I'm sure that shaving competes with periods for the first place on every women's blacklist. It's just one of many chores that you regularly avoid. The hair, however, keeps on growing despite your hatred towards it and at some point its removal becomes inescapable.
Only then you realize that razors were designed by devils who want nothing but to scar people and nobody gets the chance to appreciate your efforts because your fur grows back in a heartbeat. To shed some light on this unbearable chore, Bored Panda has collected some of the funniest comics about the struggles that women face when shaving. Scroll down to enjoy these amusing images and don't forget to vote for your favorite ones!
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I think about this a lot, it's so weird. Having hair doesn't make you less hygienic!
yes is makes you less hygienic. Hair can collect dust and other stuff and it also makes it harder for your skin to be properly ventilated in that area.
Load More Replies...Don't listen to anyone. It's your right not to be a "shave/waxing maniac " just to please others
Like he has a reason to complain! He is about two hairs away from becoming a Wookie himself! *L*
SO true :) I often wonder why the most ugliest men are always the most criticizing. Someone should make a sociological study about that.
HAHAHA! yes why is the hair even there? I usually only find it when I'm doing downward dog in my yoga class lol
I do the opposite of this. Granted, I'm a teenage girl. The first time I shaved my legs I didn't even tell my parents and they found out a week later.
I use Hawaiian coconut lotion and I smell like a piña colada each time I shave
Amazing men don't notice much, you can stand in front of them with a new hair cut, and most are oblivious, you have to give them many prompts, lol
I do this with my girlfriend, I love the feeling of when the hair's just starting to grow back and all prickly... is that weird? XD
My husband finds it kinky! He pretends I am a lioness. Both of us are Leo's.
My leg hair is so light that no one notices that I haven't shaved in YEARS, is honestly so fine that's it's easier to leave it be
I stopped shaving my legs last summer, and now they kinda look like these legs. I call them my cactus legs :)
As a child, I always called my mother's legs for "spider legs", if she had gone too long without shaving. That's what they look like, haha :)
Load More Replies...Just wait till you grow old girls, my grandma told me that around 50 or so, you start losing all your hair, down there!
Sicilian struggles. My hair grows back in two days, black, sharp and only below the knee. Until I turned 45. Now random aggressive pubey looking ones grown on the back of my thighs. sigh. When we were little, we had an aunt that nobody wanted to sit on her lap because of the sharp scratchy legs.
No, she just has European genes. That's me if I let my leg hair grow, (Spaniard and French genes).
Load More Replies...Try using a loofah pad to loosen the pores before shaving. It should help smooth the bumps that catch the blade.
Load More Replies...I got scars from an operation, where my nerves are numb. After a quick shave i look like fresh from the op-table :D. People freek out, because they think the scars are bursting. Great for Halloween :D
It's usually after I put on pantyhose, then I look down and see the spots.
this is even accurate for guys...it is that single, long beard hair that will be discovered when touching your face...only after leaving the house.
Load More Replies...I hate the Stragglers! There is always a few hairs that just refuse to leave!🙃
I'm lazy they ALWAYS become ingrown and I'm not doing it for a noble reAson I'm hairy because I'm done fighting my true ape like nature lol
... and is smart enough to wear a lot of pants. Why shave unless you have a reason to folks?
I just got tired of always cutting myself, and I hate that weird feeling after it's done.
hahaha Good for you girl! Being afraid of what other's think of you, is a huge waste of your time! Be free to be you!
oh xD that is so me.. when i was 15 i worried so hard. now i don'T shave and feel much better in my skin (hair) but true I'm a redhead so my leg hair is not very visible
looks like i'm switching to a men's razor. or at least trying it out. multiple blades either way!
The only reason I buy women's razors is the generic Pharmasave ones have a easy-glide strip on them and their men's don't. The same price though
Dollar Shave Club. You're welcome. F*ck overpriced pink "lady razors".
