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myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty 3 years ago

I just can’t forget what I saw the other day when I was out buying snack at a burger chain. I was waiting in line, minding my own business, just looking around and there was this lady that caught my attention.

She seems a nice lady. Smiling and dressed up casually fine. She was wearing a tee with sleeves and like me, waiting in line but beside my counter. She then reached for her purse inside her bag that was clinging on her shoulder. Her shoulders raised a bit and oh my God, I was shocked from what I saw. Her armpit is like a forestshocked!! I know this is too much of a description but it was a mess. There are two guys waiting in line next to me and I heard them talking about the girl and they were laughing.

Oh I felt blushembarrassed for the lady. But the experience, somehow I learned something from it. Now, I don’t regularly tweeze my underarms. Sometimes I get lazy doing it. There are days I would tweeze some but not finish both underarms. And if I knew I haven’t tweezed my underarms I don’t wear sleeveless shirts but I didn’t know that though we’re wearing tees with sleeves, our underarms sometimes shows and others might notice it. Now I am extra whistlecautious raising my arms in public cause we don’t really know if others do really sees it. Plus, I’ll try to do the tweezing regularly.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. muscles4me (11361)   3 years ago

I used to shave my underarms about every 3 days as the hair grew slow there anyway. After the change of life my hair just stopped growing under my arms. She could have been from another country as some nationalities believe that is sexy. Personally I hate a hairy body EVEN on a man.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Other nationalities thinks its sexy having a hairy underarm? Well that's weird to be sexyblink.. I think she's also a Filipino like me. I felt sorry for seeing her underarm but it was unintentional.

You said your underarm hair stopped growing? So when we get old it stops just like that.. I see..


myLot reputation of 98/100. muscles4me (11361)  3 years ago

Yep, after the change of life it just stopped growing.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Hmm... I wish mine would stop growing so it won't be a bother to be tweezing them.glare


myLot reputation of 98/100. Ingkingderders (2660)   ranked 723 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Yep.. I think it's in Europe that they find women with hair on their underarms sexy... confused

I saw a couple of European women once here in the Philippines, they were shopping and they were wearing spaghetti straps, and when they reached for a bag in the shelf... well, you know what I saw.. a forest ( a blonde forest at that lollol)


myLot reputation of 94/100. a_motherstouch (106)  3 years ago

I AM from Europe and I can tell you that only some of the younger generation shave their under arms.Most women in Germany do NOT shave their arms or Legs, and German Men do think it's sexy.
Hmmm...I have "Americanized" even BEFORE I came to the States and can't imagine NOT shaving.
When my Niece visited me from Germany, she did not care what people thought about her unshaven under arms lol, she said it's crazy to shave, why would you do that? I told her all the reasons Women shave which did not change her mind one bit. LOL
Each to their own.
I believe this woman you seen was probably from another country, people should take this possibility into consideration and not laugh at her.
I Think we would feel hurt if we would be laughed at in a country where women don't shave and we show up hairless under our Arms and legs.
Blessings
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myLot reputation of 83/100. jenysie (100)  3 years ago

I do shave, why would you tweeze your under arms?? That would hurt like no other!!!

I shave...well actually they have this cool little tool at WalMart that has like 3 different attachments, and I use that for my underarms...it's a lot quicker, and you can do it in or out of the shower!! Plus you don't cut yourself...

I do recommend using it in the shower with soap though, because you can get razor burn..I thought this was magical or something so I tried it with nothing, and all I can say is ouch!!

But I would recommend shaving, not tweezing...tweezing won't make the hair stop growing...


myLot reputation of 86/100. pweety_princess (1743)  3 years ago

I'm sorry, but did you just say Not shaving your underarms is SEXY IN SOME COUNTRIES???? surrender
That's umm.. it's a bit weird. I just don't get what part of it is sexy. It's an arm, and under it you have a whole lot of body hair, that probably has all the odour from all the sweat you have used.
Not. Sexy. At. All!


myLot reputation of 88/100. jazzsue58 (1695)   ranked 1,603 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

I'm going through the change, and must admit I'm grateful the Nair tube or razor comes out a bit less often - not least because it's not so easy getting there these days! It seems to have migrated to my upper lip, though. Hmm ...blink

I go to the gym - less often than I used to, but I still go - and I wear a vest top. If I know I've got the teensiest bit of stubble under my arms it's a no-no for the lat pull-down. I get so self conscious.

