hi Paige!
I do not like shaving at all! I had a beard until five years ago. The thing is, I don't look that great in a dress, even less with a beard.:heehee:
So, I shave. I also shave the other parts of the body. I just "feel" better hairless. So again, I shave.

I shave mostly because pantyhose or tights wear better with shaved legs.. or that's my story.. have you let the hair grow on your legs and worn pantyhose or tights?? also shaving the rest of my body hair: I've never shaved my upper body hair in the winter before but this year I am.. it's a gradual thing to shave that much hair.. I'm gonna be hair free from my waist up her by the end of the month and I'm gonna try to stay that way for the next two or three months.. maybe.. just to see how it feels..

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Originally Posted by MlleErin

What did somebody mention, nevermind I plead the 5th...

OK so yeah it is like this -
Shaving the face is merely getting rid of the curse of the beard, for at least a little while. It is a chore, it doesn't feel luxurious or even sexy. The makeup feels sexy well can look that way...

Shaving the legs feels nice but is kind of optional. there are long skirts or dark tights or whatever...

Shaving legs is a luxury, shaving the face is a chore.

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I couldn't agree more. I think it's basically a matter of routine. When I was 15, shaving my face was the thrill of a lifetime because it was something I finally got to do. After years on end of doing the same thing, it's nothing but a chore. It's something I have to do.

Women aren't too different. For a lot of teenage girls, make-up is a new, exciting way to look beautiful, glamorous, sexy. To a lot of adult women, make-up is a time-consuming, obligatory way to look "presentable". Which one of the two sounds more like us CDers? :)

I think that most of us dress up on a sporadic basis, so it never has time to become routine. That keeps it "special" in our minds for a lot longer. A few of our lucky sisters, though, dress quite regularly, or even full-time. I wouldn't be surprised if their answers were similar to other GGs. :2c:

I hate shaving my face but somehow shaving my legs relaxes me and makes me feel more comfortable.

To tell you the truth, other than the top of my head ,their isn't a spot on my body that I don't wan't shaved!

I feel that a totally hairless body is just, ultimately, so feminine. Haven't had hair anywhere below the neck for over 30 years now. Why shave the legs? Put on a pair of sheer nylons without shaving them. When I first started I wore two pairs of nylons and panty hose over that. I did a good job of hiding the leg hairs but was a bit warm and uncomfortable. Once I shaved my legs and put on a pair of nylons - it looked jusy exquisiye. Haven't had leg, chest, arm or underarm hair since. Epilate it all. Want to look as much like a woman as possible. Don't want any body hair to mar the image.

And no matter how close a shave, it will never be GOOD ENOUGH. If I could make my face look like my legs after a shave, maybe I would be ecstatic about how pretty it was too!

Just had a shaving discussion with my wife the other day. We were in a movie -slumdog- and she said that I need to shave I said I know I really should just lazer it off or have electrolosis then i wouldn't have to deal with it anymore. She agreed!:eek:

We talked about body hair ( She likes me to have some hair in the summer but doesn't mind me shaving durring the fall winter spring months and she is especially fond of my stomach hair which she has made me keep year round well I said that I'll let my body hair grow for the summer as long as I get to be totally nude all winter!! She agreed:eek:

The hair on my head is now long enough to put in a pony tail or put up all because She agreed:D

Kelsy

Hadn't really thought about whether shaving my face was the same kinda thrill as shaving the rest of me, so thought I'd shave with that question in mind and give it a try...

Ya know what? Sometimes it is!

LMFAO!!! You just made my day! Of course, all of my co-workers just asked me what was so funny and headed for my desk to find out. Thanks for nearly outting me!

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Originally Posted by Paige.

What is the difference between shaving your face and shaving your legs?

I am curious because I have never read a post that says something like "OMG, I just shaved my face again. My cheeks feel incredibly smooth and sexy and I was so turned on the whole time. It must be the 6,143rd time for me and my make-up is going to look so good."

I don't mean to mock, but when you want to dress you shave your face to look pretty and feminine. But it isn't the same as doing your legs is it? Is it because a beard is strictly a male thing and leg shaving is a female thing? Can anyone enlighten me?

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Perhaps it's a habit thing. Men typically have to shave their face every day since puberty, and therefore it doesn't feel special any more. Shaving the legs, on the other hand, is probably not an every day occurrence for those who like to talk about how smooth and silky they feel.

Basically, what I'm saying is that I doubt you will find any CD's on here who shave their legs on a regular basis, and make posts about how special it feels.

Shaving face is a chore, shaving legg's is heaven:o

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Originally Posted by Paige.

What is the difference between shaving your face and shaving your legs?... I don't mean to mock, but when you want to dress you shave your face to look pretty and feminine. But it isn't the same as doing your legs is it? Is it because a beard is strictly a male thing and leg shaving is a female thing? Can anyone enlighten me?

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Others have made similar replies but, for me, each step toward creating or improving the feminine illusion is exciting.

Shaving my face to go to work is no big deal. But, for me, shaving as the step prior to applying makeup IS different because it's part of creating the illusion.

FWIW,

Yvette

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Originally Posted by Sally24

That is true. I don't have much hair for the 5 or 6 inches above my ankles anymore. Wish it would continue up the whole leg!:sad:

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When does this start to happen? I'm looking forward to it. So far my experience has been that the hair has been marching down my legs very thickly and has now got as far as my toes.

Today I shaved my legs for the first time, and needless to say it was a long process. The feeling is wonderful though.

