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I have mentioned elsewhere on here that I have been shaved smooth for over 15 years; a quick whiz over with an electric shaver as part of my daily morning routine and a wet shave once or twice a week does the trick for me. See gallery pics here http://dodsonandross.com/art/i-call-her-puss-and-gina
I was quite a rarity back then and although it is much more common for various reasons now, some people have been a little surprised at first sighting. I am smooth for 2 key reasons, first I think it is more hygeinic and for me it increases sensitivity, as an aside I also think it looks nicer. Although I do not think the liberated community here is typical of most of the world, it would be interesting to know about other's grooming preferences.
Finally, speaking of the gallery I am slowly being surrounded by (some, admittedly very nice) penises; it would be nice to see more female input.

miss moonlight
I love the feel of soft pussy hair! I love to touch it with my hands, my face, with every part of my body. It is the doorway to excitement!
Smooth, Trimmed or Natural?
I personally like it shaved or @ least not over grown. am a oral lover and sometimes having too much hair isnt really my thing. i had shave myself a few times but my GF didnt seem to like that much so i just trim it a bit.
Btw i wasnt able to view the pic link ya have posted.. mayb cuz am new?? anyway, is all about personal choice.
Laters!
laser hair removal
Have any of you thought of laser hair removal so you don't have to shave or wax again.
Try Hair Conditioner
Sorry to hear your skin has problems. I would suggest shaving with a new disposable razor each time and using hair condtioner to shave with. Plus applying plenty of hair conditioner afterwards.
Give it a try. Good luck and let me know how you get on.
I wish I could go completely
I wish I could go completely bare- I've even tried a couple of times- but my skin is too sensitive. I always break out in a rash when I shave my pubic hair off, which sucks because for a couple of days it's great and then I'm covered in little red bumps that don't go away for weeks.
I'm scared to try waxing, because that could end up worse. If I get a rash on my eyebrows when I wax them, I'll probably get one on my pussy, too.
always shaved it off
ever since i started getting pubic hair around 13, i always shaved it all off. i saw no need for it, and found it kinda gross. it's so much cleaner-seeming around that time of the month too, imo. i will sometimes let some stubble or very short hair grow on the mound, but i once tried to grow it out and my hair just looked WEIRD, so i shaved it right back off. my pubic hair doesn't CURL. it's straight as a board. so it just kinda sticks out. looks weird. also, i'm naturally blonde, so all the hair below on the lips, etc is very blonde, but the hair on the mound and on bikini line is a light brown, which i also found to be weird, and then it's not full at ALL. i mean even if i grew it all out, it could never be called a full bush, you can see my skin under it all, so that i also found weird... so those are reasons i just prefer to shave it all off.
Smooth for me
I like smooth on both guys and girls. I am a "smoothie" and like it. Too be honest I get a real pleasure when the hair starts to grow back and it is itches like crazy.
Not Choosy
A woman may like to style her pussy the way she likes, but speaking for myself, I am not choosy. It is the gateway to heaven no matter what it looks like.
Completely bare
I love the look of a completely shaved pussy. My girlfriend and I are both members of a nudist club, and we've noticed that in recent years, more and more nudists, both men and women are opting for the totally bare look. Some consider it to be the ultimate in nudity. I would be totally shaved, but my girlfriend likes some pubic hair, so I settle for keeping it closely trimmed.
Bob in CA
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I have a preference for women to have some pubic hair. I don't mean a full bush which hides everything, just a neatly trimmed triangle or a landing strip to crown her pussy. However, I do like her to be clean shaven around her pussy lips so that they are not hidden away. Pubic hair is natural and a part of us but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't take care of it and make it presentable as we do the hair on our heads even if pussies are not normally displayed in public. In short, I prefer pubic hair as long as it's kept neat and tidy.
Variety keeps it interesting!
If I had to pick only one favorite, I would say that having the lips completely bare was the most attractive. I like a patch above, like a landing strip, or something too.
HOWEVER, I think ideally, I would be with a girl who enjoyed to change it up. Sometimes she would shave, sometimes she'd leave a little trimmed patch, sometimes she'd wax it all off, and sometimes she'd grow a full-on bush. I also think the little shapes are cute.. a little heart, or lightning bolt! awesome.
There is definitely an appeal to variety, but I also think women should do what feels best to them. I think some women like the feel of no hair better, while others like the hair... and it is best to do what makes you feel best, rather than doing something to please someone else!
I, however, completely reject the hygiene arguement. Hair is easy to keep clean, and if you have troubles with it.. that says something about YOU, not the hair. I also find the seemingly growing trend of people actually repulsed by the site of pubic hair JUST as silly (if not moreso) than the people who think shaving pubic hair makes someone look like a small child. I find both ideas quite misguided. Its just a fashion thing.. and thats all.
Joel
P.S. I proudly grow a beard on my face, and somehow I feel like I feel similar pressures to shave my beard as many women in our culture feel pressure to shave their pubic hair. interesting.
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23 - M - Critical Relativist and Feminist (Equalist) - Canada
Trimmed!
I like my hair full and bushy in the Triangle area, but trimmed around the lips so hubby won't have to deal with hairs on his tongue during oral sex. I've done an all-out shave a few times, but found it is just much too itchy to deal with during re-growth, and felt uncomfortable against my clothing.
I've had pubic hair since I was 8 years old so I would feel like a little girl if I had it all off; that said, I admire the look of an unshaved pussy. (Well, heck, Pussy is beautiful no matter what...) But if I ever went back to girl-on-girl action, I'd prefer that she keep trimmed.
