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groomingvisual--dog_shaving.jpgBody hair. Its everywhere! And people don’t like it. There are as many ways to remove body hair as there are hairs on your body. Especially lately. I’ve been collecting links on this subject for close to a year now, but in the past week or so, its become a hot topic. I see bloggers discussing hair all over (meaning all over the Blogosphere AND all over the body)! So the time has come to explore in depth the problems and solutions associated with body hair. And if we can’t find those solutions, maybe we can get a laugh out of it anyway.

PAgent amusingly explains how men get hairier with age.

Shave Everywhere.

Who ya gonna call? Furbusters!

Gran on Bran wrote about the evolution of razors.

Shaving tips.

Some guys, ya just want to take a razor and get rid of that body hair for them... well, here you can do it!

Gillette’s new advertising includes a site about women protesting hairy men. Its a tit-for-tat, so to speak, imagining a world where women don’t shave, either. Includes video.grooming beard rides.gif

Man sets record for world’s longest eyebrow hair!

And the longest nipple hair.

Try to match the beard with the celebrity who owns it in Name That Beard. Catchy music here, too! (via Arbroath)

Gallery of Bad Hair.

If you don’t shower or change clothes, stuff might start growing on you. At least, thats what Mom told us. But it really happened to this guy!

How do you get rid of nose hair? How about hot wax?!

Or you could just pluck it.

But don’t do it in public.


The amazing transforming power of makeup. Maybe I should try some!

Raggedy has some hair removal tips of her own! groomingmagicmirror.jpg

You could try Satellite Laser Hair Removal!

In Japan, you’d learn about the legion of happy armpit hairs.

Here’s how the US Army teaches personal hygiene. With more download time, you can see the larger 256K version here.

No post on grooming, especially with the emphasis on body hair, would be complete without the hot wax story. I’ve posted it before, but if you’ve never read this, you are in for a treat!

Heather does hair removal the easy way: let someone else do it while you nod off.

Also worth another look is this video of women receiving a bikini wax.


THE SHAVE

After twenty years of shaving himself every morning, a man in a small Southern town decided he had enough. He told his wife that he intended to let the local barber shave him each day. He put on his hat and coat and went to the barber shop which was owned by the pastor of the town Baptist Church. The barber's wife, Grace, was working, so she performed the task

Grace shaved him and sprayed him with lilac water and said, "That will be $20."groomingbwrs_lg.gif

The man thought the price was a bit high, but he paid the bill and went to work. The next morning the man looked in the mirror, and his face was as smooth as it had been when he left the barber shop the day before. Not bad, he thought. At least I don't need to get a shave every day.

The next morning, the man's face was still smooth. Two weeks later, the man was still unable to find any trace of whiskers on his face. It was more than he could take, so he returned to the barber shop. "I thought $20 was high for a shave", he told the barber's wife, "but you must have done a great job. It's been two weeks and my whiskers still haven't started growing back."

The expression on her face didn't even change, expecting his comment. She responded, "You were shaved by Grace. Once shaved, always shaved."

THE OTHER SHAVE

A cowboy walked into a barber shop, sat on the barber's chair and said, "I'll have a shave and a shoe shine." The barber began to lather his face while a woman with the biggest, firmest, most beautiful breasts that he had ever seen knelt down and began to shine his shoes.

The cowboy said, "Young lady, you and I should go and spend some time in a hotel room."

She replied, "I'm married and my husband wouldn't like that."

The cowboy said, "Tell him your working overtime and I'll pay you the difference."

She said, "You tell him. He is the one shaving you."

Previously on Miss Cellania:

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Thought for today: Never get up in the morning with a long face, or you will have that much more to shave.

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Posted on Tuesday, 07.18.06 @ 12:16AM by Registered CommenterMiss Cellania in | Comments21 Comments

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Great post!
Thanks for the link back to me..
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07.18.06 @ 04:03AM | Unregistered CommenterRaggedy
It's all I can do just to shave my mug daily; anything else is hair to stay...
07.18.06 @ 05:33AM | Unregistered CommenterSkunkfeathers
When I was younger, I remember a product for women that removed hair from legs by just spreading it on. I think it was called "Nair." I often daydreamed about a fine practical joke of switching the contents of someones shampoo with this stuff to see what would happen. I don't think it is still made (probably discovered dangerous), so I guess I'll never know. Not being a mean kid, I couldn't follow through, but I still wonder sometimes.
07.18.06 @ 07:14AM | Unregistered CommenterBrother Bill
I am so glad you weren't a mean kid. I can imagine who your victim would have been.