Ok from a gg this may not be the answer you are looking for but....I read recently in Cosmo that a man's skin 70% more sensitive than a womans....which made total sense to me. Because I have never paid much attention to how the material of clothes felt....if I liked it and it looked good on i wore it!!! But my CD bf really likes the way hose or silky material feel....which after some thought I realized he was right they do feel really good on your skin. So to you question/comment about shaving in my opinion that is why males or females for that matter enjoy freshly shavin legs!!

I epilate my legs and I shave my face. I found a "body hair electric shaver" on amazon.com which I'll probably order one of those soon. I used to epilate my face once in awhile but it leaves a pink burn for awhile and I don't like the idea of scarring and burning my face and having to go to an emergency room. I shave every day with both a rotary electric and cosmetology clippers. I'm thickly bearded with patchy/dry/oily skin.

I actually do shave 2 or 3 times in one day. I'm hoping that eventually I'll be good enough with makeup to cover up that "5 o'clock shadow". It may sound strange to some people but I wish I was born without quite so much body hair and if I could have my choice of female traits you could mark me down for NO facial hair. Don't anybody get me wrong. I'm a happy person.


But here and there we have all have a few little things like that and all in all I wish the hair gremlins hadn't given me quite so much of the Lon Cheney stuff on my legs,chest and face.


Samantha B L

First the face:
I started shaving at 11 and it has been an everyday thing since, clothing seldom touches my face save for a sock hat in the winter and I am use to the feeling of a smooth face. It is nothing special.
For the legs:
I started shaving at 45
I have usually have some kind of clothing on my legs and before I shaved them the hair on my legs kept the fabric from touching my skin, even a worm breeze would touch the hair on my legs first and the skin second. Shaving my legs removes that insulating layer of hair and introduces me to a very new feeling now with my legs smooth I feel everything jeans, air, hose, and anything else I put on my lower half it is an entirely new and special feeling . Smooth is one thing I mean it really feels nice and even in my work uniform the physical feeling of having smooth legs makes life a little more enjoyable. Now add Lotion and you have smooth and soft and this is an entirely new feeling and I like it.
So the major difference is that I use to not feeling things on the skin of my legs because of the hair that insulated them form everything and now that I know the difference I prefer the feeling I get from having smooth and soft legs to having legs covered with hair.
Does this help?

Hi Paige:
I hate Shaving, I hate face and body hair. But for me shaving my legs is sexier than face. I have to shave my face daily, and I hate it!
When getting prep for a CD night I love the result of having a hairless body, the softness and the feel of moisturizing my legs and body is awesome!, but the shaving is the bad part of it all. I am thinking of getting a face hair removal, but still investigating which system is best.

This morning while shaveing, I couldn't help to think of this thread and laugh. I do agree, I don't keep my legs shaved but have done it several times. SO doesn't care for it much. So just play as I can. But as for the question why doesn't it do the same for one as the other. I guess it is the mind set that a guy who normally has the status quo hairy legs, is turning off the man side and gearing to the girl side. Which for me is fun...

When I first started shaving my legs it was very exciting. Exactly why, I never really figured out. Maybe because it was different and kind of taboo. Maybe because it was an outward manifestation of cd'ing. Maybe a little fear of how I would explain it if I were asked. Whatever, ...now after doing it for years it HAS become just like shaving my face. Too bad , I could use a little harmless excitement.

Lisa

Well I've just shaved my legs for the first time a few days ago! Have to say it felt very weird having smooth legs, but it made me feel so much more like a girl! Especially once I pulled my tights on :D

I ended up getting a bit carried away and shaved my arms too! This may prove to be an issue as I always wear tshirts, or have my shirt arms rolled up at work. 4 days so far and noone has noticed though...

Debbie

Shaving your face is something you have no choice but to do boy or girl. It grows more quickly than you can do anything about. Nothing like shaving your body so you can wear pretty, girly things and feel them slide on your smooth body, which is very erotic. Face shaving is just a chore period, man or woman. Nothing sexy about it. Big pain in the ass no matter what. Would love it if it was not something I never had to do ever again, CD or not. I hate shaving my face everyday more than I can tell you.

I hate shaving my face - to the point that I wore a full beard from 1991 to 2007. My beard is finally white/gray so when I do shave, I no longer need to do "beard cover" as the first step in a total transformation. Even so, the feeling of sandpaper-face after half a day takes a lot of fun out of crossdressing.

But waxing/plucking the beard is a whole 'nother thing. If I grow my beard long enough to get a good grip on it, I can clear my whole face in less than 2 hours. The FEEL of a silky smooth face for at least a week afterward is HEAVENLY and DEEPLY SATISFYING.

I notice from the boy pix of "sisters" that many grow a beard between their appearances en femme. SO I suspect I'm not the only one who does the waxing/plucking thing.

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Originally Posted by Paige.

What is the difference between shaving your face and shaving your legs?

I am curious because I have never read a post that says something like "OMG, I just shaved my face again. My cheeks feel incredibly smooth and sexy and I was so turned on the whole time. It must be the 6,143rd time for me and my make-up is going to look so good."

I don't mean to mock, but when you want to dress you shave your face to look pretty and feminine. But it isn't the same as doing your legs is it? Is it because a beard is strictly a male thing and leg shaving is a female thing? Can anyone enlighten me?

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Because its just not done!

ts just a soctioal and culutural tabbo!

It us not done!