How Often Do You Shave Your Legs? JFF

Updated on August 05, 2015
L.P. asks from Uniontown, PA
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Responses to Rachel D's question about what makes you feel sexy forces me to ask this.

How often do you shave your legs? Several of her reponses have ladies saying they shave maybe once a week, or less even.

I have to say I'm a little shocked by this! And I'm left wondering if this is the norm?

My mom shaves every day. And I remember thinking when I was younger how excessive that is, but she always said it bothered her if they were unshaven. And now, I am getting near that, where I shave almost daily. Yes, even in the winter. Summer, every day.

I don't do it so much for the fiance, as he has said he doesn't care (although I do feel sexier if the legs are freshly shaven).! But *I* don't like the way if feels (in winter) to let them go for more than a day, two at most, without shaving, and I'm not excessively hairy. In the summer, I rarely go a day without shaving.

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I also shave at night, before bed. I bathe at night. I also don't like to feel my own stubble at night in bed.

OK, I'm SERIOUSLY JEALOUS of you ladies who have such fine leg hair that you don't have to shave often, and it's barely noticeable!!! :/

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A.O.

answers from Columbus on

LOL! In the winter only when i feel like it and not often!! LOL!

In the summer, as soon as i feel stubble.

Underarms...every shower.

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J.L.

answers from Chicago on

I am with you....I also can't stand to be hairy!!!!!! Yuck and discusting...so to answer you almost every day if not every day...go through lots of razors :)

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A.G.

answers from Dallas on

I can't sleep if my legs aren't silky smooth. I have to shave my legs every night before I go to bed. No exceptions.

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L.U.

answers from Seattle on

During the winter it keeps me warm! lol
Umm...seriously though...during the winter months, rainy months or cold months (which, since I am in Washington State, means about 9/10 months out of the year) I shave about once every couple of weeks.
During the summer about twice a week....and if I know I am gonna get some! lol
But truly, I don't really shave until I notice that my legs are spiky, and even then I am usually already in bed so when I wake up the next morning I tend to forget. It's a vicious cycle.
L.

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L.S.

answers from Los Angeles on

Winter probably every other day. I hate the feel of stubble! Summer, every day for sure. I live in So Cal and shorts, skirts and dresses rule in the summer.

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

L....this is where we part ways! LOL

Seriously, every day/every other day in summer, every 3 or 4 days in the winter....

I think it depends on a person's hair--texture & rate or regrowth.

Always make sure to shave before a pedi, b/c you don't want them massaging stubble-legs!

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S.H.

answers from Jacksonville on

Everyday Winter,Spring, Summer, Fall! I hate to have hairy legs ;)

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K.L.

answers from Cleveland on

Ok, I'm going to be brave here and fess up that I shave as little as possible! I am a red head and have extremely light body hair. During the summer I shave maybe once a week, in the winter, I don't! Unless I have an occasion that calls for me to be in a dress, I don't shave. At all!

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R.D.

answers from Richmond on

LOL we're on a roll today ladies ;)

I wish I shaved every day... but that would require more than my standard 5 minute shower, something my darling son just DOESN'T allow. In the summer, I shave every day/every other day. Now, when it's miserably cold and I'm in pants constantly, um... maybe every 4-5 days? At least once a week. I have very soft,fine leg hair (lucky me) so I'm not all wooly mammouth or anything, but I still loooove soft, smooth, freshly shaved legs!!

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C.M.

answers from Myrtle Beach on

Winter every other day, summer everyday! Arm pits every single day, bikini area every other day as well

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K.M.

answers from Kansas City on

Usually every 2-3 days. However, my DH is deployed, so no shaving until the shorts/capris come out!

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answers from Chattanooga on

I shave when I have the time, or when I start looking like Chewbacca. Lol. So usually, in the winter is 2-3x a month, in the summer, 2-3x a week. I never wear shorts though, and I always make sure to shave when I am going to be in a swimsuit or something like that.

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R.J.

answers from Seattle on

I got out of the habit when I started waxing several years ago. When I had to stop waxing 2 years ago ($), I never got back into the habit.

I'm with Laura U (almost literally, bothell is 20 min away). It's raining here 10 months out of the year. I only shave (my legs) sporadically during those 10 months. Summer months I shave, the rest of the year... not so much.

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J.D.

answers from Dallas on

I wish I could shave once a week!!! My hair is thick and course. I could shave twice a day if I wanted to....really it grows back that fast. Daily in the summer and most of the time throughout the year. No less than every other day. I can't stand the way it feels as it starts to grow back...so that is my main motive in the colder weather.

