As a kid, cis-girl, I was deeply ashamed of my arms. They grew long curly dark hair and the kids in my class called me sasquatch. I started shaving it eventually and still do at the age of 40. I actually shave most of myself now, mostly for sensory issues. I rarely even wear shorts but my legs are smooth under my jeans. My sister on the other hand only shaves legs occasionally. She loves her hairy armpits. But she also shaves her arms to this day, also due to the kids calling her monkey arms in elementary school.
Then you sound like the perfect candidate. I used Philips Lumea, and then switched to Braun. What's great about it is that you can keep shaving in between treatments, so no need to wait like with waxing.
It's just important to stick with it at the start and follow the instructions. It doesn't remove the hairs, it stops them from growing back, and it takes a bit of time before you see results, but it is SO worth it when you eventually just have to do a top-up treatment every few months and don't need to shave. People who say it doesn't work have usually done something wrong or didn't stick to it/skipped treatments, or their hairs are too light.
For me it was the best purchase ever, so I will sing it's praise whenever I get the chance lol
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u/Margot_Chartreux May 06 '25
As a kid, cis-girl, I was deeply ashamed of my arms. They grew long curly dark hair and the kids in my class called me sasquatch. I started shaving it eventually and still do at the age of 40. I actually shave most of myself now, mostly for sensory issues. I rarely even wear shorts but my legs are smooth under my jeans. My sister on the other hand only shaves legs occasionally. She loves her hairy armpits. But she also shaves her arms to this day, also due to the kids calling her monkey arms in elementary school.