German lady body-builders out of season - don't even GO there ...


myLot reputation of 98/100. muscles4me (11361)  3 years ago

efore the change I always kept my underarms shaved because of the gym. ea I can imagine the lat pull down and the pull up would be a bad move if there was a forest under the arm. Germany has some BIG female bodybuilders. Are stefroids legal in Germany? Good for you for working out jerz

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2. myLot reputation of 98/100. roniroxas (5916)   ranked 39 out of 1,688 in beauty   3 years ago

i shave three times a week during bath. i also have three daugthers and they are teens already and told them to shave also 3 times or twice in a week. this is hygiene. women needs to shave their armpits for it is not really lady like to see if your armpit is like a forest. we may wear tshirt but still you can see it the armpits are not well trimmed happy. i am not good with tweezer it makes me dizzy.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Hi ron!happy Doesn't shaving make underarms darker? I heard from girls but I don't know if it's true. That's why I don't shave my armpit, I'm afraid it might get darker in color.

My mom also says that when we shave our armpits, other hairs that's not really underarm hairs gets shaved too so it's better to just tweeze them. But tweezing is tiring.


myLot reputation of 98/100. roniroxas (5916)   ranked 39 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

i guess so but i also use milk salts for my armpit. so far my childrens armpit are not darkening yet. i can not really use tweezers for it makes me feel dizzy. so i rather shave it, there is no other way for me to get rid of the hair than to shave. happy so i dont have much choice if it darkens my armpit.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

You use milk salts, what product is that? For whitening armpits?


myLot reputation of 98/100. roniroxas (5916)   ranked 39 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

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i use this product its around 150 php per pack. you can use it on you armpits and i use it also on elbows and knees. i also use it on my face but not often, maybe once a month. It removes dirt deposits and dead skin cells from your body

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3. myLot reputation of 94/100. Capsicum (943)   ranked 303 out of 1,688 in beauty   3 years ago

Plucking with a tweezers ,that hurts just hearing it. I use to get all embarrassed when my relatives would come from overseas because they don't shave them eitherblinkBut wwhat can you do when its familywhistle. I shave every other day but learned my lesson using my hubbies electric razor on them ,I was burnt for a week.He was pretty ticked to because,he claims I dulled the darn thing. I was at a big pig roast this weekend and got a bee sting under mine and am going to the sea shore in a few days. I am just praying the swelling goes down so that ,I can shave them. Then again no one will know me and its just my mom and my friend and he actually gets turned on by women with under arm hair ! He would be sorry to hear he missed this event that you witnessed.


myLot reputation of 95/100. mysdianait (20665)   ranked 272 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Ouch! surrender
A bee sting right there!
That must be awful especially if you are hot and sticky doh


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Yes! dohIt does hurt when you pluck them. Sometimes when I do it the pores bleeds and I hate it when it does cause the spot turns dark in color as it heals but they get paler after sometime.

So your hubby likes forest armpits hehe and you dulled his electric razorrasp.. But that was dangerous shaving underarm hairs with electric razors. I've never done that.

Why don't you try putting ice on them. Ice can help heal the swelling. So you'll look great for this weekend!w00t


myLot reputation of 94/100. Capsicum (943)   ranked 303 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Hi MysD -It hurts like hell to tell ya the truthglare. Me and the bee's coexist fine together, in my gardens everyday.It was the stupid swatters around me ,who caused them to react. You know what I meanninja


myLot reputation of 94/100. Capsicum (943)   ranked 303 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Hi Iskay No my husband does not like it at allw00tIts a friend of the family that likes it lol.We are leaving for vacation in two weeks,I am going to the shore for a day trip with my mom and friend mentioned above.
Now you got me thinking about mens hair lines that are to sweet to shave , guys here do it all the time.They go as far as to wax it all offshocked Ewe
I love some hair on my man,but no hairy beast.
I think you should try a razor ,I would never pluck my underarms( Oh No)would hurt to bad. Do yourself a favor and check out Shick Daisy razors, for women ,they work great underarms and legs . I never have a bump or irritation of any kind when I shave,unless the blade gets old. But they have refills, so its always sharp. Nice chatting with you again.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Shick Daisy razors?lol Hmm.. I'll try to check if we have it here in the Philippines.

I would like men to have some, again, "some" hair on their chest. And some would be just enough for me to make them look so manly hehedrool.

