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Post by patriciaanne on Oct 25, 2014 10:47:11 GMT -5
I do shave my legs and my armpits. I have never been in a tanning bed in my life. I am happy to glow in the dark.
I never tan either. My mother was against it and even though people thought she was weird, she saved my skin. Most people who tanned a lot have lots of sun spots and cancer spots. At my school, one teacher had a spot taken off her cheek, the nurse just had a spot taken off her temple, and the maintenance woman just had a spot taken off her ear. Thank you Mom for keeping me out of the sun! Sadly, I was a sun worshipper up until age 19. I wish I hadn't been.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 25, 2014 11:31:22 GMT -5
LOL! I bought one of those spanx (girdle) and wore it with a dress to smooth out my lumps and bumps! I was like Lucille Ball putting the stupid thing on! LOL, I felt so foolish but couldn't help sharing my experience with you all! Needless to say after the struggle to get out of it I have never worn it since! I bought one of those spandex, slimming bathing suits. It looked great and really sucked in the tummy. Then...I made the big, big, big mistake of pulling it down to go to the bathroom . It was wet and I just... could... not... pull... it... back... up . Not good when you are down the shore in a public bathroom. I wrestled with that thing forever before it was back in place. Never wore it again!
If you hadn't been able to get it back on...wonder how long before your family would have come looking for you?
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 25, 2014 11:53:55 GMT -5
Yes, I'm into full hair control myself. Except I gave up shaving. I apparently have these little invisible bumps on my legs that I can't see, but when I shave, I look like a homicide victim. Lovely. So I gave that up and now I go to the day spa to get waxed. Waxing ! Ouch and double ouch! I would love to have laser so I never have to shave my legs ever again. I know some people who shave once a week or never shave. I shave my legs every day. Sigh! The funny thing Is I have no hair on my arms. Thankful for that!
God made us women to have hair on our bodies. Just what woman/women or man/men do I need to go back in time and smack upside the head for the idea of women shaving their legs! LOL! At least hairy legs and underarms are still accepted in parts of Europe. I guess us women could truly go on 'vacation' there.
Personally, I love a man with hair on his body. Doesn't matter to me if he's balding or completely bald on his head though. I understand men shaving their body if they are competitive swimmers or body builders (gotta oil up that body). What I don't understand is men in the general public shaving their legs, underarms, chests, etc. To each their own though - it's their body, not mine.
I got lucky with Mr. Forever. When we met, he had a bare chest. I saw that his dad and three brothers had hairy chests (Mr. Forever is the baby of his family), so I figured in time he would have one too. As they say all good things come to those who wait...he did eventually get a hairy chest. I would have loved him any way if his chest had stayed bare.
What you are inside, what you stand for, your morals, values, etc. is what truly makes who you are. Every thing physical eventually ages and what is left is who you truly are on the inside. I tell my children to make sure that when you decide to get married...that you truly love who they are on the inside and that it's not just a 'physical' attraction.
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Post by patriciaanne on Oct 25, 2014 13:09:10 GMT -5
Waxing ! Ouch and double ouch! I would love to have laser so I never have to shave my legs ever again. I know some people who shave once a week or never shave. I shave my legs every day. Sigh! The funny thing Is I have no hair on my arms. Thankful for that!
God made us women to have hair on our bodies. Just what woman/women or man/men do I need to go back in time and smack upside the head for the idea of women shaving their legs! LOL! At least hairy legs and underarms are still accepted in parts of Europe. I guess us women could truly go on 'vacation' there.
Personally, I love a man with hair on his body. Doesn't matter to me if he's balding or completely bald on his head though. I understand men shaving their body if they are competitive swimmers or body builders (gotta oil up that body). What I don't understand is men in the general public shaving their legs, underarms, chests, etc. To each their own though - it's their body, not mine.
I got lucky with Mr. Forever. When we met, he had a bare chest. I saw that his dad and three brothers had hairy chests (Mr. Forever is the baby of his family), so I figured in time he would have one too. As they say all good things come to those who wait...he did eventually get a hairy chest. I would have loved him any way if his chest had stayed bare.
What you are inside, what you stand for, your morals, values, etc. is what truly makes who you are. Every thing physical eventually ages and what is left is who you truly are on the inside. I tell my children to make sure that when you decide to get married...that you truly love who they are on the inside and that it's not just a 'physical' attraction.