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A.S.

answers from Iowa City on

I try to shave twice a week in the winter but it doesn't always get done (my husband claims he doesn't care and some days I'm lucky enough to get a shower let alone shave)...every other day in the summer.

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K.B.

answers from Milwaukee on

Wintertime once a week, sometimes twice a week if I feel like wearing a dress to work/church. I understand the stubbly feeling, it bugs me but that is why I wear pants most of the time during the winter. I have 15 mins if lucky for a daily shower, and that is enought to wash hair, body and face... need another 15 for legs.

Summertime usually every other day since we go to the beach or swimming pool 3-4 times a week. BUT I have gone 3-4 days during the summer without shaving if I really did not have the time.

Hubby says he does not care, shaved or not he wants me... this makes me laugh all the time because I find my unsahved legs unsexy. Love my hubby :)

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J.F.

answers from Tallahassee on

Usually every other day during the warmer months and just as often as needed in the cooler months - about once a week.

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S.T.

answers from Denver on

I'd say probably every 3-4 days. although lately as a new mom, when my husband is watching the baby so I can grab a shower, I find I take my time and shave more often, since it gives me an excuse to be in the shower longer!

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K.C.

answers from Philadelphia on

I get 5 o'clock shadow on my legs and inner thighs, yeah, all the way up to the bikini area. It's brutal. In the summer, I shave everyday. In the winter, because I wear pants and jeans, I shave when my legs look like a jungle and I can't stand it anymore - and I SWEAR when I shave and get all that hair, the scale is 1lb lighter! I've been battling my hairyness since I was 12 and I've finally had it up to HERE, so I'm actually going through laser hair removal right now. Ask this question in a year and I'll tell you "I NEVER shave!!!"

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D.P.

answers from Detroit on

One thing I got going is that I don't have visible or palpable hairs on my legs. No need to shave. Did try it when I was younger just because everyone did. I can count in one hand how many times I shaved in 40 years.

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K.E.

answers from Buffalo on

You may think ill of me after saying this, but my firends are envyious, ok I am lucky if I shave bi-weekly in the summer and maybe monthly in the winter, and yes I shower daily; however, I am blonde with slow growing baby fine hair, so you cannot see it or feel it. my husband has no complants and I have even had him feel my legs and ask me ooh you shaved, no it has been a while too. He He He the lord has blessed my busy schedule with one less thing to do. :0)

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T.B.

answers from Bloomington on

I shave about once a week. I have blond, very fine leg hair.

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M.C.

answers from Dallas on

Once a week in the summer, whether they need it or not! I'm another blonde with very little body hair, so it's no big deal to go that long between shaves. I don't generally shave at all in the winter.

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J.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

Wow. Everyday. Hmmm.... I'd have to say in the winter I shave once a month. YIKES! But, I have pretty fine hair on my legs, and honestly, I don't really notice it.

I shave my armpits regularly, and my bikini area as well. But the whole leg? Not often.

Winter in MN lasts from Nov. to April. Come May I'll be back to shaving once a week. But, like I said - my hair is fine and there isn't much of it.

J.

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J.M.

answers from Boston on

I shave when I'm going to be wearing shorts, a bathing suit, a dress, or am hoping to get a little nooky : )

So I guess not as often as I'd like : )

J.F.

answers from Philadelphia on

Sometimes twice a day and I;m not that hairy, but I like to keep the bikini area shaven and that takes work, and also I love to shower! I also like to have "fun" so you always have to be ready! I'd feel like I'd have to turn it down if I wasn't clean shaven so I make sure of it!

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M.T.

answers from New York on

In the winter, probably twice a week. In the summer, every other day. I do my underarms every other day except in the summer - every day.

C.W.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I am lucky i get to shave once a week. Though I couldn't wait when I had my son 8 weeks ago to shave cause being pregnant and trying to shave was a no go I couldn't put socks on lol....I am like most who posted my hair isn't very dark or thick so I can go awhile an my hubby doesn't mind either.

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A.G.

answers from Atlanta on

I have very senstive skin, so I shave less in the winter when my skin seems to be drier and more irritated (like ev. 3-4 days). In the summer, it is like an almost daily thing to try to keep up!

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S.B.

answers from Philadelphia on

at least every other day. Sometimes every day. I do it just for me b/c I hate that hairy feeling.