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4. myLot reputation of 95/100. mysdianait (20665)   ranked 272 out of 1,688 in beauty   3 years ago

I have seen other females from different countries that do not have the habit of keeping their underarms in trim. I guess it's a case of what you are used to but I just couldn't bear the idea of not shaving. Plucking would be tedious and have never done that. I had them professionally waxed years ago and though it was a very efficient way of doing it, it was also expensive so it was back to the razor after that and I prefer that method.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Oh you've done waxing. I wanna try it too but it's out of the budgetthumbdown. I heard there are also lasers available and if you had that procedure the hair will not grow anymore. I don't know if I heard it right but that's what I know about lasers. rolleyes

The easiest and most unexpensive way is to shave or tweeze. I do the tweezing though it hurts a little.doh


myLot reputation of 95/100. mysdianait (20665)   ranked 272 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Yes I have heard of the laser treatment but it's even more expensive than waxing. I'll stick with the old-fashioned razor method as that suits my pocket as well as my armpits too lol

Oh slightly off-topic but over here there are salons and there are almost more males who go for the waxing than the females. They wax not just armpits but all over - what an expense! confused


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Oh vanity males hehelol yes there are some..


myLot reputation of 95/100. mysdianait (20665)   ranked 272 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Yup Italian vanity males droolwublol


myLot reputation of 99/100. jheLaichie (1997)   ranked 570 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

now that caught my eyes... males? waxing all over? total expense and such vanity in them... whew!w00t

i wont even tried waxing all over... i am the kind of lady with more hairs than what ladies would have... whew!blush

jhelaithumbup


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Oh jhe, so you're hairy like me hehelol.. I have lots of hair on my legs. Before I used to be shy because of it but now I don't mind at all cause there are guys who likes it hehe.rolleyes


myLot reputation of 95/100. mysdianait (20665)   ranked 272 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

They spend just as much as females here on being 'macho' drool


myLot reputation of 99/100. jheLaichie (1997)   ranked 570 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Before I used to be shy because of it but now I don't mind at all cause there are guys who likes it hehe.

oh yeah!!! we are one and the same. but i never had bad feelings about it. but sometimes i just cant fight the feeling of insecurities. but hey! they dont mind about it and just glad that i am not kind of dark. i have fairer skin so its quite fine then... lol!lol

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myLot reputation of 99/100. jheLaichie (1997)   ranked 570 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

They spend just as much as females here on being 'macho'

oh dear! that would be superb... w00t and so expensive...

jhelaithumbup


myLot reputation of 94/100. Capsicum (943)   ranked 303 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

I cannot stand no hair on a man surrender There has got to be a nice strip from the belly to ,ninjathe hidden guy.Plus some chest hair.
I could not live with a man who was a Primedona Ewwww....I won't even look at these guys who think they are all that. Would never give them the satisfaction of my eye's wasting time.


myLot reputation of 94/100. Capsicum (943)   ranked 303 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Iskay, buying your own wax ,is no more expensive than a razor with refills.I am sure someone would be happy to remove it confused

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5. myLot reputation of 81/100. Preciousgem (1135)   ranked 564 out of 1,688 in beauty   3 years ago

I always shave my underarms, with the help of the cream or hair removal, to be easy to remove and to not feel so much pain, and to maintain their whites skin in the underarms.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Oh yeshappy I heard there are cream for easy hair removal for the underarms. I haven't use anything like that. Maybe if I try to shave, I will just shave.


myLot reputation of 94/100. Capsicum (943)   ranked 303 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Shaving is good and easy ,that hair removal stuff burns the skin blinkDon't ya think and then smells so bad on top of it.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

The hair removal burns the skin?confused Well, thanks for me telling. I don't like to burn my underarms.

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6. myLot reputation of 97/100. daliaj (4043)   3 years ago

What do you mean by tweezing? How do you that? I usually go for shaving and it works out fine for me for three to four days if I shave once. I also go for waxing if I have time. I would like to go for full body waxing so that I don't have to find time for shaving for a period of time.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Tweezing is by plucking the hair from the skin. You know, like pulling it off. It does hurt dohsometimes but if you're use to it, its just fine tweezing.