My preference is totally
My preference is totally natural, but I wouldn't turn down any nice pussy - hairy, trimmed, or shaved. I also love bigger labia & clits. It's all good.
trimmed
I keep mine trimmed with the occasional shave. I have shaved my wife's for her. She likes to leave some hair above to have less irratation against clothing. I think the influence of porn and the increase of oral sex being done more often has led people to shave. Shaved genitals are great for saying "look here" and leading to more looking and touching.
A side note. When at nudist clubs, I've noticed that the shaved/trimmed look on both men and women is now common.
I can actually recall when
I can actually recall when the clean-shaven look started to become fashionable among both men and women at the nude beaches in New York and New Jersey. At first I rejected it as a personal choice; I felt it made me look like a ten year old boy. At least in a flaccid state! But I tried it again and that time it stuck. I have been clean shaven ever since and I now love the feel as well as the look.
Let me admit however, that I am a confirmed, unabashed pussy-gazer; so smooth or bushy I love them. The more I see the happier I am. All shapes and sizes. Some women seem to feel less exposed when they are hairy, while others go for the smooth runway or a combination thereof. But here is one tidbit I learned from Samantha in an episode of Sex and the City: the minute some people look in the mirror and spot a gray pubic hair, there is total panic. Get the razor!! That sucker has to go, and that often means the whole muff goes with it.
When it's all said and done these personal choices have to do with a combination of hygiene, lifestyle, vanity, comfort and yes - what you consider to be fashionable. It would be a dull world without variety.
it depends
shaved is nice, trimmed in nice, full bush is ok. I don't like to get hair in my mouth. I shave for my wife and she has since been keeping it totally shaved for me. I could take it or leave it personally.
Thank you for your responses to date
It has been interesting to see the responses so far. Personally, I have never understood the argument about not feeling like a woman unless we have some hair. Most of us do not apply this logic to our armpits or our legs. Come to think of it, men shave their faces and nobody says it makes them look like boys either!
smooth-est?
I trimmed and shaved for years, and finally took the plunge and started waxing - the full Brazilian. It was hard at first (no pun intended) finding someone who would do a Brazilian on a male, but there are more and more now - world getting more open? Anyway, the results - after the initial discomfort - are SO much better! and the regrowth is so much less, each time I get it done... Wax on, wax off! :)
Smooth
I love being smooth and fuzz free, I think once you've taken the plunge so to speak, you aren't likely to go back to hairy. Apart from anything else, the regrowth phase is horrendously itchy! I like bare cocks too, the feel of hubbys cock sliding into me without the resistance and tickle of pubes is so much better.
I have heard comments in the past that to like a shaved pussy is a bit pervy, making the connection with paedophillia, but I utterly refute that. I don't see any difference between a shaved pussy and shaved armpits or legs.
Either you like to be hairy or not, it's a personal preferance.
Anyway, enough ranting, Festive Greetings to all and wishing you all a peaceful New Year, especially to Betty and Carlin, with thanks for the best website and community. So glad I found it. xx
I'm natural, but i love to
I'm natural, but i love to be smooth for my masturbation activities. It's suits
very well to my personality.
Me, I like a good bush. I'm
Me, I like a good bush. I'm not so big on the crazy old 70s/80s porn psycho bush that you need a machete to get through, but I like to have a little grass on the field.
But then, I like them shaved, too. I've even shaved myself a few times, though I have hairy legs and some hair on my belly, too (my second gf used to call it the treasure trail, lol) so it looks kind of weird just having the one patch of bald.
I really think that it all depends on the person. Some look better shaved, some look better with hair. Not really any different from how one woman looks awesome with short hair, and another looks her best with long hair.
Abstinence makes The Church grow fondlers.
My preference: completely
My preference: completely bare, smooth pussy lips. I shave now but asked Santa to bring me a gift of laser hair removal (I'll let you know how it works).
I tweeze the sides so that I have a perfect bikini lines even in winter but I like to leave a patch of hair on my mound - a bit more than the Playboy landing strip but it's buzzed close so that it doesn't curl up.
I like to look like a woman. So I like a bit of hair but shaven lips is a must for sex.
Smooth runway
Seems to me the hairless look makes a woman appear more daring. Revealing all; no place to hide. Personally, I love to see it. But if you must have bush, neater is better.
Persoanly, I believe there
Persoanly, I believe there is nothing more beautiful that a nicely shaved pussy. Likewise, I like the smooth feel of my own dick. Anyone have any tips on keeping and smooth without the itchness?
Smooth
I think smooth is much better and you certainly look beautiful in your pictures. I'm one of the penises surrounding you (second to your right) and I prefer to be completely bare too.
Love
neil
Being waxed makes me so wet!
I love my lips waxed!! EVERYTHING near my lips ...the rest is either also waxed or sometimes groomed.
I get wet just walking around for a few days after a waxing. Shaving involves whiskers. I wax for my pleasure not for aesthetics. I advise people who are new to waxing to try a few diff places. some hurt less than others. Some do better jobs than others.
Love it smooth
There is nothing that turns me on more than a smooth mons pubis. I love start running my tounge on that nice smooth mound and work my way to the vulva and just teasing the clit till you cant take it any more.
Pubic hair is like hitting speed bumps at 70mph.
Smooth is best
I prefer being hairless from the armpits downwards but I have not always been like that. This started when in my early 20s with shaving then waxing, epilating but have grown to hate these methods because of the time, pain and ingrowing hairs, bumps etc even though i'm not very hairy. I would like to have laser hair removal but it is to expensive. There are not many clinics where I am and beauty salons don't like to perform electrolysis on male clients. Pubic hair on me is abit like a barrier to pleasure. I wonder why I have developed this fetish as i'm not gay or a crossdresser. I don't mind if women are hairy or smooth and think it is down to the individuals preference and being your own person, something I am finding very difficult.