Hibernation Time: Shaving in the Winter…Overrated? Or a Must?

January 17th, 2012 - By MN Editor

This piece might seem a bit random, but I would love to hear opinions on hair hibernating in the winter…

A few months ago, like many other women, you could catch me in the shower shaving my legs every few days, my armpits every other day, and more (if you know what I mean) in the hopes of having hairless areas and those baby smooth legs that with the help of Shea butter, glisten in the summer sun. Any sign of stubble had to “get got,” and any and every sleeveless tank or top required a check up. Those shaving days required a bit more out of a chick in the morning and out of my morning routine, but when the weather was hitting 80 degrees, I wasn’t complaining about it.

I don’t know if you have checked outside recently, it’s colder than a polar bear’s toenail.

I’m talking cold even in places that are usually somewhat warm year round. I think I spend more time in the shower just trying to warm my bones and revive myself for the work day than I do worried about reaching for the Veet and doing some body lawn mowing. I’m rocking sweaters and jeans for the next few months, so I’ve decided to go on a shaving hiatus for the winter. I’m talking the whole nine yards. No razors on me, no more small nicks and cuts under my arms, just a trim in certain places, and I’ve heard many women say they opt out of the big shave during this time, too. So it so wrong of me? I guess it depends on who you ask.

I’m not trying to go for the Mo’Nique look or anything (though last I checked, she made a big leap and shaved), I’m just hoping to keep my legs from being any colder than they need to be as the temps hit 30 and lower. Not only can a good pair of thermals keep your limbs toasty, but so can a nice layer of womanly hair. And seriously, unless you’re talking about busting out some skirts (which I’m not–at least not without tights), going hairy for a month or two can’t really be that gross.

But there are negatives to doing such a thing also it seems. Some men don’t seem to be fans of Chewbacca chicks (go figure). I noticed when the question was asked on an answers site, a guy tried to claim there was nothing nastier than a woman with hairy legs. Really? NOTHING WORSE? It has always boggled my mind how a chick with a little bit of hair here and there can catch the ire and disgust of a guy whose pubic hair can resemble a wooly coat of fur for the nether regions. But as a single chick at the moment, I’m not too worried about any sort of backlash or reaction to it by a guy. If I have one coming to see me at house soon, the BIC will come out to play.

But on top of some negative manly attention, word on the streets is that shaving is supposed to help exfoliate dry skin that’s ever-present during the winter. If your legs are covered in hair, no matter what you put on your legs early in the day while you’re in get-ready-mode, they will probably feel and appear a bit more scale-y and look like they were dipped in powder after a few hours. And, as a friend of mine pointed out, a lot of hair can trap in heat, and heat can cause you to sweat, and sweating can of course, create must (or mustation as I would like to call it). I like to pride myself on smelling like a ray of sunshine thanks to my love for lightly scented baby powders and statement making perfumes, but it makes sense that the hairier, the funkier you could wind up. I can’t go for all that now…

I seem to struggle to get out of the house (and do so on time) more when it’s colder outside than when it’s warm, so despite the negatives associated with a hairy chick, I think I’ll let my hair grow for a few weeks instead of months, and if the mood strikes me, maybe I’ll shave sooner than later. But if I don’t? Well, I’ll just double up on the baby powder. Who’s with me!? Nobody? Awww man…

Do you often ditch shaving in the winter? Anything wrong with that? What do the fellas have to say?

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  • Indy

    I totally skip the winter

  • sgee

    I stopped…i trim the nethers before it takes me hours when i really need it done. However, those milder days, I’d shave my ankles for crop pants. The rest of my legs remain hairy. I stopped shaving after I had a close guy friend that I had potential with. Once that ended, I realized I had no time for anyone else with work and school, so i left it at that. I’m a hairy person in general. My armpits get done every once in a while, like when the deodorant can’t reach my skin.

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  • Saskiawebz

    If you ain’t got a man there’s no problem with skipping the winter!!

  • guest

    I hardly ever shave during the winter.  I live in an area where it is freezing and honestly, I don’t care what my legs look like.  I wear dress pants and jeans and if I have to wear a skirt, the dark hose come out to play.  I even work out with my ‘manly’ legs.  When my boyfriend first found out about it, he protested like crazy until I made that statement that, “if you don’t shave your face and I have to kiss that stubble all the time, what does it matter that i don’t shave my legs.  just don’t touch them.”  He honestly thought about it and now they don’t bother him.  I say more power to you for not shaving.  It does help, and i found that my legs don’t get any drier than my arms do in winter.  As long as you put lotion on after you get out of the shower, you’ll be fine.  Just keep your underarms and other areas neat.  

  • Alexia42289

    I’ve been shaving less in the winter simply because I don’t care lol. It’s cold out I don’t want to do anything extra but stay warm. Shaving is not mandatory unless I’m showing off skin. As for shaving being unhygienic. There were plenty of people existing long before shaving came into existence/popular who weren’t gross because they had body hair. If body hair on your damn legs traps in heat and makes you smelly……………. THEN WHY AREN’T MEN SHAVING THEIR LEGS,PITS,BACK,STOMACH,TOES, EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!, Then wouldn’t they be super gross?, silly people acting like body hair will kill you. We have it for a reason. The only hair that I have to deep condition, keep trimmed, Keep moisturized and the only one that gives me problems like split ends and breakage is the hair on TOP OF MY HEAD!, Not a centimeter of hair on my damn leg. I shave because I liked they way it feels and I’ve been with plenty of men who wouldn’t cringe at my stubbly legs. If I have to deal with their hairy asses they can deal with mine.

  • MixedUpInVegas

    Hairy-ness is just plain unfeminine.  I shave every day in the shower.  Maybe I would feel differently about it if I weren’t married.  I KNOW my husband feels the same way because he remarks on my smooth, silky body (a good thing.)

    Another issue is feminine pride.  How about if YOU feel good when your body is silky,smooth and lovely.  That’s enough reason alone to shave.  It is not a chore . . . it is an exercise in feminine beauty.

  • Sugar_Spice

    I shave in the winter, i’m married & I know my husband doesn’t want to be rubbing up against a cactus at night!  Shoot I don’t want to touch my own legs when they are hairy.

  • HONEY LOVE

    Due to me being single and not having sex, ive been skipping shaving and ive been loving it. It does make me wonder if SOMETIMES, just SOMETIMES we do the extra up keep to please our significant other…..but this time, im enjoying not giving a fugg :)

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  • Miss_Understood

    I use hair removal cream and my regime stays the same in the winter. Mainly because I still have sex in the winter and I think body hair is unlady-like and unhygienic.

  • Afrison81377

    I shave but not as often in the winter to time……

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  • Sumbody…

    I skip in the winter :^| *cricket*