I am depressed. I had a conversation with some male friends last night and now I realise that all my efforts to learn how to use a computer, to sing along to all the lyrics of “Scouting For Girls” songs, to say “like” all the time and to cleverly try and introduce the words “rank” and “buff” into a conversation without anybody laughing, in order to pretend that I am still ridiculously young will go completely unnoticed by men these days. The only thing (apparently) that will convince them that I am a hip young thing is to remove all my pubic hair.
No pubic hair? I can’t do that. It’s not normal. Women of my age consider men who like bare bits to be perverts. Or am I wrong here? Please tell me I am not the only one who thinks that even a “landing strip” in the older woman look more like a camel’s hoof than an object of desire.
I am going to start a new campaign. I will call it “Long Live The Big Bush”. No. That won’t work, I’ll get all sorts of people commenting on how they prefer Barrack Obama. Maybe “Long Live The Welcome Mat?”
I have tried it. I felt like I was pretending to be a small child of eight. Not only was it unbelievably painful, but it looked obscenely awful. My view is that at my age I need all the jungle overgrowth I can get.
Please somebody tell me that this it isn’t the way forward. Why are the young women doing it anyway? Am I missing something here? Does it provide a different level of sexual arousal if you are not encumbered by a duvet like covering or are they doing it because men prefer it. I bloody hope not. I can feel a feminist moment coming on (in a bitter and twisted old way).
Not good.
July 3rd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Well… urm…actually *blushes* I quite liked it when I had the whole lot taken off. I felt very ‘out there’, very ‘ready’ (if you know what I mean).
But.
I did not think it worth the pain. Keep your landing strip- for a chap to find out how full your bush is, he has to get to the point of no return to begin with.
Hmmm. I must book a beauticians appointment now I come to think of it!
July 4th, 2008 at 1:14 am
I knew it!! GWTM represents the whole of the young community in the blogging world as far as I’m concerned and if she likes it….well think I’ll have to go and book an appointment too. Lx
Although I suppose as you say it’s really probably initially the difference between being only interested in sex or in a proper relationship. Phew. So I’ve got a bit of time then. Lx
July 4th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Well, I’m 25, I did it once, and won’t do it again. Trim is fine, landing strip is not comfortable. I don’t think its affected my appeal. Though perhaps I’m wrong…hard to know. That said, I don’t live in trendy UK.
July 4th, 2008 at 4:06 am
Phew, thank you anon 25 year old, that is good news Lx
July 4th, 2008 at 4:13 am
Well, at 45 I still cannot see the appeal to shaving or waxing your twat (and I don’t mean my partner). Keep it trimmed like a decent haircut and it looks far classier, if you ask me.
July 4th, 2008 at 7:07 am
There are those who like their gardens to be zen-like in minimalism; and others who favour the wild and non-weeded ‘look’. I’ve always thought a happy medium is the way to go (and I don’t mean Doris Stokes). Trimmed is neat: natural enough to convey care but not obessessinal tendencies regarding one’s allotment (so to speak).
I do know someone who attempted a DIY wax job. Her recounting of the experience put me off for life.
x
July 4th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Great post. Representing the other side I would simply comment as long as it’s flea free it’s fine whatever it size,shape or style.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I’ve sort of had a Brazillian once (which probably really means a bikini wax). Complete agony and the bare skin, quite frankly, looked like a wrinkly plucked chicken’s!! Really not a good look. A little bit of hair covers it up quite nicely thankyou.x
July 4th, 2008 at 10:27 am
I’m 43 and I’ve tried the lot, except heart shaped. I don’t go in for all that mushy stuff. I’ll stick to a little trim, short back and sides and remove anything that escapes from my swimming costume. Debs x
P.s. Because we are all talking about it does that mean we wax lyrical?
July 4th, 2008 at 10:28 am
I’ve just read the bit about ex and car and feel that if he has agreed that you can have it he should honour this. btw do you only reply to blogs these days as you haven’t responded to any of my emails?!?
July 4th, 2008 at 10:30 am
P.S I forgot to say on a recent trip to the UK I spoke to a beautician and she said she had been called by a man who wanted her to bleach his “chocolate starfish.” Now that really is going tooo far! Debs x
July 4th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I have only one comment to make here (or two actually). Ouch! and “No thanks”. M
July 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Don’t worry about it – apparently once we get a bit older, it all starts getting a bit minimalist anyway!
July 4th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
i’m almost 42 and i cannot deal w the ‘bush’ anymore. i’m just used to it. now i know this isn’t going to be pretty, but you stay…how should i say this ‘fresher’ w/o the jungle. lol i think it really is a personal preference for everyone…as most things are.
July 4th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I’m 28 and tend to prefer the shaven haven look. It’s absolutely nothing to do with my husband’s preference (in fact, I’m not actually sure of his official opinion, I think he likes it that way, we’ve never really discussed it). I think it’s much more hygienic when it comes to the flyer the red flag time of the month. Also, the friction caused by having no hairy barrier does wonderful things for your sex drive
July 4th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
And another thing, I tend to shave more often than wax. My brother’s, rather inconveniently, divorced from his beauty therapist wife who lives miles away now!
Funny story though, a very large friend of mine once tried to wax her “down there” bits and she said she didn’t quite manage to remove all the wax effectively so everytime she sat down she found her tummy totally glued to her fanny – oops!
July 4th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Ouch I seriously crossed my legs and the eyes watered as I read this. I am with L.I.F the bits that show thats all that matters ………had an opportunity a couple of years ago on a trip to the Barrier Reef to go for the bare look but chickened out. I figured a stinger suit covered it all anyway and why get stung twice……… and it was an appropriate garment at the time!!!!
July 4th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
FLEAS?? I did have crabs once thanks to a B&B in Cornwall…but no, I think I’ll stick to the Botticelli look (and Hedrin for Pubes). Men preferring bare are definitely exhibiting unhealthy pervy tendencies involving boarding school fantasies and 8 year olds with long socks. Not to be encouraged. I once had to listen to a girl discussing her brazilian over lunch in a ski resort – it was a whole new take on a pube in your salad. Fair put me off me lunch, anyway.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:54 am
Yes I have to agree, fleas a little extreme…and “chocolate starfish!” that is gross. Botticelli look works for me – or does that mean you have ginger pubes?
Thanks guys for all the hot (wax) tips and note to my one of my anonymous commenters – you will have to give me a clue who you are because as far as I’m aware I’m not ignoring any emails. Lx