I used to use a triple bladed Gillette razor... such a smooth shave. :) And it barely nicked me.
I am a woman and shouldn't laugh at this, I guess, but this is just great!!!
Sigh... yes. If only my head hair could match the strength and speed of my leg hair.
It probably does, you just don't notice it because it is a minute difference to your current locks whilst smooth to stubble is easy to notice.
Load More Replies...Unlike this my body hair grows so frickin slow and my hair grows so long too fast but I look good with long hair tbh.
And then i get sick and hair falls out. Just weeks after i bragged how happy i was with my thick long hair....dammit!
I'm example the different my head hair grows much faster then the rest of my hair.
I just don't want my boobs flopping around, I wear clothes for comfort's sake, not modesty's sake lol
Exactly! I got some tig ol' bitties, and I don't think walking around bra less would be very comfortable for me.
Load More Replies...well small boobs here.. shirtless in summer no problem :) (Europe lakes and seas :D land of free skin)
Every time I think of walking around w/o even a thin shirt, I can just imagine snagging a sensitive nipple on something (big boobs) and it just feels too unsafe.
I wander around naked all the time at home... stuff the neighbours. :D I dress only to go out in public.. because I have to.
LOL I used to do this too until my son got old enough to know the difference LOL.
Load More Replies...I have b 1/2 cup size sometimes I would love to go shirtless simply because it is damn hot! LOL
Almost everyone. Or/and they would constantly receive sexualizing commenta.
Load More Replies...I've never shaved my legs, never really cared. It's pale and thin, and the only time I got b******t for not doing so was in high-school.
The first time I ever shaved my legs, I felt completely naked, and wanted to hide! It was like I wasn't even wearing underwear!!
My body is the worst for ingrown hair, due to low weight and malnutrition. My legs constantly look covered in chicken pox from trying to remove them :( I think I actually tweeze them more than I shave nowadays
I still have the other comic of this in mind, where she shaved her hair because she needed to wear a skirt for an application interview. ANd when the interviewer asks "And you are...?" she thinks of now-poor Gray and his family, cries and says "...a monster!"
I wonder if I have one- nope. I don't have a tiny lumberjack on my legs.
That's what they look like in two? I must have some weird hair legs, cause I feel like my legs look like that in like..:a week. Lol.
When letting a man shave your legs, you must give them a very safe razor...and tell him if he nicks you, you will shave his balls..
There is a lot of this, I am surprised girls don't give guys s**t for it because it is gross
Ew. Just... ew. Looks like they left food on their lips, and chin! Or they drew that s**t in! Ugh.
That's pretty judgmental. I don't think thin, pimply mustaches are attractive either but it's his body and his choice and not our place to call him creepy. I don't think armpit and leg hair is attractive either. Still not my place to judge.
The world is unfair because we care about others people opinion! Just let all the hairs grow, if you want....
Add in the gynecologist on the right and this list is pretty accurate!
Not even... A gynecologist knows better than anyone that body hair is normal, and it doesn't affect his/her medical examination. He/She WON'T be shocked by any hair on your body, and if he/she is, you better leave.
Load More Replies...Mom likes to drag me on spontaneous trips to the salon but I'm freaking out cause I haven't shaved in weeks.
Bae=baby - second b. were so lazy typing we just dismiss letters
Load More Replies...That makes no sense. I'm shaving my hair for my boyfriend before a pedicurist who doesn't give a damn.
I'm such a goofball, I'd probably shave the wrong leg for the side split! 🙄
Shaving only takes a couple of minutes - why not just do it all and be ready for anything?
Not just women. Were all getting lazier as technology works harder.
Load More Replies...This is why you shave with the flow of your hair. Not directly into it. XD
God, those are so painful, especially when you're walking around a lot and they just rub against your underwear *shivers*
We have sent men to the moon and beyond yet we cant solve the problem of how to remove unwanted hair?
If you shave using dollar store conditioner it allows the raiser to glide much better. Not nearly as bad for ingrown hair.
