Q for over 50 women and shaving

[Anonymous]

I’m 55 and am light haired/light skinned. I’ve noticed that the hair on my legs has gotten more sparse, but also darker/more coarse and the pores on my legs have enlarged! So, after shaving my legs don’t look nearly as smooth as they used to, and I actually need to shave more often since the dark stubble, even though it is less hair, is more noticeable. Has anyone else experienced this? Anything I can do about it, the large pores at least?

[Anonymous]

No idea about the pores. Try a Venus razor. I am older with dark leg hair and get clean smooth legs.

[Anonymous]

I older than you but stopped caring about things like the pores on my legs a long time ago.

Who do you think is focused on that? (Hint: Probably only you.)

[Anonymous]

I am that age and I feel like the hair on my legs has all moved to my chin. So, I'm still shaving, just elsewhere!

[Anonymous]

Ew. Try wax or epilating.

[Anonymous]

I spent time with women in their 20s and 30s, and they have full leg and armpit hair.

You can do whatever works for you, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am that age and I feel like the hair on my legs has all moved to my chin. So, I'm still shaving, just elsewhere!

Oh I am doing that, too

- OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I older than you but stopped caring about things like the pores on my legs a long time ago.

Who do you think is focused on that? (Hint: Probably only you.)

I never said I was concerned what others think. This change bothers mefor my own sake not for someone else’s.

You may care about something in your appearance that I don’t bother with - for example, I was mostly grey by mid 40s and don’t dye my hair, but many women do and I don’t judge them for it.

I take a certain level of care about my appearance, as do many people, but certainly not overly so in my own humble opinion. We all (or most of us) have things that bother us about our own appearance.

- OP

[Anonymous]

Best thing I ever did was laser hair removal for full leg before anything turned gray. Also for my chin and upper lip.

Yes a few grays have popped up, and there isn't much you can do about that except pluck. But if you do decide to laser, do it before you turn gray!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 55 and am light haired/light skinned. I’ve noticed that the hair on my legs has gotten more sparse, but also darker/more coarse and the pores on my legs have enlarged! So, after shaving my legs don’t look nearly as smooth as they used to, and I actually need to shave more often since the dark stubble, even though it is less hair, is more noticeable. Has anyone else experienced this? Anything I can do about it, the large pores at least?

Long pants? Long flowy linen pants are in this summer.