Excellent advice, Forever. I like "manly men." I told my boyfriend if I EVER catch him waxing anything...bye bye! I don't think I have much to worry about. I like a man who looks good in flannel and can drive a tractor. Funny, but he's on the tractor as I type this. I used to date someone who was very turned off by female leg hair. It was ok with me, because I always took care of that. But sometimes he'd be a little ridiculous about it. There would be the teeniest bit of stubble and he would say, "This isn't France, ya know!" LOL
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Post by Kathy Lee on Oct 25, 2014 13:10:52 GMT -5
I bought one of those spandex, slimming bathing suits. It looked great and really sucked in the tummy. Then...I made the big, big, big mistake of pulling it down to go to the bathroom . It was wet and I just... could... not... pull... it... back... up . Not good when you are down the shore in a public bathroom. I wrestled with that thing forever before it was back in place. Never wore it again!
If you hadn't been able to get it back on...wonder how long before your family would have come looking for you?
I could have seen the news, "Naked women found strangled by spandex bathing suit!"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2014 13:46:12 GMT -5
So read through the entire thread, and I figured is was about time that I addressed some questions posed here.
Do I shave my legs? No. Do I wear a girdle? No Curlers? No. Do I dye my hair? No Wear pantyhose? No Ironed my hair? No Have I received a corset as a gift? No Do I go to nail salons? No Do I wear mascara or foundation? Nope Do I shave my armpits? No
Thought you girls can sleep better at night now that I've answered these questions.
My Sister-in-law did put nail polish on my fingers once when we were travelling in a hovercraft from Hong Kong to Macau.
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Post by JeriJet on Oct 25, 2014 14:13:19 GMT -5
So read through the entire thread, and I figured is was about time that I addressed some questions posed here. Do I shave my legs? No. Do I wear a girdle? No Curlers? No. Do I dye my hair? No Wear pantyhose? No Ironed my hair? No Have I received a corset as a gift? No Do I go to nail salons? No Do I wear mascara or foundation? Nope Do I shave my armpits? No Thought you girls can sleep better at night now that I've answered these questions. My Sister-in-law did put nail polish on my fingers once when we were travelling in a hovercraft from Hong Kong to Macau. Did you leave out tanning on purpose ??!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2014 14:32:30 GMT -5
So read through the entire thread, and I figured is was about time that I addressed some questions posed here. Do I shave my legs? No. Do I wear a girdle? No Curlers? No. Do I dye my hair? No Wear pantyhose? No Ironed my hair? No Have I received a corset as a gift? No Do I go to nail salons? No Do I wear mascara or foundation? Nope Do I shave my armpits? No Thought you girls can sleep better at night now that I've answered these questions. My Sister-in-law did put nail polish on my fingers once when we were travelling in a hovercraft from Hong Kong to Macau. Did you leave out tanning on purpose ??!! Yes, I wanted to leave my readers guessing, like a cliff hanger episode. Does Frank tan? Or doesn't he?
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Post by cinlou on Oct 25, 2014 20:56:03 GMT -5
The things we come up with to talk about are very interesting! Glad dowse has such a good sense of humor!
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Post by Kathy Lee on Oct 26, 2014 10:38:29 GMT -5
So read through the entire thread, and I figured is was about time that I addressed some questions posed here. Do I shave my legs? No. Do I wear a girdle? No Curlers? No. Do I dye my hair? No Wear pantyhose? No Ironed my hair? No Have I received a corset as a gift? No Do I go to nail salons? No Do I wear mascara or foundation? Nope Do I shave my armpits? No Thought you girls can sleep better at night now that I've answered these questions. My Sister-in-law did put nail polish on my fingers once when we were travelling in a hovercraft from Hong Kong to Macau. Now I know you don't wear a girdle but....have you ever tried going to the bathroom with one on? You forgot to answer THAT one! Hovercraft? Hong Kong? Macau? I sense a good story!
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Post by labrador on Oct 26, 2014 12:09:55 GMT -5
OMG I haven't done any of that stuff either and I'm a girl! It must be an American thing, I didn't know people ironed their hair!! I don't wear tights as I never wear skirts, but I couldn't bear them anyway - I've got long hair and I put it in plaits when it gets in the way and that's as much as I ever do to it! I've never used a tanning machine but I don't need to as I spend loads of time outdoors in the summer and have never used sunscreen in my life!!
