Title. Obviously youtube is out. Google results have been unhelpful. I tried Pornhub, but no dice. I wanna learn how to shave my twig and berries nice and smooth, because I’m a considerate partner - but I’m tired of trial and error and nicking myself on the nuts.
Huh I’ve thought about making one and putting it up on porn hub but figured someone already had.
I’ve been shaving for decades thought. I use a Harry’s razor (way cheaper than “premo” bs brands and works just as well) Don’t use shitty disposable razors.
Use a CREAM shaving cream like “Cremo” not the foam crap. In a pinch hair conditioner can work but it’s not good either.
If it’s your first time trim it as short as you can before shaving. But never use an electric trimmer near and loose skin.
Rinse the blades often build up means they aren’t working.
The more times you pass over the same patch of skin the more irritated it will get.
Do not rush.
It’s easiest in the shower.
The main way to cut youself will be pressing to hard on the blade. But the way that will always cut you is letting the blade slide sideways. To avoid this alway lift your blade off your skin once done with a stroke or if you have to stop a stroke.
Shave regularly. It’s easier to keep it up rather than redo it. I find every other day or every 3rd day works for me. If you put it off more than 5 days you’re in regrowth danger zone. It will get itchy and if you scratch it you will end up with a sort of rash from irritation. If that happens it’s probably the worst time to shave because your skin will be bumpy. If you do shave it will relieve the irritation but you need to be extra careful.
Also as much as you want to be smoooooth it ain’t going to happen. Petting with the grain will be smooth but full prickle removal is basically impossible. I can get mely nuts fairly smooth with much effort and practice but the pubic patch is a no go. Maybe it’s just me but the one time I did try to go against the grain in my pubic area it was smooth for a day and then irritated to hell and I ended up with bad ingrown hairs. Not worth it.
This part is main for males everything above applies to anyone I would assume.
Cold water = Shrinkage but can also make shaving easier for someone new. However because your sack is all scrunched up you’re much more likely to have a patchy shave.
Warm water = Loose skin. This can make shaving trickier but is easier to get all the areas.
Don’t be afraid to stretch that shit out like a paint canvas just make sure you have a firm grip before shaving a stroke.
Anyway hope this helps kinda just info dumped while laying in bed so might forgot something. feel free to ask questions.
This guy shaves balls.
Sure do, love giving oral but hate hair in/near my mouth. Since I would request a partner shave for me I figured I would return the favor without being asked since I love receiving just as much.
Nice. I have now tagged you as sackshaver
HAH HAAAAA Dangly bits.
All good this was originally meant to be a NSFW account anyway.
Damn, that’s thorough! Thanks so much!!
Np, if I grow a pair maybe I’ll actually make a video. (Pun intended)
loooool
Anyway hope this helps kinda just info dumped while laying in bed so might forgot something. feel free to ask questions.
Damn you wrote all that on a phone?
Some peoples ability to write fast and accurate really amazes me
…That’s not me. I have not looked over that but I’m sure there are some errors in there. I just spent more time than it would admit typing that all up.
There aren’t any errors that made you hard to understand, which is what matters.
Yeah and not one bit of AI. I have yet to really set up lemmy on my desktop, maybe I’ll do that today, still trying to understand how it works as it’s a bit more effort compared to reddit.
You can always just load the page of your instance (lemmy.org) in a browser, sign in, done.
These days, 90% of my writing is on a phone.
I would only add that if YMMV with Cremo try baby oil, also works as a moisturizer after as well.
Source: dated a stripper who shaved daily.
Hot shower
Get it warm and loosened up first
Gillette mach 3
Shave toward the tip (so, shave down from above, shave up from below, etc)
My advice, is go to an hair removal place. Pay extra to take care of yourself, because avoiding those cuts early is worth it.
Unless you have a friend who doesn’t mind getting up close and personal with your boys.
Just go slow and pay attention, if you’re really nervous trim first then use a chemical hair remover just try it on a spot first as some can be sensitive or allergic to it
But for the love of God, don’t try it on your junk first. Try it pretty much anywhere else, like on your thigh or something. Oh my god, just not on your junk, please!
