Thread: The girlfriend has requested a "private" shave from my straightrazor

Since you brought it up, remember, if there's no pictures it didn't happen...

wow, let me save you some serious tears and regret. just leave it at no! lol

FWIW, I shave my wife's legs with my straight, and it is plenty of enough excitement for the both of us-- so, I would suggest starting there.

If you decide to move forward, a high resolution photo of grain direction and growth patterns will help us dtermine the best angle of attack

As others have said, start with the legs. Women have far more curves and angles and you, umm, need to work your way up. if you shave her legs she will then be able to decide if you should continue.
uberlather is the way to go ... but the first time you might want to use a razor she is already comfortable for the bikini area, a cartridge or a de... trust me a slip or a nick in that area might mean you have to find a new place to live.

Having done the job with a DE and a disposable, I would caution against starting down that path with a straight. You should get the lay of the land first, so to speak. Differences between the ways gals are built can make the job a little tricky, especially if your wife finds out. (I keed.)

And either way, you NEED to see what you're doing, so don't go using any kind of thick uberlather that obstructs your view. You're better off with thin, slick lather. Good luck.

I've shaved my Mrs. before. It was not as fun as I'd thought it'd be. But, fun nonetheless. I didn't really do anything special to the lather. Lots of warm cloths to keep on there to keep it moistened. Lots of rinsing and wiping and a ton of skin stretching. Some areas are fine and great, others you're like how in the freak am I going to do this?! It was more so me anticipating something to happen, trying to be careful and hoping she doesn't say stop. Not too often I get there, so I tried to enjoy the time. Jump into it head first, wait. Err... Enjoy the shave. Seriously. It's not that bad. My dumb behind kept going for ubersmoothness and caused irritation. That put me off limits of the region. Don't make that mistake.

Better have a couple drinks to steady your hand first!

You could try KY Jelly as a pre-shave oil. If the shave goes well, you could use it post-shave as well.

I would definitely shave a pretty young ladies legs, but that's about as far as I would go.

I think they LASER that area now.

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