question for those with Y chromosomes who shave their legs

[LucyH]

When teenage girls start shaving their legs, there's usually a bit of a learning curve. It took me about 10 years, in fact, to get to the place where I could go a year without nicking myself with the razor.

So what about y'all? If you first got around to shaving your legs after being used to shaving your face, did that make it easier to avoid nicks? Or do you just use an electric razor and not have to worry about it either way? I realize there are a lot of variables, and this question makes a few assumptions, so feel free to answer what I should have asked, instead of what I did ask.

I ask this for the purpose of writing realistic science fiction, by the way. I'm trying to decide whether a 30something character who's just been gender morphed into a woman will be good at it right away.

 

[CandiCame]

I'm actually not that hairy for a guy- but I did cut myself the first couple of times. Your calves aren't that different from your face- but when you get to your thighs and pubes and you can't see- that's the hard part- learning to shave by feel rather then sight.

So I started waxing.

 

[travelwriter]

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I have been shaving my legs, chest and groin for a number of years and find the smoothness of freshly shaven skin very erotic. Shaving after a hot soapy shower works best for me, as does a shaving brush. Lots of lather, new razor and being careful. I love it.

 

[GracefullyYours]

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[PhoebeP]

I cut myself pretty badly on my shin when I first started and have the scars to prove it. That's what too much wine and a bubble bath will do to you!

 

[PhoebeP]

I LOVE the feel of my legs after they've been shaved! I should have done it a LONG time ago! I also shave my chest and groin. LOVE IT!!!

Took me about 6 months to get the hang of it. I now do it in the shower with no wine.

 

[CandiCame]

I LOVE the feel of my legs after they've been shaved! I should have done it a LONG time ago! I also shave my chest and groin. LOVE IT!!!

Took me about 6 months to get the hang of it. I now do it in the shower with no wine.

How the fuck are you all shaving in the shower? I can't do that.

 

[Prince Albert]

Practice, pratice, pratice! I used to shave for compwtative swimming in college. Now I shave my privates carefully. It is just practicing, getting used to it.

 

[PhoebeP]

Not a big deal. We have a walk-in shower. I just put my foot up on the edge and go to town!

 

[Chrissi]

Been shaving my legs for a couple of decades now. Couple times a week. Gillette triple edge in the shower takes only a few moments. Watch the knees both front and back other than that it's pretty straight foreward.

I did it in my teens and 20s as a professional athlete, now just do it because I like the way it looks and feels...well I always liked the way it looked and felt, but I no longer have a reason other than vanity.

 

[travelwriter]

Shaving knees is such a pain in the butt! When I first started I damn near cut one of them off. By the way, I love walking around my gym (steam room & sauna) after having shaved. Guys look and can't quite tell what's different but they definitely look, and a number have asked me about shaving. In fact, on one occasion I was sitting in the steam room when the only other fellow in there with me moved to a point directly across from me and opened his legs. My shaving may have had nothing to do with that but, hey....

 

[LucyH]

Took me about 6 months to get the hang of it. I now do it in the shower with no wine.

Hehe, good plan.

Thanks for all the answers. I'll make some slight adjustments to my story now.

How the fuck are you all shaving in the shower? I can't do that.

The trick of shaving in the shower (in my little world) is to stand with your back to the sprayer and stand on the leg you're not shaving, while lifting the one you do want to shave and bracing it against the wall or the edge of the tub or something. That way you can reach, and water isn't running down your leg while you're trying to shave it. (And if water *is* running down that leg, you're not standing the right way yet.)

 

[meflash]

I shave my legs in the shower about every 4 or 5 days, I have very little body hair to start with. I will shave just before a meet & make sure I'm nice & smooth all over. I keep a small patch above my cock, but the rest of me is hair free. I use soap & razor & have never had a bad cut.

 

[woman_inside]

I'm not very hairy for a guy, so no knee hair. I just shaved like I shave my face, no problems.

 

[CandiCame]

I'm jealous of the last 2 posters and I feel retarded.

I seriously can't shave in a shower- I have to take a bath.

 

[Seamen]

It takes me FOREVER to shave Legs take up a long time, especially the "far" side.

I never really had problems with cuts, although I am extra careful shaving my balls. The trick is to take your time with it.