1 when hair is visible on your arms or legs, how many of you wear long sleeves w/ pants?
- I've never bothered with covering my arms. They are extremely hairy but for some reason quite light coloured. Its freezing cold where I live right now so I'm always wearing pants but during the summer I'll only wear skirts if i've epilated in the previous few days
2 how many people wear socks constantly to hide the hair around the ankle & toes & feet?
- No, I've never considered that. Maybe because epilating is so effective?
3 does anyone wear turtlenecks/scarves to hide hair on the chest or neck? - I dont think I've ever worn a turtleneck but often if I'm wearing a hoodie I'll pull it up a bit higher and pull the hood forward with the excuse I'm cold.
4 or comb your hair around your face so that sideburns arent visible.
- quite often when I was heavier but my facial hair hasn't been as much of an issue since i've lost weight. Or maybe my confidence is just higher.
5 if you cant wax, nair or pluck for a few days, do you give in to the urge to shave? (actually i heard plucking is worse and shaving is better but i feel safer plucking for some odd reason)
- Nope never, I know I'll regret it.
6 favourite method of hair removal (besides laser/electrolysis but if youre on it PRAY TELL how its working for you and how long it took to complete the treatments) here are some preferences: sugaring, waxing, threading, plucking, shaving, finishing touch/electronic hair removal blades, nair/cream. also please recommend brands, types, and pros of cons of the ones you like or dislike very strongly.
- my epilator!
I'm slowly getting brave enough to do more than just my legs and armpits. I'm not sure about brands, I'd assume they're all the same but Braun always comes highly recommended.
7 does anyone else get knicked from shaving their arms or toes or feet?
- I gave up shaving a couple of years ago.
8 whats the strangest place that you have to remove hair? i dont know if its strange but my fingers...i actually woulda said the tops of my feet or a couple other things except that i saw some people who said they too have to remove the hair from there.
- Chest hair.
9 HOW on EARTH do you get rid of all that tiny black stubble? the kind that looks like pores in your arms or wherever you remove it from? the ones that when you shave or whatever its still there! my legs even kinda look like that bcuz im so pale and then i got these li'l dots except on my legs its pores, on my arms its hair. anyone got any ideas?
- I dont shave because I hate that 'shadow' effect.
10 anyone tried those hair buffers by con-air or any of that kinda stuff? the ones where you replace those pads on it? like a microderm abrasion kit?
- nope
11 WHAT IS A FACIAL HAIR BUFFER? they have those facial hair buffers at the stores but i dont know if they really work like they say they do and HOW do they work? thats why im hesitant to buy it.
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12 anyone had any luck w/ the facial hair buffer, hair off mitten, or the Sally Hansen hair removal kit that includes the "hair wand"??? i dont know what the hair wand is but its called something like that i think, i cant remember but i was and am tempted to try it except that i think its probably going to be something like nair in a tube, or "wand". i just wanna know what it is!
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13 favourite method? most effective? least favourite? least effective? please give details as to why, if you can. i.e. the smell, the residue, painful/leaves burns, too much preparation time/doesnt remove small/long hairs effectively, doesnt remove hair as its supposed to, etc.
- least effective - hair removal creams. Maybe there are heavy duty ones out there but all the ones I've used aren't designed for those of us with PCOS. If they brought out one that was specifically for men then I guess it might work.
- most effective - my epilator & my brazilian wax (although the wax is expensive to maintain so I save it for special occasions
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14 how does hirsutism affect your love/social/sex life? and on a scale of 0-10 (or OFF THE SCALE!!!) how would you say that the hirsutism affects your self-esteem/self-worth?
- I would definately have more confidence in approaching guys but its never affected my self-esteem. All my boyfriends/sexual partners have just accepted that my hair is part of me.
15 does your partner know you have hair? do you cover/remove it and try to keep it flawless all the time or do you sometimes let it go for a bit?
- my partner knows everything and anything about me. But I've always been a very open and 'TMI' type of person.
16 does hirsutism cause a less-fullfilling sex life?
- definately not. There's better things to be thinking about and concentrating on once you're into the act!
17 have you come to accept the problem or do you constantly find yourself wondering how things would be different if you DIDNT have it? does it cause a constant state of depression/loss of control?
- I have been affected by depression but it wasn't linked to hair. It was linked to the feeling of being completely unhealthy and out of control with regards fixing my health.
18 does the cold seem to make hair growth worse?
- I live in Dunedin, the south island of New Zealand and I can confidently say that I haven't noticed a different. I think that if you are in a warmer climate you would generally have a bit of a tan and the hair would be less noticable.
19 pros & cons of your favourite method/least favourite method. i know ive put this a few times on here probably but i figure that different products may be listed on different areas so you dont have to answer this if you have already and youre going to say the same thing you already said...lol bcuz i dont wanna be a hassle BUT this is more for the last words on any product that is worth knowing about.
- God Bless my Epilator!