Yeah, try it on someone else’s junk.
You actually should spot test it on your junk, because the skin is more sensitive than other areas.
Sure, but AFTER you confirm it doesn’t cause chemical burns elsewhere.
Fair enough
Just speaking from experience and compassionate concern. Hahahah
A few tips. No scissors or electric shavers. Pull areas to be tight and flat. Go slow at first. Use a razor you’ve used a couple times so it’s not at it’s sharpest, it’ll still get the job done but be less likely to cause major cuts.
Also general advice, if your partner doesn’t fully appreciate the results or effort then stop trying. I’ve never gotten criticized about a “full bush” or specifically complemented on a “smooth finish” so I stopped trying. Not worth the hassle if your partner thinks you’re already sexy. More sit-ups or push ups might be more appreciated.
Thanks!
As for my partner’s appreciation - I pretty frequently seek out new partners, so I like to make a good first impression. So even if a current partner doesn’t mind, I want to be able to be ready to make that good first impression whenever the opportunity presents itself.
And yeah, lol, I actually did a core + push up + OHP workout yesterday. Goal is press BW and dead 2x BW! Mirror check today showed some okay ab and oblique pop despite being more than 5lbs over my goal weight
Why not electric shavers? I used a razor once, but in 1 or 2 days the hairs became terribly itchy, sharp and uncomfortable.
Probably not the norm but I’ve gotten pinched by an electric once. Using a razor I might get some nicks but I often don’t even notice it happened until a few seconds later.
I get one or two nicks/pinches per shave on my electric shaver, but for me its worth it because the resulting shave is smoother/softer, I don’t need lubricants or shaving creams, and the chances of getting ingrown hairs is pretty much zero
Foil shavers work perfectly fine. I use a Panasonic arc 5 for it daily.
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Don’t shave! You are much more likely to get an infection down there where it’s moist and there’s minimal air flow. Use a set of trimmers with a #1 guard.
Get some Nair. Just rub it on all the places with hair, avoid the tip. Wait 10 minutes, then rub the hair off with a wash cloth in the shower. Way smoother of a shave than I’ve ever gotten with a razor, and soooo much easier and more comfortable to do.
I second this. Unless you are allergic to the compounds, this is the best way. The hair will not come back sharp, but smooth and thin. And you don’t have to repeat it for a couple of weeks.
Get on Grindr, I’m sure a gay guy would offer to wax you for free. You do get random offers
Legit suggestion, but I don’t think I’d take it. I’m terrible about setting boundaries with gay guys because I don’t want them to feel bad that I’m not attracted to them.
Same. I’m still trying to work up the courage to tell my husband that I’m not gay. I’m hoping to do it before our 10 year anniversary…
You don’t have to fancy them for a service, Some are happy to do so. They are not asking for you to bend over yet
Shit, some might even pay you to do it.
wtf
It happens, you feel a dick instead of a wax strip on your cheeks
Norelco makes a body shaver that is pretty great. The Body Groomer. It’s a little pricey but it works well.
Oh man, will def need to check it out. Thanks!
Electric shavers in general tend to leave the cut ends of hairs less sharp and thus more comfortable and less likely to ingrow. I used a razor once and will never use one again.
Get waxed, I’ve been doing it for a couple years now, worth it.
Hurts a bit when they pull it off, but not nearly as bad as you imagine, and it only hurts for an instant, not like it’s a pain that’s gonna linger around with you.
Smoother and longer-lasting than you could ever hope to manage with a razor, and no risk of cutting yourself
Depending on your skin, maybe you could have some issues with ingrown hairs, but I’m pretty sure if you’re prone to that you’re probably gonna have those issues shaving too.
My only complaint is the price, the place I’ve been going charges about $75 (+tip) for their “basic” service, which is just shaft and sack. I’m personally a really hairy dude and I feel like it would look weird for me to go beyond that and have bald patches on my crotch and ass crack, and I’m certainly not gonna spend the time and money for a full body waxing.