What else was it, oh yes I do file my own nails down, does that count (can't bear long nails) but don't wear makeup although I did wear a bit as a teenager but soon grew out of that phase thank goodness! I did try a back brace once after I'd got trodden on by a mad horse, but that's as close as I've come to a girdle!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2014 15:18:22 GMT -5
So read through the entire thread, and I figured is was about time that I addressed some questions posed here. Do I shave my legs? No. Do I wear a girdle? No Curlers? No. Do I dye my hair? No Wear pantyhose? No Ironed my hair? No Have I received a corset as a gift? No Do I go to nail salons? No Do I wear mascara or foundation? Nope Do I shave my armpits? No Thought you girls can sleep better at night now that I've answered these questions. My Sister-in-law did put nail polish on my fingers once when we were travelling in a hovercraft from Hong Kong to Macau. Now I know you don't wear a girdle but....have you ever tried going to the bathroom with one on? You forgot to answer THAT one! Hovercraft? Hong Kong? Macau? I sense a good story! My SIL (Sister in law) took my wife and I to Macau to see the sights there and the race track (Horse racing). Its common to take the turbo jet hovercraft over, the trip is about an hour, so SIL begins to do her nails (she is a very stylish and fashionable type of lady) Once she finished doing hers and noticing I was sort of falling asleep sitting beside her, she started doing mine...which woke me up. She said "Frank I'm doing your nails". She gave me a base coat and then later painted my nails white (she only did my right hand as she sat to my right) Anyhow we got to Macao and saw the sights then went to the horse race track and I found out her husband had a horse entered in a race. We sat down at watched the race. She couldn't bare to watch so she faced the other way and just looked at me. Well, the horse won. When I told her it won at first she didn't believe me (coz...believe it or not, sometimes I joke about things) and when I finally convinced her the horse won she just freaked out...she then told me the purse was about $150,000 U.S. dollars...now I understood why she freaked out. There was a fancy presentation, there were Hong Kong film & TV stars there, they got a trophy and everything. We went back inside and we all had champagne and little snacks and took the jet hovercraft back to Hong Kong and had dinner at the Hong Kong jockey club. Lots of seafood, super jumbo shrimp that were so delicious. It was a nice experience.
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Post by Honeybee on Nov 10, 2014 2:23:47 GMT -5
Putting on tights is a pain in the bud. If, I wear one of my good shoes. I use knee tights. They're like socks. But they come up to your knees. I don't wear makeup. Only special occasions. Yet, that is rarely.
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Post by JeriJet on Nov 10, 2014 14:27:39 GMT -5
Yes, I'm into full hair control myself. Except I gave up shaving. I apparently have these little invisible bumps on my legs that I can't see, but when I shave, I look like a homicide victim. Lovely. So I gave that up and now I go to the day spa to get waxed.
I do shave my legs and my armpits. I have never been in a tanning bed in my life. I am happy to glow in the dark.
One great perk at both Lancôme and Ritz were free waxings -- the only time I've had it done (legs).... the pain is not bad if the esthetician has been trained well and knows what she's doing !!
As far as tanning salons, I find it hard to believe that they haven't been outlawed.... skin cancer scares me !!
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Post by awesomemixtape10 on Nov 10, 2014 20:06:15 GMT -5
Haven't worn a girdle (mostly for holding stockings up) since pantyhose came in -- late 60's ? -- so, for me, it was about 15 years of suffering !! ... there was also the problem of keeping the seams straight before they came up with seamless !!
Re curlers -- I remember the hours spent during the 50's, 60's and 70's getting up very early in the morning (4:30am?) in order to shower, set wet hair with setting lotion, sitting under a dryer for 45-60 minutes, putting makeup on, etc. -- took at least 2 hours to get ready to leave for school or work !!! ... but, even after that, in the 80's and 90's my routine took about the same time, because I dried my hair and put just "dry" rollers (not heated) in while doing my makeup, getting dressed, etc. -- worked very well for a shoulder-length pageboy.... back then, I was always very meticulous with facial care and makeup, which really took a toll on my available time !! In the cosmetics industry in particular, everything had to match your outfit -- foundation, blush, eye shadow, lipstick -- took some effort, I tell ya !!
Even with pantyhose, the time spent purchasing and hand-washing them was considerable, as well as having enough of the right color or shade !! ... oh, and the time spent polishing shoes, and having to have many colors of those as well -- dark brown, black in both calf and patent, navy, sometimes even red, gray, etc.!!! ... and matching handbags, and matching gloves.... YIKES.... Eventually, I got smart and wore black patent almost all the time, usually had four pairs going, wore them year round, and they go with anything !! .... the only problem was the time I packed two left shoes for a business trip !!
But, somehow it was fun....
2 Hours ?! I would be ready for a nap after all that
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