I'd say anything up to 1.5 years is fine, but if THAT were happening to me facially (in the 2 year pic), I'd speak to my endocrinologist.
If he didn't notice this process before 2 years he better not say a word!
To be fair that 6 month hair jump between 1.5 and 2 is impressive
Load More Replies...I've never been that comfortable doing this. Just 'cause you got the man, doesn't mean you're gonna keep him letting yourself look like a yeti..
If the only thing keeping him is your shaven legs, I have bad news for you...
Load More Replies...Isn't that the only reason you grow your hair out? Always for the kitties!
Gosh, I thought for a moment I'd scroll down and she'd be braiding it...
When I seen the first panel I thought of Abraham on TWD - “Maybe I’ll let you shave me down all over. Dolphin smooth.”
THIS. I normally wear glasses so I'm constantly missing patches because I'm blind as a bat in the shower!
and good luck shaving that bastard w/o bleeding to death. so many bony bumps to snag the razor on.
I usually find this out when I am putting nylons on and on leg is done and I'm up to my knee (bingo) on the other!
According to my girlfriend, this would be her as soon as she steps outside in the cold..
That's me, except it would be shorter, thicker and pointier! 😤
I used to shave every morning, I got total shower time under 10 minutes.
Sometimes, I do the hair removal separate from my shower. I need to sit down to do my legs properly!
2 min to shampoo 2 to condition and shave using your body wash 5 minutes (10 if my nether reign needs done)
Just shaved last night... I have two weeks till my due date. Talk about a battle.
I still have almost three months to go, but my bump is already so big that I can't see to shave my vajayjay - I'm either going to end up looking like a cave woman or slicing something off, because I'm trying to go by feel only >.<
Load More Replies...Just wait until you break a leg and have to wear a cast over it for 6 months! The removal of the cast and seeing your leg after all this time is...well it's horrifying to say the least! *L*
My best friend shaved my legs once a week when I was pregnant. :D That's what friends are for.
Oh, Maaaat? I need some help. I was trying to shave my legs, and couldn't reach some areas, when the baby stuck her tiny arm and hand out of my vagina, with a timely razor, I figured I needed adult help. And uh, I'm pretty sure our daughter will arrive with her own razor.. Maat?? Maaat?
It's called "being pregnant". Know the difference!
Load More Replies...I'm not sure why they say it hurts to shave, when I do it I take my time, and my hair as never gone up the knee and the thigh. Little hyperbole I think.
Age! Thank God there are only 1-3 of them!!! 😀
Load More Replies...I've gotten good enough plucking them I can do it without the mirror some times.
Tweezers. My introduction to tweezers was my mother, watching General Hospital, tweeting her chin hairs. Now, that's a fond 30 yo memory, right there. Miss you, mom. ❤️
Again, WAXING... they will eventually NOT grow back or very minimal when you wax. Shaving however, only makes them grow back thicker and darker. SMH
I have scars from when I shaved when I was a teenager, gosh, so awful and dangerous really.
When you shave too hard or forget to put shaving cream in one spot. hurts so bad.
Been there!!! Morning of my cousins wedding!! Still have the scars!! That was 15 years ago 😔
I felt that as I read it....worst. pain. ever. And then! When the water hits it?!?! OMG!!!
Omg just looking at it reminds me of the first time I did that ouch i was really bad
oh yeah, this happened, exactly as pictured, a few times when i was younger.
The best thing about wearing modest clothing is that it cuts down on shaving.
look at the oh no series it stars the pink blob
Load More Replies...Am I the only one si scared to cut myself it takes me around a eon to shave my legs so I won’t cut them?
Hi!! I made this comic...could you add a credit please? : ) (Hannah Ayoubi, hayoubi.tumblr.com)
I have added the credit, sorry you had to wait this long. Great comic, though :)
Load More Replies...My leg looks better when I don't shave, less of those bumps and discoloration from a prolonged period of not shaving...
depends on the shade of hair you have: bc with dark thights and medium brown hair, you can see the hair that goes out the thight. Realized it at the worst moment...
