Thread: Back of the neck, under the arms

I'm speechless.................... when did guys start doing this? Is it one of those generation X, metrosexual things we hear about sometimes?

Well I was shocked to learn that there are entire lines of mens "make up" and stuff. I was looking for aftershave and noticed there is eye wrinkle make up and stuff like that, WTF? Are we going to have to cut down on the dirty jokes in the bar so we don't get crows feet

I've been seeing ads for makeup for men for years now as Toronto is a very gay-friendly city, but (other than drawing designs on my face for halloween purposes) the closest I've ever come to voluntarily putting on makeup is using a good amount of styptic to partially mask a nick. Involuntary transmission comes from making out with a lady or two and is perfectly acceptable.. A kind of a trophy

LOL that Gillette ad was hysterical.

I do shave the armpits though. I'm a hairy Greek beast and it can get pretty terrible under there. Anyway the current gf likes the lack of body hair, what can I do?
At least I shave (my face) with a straight, thats gotta give me some man points, Right???

And a real man does what his woman orders him to do if he know's what's good for him

I thought I posted this but the server was down so I guess it disappeared.

There is a gay sub-culture called 'bears' (because they are hairy as bears, if I am right) - these guys don't shave anything to protest against the glazed / depilated / oiled stereotypes about gays.

So, one cannot judge 'real' men on the basis of their shaving habits

Originally Posted by CRR

Swimmers and Byciclists do it to cut down wind resistance.

Actually, it doesn't really have much effect on wind resistance. The main reason, for cyclists, is that in the event of a crash it's much easier to clean and bandage the ensuing road rash. I should know. Back when I was twenty years younger and twenty pounds lighter I averaged about two hundred miles a week on the bike and my first crash consisted of wiping out in a downhill curve at more than thirty miles per hour. Lycra cycling shorts DO NOT provide much protection from abrasions. Fortunately when I got to the hospital emergency room they shot me full of killer drugs. Being hairless made it much easier to clean the abrasions and change the bandages. Another reason is for asthetics. All that pedaling causes the leg muscles to become very defined and hairless legs make the muscle definition stand out better. It's not unlike chroming the engine of a high performance car. It doesn't make the car go any faster but it looks cool.

As for swimmers.. When you get into the high performance category where hundreds of a second count, then you don't want even the small hydrodynamic drag and the weight addition (the hair itself and the water it soaks up), especially of you're Mediterranean lol.

Originally Posted by Yourmum90

let me explain i basically have a mate who is naturally hairy almost like a monkey so to keep the hair off his chiny chin chin he would have to shave maybe twice a day.

It took me reading this about 3 times before I realized that I'd forgotten that "mate" has a slang usage as well.

On the cyclist / swimmer note, I swam competitively for 4 years on private & high school clubs, then moved on to triathlon...wanted to run a half-Ironman this August but a business trip got in the way :P As a swimmer, I shaved everything on my body that's not covered by a racing suit, except my eyebrows. It not only cuts drag, but it makes you feel faster in the water. I can't comment on the cycling part, I don't have a pair of "real" cycling shorts yet, always just wear soccer shorts when I ride. Never had a problem with chafing, so I figured why switch, biker shorts look...umm...well, you know

But with all that, I would think that straight shaving that thick hair would wear the blade down quick...I just use Nair, and the new Nair bikini line product is good for places that normal nair usually burns TMI? Bwahah!

biker shorts are pimp!

well, it might get distracting and even annoying at times with all the oggling, shouting and honking but if one is in shape and does not have a small package he should wear them with pride.

Cheers
Ivo