| Day |
Status |
Tip |
| Sunday October 25, 1998 |
Good and prickly. I haven't shaved for almost a week, and
last time I did, I did a sloppy job. |
Use a sharp razor. If your razor starts getting dull, throw it
away and get a new one. |
| Monday October 26, 1998 |
Even more prickly. They're starting to be visibly fuzzy from
not too far away. |
Use shaving cream. Or better yet, use soap in the shower. Shaving dry
legs may seem convenient, but it doesn't do as good of a job and will
probably irritate your skin after awhile. |
| Tuesday October 27, 1998 |
I shaved today especially so I could put something different
up here. I think it will be the last time I shave my legs this year. |
Go slow. Being in a big hurry while you shave is a sure-fire recipe
for nasty leg gouges. Legs are big things and it's going to take at
least ten minutes to shave them - just accept it and save yourself some
skin. |
| Wednesday October 28, 1998 |
Only prickly if you rub them the wrong way. |
Leave your scabs alone. If you have cuts from previous shaving mishaps,
it will be easier in the long run just to shave around them. Shaving off
old scabs hurts and seems to slow their healing. If you do cut
yourself badly I reccomend a bandaid and some antibiotic ointment. Leg
cuts seem to heal faster if you keep a bandaid on them and never let a
scab form at all. |
| Thursday October 29, 1998 |
Definitely prickly, and somewhat shaggy in some places
where I didn't do a good job. Not visibly hairy yet, though. |
Get your legs their own razor. Just like you don't use the same
can opener for soup and for stewed tomatoes, or the same pencil for
different classes in school, you don't want to use
the same razor on your legs that you use on your face. You also don't
want to use other people's razors or let other people use yours. I
don't know why this is, but I read it on
rec.bicycles.racing, so it must be true. |
| Friday, October 30, 1998 |
I'd estimate about 3mm on average. |
Don't press too hard. You shouldn't have to apply much force to the
razor to shave your legs. Leg hair is usually a lot thinner than face
hair, and I find that it's enough to drag a razor lightly over the hair
(that's if your razor is sharp, of course, see Sunday's tip). Be
super-especially careful on your shin bones and knee area. If you press
hard on one of those hard ridged areas you're sure to end up with a
bloody towel. |