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V.N.

answers from Harrisburg on

I shave my legs once every other week during the winter and once a week in the summer. Even the day before shaving you can't really see much and barely feel it. Thankfully I have very fine blonde body hair even though I'm brunette! I do shave my under arms every week though because I just feel cleaner when thats smooth!

I didn't know some women shave as much as they do!

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C.N.

answers from Baton Rouge on

Hairy legs don't bother me. I shave every couple of weeks in the summer, not at all in the winter.

M.S.

answers from Pittsburgh on

I used to be a nazi about it, shaving everytime I showered. But a few years ago, I started having sensitive skin issues on my legs - every time I shaved, it seemed that 3-4 layers of skin came off as well. It took a while to find a working combination and now I just get to it when I get to it, haha! I don't wait until the hairs float from a draft, but maybe once a week. The hairs are somewhat pale and very soft, so the stubble doesn't bother me.

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C.G.

answers from Philadelphia on

Guess I'm lucky that my hubby doesn't care because I don't shave them often at all in the winter and every few days in the summer depending on how my legs look. I honestly don't have time with a toddler running around and like Christina M., hairy legs don't bother me (if they're not being seen out in public!).

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F.B.

answers from Harrisburg on

I wish I was as lucky as some of you ladies. From the time that I started shaving, many moons ago, I have had to shave everyday. My hair is think and coarse and it grew that quickly. It didn't matter whether it was winter or summer. I don't like the way the stumble feels whether I am in shorts or pants. Now, for some reason unknown, over a year ago, my leg hair started growing even faster. Now, for over a year, I have needed to shave my legs twice a day. It sucks!

B.K.

answers from San Francisco on

Legs in summer -every day
Winter-every week or two -oh my poor hubby.
BIKINI Area very well trimmed ,like to keep that area sexy lol

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answers from Phoenix on

I shower and shave every day... =)

J.L.

answers from Los Angeles on

I shave every other day to every 3 days. Just depends on the hair growth.
I never understood why people don't shave that often in the winter, weird, although I have a friend that skips shaving all together in the winter because she says the more you skip it the sparser it comes in...? No idea because I can't let it go for that long!

M.M.

answers from Tucson on

everyotherday in winter. everyday in summer.

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J.J.

answers from Allentown on

I started shaving pretty young, and had very coarse dark hair from early on, so I needed to shave daily. The last few years I have been on a mission to end shaving so much. I started only shaving from the knee down, and only when necessary. I waxed my upper legs a few times when it was really bad, and after about a year of no shaving at all, the hair got fine again and unnoticeable. Now my lower legs still grow darker hair, but not as dark and not as coarse. I shave a few times a year but try to only wax the lower legs when needed. I try not to do anything in the winter, but there times when I have to. I have noticed a huge in the hair, my upper legs don't even look hairy at all anymore, and my lower legs have gotten a bit lighter and not coarse, so i am hoping within another year or so, I will not have to shave there either. I am trying it on my armpits as well, but am not seeing as dramatic an improvement, but some. Maybe someday I will have to get laser hair removal of the armpits if this doesn't work. But I am hoping it does. I know this may all sound strange, but I absolutely hated shaving every day and I hated how it felt if I didn't. That said this takes a lot of patience, and a partner who doesn't mind hairyness, especially when first starting.

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S.R.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Winter, about once a week (winter for me is about 7-8 months) and summer 2-3 times a week, summer is short, so I take advantage of summer clothes... shorts, capris, dresses, flipflops, so shaving often is necessary for me. Someone mentioned laser hair removal, hmmm, that is getting me thinking....

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M.。.

answers from Portland on

It drives me nuts after 2 days of not shaving. I have a bad back at times, and I'll even go so far as to take a bath (best way to get at them when I can't bend) to get them smooth... It really does bother me! Like you said, in bed, feeling that stubble, is uncomfortable!!

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J.G.

answers from Washington DC on

I'm with Jane M. I don't need to shave very often & the hair on my legs doesn't bother me at all. In fact, I get razor bumps & burns if I shave more than once a week.

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A.L.

answers from Alexandria on

In the winter I don't shave my legs unless I know I will have hubby hands on them :) The summer is different, I will shave the bottom half every day or two. The top half though is very light and not noticeable, so that I save for bathing suit time.

Y.C.

answers from Orlando on

I had the laser thing so no more legs shaving for me (yay), I have being thinking to get done all over, but too shy to get it done down there, lol.

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