You also shave other parts of your body? You mean the legs too? Why do you have to do that? I mean do you have much hair on your legs that you need to shave them too?


myLot reputation of 90/100. bonbon664 (2528)  3 years ago

Tweezing.....yikes, sounds painful. Doesn't it take a long time? I'll continue to shave.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Yes bonbon, it takes a long rolleyestime to pluck all those hair out and it's tiring. That's why sometimes I don't get to finish both underarms. So it's only one arm that I can raise hehe.doh

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7. myLot reputation of 77/100. rameshkumaar57 (2803)   ranked 809 out of 1,688 in beauty   3 years ago

I am from India, and here we do not make a big fuss about under arm hair. Of course the younger generation, do shave and use hair remover, but most of the woman, do not shave their under arms. It is only the people who use sleeveless blouses or sleeveless T's who do it regularly. Just having hair under your arm does not mean that you are not clean or that you lack the basic hygine.
It is just that,we madly follow, all the things which the westerners do, without thinking.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Oh I seehappy.. So women in your country do not shave their underarm hairs and its ok. Well in my country we are thought to shave them. Most women I think around the world do shave their underarms hairs.

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8. myLot reputation of 91/100. seanbryan (269)   ranked 1,208 out of 1,688 in beauty   3 years ago

Hi iskayz!

I'm just lucky with my underarm hair as it can be counted at a glance and grows so thin that one can't even notice it as it matches the color of my skin which is fair. I never had shaved it as they say it will grow thicker if i do so. My husband used to tweez it once every 2 weeks or the lady who used to shape my eye brow threads it at least once a month. I should say, I never had a problem with my armpit as it even doesn't perspire that i don't use any deodorant. Good Day!


myLot reputation of 95/100. mysdianait (20665)   ranked 272 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Some people have all the luck dohwink


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Wow, seanbryan is really a lucky girl Dilol.. Your underarms doesn't perspire? And you're like a queen, someone does the plucking for you and it's your husband hehe.

Oh I envy you. I wish I have your underarm hehehappy.


myLot reputation of 99/100. jheLaichie (1997)   ranked 570 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

oh wow!!! such so much luck! how i wish my underarm could be like yours too seanbryan...

no more worries...thumbup

jhelailol


myLot reputation of 98/100. Ingkingderders (2660)   ranked 723 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

oh wow.. you are one lucky girl!! I am quite hairy ( and I hate hate hate it! ) and I do perspire alot cry


myLot reputation of 99/100. jheLaichie (1997)   ranked 570 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

i dont perspire alot but i do have plenty under there... whew!!! and its so untidy, right?! ew!rasp

jhelaiw00t

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9. myLot reputation of 71/100. subha12 (16391)   3 years ago

It is required to keep that area clean. Plus there are guys all over who are going to tease when they notice those.So its better to tweeze and keep it as clean a spossible. when someone is lazy, should put up dress so that it is not visible.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Yeah that's what I'm more embarrassedblush. I don't mind much if girls would see I have underarm hairs cause it's normal for us girls but for boys seeing it? Oh no, no!!shocked They would tease me just like what they did to the lady I saw at the burger chain.. I can hear them laughing and talking about it.glare

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10. myLot reputation of 99/100. jheLaichie (1997)   ranked 570 out of 1,688 in beauty   3 years ago

oh! oh! oh! before when i was in college i always try to get those awful armpit hairs out of my underarms... its so embarassing really. specially when someone would see it like a forest of hairs... wwwaaahhhh...

but by now i just shave my underarms. because i am not that good in tweezing them and it truly deeply hurts! ouch! i could even imagine and feel the pain now! so i always shave my underarms regularly but on weekends i always end up lazying around and not do about it... lol!lol

jhelaiw00t


myLot reputation of 95/100. mysdianait (20665)   ranked 272 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

The time and pain involved in tweezing
just doesn't bear thinking about! surrender


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 33 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

Hehehelol it seems I'm the only one here who can bear the pain of tweezing. You'll get used to it if you do it more often. It sure would hurt especially if its your first time to pluck. It doesn't grow back too fast cause when you pluck the roots are included.

Shaving the hair they say makes the hair thicker. Don't know if its true.confused


myLot reputation of 99/100. jheLaichie (1997)   ranked 570 out of 1,688 in beauty  3 years ago

The time and pain involved in tweezing
just doesn't bear thinking about!


oh i truly understand what you mean my dear MysD! i just cant bear it as well. and it consumes so much of my time as well. i rather shave much more appropriate in my part. lol!lol

jhelaithumbupthumbup

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