The full, most premium package to get all of you junk and butt waxed with all the extra goes up to something like $150 (+tip), and there’s a few options in-between so that you have a sense of the price range.
Which I do think is a pretty fair price for the service, but it’s also certainly not cheap. Personally I kind of justify it because I’ve known people who spend that much or more or haircuts about as often as I get it done, and i shave my head myself with a safety razor, so my haircut expenses are basically 0, so just kind of trading one grooming expense for another.
I usually go about a month and a half between waxings, first week or two there’s no noticeable hair regrowth, and by the 6th week I usually have about the required ¼ inch or so for waxing. Takes about a half hour for what I get done.
In some places it can be hard to find places that do it for dudes, and not all employees are trained or willing to do male waxing, so don’t ruin it for the rest of us, wash your ass and junk and don’t be a creep.
Def something I’ve considered, but the cost isn’t ideal, and I feel like the pain would be otherworldly…
The pain really isn’t that bad
And at least for me, the worst parts of it are more on my sort of FUPA area, not so much on my dick and balls themselves, so for the service I get, it’s only like 3 patches around the edges that actually hurt. Might suck more if you’re planning to get more than that done, but I can’t really comment on that myself.
And again. It’s only for an instant with each rip and then it’s over, by the time you’ve flinched it’s already stopped hurting.
This is something I wish I could do since the tactile results are so much better.
Sadly as a person with sensitive skin and also the dreaded ingrown hair issue I can confidently that if you are like me this is an awful idea.
Shaving will normally not give you ingrown hairs so long as you shave WITH the grain.
I only have myself as a sample size so I don’t know how reliable this info is but if you’re unsure of you get ingrowns try shaving your normal areas against the grain and see if you get any. I have shaved my face and even head once before and it didn’t seem to matter where I did it the issue was persistent.
Yeah, personally I can probably just about dry shave against the grain with a piece of broken glass and splash on some acetone as aftershave and be none the worse for it, not too much in this world irritates my skin.
I figured it was worth mentioning it because I know it’s a concern for some people, but I’ve never had an issue with it personally with shaving or waxing.
…My envy knows no bounds.
If you’re going for smooth just use Veet (hair removal cream) instead. Make sure you get the SENSITIVE kind though.
If you’re really hairy trim first - leave about 1cm length.
Wash thorough and moisturise after. Smooth as a baby in 15 mins.
Thanks for the rec!
Years ago I saw a suggestion to use women’s razors, which makes sense, tried a partner’s and have never gone back.
That’s odd. My gf got sick of women’s razors and started using men’s razors for shaving.
good tip!
What’s the difference?
I’m sure men’s razors have probably improved over time for this use-case, but I find good women’s blades to be more gentle on the sensitive skin and I feel like it’s a closer, smoother shave with no razor burn or bumps even if used with minimal shaving creme. I theorize that women’s razors are designed specifically for body shaving, and for example, legs are a large amount of real estate to keep shaved; where traditionally men’s razors were only “designed” for the face.
I also found a silicone “stropper” somewhere a decade ago to use with disposable blades, which I quickly use just before, that extends their life quite substantially.
Shave top-down for pubes, sides, and front of sack (slowly), then shave your taint from crack to balls while holding your sack upwards, creating a longer runway.
If you want cleaner results:
-No Hair Crew Intimate, for balls and crack
-No Hair Crew Body, for everything else
-Nair for Men, If the above is not strong enough for your body hair
YMMV
DO NOT LEAVE NAIR ON FOR LONGER THAN THE DIRECTIONS SAY
This sounds like the voice of painful, painful experience.
I’ve never used Nair on my junk, but IME it doesn’t do shit to my leg hair unless I leave it on at least twice as long as it says. In other words, if you have thick hair you probably should use something else.
Trim the hair first, then use cream, for best results.
Also do a small test patch somewhere on your skin and wait for at least a day. Shitty way to find you’re getting a reaction if you already spread it to larger areas
I’m tempted by the hair remover… thanks!
Last time I used Nair was over a decade ago and it was impressively, dreadfully smelly. Like burning hair, but more chemically. Just be prepared.