Wow I finally found another Adriana....
Load More Replies...Believe me, unshaved legs are one of THE LEAST weird and disgusting things the doctors see every day
There is nothing safe about safety razors, I've found they're the worst for nicking you and leaving razor burn.
I wonder if I shaved that night, when I got in my motorcycle accident...
I had a stupid long eyebrow hair once!!! Reached all the way across!!
Load More Replies...I'm guessing from the graph that some lenghts of hair make relationship time go backwards?
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Can I say that Im a minor who shaves to feel clean and not to impress anybody?
Of course you can! This side of the internet is blissfully free.
Load More Replies...Well...I think some body hair is actually pretty cute on girls, especially in a relationship, it shows how comfortable you are with one another and how thorough a relationship can be. Just like the "i don't give a f**k" look on guys. People who say those things are nasty are just superficial, you should pity them for not being able to express themselves or not having understanding for those around them, not listen to them ;)
For me it is not a matter of being uncomfortable around my husband. I have been shaving long before I ever dated anyone. I prefer the feel for myself. Just so happens he gets to enjoy it too. But I agree, if a guy or gal can't handle you not being constantly smooth that is pretty petty and superficial.
Load More Replies...I can't go without shaving for too long, purely because when it gets to a certain length, it hurts when my clothes rub on my legs.
This post suddenly reminds me of my days as a college student in the mid 60s, joining my parents who were stationed in Germany at the time. Suddenly I went from clean shaven women to hairy legs everywhere. The first rule to attracting a GI after the war was probably learning to shave one's legs and underarms. :D
I find the same is true of clothes, hair and make up :) The further into a relationship the less both of us bother about how we look to each other, yes it is different if we go out but around each other we are comfortable.
The only thing I have to add to this is that creepy, whispy pimply mustaches have NEVER been socially acceptable. That s**t is gross and makes you look like a pedophile.
I shave my legs cuz I’m Scandinavian and my hair on my legs is suuuper thick and takes ages to tackle and I shave when my hair goes through my tights
I shave because I hate prickly feelings and because wearing fleece leggings becomes so satisfying.
Can I say that Im a minor who shaves to feel clean and not to impress anybody?
Of course you can! This side of the internet is blissfully free.
Load More Replies...Well...I think some body hair is actually pretty cute on girls, especially in a relationship, it shows how comfortable you are with one another and how thorough a relationship can be. Just like the "i don't give a f**k" look on guys. People who say those things are nasty are just superficial, you should pity them for not being able to express themselves or not having understanding for those around them, not listen to them ;)
For me it is not a matter of being uncomfortable around my husband. I have been shaving long before I ever dated anyone. I prefer the feel for myself. Just so happens he gets to enjoy it too. But I agree, if a guy or gal can't handle you not being constantly smooth that is pretty petty and superficial.
Load More Replies...I can't go without shaving for too long, purely because when it gets to a certain length, it hurts when my clothes rub on my legs.
This post suddenly reminds me of my days as a college student in the mid 60s, joining my parents who were stationed in Germany at the time. Suddenly I went from clean shaven women to hairy legs everywhere. The first rule to attracting a GI after the war was probably learning to shave one's legs and underarms. :D
I find the same is true of clothes, hair and make up :) The further into a relationship the less both of us bother about how we look to each other, yes it is different if we go out but around each other we are comfortable.
The only thing I have to add to this is that creepy, whispy pimply mustaches have NEVER been socially acceptable. That s**t is gross and makes you look like a pedophile.
I shave my legs cuz I’m Scandinavian and my hair on my legs is suuuper thick and takes ages to tackle and I shave when my hair goes through my tights
I shave because I hate prickly feelings and because wearing fleece leggings becomes so satisfying.