Oh, Nair is still around, I've got some. It will dissolve the hair on your legs, and doubles as drain cleaner.

Cheryl at Mad Baggage posted about the UK equivalent. She had some on her legs and the cat rubbed up against her, causing her to both worry and laugh!
07.18.06 @ 07:22AM | Registered CommenterMiss Cellania
They say, (whoever they are) that if a man loses the hair from the back of his head it's because he is a great lover, if he loses it from the top of his head it's because he is a great thinker, if he loses the hair from the top and the back of his head it's because he thinks he is a great lover.

I'm just sayin'
07.18.06 @ 09:10AM | Unregistered CommenterPeter
My son will not use the shower that the girls and I use. We all have long hair, that seems to get EVERYWHERE! It skeeves him out. I had no idea that body hair was the hot topic to be writing about.....
07.18.06 @ 09:37AM | Unregistered CommenterNancy
I want that mirror....
07.18.06 @ 09:55AM | Unregistered CommenterRaggedy
I think my ex-father-in-law could have been a contestant for the longest eyebrow hair! Scary!

I knew there was a reason I don't do bikini wax (of course, I don't do bikinis, either so I guess that's TWO good reasons!)
07.18.06 @ 10:24AM | Unregistered CommenterPenny
My hair is scared of heights, which is why it's safely secured up my nose and in my ears now.

Loved the second shave joke...
07.18.06 @ 11:29AM | Unregistered Commenteractor212
My god, that was great (and painful to watch that video). So much information about hair! I have to run into the bathroom and shave immediately.
07.18.06 @ 01:26PM | Unregistered CommenterNeil
Hmmm, interesting. Speaking as a woman, I have a secret to confess. I um...never had a problem with hair and I'm really rather thankful for that. I know it means I must be some kind of mutant but nope, never had to worry about the legs and have very smooth and soft skin. Just got lucky I guess.
07.18.06 @ 01:32PM | Unregistered CommenterMonica
I'm trying to imagine an 80 year old woman getting a bikini wax. It's almost as revolting as imagining an 80 year old woman getting a bikini. Bring me my bathing pyjamas please.
07.18.06 @ 01:38PM | Unregistered Commentergoldenlucy
Hair! Yep, we all have to deal with it. Carl, I hear what you're saying. Joan Rivers said that if you're looking for a man's hair after a certain age, look in his ears. Forgot about the nose, but sure 'nuff it's there too. Great post as usual, Miss C. Maybe you'll do one on nails sometime?
07.18.06 @ 03:06PM | Unregistered CommenterEd Bremson
Ed,

She could do a post on nails, but none of the women would be around to read it.

It's some genetic trigger: say the word "nails" to a woman and they're off to the beauty parlor...
07.18.06 @ 04:57PM | Unregistered Commenteractor212
haha, Carl, I think you might have something there . . .
07.18.06 @ 06:17PM | Unregistered Commentered b.
The lady with the wax on the cooter is a never say die type, isn't she?
07.18.06 @ 06:50PM | Unregistered CommenterOld Horsetail Snake
Once shaved, always shaved. I don't get it. I suspect maybe I need to live in the Bible Belt to catch the humor there.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. A visit from the myrth-mistress herself. I always appreciate it.

In all seriousness, although I like all the fun stuff and links, I enjoy that personal pearl of wisdom you share as well.
07.18.06 @ 08:37PM | Unregistered CommenterBig_DaveT
I have a lot to say about this but I may come back later to elaborate. I shave daily. Body hair... icccckkkkkkk....

07.18.06 @ 09:08PM | Unregistered Commenterkonagod
As I slide kicking and screaming into middle age, I'm starting to worry about how I'm going to shave the inside of my ears and nose. It doesn't look easy.
07.18.06 @ 11:10PM | Unregistered CommenterAndrew
I never knew hair could be so eventful! I like the Satellite Laser Hair Removal myself. LOL
07.18.06 @ 11:35PM | Unregistered CommenterMarti
Big Dave...

Think "S(h)aved by Grace"
07.19.06 @ 09:47AM | Unregistered Commenteractor212

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